Artistic Support & Projects

Howdy Summer Bods,

It’s that time again; here is what's going on at Chisenhale during the month of August:

• Ivana Muller Sharing
• Housewarming Artists Announced!
  
• Leila McMillan Workshop
• Homemade Commissions
• Recommended!
  



I hope this all helps while away the long summer days!

Lots of Love
Bryony and team Xx

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Ivana Muller Sharing

This years London Dance International is coming to a close and what fun it has been! Wendy Houstoun, Frauke Requardt and Fin Walker led exciting exploratory residencies; Ruth Zaporah held an intensive workshop week at Greenwich Dance and we all explored current movements between Dance, Theatre and Performance at the talk “What is it about Dance” yesterday.

In the final week of LDI, Chisenhale has the pleasure of welcoming Ivana Muller to the space to run a week long workshop exploring ideas of Engagement. On Friday the group of 16 artists working with Ivana will be sharing some of the work created during this week, with some drinks and chatting after in the lounge! If you want to come along just turn up at Chis at 4pm.

www.ivanamuller.com

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Housewarming Residencies

We selected our summer residency artists just over a week ago. These artists applied for a week's free space to explore their own practices during August. The selection panel was made up of two members and two of the office team. The following artists will be joining us for a residency. Have a look at their website/videos by clicking their name:
 

A big welcome to:

Dan Watson 16th - 20th August
Jamila Johnson Small 23rd -27th August
William Collins 5th-9th September

Keep your eyes and ears open for chances to come and see work in progress during their stay...
These wonderful artists also become members so watch out for more from them in the future!

 

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Leila McMillan Summer Workshop

Member Artist Leila McMillan is leading a workshop here at Chis over the summer and we thought some of you might like to join in!

16th-20th August 10-5pm. 1 week intensive in Leila’s development of “Flying Low and Passing Through (Improvisation)” techniques originally created by David Zambrano and Inspired by her 50 days with him in Costa Rica. £150/120

For more info or to book click here

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Homemade Commissions

We’ve changed the name… but its still the same! This year Homelands Festival becomes Homemade. Once again we will be offering small commissions of £1k for artists to create a piece of work with people from our local community… and boy what a beautiful community we live in!  

Last year we commissioned:

• Joseph Mercier to create work with an intergenerational group of gay residents
• Athina Vahla to work with Repton Boys Boxing Club to research dance and boxing movement practice
• Yael Lowenstein to work with older borough residents to create a dance film about changes in the borough since the war
• Jenny Edbrooke to work with the East End Women’s Institute creating performance inspired by their own baking recipes

We will be launching the application process early August, but for now get your thinking caps to create projects that will work with real-life Tower Hamlets groups BUT also (and very importantly) support your own development and ideas as an artist! Competition was feirce last year so we are giving you a little pre-warning to come up with super smart ideas!

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Finally there were a few cool members things that we wanted to draw your attention to:

Jean Abreu takes his powerful new show Inside to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue Zoo Roxy  and plays 6 dates with the amazing band 65 Days of Static… live… Yes LIVE! Chisenhale has supported this work.
http://www.jeanabreudance.com/

Jenny Edbrooke is presenting a sharing of her new work in progress Smalls at the space on the 26th of July 7pm. The show is about underwear and takes place in a large woven skirt of smalls! There are literally a handful of tickets left so give us a call to book: 0208 981 6617
http://www.jennyedbrooke.com/

Louise Mochia and a collection of pals, colleagues and generally all round cool dudes have set up a fantastic website for reviews, blogging and listings. Here at Chisenhale we think it is pretty darn good and have been using it a lot... why don't you?
http://www.bellyflopmag.com/

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Enjoy the weather!

X

Hello There,

We have some great projects coming up at Chisenhale Dance Space this July that we want to let you know about… we also have two new members of staff! Here’s what we have on offer…

• 1.    Sewing your Shadow
• 2.    House Warming Residencies
• 3.    Members Sharings
• 4.    London Dance International
• 5.    New Staff Members

Bryony and the team x

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1: Sewing your Shadow:

For the past few months Chisenhale has been co-producing a piece of work with Artsadmin. Lucy Cash has been commissioned to create a piece of work at the V&A Museum of Childhood and has been working with a group of kids from Chisenhale Primary School and older borough residents from the Green Candle Seniors Dance Troupe to make this happen, And here is what its all about…


The V&A Museum of Childhood comes mysteriously to life after hours in a promenade performance and film installation created by artist and choreographer Lucy Cash with elders and children from Bethnal Green.

Use your key to enter another world behind the closed doors of the Museum and join professional dancers and local performers as they lead you on a visual journey through memories of childhood past and present.

Created specifically for the museum Sewing Your Shadow combines live movement, singing and drawing with film installation and design by Lucille Acevedo-Jones.

A T-Mobile Big Dance commission supported by London Borough of Tower Hamlets.


Lucy Cash
Sewing Your Shadow 
1-3 July 2010
V&A Museum of Childhood 
7pm, 7.30pm, 8pm

FREE but limited capacity.

Reserve tickets in advance by calling 020 7650 2350, Monday to Friday, 1pm to 6pm.  


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2. House Warming Residencies:

Yup you guessed it… once again we are offering TWO, totally FREE, WEEK LONG residencies at Chisenhale Dance Space this sunny August! One in our main studio and one in the small. Neat.

Our House Warming Residencies allow artists to take a week to try something new; the idea being that you get some dedicated space away from other things to spend some time on your OWN artistic practice…

Who do we want?
We’d like to hear from artists whom feel the body holds a key place in their practice. Independent Artists whom work in Dance/Movement/Live Art/Performance are all welcome to apply


Application is easy and painless….

Email us the following (mandatory!) details:
NAME:
EMAIL:
PHONE NUMBER:
WEBSITE (if you have one):
VIDEO LINK:
250 WORDS ON WHY YOU NEED THE SPACE:

All applications to come to roberta@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk
by 5pm on the 2nd July 2010

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3: Members showings:

/Body of Work/ - Tempered Body
June 27th, 6pm
Chisenhale Dance Space

Maddy Wynne-Jones & Tempered Body present a work-in-progress sharing of Body of Work

/Body of Work/ is the culmination of an intensive period of research and development, exploring the epidemic of body anxiety and how it is transferred transgenerationally. The piece explores the increasing global pressure to design and perfect our bodies as they become less where we live from and more what we can personally manufacture.

This is a FREE event. There will be drinks and refreshments provided. Please book ahead to reserve a seat by calling us on 0208 981 6617 or email info@temperedbody.com


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Smalls - Jenny Edbrooke
July 26th, 7pm
Chisenhale Dance Space

Jenny Edbrooke’s presentation of ideas for her new work Smalls…

This new work by Jenny Edbrooke, Smalls is an exploration into the history, iconography and physiology of underwear, in which she weaves stories, opinions and an intriguing collection of undergarments into a work of art.
The evening will consist of a presentation of the Smalls performance followed by some gourmet treats and tipples.Smalls isn’t small at all, and Jenny would be thrilled if you could come along and experience a tantalising taster of this visually enchanting  performance that aims to bind humankind with knicker-elastic and love.

This is  FREE event. To book a place please call Chisenhale  0208 981 6617 or email

 

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4. London Dance International: Here Come the Women!



This year London Dance International is celebrating female dance artists whose work challenges and extends the boundaries of dance and performance. LDI is co-curated by Chisenhale Dance Space, Greenwich Dance and Independent Dance.
 


Dance has always been a collaborative art form and increasingly artists working in theatre, live art and performance are interested in incorporating dance into their practice. LDI wants to offer a platform to explore what this means for dance in a practical, discursive and playful way.

As part of LDI we have organised a talk…
 Yes a TALK:

What is it about dance?

An afternoon exploring the movements between dance, theatre, performance on Sunday 18 July. Speakers include Ivana Muller, Straun Leslie, Wendy Houstoun, David Rosenberg and Frauke Requardt

Independent Dance at Siobhan Davies from 1pm – 5:30pm - £5
 

To find out more about the talk OR the residencies and workshops visit:

info@greenwichdance.org.uk / 
www.greenwichdance.org.uk / 
+44 (0)20 8293 9741

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5. Welcome to our new staff!

If you haven’t met them already, our two new Projects Assistant’s started a couple of weeks ago. Let us take this chance to introduce…

• Roberta Jean Ferguson (Artistic Project Assistant)
• Helen Holden (Education Projects Assistant)

We also have 5 brand new Venue Assistants to add to our wonderful team of evening and weekend staff so introducing:

• Antje Hildebrandt
• Jessica McNeil
• Hannah Anderson-Ricketts
• Joe Ellis
• Rhiannon Faith O’Brien

We welcome them into the Chisenhale fold and hope you will too!

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See you soon!

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Dear All,

The sun is shining... we have baby foxes living in the derelict space below us... AND we have some wonderful May news to share! What a wonderful start to a week. As usual here is a brief summary of content so you can pick and choose what to read:

1. London Dance International 2010 – Here come the Women!

2. Ecovenue

3. Members Showings: Joe Moran, Justin Allen and Maddy Wynne Jones

4. Members Workshops: Jean Abreu, Leila Mcmillan and Tempered Body

5. Paradise Gardens Festival

6. A Sneaky Peak at June!

We hope to see you at Chisenhale for some of these events!

Bryony and the Team x

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1) London Dance International 2010 – Here come the Women!

This year London Dance International (LDI) is celebrating female dance artists whose work challenges and extends the boundaries of dance and performance.

Dance has always been a collaborative art form and increasingly artists working in theatre, live art and performance are interested in incorporating dance into their practice. For 2010 LDI wants to offer a platform to explore what this means for dance in a practical, discursive and playful way.

Ruth Zaporah and Ivana Muller will each lead an intensive weeklong workshop and alongside this 3 UK based dance artists will curate a short residency to feed or invigorate their personal artistic process. Frauke Requardt, Wendy Houstoun and Fin Walker, have each responded to the open brief differently.


Ivana Muller - Monday 19 July – Friday 23 July
10:30am – 5pm @ Chisenhale Dance Space
Cost \ £150 (£125 Conc) for 5 days

Ruth Zaporah - Monday 21 June – Friday 25 June
10am – 3pm @ Greenwich Dance
Cost \ £150 (£125 Conc) for 5 days

TALK: What is it about dance?
An afternoon exploring the movements between dance, theatre, performance on Sunday 18 July @ Independent Dance at Siobhan Davies Studios1pm – 5:30pm for £5

To find out more, to get involved with the resident artist projects and to book visit www.greenwichdance,org.uk or call 0208 293 9741

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2) Ecovenue

Chisenhale Dance Space has been selected by the Theatre’s Trust to be one of the first ten London venues to go through the Ecovenue scheme.

Ecovenue is a European Regional Development Fund-backed initiative of The Theatres Trust, aiming to improve the environmental sustainability of 48 performing arts spaces across London. By proactively monitoring energy /water use and waste diversion, and through the development of environmental policies, procurement strategies and Display Energy Certificates, Ecovenue aims to help contribute to the Mayor of London’s target to reduce London’s carbon emissions by 60% from 1990 levels by 2025.

We are extremely excited about this as it gives us a chance to make some positive and long lasting changes, we will keep you updated on how we are doing from time to time!

Click here to see the article featuring us in The Stage

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3) Members Showings: Joe Moran, Justin Allen and Maddy Wynne Jones
 
We have three chances to see members work coming up at Chisenhale in the next month, they are all free so come along whenever you wish! To check out members biogs please click here

Open to Change
Joe Moran
Friday 4 June, 7.30pm
FREE
Dancer and choreographer Joe Moran presents Open to Change, an informal performance evening featuring a new solo for dancer Katye Coe with live projection and film. Open to Change is a persistent deliberation on the presence and politics of difference within the constraint and formalism of choreographic repetition. Projected film and video include works by visual artist Magali Reus, Joe Moran in collaboration with Jane Barnwell and Roberto Napoletani and Swedish musicians The Knife. Open to Change is a co-produced with Chisenhale Dance Space and is supported through CDS’s members support programme

One-Man Stage Piece

Justin Allen
New work-in-progress Friday 18th June, 6.30pm 
"Funny, surprising and deeply moving" Remote Goat
FREE

Taking the architecture of a studio theatre and the conventions of a theatre show as its starting-point, One-Man Stage Piece invites both artist and audience to ask themselves a simple question: what am I doing here? Delicately poised between humour and uneasiness through the vulnerability of a man alone on stage, One-Man Stage Piece attempts to bridge the gap established by the architecture and conventions of theatre. One-Man Stage Piece is being developed through a series of showings around the UK and is supported by Chisenhale Dance Space. NOTE: this performance is starting early to allow people to see the England world cup match starting 7.30pm!


Body of Work
Maddy Wynne Jones, with her company Tempered Body
Sunday 27th June, 6pm
FREE
Maddy and her company will present a showing of the newly devised piece “Body of Work”. The showing is the culmination of an intensive period of research and development, exploring the epidemic of body anxiety and how it is transferred transgenerationally. The piece explores the increasing global pressure to design and perfect our bodies as they become less where we live from and more what we can personally manufacture. “Body of Work” is co-produced by Chisenhale Dance Space.  www.temperedbody.com

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4) Members Workshops:  Jean Abreu Dance Company, Tempered Body and Leila Mcmillan

We have three workshops from Chisenhale Members being held here at the space in the coming weeks, see below on how to book onto them! To check out members biogs please click here

Jean Abreu Dance Contemporary Workshop - Inside 



Fiercely evocative, highly charged and intensely physical; INSIDE; the latest work from dancer/Choreographer Jean Abreu invites you to push your own boundaries this Summer as Jean Abreu Dance launches its first education pack beginning with this very special summer intensive, 5 day residency at Chisenhale Dance Space.

The Workshop will provide knowledge and insight into Jeans Choreographic process and movement technique, and will see the students learning repertory from the show 'INSIDE', encouraging the students to look deeper inside for the answers. The week will end with a sharing and you will leave with a videoed piece of your own choreography based on Jeans work.

The workshop is limited to 20 places so please email to secure your place.


Monday June 28th - Friday July 2nd 2010.
2pm - 6pm

Price: £140


BOOK and INFO insideworkshop@yahoo.co.uk

Leila Mcmillan Workshop – Flying Low

This year Leila was 1 of 50 artists chosen to be a part of the 50 days of Flying Low and Passing Through training with David Zambrano in Costa Rica, which certified her in the techniques. In early July she will hold a half-day taster workshop. This workshop will be a taste of Leila’s development of the Flying Low technique, created by David Zambrano and it will into a one week intensive in Flying Low and Passing Through (Improvisation) on 16-20th August. This workshop focuses mainly on the dancer’s relationship with the floor using Zambrano’s concept of sending and gathering.
Sunday 4th July
10-12pm
Level – Advanced/Professional
No Booking Required – First Come First Served



Tempered Body Dance Company Workshop – The Choreographic Process

Tempered Body Dance Company are embarking on a period of research and development for a new piece, and as a part of this are offering an intensive, two day, exploratory workshop that delves into the choreographic process. The workshop will be lead by artistic director of Tempered Body, Maddy Wynne-Jones, and the company members, as the role of both choreographer and dancer will be investigated. We will examine various facets of the choreographic process such as initial stimulus, story and movement arc, movement vocabulary and variation.. Following the workshop on the second day, participants will have the opportunity to watch a showing of the new Tempered Body piece.

Saturday 5th June 10-5pm and Sunday 6th June 2-6pm
Cost: £40
BOOK and INFO admin@temperedbody.com

 

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5) Paradise Gardens Festival

Chisenhale Dance Space was asked to curate some of the dance activity for the upcoming Paradise Gardens Festival in Victoria Park. Among other things: On Sunday the 20th of June between from 1-4pm in the Electro Ballroom Tent we will have a showcase of work from emerging artists that form part of the Artist Led Group En Suite here at Chisenhale.

• Rhiannon Faith O’Brien Dance Theatre

• Sparklemotion

• Hunt & Darton

• Maddy Wynne Jones and Tempered Body Dance Company

• PLUS GUESTS!

This event is free so come on down for an ice lolly and a dance we’ll be the team in the purple and silver Chisenhale T shirts!

www.paradisegardens.org.uk

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6) Sneaky Peak at June!

Among many other things, next month’s newsletter will launch!

The Housewarming Residency application process – for those who want some free space in June!

AND

Sewing you Shadow by Lucy Cash  – a co-production between Big Dance, Chisenhale Dance Space, Artsadmin and the V&A Museum of Childhood!

So keep your eyes peeled!

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Until Next Time… Goodbye!

Dear All,

Lots of lovely sunny news for you this fine April afternoon. This newsletter covers a lot... here is a taster so you can whiz through to see what interests!

1) Job Vacancies!

2) Joseph Mercier Preview Performance 7/5/10

3) London Dance International Workshops

4) Paradise Gardens Festival

5) Refurbishment!

Happy reading, see you soon, enjoy the sun!

Bryony and the Team x

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1) Job Vacancies!

Chisenhale Dance Space is seeking to fill 2 posts: Projects Assistant and Education Assistant.  

The funding for this post comes directly from a Department of Works and Pensions scheme that aims to prevent people becoming long-term unemployed and is therefore only available to people aged 18-24 that have been on Jobseekers Allowance for 6 months or more. They would suit dance/performance/live art graduates looking to get their first job in an arts organisation. Both posts are 25 hours a week and hold a huge amount of development, training and mentoring potential to ensure the beginning of long term arts careers!


If you suit the strict criteria then please contact Bryony Kimmings on bryony@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk or 0208 981 6617 for more information on how to apply.

Deadline for both applications: 21st May
(Both posts are 6 month fixed contract)

 

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2) Joseph Mercier Preview Performance 7/5/10

Chisenhale has co-produced Joseph Mercier's new piece "Giselle or I'm Too Horny to be a Prince". This work will preview at Chis on the 7th of May 2010 7:30pm. Tickets are priced at £5 and can be booked in the office: 0208 981 6617

Giselle, or I'm too horny to be a Prince is a contemporary remaining of the classical ballet in two distinct, but interrelated parts:

In Act One: Calgary, Giselle imprisons himself in his native Canadian city where, through imagery and submission, he relives his final attempt at classical form, his distaste for tights and 11 months without sex.
In Act Two: The Forest, Giselle is introduced to a gay prince with whom he dances a pas de deux. The duet turns sour when Giselle fails the Prince's lessons on masculinity, and the Prince is forced to resort to more drastic measures.

Set to the original score, Giselle, or I'm too horny to be a Prince draws a movement vocabulary from classical ballet, contemporary styles and sadomasochism, and straddles the line between dance and live art.

 

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3) London Dance International Workshops

Here Come the Women!

This Year's London Dance International programme for July is about to Launch! Brochures are being printed as we speak...BUT Chisenhale can sneakily reveal that the artist that will be holding the weeklong workshop here at the space is Ivana Muller! How amazing is that!

We will be updating the website next week with the full brochure and the GDA box office will then open to the usual mad scramble of professional artists wanting to spend a week with some truly inspiring people... this years programme is made up of some amazing female artists that seek to blur the boundaries between Dance, Performance and Live Art!

So keep you eyes peeled!

 

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4) Paradise Gardens Festival

Chisenhale Dance Space and East London Dance have been asked by Tower Hamlets council to curate the dance activity at the amazing Paradise Gardens Festival in Victoria Park this year.

Chisenhale’s curated slot will include work from:

• Tempered Body
• Hunt and Darton
• Rhiannon Faith Jones
• Sparklemotion
• AND even one of the Srishti boys!

We will be in the Electro Ballroom Tent from 1-5pm on Sunday 20th June. This festival is free so if you’re local you have no excuse BUT to come down!

 

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5) Refurbishment!

Amazing News! Chisenhale was granted some money from the Foyle Foundation to refurbish the studios. The work has already begun and includes:

Painting the studios from head to toe, a new kitchen, new toilets, under floor heating, new lighting and heating systems and a water filter machine for thirsty dancers! The work will be complete Autumn 2010.

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June's newsletter will launch some exciting new Artist Support projects and some amazing partnerships with Artsadmin, The BBC and the V&A... all very exciting!

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Dear All,

Just a quick reminder about this weeks festival activities! TV Dinners presents an event each evening from Tuesday until Saturday this week, each one a wicked, weird and wonderful combination of dance, film and local food. Why not come on down and give one or two nights a taste!

• Wednesday 24th 7pm  Ten wonderful new Dance Films from a selection of international artists accompanied by a Brick Lane Curry £3

• Thursday 25th 7pm Archive Night including a talk from Dance Historian Ramsey Burt and Charles Atlas' Film starring Michael Clark "Hail the New Puritan" accompanied by East End pie & mash supper! £3

• Friday 26th 7pm Make Your Own Night - Workshops, dress swap stall, hooping, music video making with a film themed buffet PLUS Commissioned work by Sarah Levinsky and a group of people from our local community! £3

• Saturday 27th 7pm Triple Bill of dance films from three different decades: Beat Street 80's, Saturday Night Fever 70's and Hairspray 60's plus a Retro Feast! Pyjama's optional £3

We have places left but they are going fast so to ensure a space give us a call to book (if you live in Tower Hamlets its free!). Each night has plenty of bean bags, popcorn and new people to meet!

Lots of love

Bryony and the team x

Hello All!

Chisenhale Dance Space is having a lovely little Festival this March…we have called it TV Dinners because it is a celebration of Dance and Film accompanied at each screening event by some lovely locally sourced food. There is something for everyone: families, students, artists and those who are just a bit curious to see what goes on behind our famous purple doors...

We would love to see you there, there is more information below about whats on each night and how to book!

Lots of Love

Chisenhale Team x

 

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24th March 7pm

TV Dinners: New Dance Film  - accompanied by a Brick Lane Curry

Chisenhale Dance Space has selected 10 NEW Short Dance Films from ALL OVER THE WORLD for your watching pleasure. Have a lovely local curry and then get shaken awake by some of the best contemporary Dance-filmmakers cruising the genre at present.

Films from: Sarah Linstra (Holland), Caswell Coggins (UK), Noa Shadur (Israel), Jesper Ravn (Denmark), Tom Browne (UK), Dominique Rivoal (UK) Fred Baker (USA), US (USA), Fabienne Audeoud (France)

 

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25th March 7pm

TV Dinners: Archive Night  - accompanied by East End Pie & Mash

Over the next few years Chisenhale is embarking on the mammoth task of creating a useable archive spanning its 26-year history in dance and movement work! This event is the beginning of that journey…

This evening includes the launch of Chisenhouse; our new film booth created to chart personal Chisenhale memories. A Potted History Talk from Ramsay Burt and the amazing 1986 Charles Atlas Film “Hail the New Puritan” starring Michael Clark and filmed in part at the space.

 

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26th March 7pm

TV Dinners: Make Your Own – accompanied by a Film Inspired Buffet!

This night is all about CREATION! We have cameras, music and props galore! With Film Themed Dance Workshops, Dressing Up Box Fun, the chance to Make your Own Music Video, A Dress Swap Stall (bring clothes to barter with!) Hulahooping, Dancing, Iconic Music Videos and more!

PLUS Screen Romance 8pm Chisenhale Commissioned Dance Artist Sarah Levinsky and a group of our local residents have worked together to translate iconic film moments into dance!

 

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27th March 7pm

Dance Triple Feature Pyjama Party – accompanied by a Retro feast!

Our finale is a triple bill of iconic cult dance feature films from the last century! We needed a nod at something trashy! Pull up a beanbag, grab some freshly popped corn and settle in for the night! PYJAMA’s Optional but encouraged!

• 7pm 80’s Beat Street - Breakdance classic!
• 8:30pm 70’s  Saturday Night Fever - disco supreme!
• 10pm 60’s  Hairspray (the John Waters Version of course!) - The pony, The Madison, need we say more!

 

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To Book

We are offering single event tickets and a week pass. This is a Free Event for Tower Hamlets Residents! £3 per event or £8 Week Pass for everyone else!

Booking Line: 020 8981 6617

Find Us:
Chisenhale Dance Space, 64-84 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ

Directions:
Nearest Tubes: Bethnal Green or Mile End
Nearest Bus: D6, 8, 277, 425, 339

To Download the FULL BROCHURE Click Here

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See You There!

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We've had a technical glitch with our Newsletter system (probably the cold weather!). So if you've received this already please just delete this version, and if you haven't seen it yet then we're sorry it got delayed.
Happy Holidays from all at Chisenhale!!
 

Hi All,

This is just a quick email of thanks and festive wishes to all our supporters, artists and space hire users as we come to the end of a very exhausting but extremely positive and rewarding year at Chisenhale Dance Space!

We have a little bit of news and some things to watch out for in the New Year:

• Chisenhale Dance Space - Artist led Initiative

• TV Dinners Festival Commissions

• Teachers Call Out!

• 2010 Plans.

Have wonderfully relaxing breaks and we will no doubt see/speak to you in 2010!

Lots of Love
Bryony, Ana , Afia and the team x

 
PS Watch out for Thread Bare our January Dress Swap Party at CDS!

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Chisenhale Dance Space - Artist led Initiative

On the Homelands weekend we invited a small group of artists to come to Chisenhale Dance Space amd see if they would like to create an artist led group. Chisenhale, with its vast and long history of artist led activity, has always been a space where artists have been free to try new ideas, research new parts of their practice as well as network and create with other artists, so what better way to stay true to that tradition that to start our very own group for 2010! Currently this group of artists consists of:

Yael Loewenstein / Maddy Wynne Jones / Joseph Mercier / Marrianne Machin / Leila McMillan/ Jiayu Chang / Eleanor Greenhalgh / Eleanor Sikorski / Katherina Radeva / Alice Mackenzie / Christina Jenson / Ewelina Kolaczek / Katsura Isobe / Justine Wheeler / Anna Pickering.
 

Each month this group of 15 artists will meet to show one another new work, discuss ideas and topics animating them at present as well as to administrate the group itself. The Chisenhale Office team are supporting them by giving them some free space to play, show and create each month as well as offering ad hoc sessions in business and industry advice when needed! Keep your eyes on our website to watch the progress of this group and we will let you know when you can come and watch something or indeed when new groups begin!

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TV Dinners Festival Commissions

Next spring, from the 24th –28th March 2010 to be precise, we will be holding a DANCE FILM FESTIVAL. We are calling these evening events “TV DINNERS!” because it will be bite size evenings of film based fun, culture and subversive behaviour along with some lovely chances to EAT lovely local food!

Save the Dates and expect a mixture of new and commissioned works, ridiculous and hideous old dance movie's and some classic Chisenhale films pulled from the archive. A celebration of all things dance and filmy... we will be commissioning 5 short dance films over the spring so watch out for these £500 commissions in the new year!

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Teachers Call Out!

Creative Dance Teachers wanted at Chisenhale Dance Space  

Chisenhale Dance Space is looking to develop it’s pool of dance tutors for various projects working with young people aged 6-18 years starting in 2010.  We are interested in receiving applications from inspiring, creative artists offering a range of dance skills including combining creativity with street dance and/or contemporary dance. We are very interested in receiving applications from male dancers/teachers who wish to gain more experience teaching.

To apply for a post please send a CV and supporting statement specifying your preferred age of participants and include the names and contact details for 2 x referees.  Please mention in your covering statement what interests and motivates you as a teacher and outline any relevant previous experience. Please state when applying if you hold a current CRB enhanced disclosure.

The successful applicant must have an interest in working with and inspiring young people.  A CRB enhanced disclosure will be a condition of appointment, we are able to process a CRB for any suitable applicants.  Chisenhale Dance Space is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Deadline for applications is 12pm Monday 4th January 2010.
Please apply via email to Ana Carlsen, Community Development Manager: ana@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk
Feel free to call the office if you have any questions.

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Don’t Forget that we have the following coming up in 2010 – plus much much more!

• Weekly adult classes in African, Contemporary, Ballet, Pilates, Yoga and Aerobics
• TV Dinners Festival and Commissions
• More Housewarming Residencies
• London Dance International
• Big Dance 2010
• Homelands Dance Festival and Commissions
• Some 1-2-1 and group Artists Advisory Sessions.

Plus plenty of projects to come and watch, teach or volunteer on!

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Happy Holidays Xx

Dear All, 

Apolgies for two emails in a month but we are very excited about the weekend ahead and thought on this one occasion you would forgive us sending more than our usual monthly newsletter!

Just a very quick reminder about our Festival this weekend! Tickets are going very quickly but we do have a few spaces left for both the Family Dance Workshop and Demo's Day on Saturday 4-7:30pm and the Performance and Artists Talks Day on Sunday 4-10pm. Sunday includes work from Athina Vahla, Joseph Mercier, Hunt and Darton and the Local Line Dancing Troupe, all hosted by the wonderful Boogaloo Stu!

It would be lovely to see you here at the space for HOMELANDS... we have done the place up like a great big east-end dogs dinner and will have plenty of food, drink, live music, games and dance surprises up our sleeve to make it a fantastic weekend for all ages!

Click Here for the full timetable of events
AND Call 0208 981 6617 to book your free tickets

Lots of Love

Bryony, Ana and the Team x

 

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Dear All,

I hope this email finds you well. Here at Chisenhale Dance Space we are starting to wrap up warm for the winter months! We have a few bits of Autumn news for you and other useful things to pass on...

Chisenhale News:
1) Homelands Dance Festival @ CDS 7th - 8th November 2009
2) Somali Week Festival - CDS Commissioned work!
3) Space Hire - we're still the cheapest in London!
4) Members News
5) Volunteers needed for Festival!

Other useful things:
6) Big Dance - register online for info now!
7) ADvANCE - East London Dance - Artist Support Seminars
8) IDMN - 1-2-1 advice sessions with independent dance manager's!

We hope to see you at our Homelands Festival!

Best Wishes
Bryony, Ana and the Team

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1) Homelands Dance Festival, Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th November 2009

Homelands is an ingenious little Dance festival happening at Chisenhale Dance Space this Autumn! For one chilly November weekend we are opening our mysterious purple doors and inviting you to bask in the warmth of all things Dance!

Saturday: Taster workshops in EVERYTHING from Pilates and Swing to Street Dance and Ballroom, performances from local troupes and professionals, talks from leading artists, speed networking, live music, silly games, bingo, bric-a-brac, knitting, bunting and plenty of good old fashioned East End Tea and cake party fun! 4pm -7:30pm - FAMILY FRIENDLY

Sunday: Performances and talks from: Hunt and Darton/Sparkle Motion/Tempered Body Dance/Joseph Mercier/Yael Loewenstein/Athina Vahla/Jenny Edbrooke/Tim Jeeves/The Sugar Dandies plus many more AND lots of local dance troupes from our wonderful home borough of Tower Hamlets including the Old Ford Housing Line Dancers and the East End W.I.! 4-9pm with a little shindig after to dance and be merry!
 
Click here to download our e-flyer chocabloc with information

Contact us to book your free day or weekend pass or keep your eye on our website for further info! We will send a programme out to all of those registered nearer the event so you can decide what you want to come along for! food and drink will be available all day! info@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk or 0208 981 6617

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2) Somali Week Festival – introducing our commissioned work

One of the Homeland Festival Commissions was awarded to KAYD, the producers of the annual Somali Week Festival in Bethnal Green. KAYD and Chisenhale have co-commissioned a piece of work for the festival and we are delighted to announce this partnership and the exciting piece of work it has produced:

‘Baqayo Roged’ is a drama produced by Abdirahman Yusuf Arten and features UK based Somali actors. This one-act play deals with some of the core principles of the Somali Week Festival namely: gender, equality and tolerance. CDS are providing the group studio space to make the work and access to a movement artist to allow the actors to explore the piece through new means.

After the play there will be a short discussion of the issues raised by the writer with Abdallah Haaij, Ali Ahmed Rabi Seenyo, and Su’ad Armiye,  Beeldaaje, Baarleeh. There will be also a performance from the Aar Band.

We hope to see some CDS regulars at this event, to celebrate this very exciting collaboration made possible by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

“Baqayo Roged” (One-act play) Wednesday, 28th October 2009
6-10pm | Fee £5 on the door. Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London, E2 6HG

 

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3) Space Hire

Just a quick reminder that we still have the most affordable, homely and original studio spaces to hire in London, so why not book one out!

Main Studio: 10m x 12.5m (3.30m high)
£12/Hour (rehearsal, research)
£18/Hour (classes, workshops)
£25/Hour + £15 for a technician plus £100 deposit (Performances)

Studio 23: 6.2m x 8m (3.3m high)
£8/Hour (rehearsal, research)
£12/Hour (classes, workshops)

Facilities: 
Changing rooms, kitchen, lighting rig in main studio, natural light, shower, stereo system, telephone, toilets. Tea and coffee making facilities, Green Room. Chisenhale Dance Space regrets that access is by stairs only at present.

Opening times: Mon ­ Sun, 10am to 9pm

Contact: Chisenhale Dance Space 
64 - 84 Chisenhale Road, Bow E3

Tel: 020 8981 6617

Email: mail@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk


Click here to see photos and for more info

 

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4) Members!

The next Membership Social is on the 8th of November just before the Homelands Festival opens... an email will be winging its way to you shortly!

The AGM minutes have been sent out, please contact Bryony Kimmings bryony@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk if you would like more information or a copy of the 08/10 accounts. Many thanks for the Skill Set forms we have received back, we are still awaiting quite a few so please send these asap... They will help us understand a little more about what our members want and need as well as allow us to offer commission support, workshops and project work as and when relevant.

 

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5) Volunters needed for Homelands

We are looking for volunteers to help us run our festival in early November. If you are over 18, keen to help out and get some experience working in a busy dance event environment please email us on info@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk with the subject line "Homelands Volunteers" and we will get back to you!

 

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6) Big Dance is on the 3rd – 11th July 2010 – SAVE THE DATE!

Chisenhale will be getting involved with dance events in our home borough of Tower Hamlets, there will be commissioned works, outdoor events and workshops across London that week and the 6 weeks leading up to the Big Week so much more on this to follow.

Big Dance will be launching some small grants, join-in opportunties and various other exciting ways to get involved over the coming months... So to keep up-to-date register on the website

 

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7) ADvANCE

East London Dance are putting on a programme of artist support seminars, 1-2-1 sessions and collaboratuion workshops during autumn and spring, this oppritnuity if for dance artists and choreographers from East London (our lovely general manager will be leading one of the seminars too so there’s even more reason to sign up!). Contact East London Dance for more information http://www.eastlondondance.org/ or click here

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 8) IDMN - 1-2-1 advice sessions with independent dance manager's!

IDMN 1:1 sessions for independent artists, managers and producers
The Independent Dance Manager’s Network is now delivering face-to-face or telephone 1:1 sessions for independent artists,
producers or managers.

1:1 specialist areas include:
Life Coaching
Career Development
Company Development
Project Development
Marketing
Tourbooking
Fundraising
Company Management
Project Management

Managers: June Gamble, Tim Tubbs, Charlotte Cunningham, Eckhard Thiemann, Gwen Van Spijk and Sarah Trist

These sessions are not free, but the visit is heavily subsidised. Visit the IDMN website for more information

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See you soon!

Dear All,

I hope you are all enjoying the summer sun! We have had a lovely August so far here in the office; as usual we have been busy planning and fundraising but we have also enjoyed having our Housewarming Artists inhabiting our studios, as well as the company of Simon Vincenzi and a group of 15 artists for a week as part of the LDI Summer School. We have also successfully recruited a new Administrator since the last newsletter; Lauren Davis will arrive on the 8th of September.

So here comes the news...

1) Work-in-Progress Showing: Housewarming Residency Artist Tom Marshman
2) Homelands Dance Festival: Artists Announced
3) Call for participants!
4) Classes at Chisenhale
5) Members AGM 15/9/09
6) Studio Hire

Enjoy the rest of the holidays, we hope to see you at the space soon!

Bryony, Ana and the Team

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1) Work-in-Progress Showing: Housewarming Residency Artist Tom Marshman

Tom is in the small studio, night and day, from 24th August to the 6th September 2009.

Tom would like to invite you to a work in progress showing of his new piece Suffering Images [working title] on the 4th September @ 7:30pm at CDS. Tom has been exploring the two unlikely subjects of The Passion (the last hours of Jesus Christ) and Pole Dancing. These ideas have been the itch that he couldn't scratch for far too long. Throughout this time he plans to explore the power of the enduring image of the crucifixion and its movement possibilities. Tom plans to recreate images of endurance using the pole dancing pole and personal narratives.

To book a place for Tom's work in progress showing please call the office as spaces are limited: 020 8981 6617

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2) Homelands Dance Festival: Artists Announced

Homelands is our new, yearly festival, funded by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Arts and Events fund. The festival seeks to use dance as a tool to celebrate the diverse heritage, vibrant communities and rich history of our home borough as well as showcase the amazing dance work that happens within the space on a daily basis. The festival will engage the local community and artists alike with talks, taster sessions, videos and performances whist celebrating the richness of our borough East-End style with bingo, bunting and plenty of tea and cake fun! We have selected three artists to commission via application.

Each artist, through a series of collaborative workshops, will create a piece of work with a community group within the borough to be shown at the Homelands Dance Festival on the weekend of the 7th and 8th November 2009...

Joseph Mercier's project Age Gap will work with an intergenerational group of gay men from Tower Hamlets. This project will use contemporary dance to celebrate all the different stages of gay life and get men of all ages talking and moving together to create a dance-piece. If you wish to sign up to be part of this group please call the office 020 8981 6617 or see below for more information.

Athina Vahla's project Fight Club will see her and a team of dancers join forces with a local boxing club to create a piece of work in collaboration. The project is inspired by the rituals of boxing, the similarities between boxing and dance and seeks to begin to allow the artist to create a new dance-sport vocabulary as part of an ongoing process.

Yael Loewenstein's project Voices of Change will see her teamed with a community of elders from the borough. She will create solos and duets that tell the stories of these individuals, voicing both challenge and delight in the evolving landscape of the locality.  The project will present a reflection of how citizens have absorbed, cultured and responded to an evolving community.

We will keep you posted on these projects along the way... SAVE THE FESTIVAL DATE 7th and 8th of November!

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3) Call for Participants!

 Age Gap - A dance project for gay men aged 16 to 116: A chance to learn dance, perform and meet new people.

Age Gap is an exciting opportunity to create a dance piece with Canadian choreographer Joseph Mercier and perform it at The Homelands Dance Festival 2009.

The project is for any and all gay men regardless of previous experience or abilities: maybe you’ve just come out to your parents, or maybe you remember when homosexuality was illegal; maybe you’re doing your A-levels, or maybe you’ve just retired; maybe your favourite will always be Sinatra, or maybe Lady Gaga is more your thing! Wherever you’re at, Age Gap hopes to celebrate all the different stages of gay life and get men of all ages talking and moving together.

There is no cost to participate in the project, but you must live or work in the Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Age Gap will meet at Chisenhale Dance Space on the following dates:
Meet & Greet: 22/9/09 6:30pm
Workshops: 29/9/09 – 02/11/09
Performance: 8/11/09
*you must be available for all of the above dates

For more information or to register please contact: bryony@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk or call 020 8981 6617

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4) Classes at Chisenhale

We have plenty of classes to keep you FIT this autumn term...

Pilates – Beginners and Intermediate
Mondays and Thursday 7:30pm from 7th September

Ballet for Adults - Beginners and Intermediate
Monday (begins: 12th October) 5.30 – 7.00pm
Since graduating from Rambert School in 1999, Allan Mortensen has worked as a contemporary dancer in Denmark working with both Danish and international choreographers including former Royal Danish Ballet Principal Eske Holm and Craig Revel Horwood. Allen is introducing an Adult Ballet Class to Chisenhale in the autumn term. £6 per class.

African Contemporary – professional dancers
Wednesdays 7:30-9pm. Starting 16th of September. £5 per class
Chisenhale Dance Space has teamed up with Vocab Dance to deliver challenging, intense, dynamic, fun and fast paced classes in African Contemporary Dance on a Wednesday evening. Learn VOCAB DANCE's movement vocabulary; an eclectic and exhilarating style that blends contemporary dance techniques Afro-Jazz dance and physical expression.

Tempered Body Dance: Weekend Workshop
29th and 30th of August, 10:00 – 15:00
Jose Campos, in collaboration with Tempered Body Dance Company Chisenhale’s Resident Company, will be leading an exciting, intensive weekend workshop lab at Chisenhale Dance Space. The weekend will culminate in an informal showing of the material created. Jose has a unique and powerful movement quality, and his approach to creating material is both innovative and inspiring. Workshop Cost: £75

To register for any of these classes please contact the office: 020 8981 6617 and we will put you in contact with the teacher!

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5) Members AGM 15/9/09

Just a quick reminder for all Chisenhale Dance Space Members:

AGM
Tuesday 15th September 2009
6-9pm @ CDS

An agenda will be winging its way to you this week! From 6-7pm we will have some food (so please bring something with you for the buffet) then from 7-9pm we will discuss the benefits that the membership should bring artists, CDS's mission statement, future projects and plans and of course... go over the accounts!

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6) Studio Hire

Just a quick reminder that we still have the most affordable, homely and original studio spaces to hire in London, so why not book one out!

Main Studio: Studio theatre. 10m x 12.5m (3.30m high)
Size: Medium
Sprung with a dance floor.
£12/Hour (rehearsal, research)
£18/Hour (classes, workshops)
£25/Hour + £15 for a technician plus £100 deposit (Performances)

Studio 23: 6.2m x 8m (3.3m high)
Size: Small
Sprung with a dance floor.
£8/Hour (rehearsal, research)
£12/Hour (classes, workshops)

Facilities: 
Changing rooms, heating, kitchen, lighting rig in main studio, natural light, shower, stereo system, telephone, toilets. Tea and coffee making facilities, Green Room. Chisenhale Dance Space regrets that access is by stairs only at present.

Opening times: Mon ­ Sun, 10am to 9pm

Contact: Chisenhale Dance Space 
64 - 84 Chisenhale Road, Bow E3

Tel: 020 8981 6617

Email: mail@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk

Click Here to see photos

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See You Soon!