Dance / All Things Dance
Celebrating All Things Dance at The Mount Without
Supported by Bristol City Council, Arts Council England and Bristol Dance Futures, with support in kind from Impermanence, the dance networking event All Things Dance returns on March 29 with a varied programme at The Mount Without.
The day will be hosted by the Bristol dance charity Movema and the Diverse Artists Network in collaboration with independent dancers and local dance organisations.
“Last year’s event was very well received by the dance community in Bristol,” says Penny Caffrey, director of Movema.
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Dance workshop – photo: Diverse Artists Network
“The feedback was that an annual event providing a forum to come together and discuss the issues that face the dance community in Bristol, would be really valuable.”
With a particular emphasis on diversity, All Things Dance will provide an opportunity for dance practitioners to bring people together in myriad ways through a shared love of the art form, supporting and celebrating dance within Bristol.
Laura Moy from Bristol Contact Improvisation – photo: courtesy of All Things Dance (Movema/Diverse Artists Network)
The afternoon session will feature workshops and breakout groups in which funding, sustainability, programming and other pressing issues facing the local dance community can be more thoroughly explored.
Dancers Lerato Stanley-Dunn, Latisha Cesar and Jan-Ming Lee will be among the contributors, alongside representatives from Bristol City Council and West of England Combined Authorities, Arts Council England, The Trinity Centre, and Impermanence.
Jan-Ming Lee from Bristol Contact Improvisation – photo: courtesy of All Things Dance (Movema/Diverse Artists Network)
The evening session is open to everyone, and includes live performance in a range of styles, including contemporary, Afro contemporary, contact improvisation, world fusion, Tibetan dance, Latin, and Capoeira.
For dance fans who are tempted to get up and join in, there will be taster workshops, and the night will end with a community dance jam led by Lottie Ball and the Body Language project.
The event is All Things Dance is on March 29 at The Mount Without, with an afternoon session from 2-5pm, and an evening session from 5pm onwards. Tickets, including those with additional meal options, are available at www.headfirstbristol.co.uk, and under 12s go free.
All photos: courtesy of Movema/DAN (main photo shows Penny Caffrey and the Movema World Fusion Dance Group)
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