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DanceEast, Jerwood DanceHouse
Foundry Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1DW
Performance & Event Archive
Welcome to the DanceEast Archive
Have a look at some of the previous events and activities that have taken place at the DanceHouse.
SUMMER CELEBRATION
This platform will showcase DanceEast's performance groups alongside local community groups from the region and DanceEast's Centre for Advanced Training. Each group has been working on the theme of 'family' as a starting point for the creation of their work.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 1 July | 4:30PMSaturday 1 July | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£10
Hired
Event
Wednesday 12 July | 7:00PM
Thursday 13 July | 7:00PM
Event
Copleston High School Summer Dance Showcase
Copleston High School is proud to present a dance variety show, showcasing the work of GCSE and A Level Dance groups, dance companies Diamond and Stardust, as well as the dance clubs from Year 7 to 13 and the Sixth Form Dance Academy.
Performance Dates and Times
Tuesday 11 July | 7:00PMWednesday 12 July | 7:00PM
Thursday 13 July | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£808/06/2017
Pulse Dance Day
Each year the New Wolsey Theatre invites DanceEast to programme an evening of new dance as part of its annual PULSE Festival. This year DanceEast presents a fun and thought-provoking triple bill by some of the most exciting contemporary dance artists.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 8 June
Ticket Price
See all three shows for £15
23/06/2017
TAP JAM | OLD KENT ROAD
Join three world-class tap dancers as they improvise along with a live band. Energetic, creative and full of individuality, this infectious dance style transports you back to the 1930s when dancers would improvise, jam and battle on street corners.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 23 June | 7:30PMTicket Price
£12
Hired
Event
Saturday 15 July | 6:00PM
Event
15/07/2017
MUSICALITY
The Emma Dodd School of Performing Arts present their annual Showcase " Musicality". Encompassing the very best of the students work over the past year. An action packed, fun filled show suitable for all ages!
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 15 July | 2:00PMSaturday 15 July | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£15, £12 concessions
Hired
Event
Sunday 11 June | 3:00PM
Event
11/06/2017
CHILDREN’S THEATRE COMPANY SHOWCASE
Over 100 performers of the CTC Academy will take to the stage this June as they proudly present their first showcase; a celebration of talent and musical theatre.
Performance Dates and Times
Sunday 11 June | 12:00PMSunday 11 June | 3:00PM
Ticket Price
£15, £12 concessions
Hired
Event
Thursday 2 March | 7:00PM
Friday 3 March | 7:00PM
Event
Wed 1 - Fri 3 March
Fiddler on the Roof
A cast of 65 from St Joseph’s College bring you this eternally popular musical production, about one man’s struggle to hold on to his family and values in a changing world.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 1 March | 7:00PMThursday 2 March | 7:00PM
Friday 3 March | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£15, £13 concessions
Hired
Event
Event
WED 12 & THURS 13 APRIL
Sat 11 March
THE INKWELL
DanceEast presents its much anticipated annual community project with a cast of up to 200 people from across the Babergh, Mid Suffolk and Forest Heath Districts.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 11 March | 4:00PMSaturday 11 March | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions, £30 Family Ticket
Age Suitability
AllFri 5 May
ROSALIND
James Cousins' latest work is inspired by one of Shakespeare's most headstrong and independent heroines, Rosalind. In this unique production, Cousins takes her passion and eloquence beyond words, to somewhere only movement can go.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 5 May | 7:30PMTicket Price
From £12, £9 concessions, £6 school groups
Age Suitability
12yrs+
Fri 24 Feb
MATERIAL MEN REDUX
Shobana Jeyasingh presents Material Men redux, performed by two dazzling dancers of Indian heritage, each choosing styles that couldn't be more different; classical Indian and hip hop.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 24 February | 7:30PMTicket Price
From £12, £9 concessions, £6 school groups
Age Suitability
12yrs+Sat 11 Feb
SPRING SHOWCASE
Featuring DanceEast's performance companies and Centre for Advanced Training, this showcase presents a variety of styles from all ages.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 11 February | 4:30PMSaturday 11 February | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions, £30 Family Ticket
Age Suitability
AllSAT 8 APRIL
GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS
Northern Ballet brings this classic children's story to life and is the perfect opportunity for your little ones to enjoy live ballet, music and theatre for the first time.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 8 April | 12:00PMSaturday 8 April | 2:00PM
Saturday 8 April | 4:00PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions, £30 Family Ticket
Age Suitability
All
Hired
Event
Event
Thurs 16 - Sat 18 Feb
TUES 15 - THURS 17 NOV
Wed 14 - Sun 18 Dec
PINOCCHIO
Jasmin Vardimon's Pinocchio will combine physical theatre, quirky characterisation, innovative technologies, text and dance.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 16 December | 10:30AMFriday 16 December | 7:00PM
Saturday 17 December | 2:00PM
Saturday 17 December | 7:00PM
Sunday 18 December | 2:00PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
Age Suitability
7yrs+
THURS 27 - SAT 29 OCT
BEASTIE
Inspired by the imagination of young people, Beastie is an innovative participatory experience for children aged 6-10 years as part of this year's SPILL Festival.
Performance Dates and Times
01473 295900 or online at spillfestival.com
Thursday 27 – Saturday 29 October at 9:30, 12:00 & 2.30pm each day
Ticket Price
Buy one for £10, get one for £5
Sat 10 - Sun 11 September
Sat 30 July
END OF YEAR SHOW
Students from the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training perform a mixed bill of original works commissioned by some of the most influential and international choreographers for their annual End Of Year Show.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 30 July | 4:30PMSaturday 30 July | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£10Sat 29 July
CAT END OF YEAR SHOW
Students from the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training perform a mixed bill of original works commissioned by some of the most influential and international choreographers for their annual End Of Year Show.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 29 July | 4:30PMSaturday 29 July | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£10Thurs 28 - Fri 29 July
WILD SPACE
DanceEast is proud to be supporting choreographer Robert Binet and playwright Rosamund Small in the creation of a groundbreaking and thought-provoking ballet, Terra Incognita.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 28 July | 7:45PMFriday 29 July | 7:45PM
Ticket Price
£40Age Suitability
10yrs+
Sat 9 July
THE ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE GHOST
Based on the book The Little Ghost by Otfried Preussler, The Adventures of The Little Ghost transports the audience into a magical world that unfolds before their eyes.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 9 July | 2:00PMSaturday 9 July | 4:30PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
Age Suitability
4yrs+
Fri 10 June
Thurs 2 June
PULSE DANCE DAY
Part of PULSE Festival 2016, Brighton-based duo The Hiccup Project celebrate love and lust in all its messy and confusing forms in an honest, provocative and laugh-out-loud funny performance.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 2 June | 9.30pm
Ticket Price
Starting from £8.50
£5 under 26
Sun 19 June
The CTC Showcase
Over 100 performers of the CTC Academy will take to the stage this June as they proudly present their first showcase; a celebration of talent and musical theatre.
Performance Dates and Times
Sunday 19 June | 2:30PMSunday 19 June | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£15, £12 concessions
Age Suitability
All11-14 May
The House of Bernarda Alba
Gallery Players present The House of Bernarda Alba written by Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca in 1936, only a month before he was murdered by Fascists at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 11 May | 7:30PMThursday 12 May | 7:30PM
Friday 13 May | 7:30PM
Saturday 14 May | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£14.50
Age Suitability
All
26 - 28 May
VUELOS
Multi-award winning international company Aracaladanza returns to the UK to delight audiences with their new dance theatre production Vuelos (Flights), made especially for families.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 26 May | 1:30PMFriday 27 May | 1:30PM
Friday 27 May | 6:00PM
Saturday 28 May | 1:30PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
£30 Family Ticket
£5 School Groups
Age Suitability
5yrs+
20 May
TRIPLE BILL
Ballet Black, a company for international dancers of black and Asian descent, collaborates with three bold and inventive choreographers to present a trilogy of narrative and abstract dance.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 20 May | 7:30PMTicket Price
£12, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
7yrs+
2 May
ENCORE DANCE
The Encore Dance tour brings together graduates from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts with all of the skills and talents that have been nurtured throughout the course to showcase to the public.
Performance Dates and Times
Monday 2 May | 7:30PMTicket Price
£10, £7 concessions
Age Suitability
All
15 April
A ROOM FOR ALL OUR TOMORROWS
Following a thrilling performance at the Jerwood DanceHouse during PULSE Festival in June 2015, DanceEast is very excited to welcome back Igor and Moreno with their new show.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 15 April | 7:30PMTicket Price
£12, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
All
23 March
TORTOISE & THE HARE
We are delighted to welcome to Ipswich, for the first time, one of the UK's most popular dance companies, Northern Ballet.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 23 March | 2:00PMWednesday 23 March | 4:00PM
Wednesday 23 March | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
£30 Family Ticket
£5 School Groups
Age Suitability
3yrs+
4 - 5 March
DIGITOPIA
Tom Dale Company creates extraordinary performances that bring together urban contemporary dance, electronic music and digital art.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 4 March | 10:30AMFriday 4 March | 7:00PM
Saturday 5 March | 2:30PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
£30 Family Ticket
£5 School Groups
Age Suitability
5yrs+
18 - 20 February
Aladdin
The Landseer Players are excited to bring their Genie-us of a pantomime to the Jerwood DanceHouse. This magical family show will be sure to entertain you whatever your age.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 18 February | 2.00pm
Friday 19 February | 7.30pm
Saturday 20 February | 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Ticket Price
£10, £8.50 concessions
Age Suitability
3yrs+
29 January
I LOVED YOU AND I LOVED YOU
This rapturous new production by Sweetshop Revolution, half-way between dance and a play, tells an extraordinary true story of young Welsh composer Morfydd Owen.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 29 January | 7:30PMTicket Price
£12, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
16yrs+
22 - 23 January
The Little Match Girl
Arthur Pita returns to Ipswich with this touching tale, based on the classic Christmas story, of an impoverished young street girl's hopes and dreams, beautifully told through dance, song and original live music.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 22 January | 11:00AMFriday 22 January | 7:00PM
Saturday 23 January | 2:30PM
Ticket Price
£7, £5 CONCESSIONS, £20 FAMILY TICKET
Age Suitability
5yrs+16 - 20 DECEMBER
Chotto Desh
Chotto Desh, meaning 'small homeland', draws on Akram Khan's unique quality of cross-cultural storytelling, creating a compelling tale of a young man's dreams and memories from Britain to Bangladesh.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 16 December | 10:30AMWednesday 16 December | 1:30PM
Thursday 17 December | 10:30AM
Thursday 17 December | 1:30PM
Friday 18 December | 7:00PM
Saturday 19 December | 3:00PM
Saturday 19 December | 7:00PM
Sunday 20 December | 3:00PM
Ticket Price
CHRISTMAS SHOWS | £10, £7 CONCESSIONS, £30 FAMILY TICKET
Age Suitability
7yrs+4 - 5 December
The Doodle Dance Show
Grab a pen and kick off your shoes for this playful, interactive story-show by Anna Williams and Tom Roden that will get the whole family drawing and moving, doodling and imagining.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 4 December | 1:30PMSaturday 5 December | 11:30AM
Saturday 5 December | 2:30PM
Ticket Price
£7, £5 CONCESSIONS, £20 FAMILY TICKET
Age Suitability
All19 - 21 November
May Contain Food
Award-winning Protein returns with its most playful collaboration to date as four vocalists and four dancers all sing for their supper in a dining setting that may contain food...
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 19 November | 7:30PMFriday 20 November | 7:30PM
Saturday 21 November | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£12 – £15, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
12yrs+
6 November
23 October
Chotto Desh
Chotto Desh, meaning 'small homeland', draws on Khan's unique quality of cross-cultural storytelling, creating a compelling tale of a young man's dreams and memories from Britain to Bangladesh. Catch the world premiere this October and watch it again in December when its returns as our Christmas show.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 23 October | 7:00PMTicket Price
WORLD PREMIERE | £12 – £15, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
7yrs+16 October
5 | 0
Critically acclaimed Joss Arnott Dance presents a triple bill that will take you on a gripping journey of power, precision and heart-pounding choreography with Dame Evelyn Glennie who will be performing live onstage.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 16 October | 7:30PMSaturday 17 October | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£12 – £15, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
12yrs+
1 August
End of Year Show
Students from the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training perform a mixed bill of original works commissioned by some of the most influential national and international choreographers.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 1 August | 4:30PMSaturday 1 August | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£8Age Suitability
All25 July
Paperwork! The Physical Musical
With office politics, whodunnits and even a romance or two, the multi-talented cast quite literally turn the working week upside down and inside out to an original soundtrack of jazzy upbeat songs.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 25 July | 4:00PMSaturday 25 July | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£10Age Suitability
All21 July
FRAME[D]
This new commission sees Cherkaoui revisiting moments from his established catalogue of work including: Babel(words), Puz/zle, Genesis and TeZukA, incorporating new ideas and movement material from the young dancers.
Performance Dates and Times
Tuesday 21 July | 7:30PMTicket Price
£8Age Suitability
All12 July
Noteriety Choir in Concert
Making their DanceEast debut, Noteriety are a 40 strong community choir based in Ipswich. All profits from this concert will be going towards Rett UK and Help For Heroes
Performance Dates and Times
Sunday 12 July | 6:00PMTicket Price
£7.50, Concessions £5.50
Age Suitability
All7 - 9 July
Copleston High School Summer Dance Show
Copleston High School is proud to present a dance variety show, showcasing the work of the GCSE Dance and A level Dance groups.
Performance Dates and Times
Tuesday 7 July | 7:00PMWednesday 8 July | 7:00PM
Thursday 9 July | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£8Age Suitability
All20 June & 2 July
BELONGING(s)
BELONGING(s) is Tilted Productions’ new outdoor promenade piece. It merges contemporary dance, physical theatre and movement poetry with objects.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 20 June | 3:00PMSaturday 20 June | 6:00PM
Thursday 2 July | 3:00PM
Thursday 2 July | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£0Age Suitability
7yrs+
27 June - 1 July
Move | Be Moved Performance Platform 2015
This performance platform, designed specifically for schools, colleges, private dance schools, community groups and choreographers from across the region and beyond, provides the opportunity for people to showcase their skills in dance.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 27 June | 4:30PMSaturday 27 June | 7:30PM
Sunday 28 June | 4:30PM
Sunday 28 June | 7:30PM
Monday 29 June | 7:00PM
Tuesday 30 June | 7:00PM
Wednesday 1 July | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£8Age Suitability
All
29 & 30 May
The Spalding Suite
Conceived by Inua Ellams and directed by Benji Reid the work is inspired by the UK's basketball sub-culture and explores the battles between the human body and mind in this fast-paced game.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 29 May | 9:00PMSaturday 30 May | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£12Age Suitability
12yrs+
1 May
Promises of Happiness
This is a dance show for joy, for simple pleasures, for saying 'no' to people who want to tell us what should or should not make us happy; and to endless promises of happiness alluding to a world just out of reach.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 1 May | 7:30PMTicket Price
£12Age Suitability
All24 April
17 & 18 April
Varmints
Varmints tells the poignant tale of one small creature’s struggle to preserve a world in danger of being lost forever. Every day the city grows larger and the noise grows louder, until there is so much noise that no-one can hear themselves think.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 17 April | 1:30PMSaturday 18 April | 1:30PM
Ticket Price
£12Age Suitability
7yrs+
14 & 25 March
The Village
The Village is inspired by the hundreds of little villages across England. The audience will zoom in and out of local characters’ lives to reveal a web of community spirit.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 14 March | 4:00PMSaturday 14 March | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£8Age Suitability
All
6 February
Dreaming In Code
Award-winning choreographer Tamsin Fitzgerald and Eddie Kay for Frantic Assembly present Dreaming in Code, an explosive and instinctive brand-new double bill performed by one of the UK’s most innovative male dance companies.
