1Funding
2011 Research Fellowships, apply by 30 September
International Performing Arts Market Travel Fund closing 3 September
Asialink Arts Residency program, 10 September
DirtyFeet Choreographic Lab Program, studio space grant, applications close 1 September
Australia Council for the Arts Dance Grants - closing 27 August
Critical Path's Responsive Program - closing 4 Ocotber
Artists in Schools, Extended Residencies – up to $35,000, closing 31 August
Arts NSW 2011 Arts Funding Program now open
Australia Council, Dance Board – new closing dates for 2010
Churchill Fellowship – up to $25,000, providing support for travel to overseas to take analysis, study or investigation
Other grant, trust, scholarship, scheme opportunities……
Professional Advancement
VCA Dance School Audition Preperation, 11 & 12 September
International Dance Therapy Institute of Australia
Mango Dance Studio 1 year IV in Performing Arts
Urban Dance Centre 2011 Fulltime Cert IV in Performing Arts
International Summer School - ISS 2011
Performance Space Teachers Club – professional development opportunity for secondary school teachers
Jacob’s Pillow 2010 professional advancement programs and auditions
Workshops
Connect Sydney Free Intensive Winning Grants Training
Awareness through movement workshops with Peter Binns
A workshop with the master of tap: Savion Glover. 4 September. Must register
Lagaw Gub - Island Wind, 17 & 18 October
Ausdance member discount for new Rolfing ® Practice in Newtown
Urban Dance Centre ‘How to Audition for Today’s Musical Theatre’ workshop
Epzio 2010 African Dance and Drumming Camo – 3 – 9 October
Momentum with Alice Cummins
Funding
Asialink Arts Residency Program
Applications for the 2011 Asialink Arts Residency Program are open until 10 September.
Each year, Asialink helps 40 writers, performing and visual artists and arts managers set themselves up in Asia to write, perform, make art, seek inspiration and find kindred spirits in the region.
For more information, see attached:
• media release giving details of the Asialink Arts Residency Program
• calendar note to publish as you please on your website, blog or in your newsletters
International Performing Arts Market Travel Fund
closes Friday 3 September 2010.
This closing date is for applications to attend the International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY) Showcase taking place from 19 - 22 January 2011 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
Also accepting applications for other international performing arts markets where applicants have an existing relationship to the market. Travel support for these events is available on a case-by-case basis, tied to the assessment criteria and available resources. Please contact Market Development staff before sending in your application.
For further information click here
2011 Research Fellowships
DirtyFeet Choreographic Lab Program
DirtyFeet seek applications from emerging choreographers for The Choreographic Lab, a program which provides a safe environment where emerging choreographers can explore their choreographic voice and take the first steps to research or create new work.
This is a studio space grant only.
Two applications will be selected for the October-November 2010 period.
Applications close 1st September, 5pm
Click here for more information
Artists in Schools – Extended Residencies
Closing 31 August: Artists in Schools – Extended Residencies Up to $35,000 to assist schools to acquire an artist in residence for at least two terms or 50 days. Guidelines and application details available here.
The 2011 Creative Education Partnerships Artist in Schools - Extended Residencies Guidelines and Application Form are now available on the Arts NSW web site: http://www.arts.nsw.gov.au/FundingOpportunities/ConnectEdArts/tabid/205/Default.aspx
Australia Council for the Arts | Dance Grants
Projects Supports the research, creative development, production, remounting or presentation of dance works by artists or organisations.
Artform Development Provides organisations with funding for programs of activity that develop Australian dance.
Fellowships $90,000 over two years to support individuals who have an outstanding record in dance to undertake creative or professional development. Guidelines and application details online: www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants
Closing 27 August
Responsive application guideline forms for 2011 are now available
Applications due on 4th October 2010
Critical Path’s Responsive Program Guidelines for 2011 can now be downloaded from Critical Path’s website:
http://www.criticalpath.org.au/ .
The Guidelines can be downloaded as either a pdf or a word document.
PDF http://www.criticalpath.org.au/assets/PDF/2011ResponsiveProgram_Guidelines.pdf
Applications are now open for the 2011 Arts Funding Program for projects and programs to be undertaken in 2011.
The 2011 Arts Funding Program includes funding for annual programs of artistic and cultural activities and for one-off projects including performing arts touring, capital, strategic industry development and the creation and/or presentation of new work.
This year, the Arts Funding Program also includes a Quick Response project category which will be offered four times a year to assist individuals and organisations who need to apply outside the Arts Funding Program. There will be a six week turnaround for advice on applications to the Quick Response Category and closing dates are 2 August 2010, 1 November 2010, 7 February 2011 and 2 May 2011.
Guidelines and application forms are now available to download at www.arts.nsw.gov.au
Please note there are various closing dates for the 2011 Arts Funding Program.
Organisations are encouraged to read the guidelines and if you have any questions, please contact Arts NSW on Freecall: 1800 358 594 (NSW) or Phone (02) 9228 5533 or email your inquiry to arts.funding@communities.nsw.gov.au
Projects - close 3 May 2010, notification July. For projects starting 1 September 2010
Projects - close 27 August 2010, notification November. For projects starting 1 December 2010
Artform Development and Fellowships - close 27 August 2010, notification November
www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants
ArtSTART
Applications close 8 March, notification May. Start date 1 July 2010, ending 30 June 2011
Applications online from 25 JANUARY 2010
Applications close 4 October, notification December. Start date 1 Jan 2011, ending 31 Dec 2011
Applications online from 23 AUGUST 2010
www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/artstart2
Churchill Fellowship
A Churchill Fellowship is the award of an opportunity through the provision of financial support, to enable Australian citizens from all walks of life to travel overseas to undertake an analysis, study or investigation of a project or an issue that cannot be readily undertaken in Australia. Currently the average Fellowship cost is $25,000.
Who can apply?
Australian citizens over the age of 18 are eligible to apply for a Churchill Fellowship. Applicants must be able to complete a minimum of 4 weeks overseas travel to complete their research.
For more information http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/
Other Grant, Trust, Scholarship, Scheme Opportunities...
Community Builders NSW - funding and awards
http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/
Kulturanet.com
Kulturanet is a free online resource which connects artists, artsworkers and organisations interested in the arts in a multicultural and Indigenous Australia. To join kulturanet get online, go to http://www.kulturanet.com
OzArts Online
OzArts Online, a new interactive online service, will promote and market contemporary Australian arts, cultural events and Australian arts companies to national and international audiences. The site features profiles of export-ready contemporary Australian arts and culture, media kits, images and reviews; as well as a comprehensive calendar and regular news bulletins of contemporary Australian arts and cultural events and activities occurring overseas. For more information and to subscribe to the newsletter visit http://www.ozarts.com.au
Arts Employment Resource Base
The Open Arms Dance Company web site now provides an Arts Employment Resource Base containing a "Dance Jobs - Australia" section where you can post, free of charge, notices for jobs and auditions within your dance company. Another new service is the Choreographic Collaboration Network designed for emerging and professional choreographers and dancers to share their collaborative project ideas and establish contact with other companies and dancers.
Visit http://www.openarmsdance.com
Australia Council for the Arts - Dance Board
http://www.ozco.gov.au/boards/dance/
Foundations for Young Australians
http://www.youngaustralians.org/fund/ya_fund_2007.asp
ARTSTART Grants 2007
http://www.artstart.org/
Regional Arts NSW
http://www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/grants/grants.html
The Marten Bequests
http://www.trust.com.au/Content.aspx?topicID=75
Lady Mollie Askin Award
http://www.trust.com.au/Content.aspx?topicID=78
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/
SYDNEY - LOCAL COUNCIL CULTURAL GRANTS:
City of Sydney
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Community/GrantsAndAwards/Default.asp
Woollahra Council
http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/
Marrickville Council
http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/csc/communitygrants/council.htm
Warringah Council
http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/council/com_grants.aspx
Willoughby Council
http://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Grants.html
Professional Advancement
INTERNATIONAL DANCE THERAPY INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA
INTERNATIONAL DANCE THERAPY INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA
Certificate in Dance Therapy
Melbourne based modular course with provision for interstate trainees from NSW
The Certificate in Dance Therapy is a one-year, part-time, highly experiential course supported by theoretical teaching and practicum. The teaching faculty are IDTIA graduates trained by renowned American Dance Therapist and educator Dr. Marcia Leventhal, PhD, CMA, ADTR.
Interstate trainees attend six intensive weekend training sessions in Melbourne with tutorials conducted by Sydney based State tutor.
Join an Introductory Workshop Day to learn more about Dance Therapy:
Saturday 9th October 2010, Melbourne
Attendance at an introductory workshop is a prerequisite for entry to the Certificate.
Enquiries to: Michele Braban, IDTIA Administrator, on (03) 9578 7109, e-mail admin@idtia.org.au or visit the website at www.idtia.org.au to download an enrolment form.
VCA Dance School Audition Preparation
Learn how to best prepare for your dance school auditions. Instructed by the teaching staff at the Victorian College of the Arts (Dance), this practical two-day workshop is designed to instill participants with the knowledge of how best to prepare for a tertiary dance school audition. Focusing primarily, but not exclusively, on VCA Dance, it will also provide an insight into what a tertiary dance school is looking for in a potential student through the audition process. The course is held over two days in order to provide potential for development through feedback. (93 WORDS)
Dates: 11& 12th September 2010
Location: School of Dance, Faculty of the VCA and Music, St Kilda Rd, Southbank.
Cost: $264 (inc GST)
Website
Contact:
Steve Wyld
Course Coordinator
03 9685 9088
vcam-shortcourses@unimelb.edu.au
Mango Dance Studio
Mango Dance Studio is excited to announce the accreditation of our 1 Year full-time course….
Certificate IV in Performing Arts (Dance)
in association with Actors College of Theatre and Television (ACTT)
TRAIN WITH CHOREOGRAPHERS FROM “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE”, “MTV AWARDS”, ROYAL BALLET,
AUSTRALIAN BALLET, MUSICALS, SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY, LION KING, SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPICS AND MORE ......
Nacho Pop (SYTYCD)
James Taylor (The Royal Ballet London, Sydney Dance Company, National Ballet of Paortugal, National Ballet of Canada, Paris Opera, Bondi Ballet)
Farah Shah (SYTYCD, MTV Awards, Dancing with the Stars)
Paul Bennett (BA (Hons) Dance – Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts)
Damien Grima (Australian Ballet School)
Simonne Smiles (Australian Ballet, Diploma Performing Arts)
Paul Cordeiro (Diploma Dance - WAAPA, Lion King, Sydney 2000 Olympics)
Zac Jaffar (Bachelor of Arts New York, Lion King)
Pania Taku (SYTYCD – Top 20 Season 2)
Eman (SYTYCD – Top 20 Season 2)
Lex Marinos (B.Arts Degree)
Mango Dance provides the highest level of tuition, training and performance for dancers
to prepare for a career in the exciting Dance Industry using Sydney's Leading Choreographers.
With classes in Commercial Jazz, Contemporary, Classical Ballet, Lyrical, Musical theatre, Hip hop, Jazz Funk Hip hop, Pilates, Acrobatics, Singing, Acting, Theory, Dance Teaching, Safe Dance, Choreography and performance. It focuses on:
1. Dance: Providing well rounded dance skills to pursue a career in Films, TV, Musicals, Stage.
2. Choreographing: Developing skills in Choreography and encouraging you to create your own.
3. Teaching: Providing a Foundation in Dance teaching & Safe Dance practice.
Pre-requisites/entry requirements
Age: You must be a minimum age of 16+. 16-18 YEAR olds must have permission from their parents.
Skill level: You must be above Beginner level - Elementary to Advanced and qualify through an audition process.
Auditions:
1st Round: Sunday 12th September 2010
2nd round: Sunday 10th October 2010
Note: The majority of our 2011 intake will be decided after our first round of auditions. Second round Auditions will depend on positions available.
Subsidies:
Students will be elligible for AUSTUDY assistance with Centrelink based on individual applications and personal circumstances. Visit the Centrelink website for more information.
Contact Details:
Paul Bennett
Full-time course Coordinator
Mango Dance Studio
Enquiries: www.mangodance.com.au or call on (02) 9922 1100
AUDITION
2011 Fulltime Certificate IV Performing Arts Course
Sydney Audition September 19th 2010
Brisbane Audition September 5th 2010
Melbourne Audition September 12th 2010
Learn from the choreographers of 'So You Think You Can Dance' : Juliette JET Verne, Tiana Joubert, Nacho Pop and Rosa Aguis!
Urban Dance Centre is committed to excellence in performing arts and the continued improvement of quality Australian entertainment with an all-star faculty, uniting many of Australia's finest industry professionals, each student will be guided toward success in all areas of performing arts. We aim to challenge and encourage our students to reach their full potential as dancers, singers and actors - triple threats of the new generation.
Urban Dance Centre provides an excellent training ground for Australian and international dancers, offering expertise in all areas of performing arts. Being aligned with the world's most respected industry specialists’ means Urban Dance Centre always stays connected with the current entertainment market.
CALL for a prospectus NOW!!
For prospectus, application pack and scholarship information please call UDC on +61 2 9571 7099
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL – ISS 2011
For Dancers and Dance Teachers
at The McDonald College, Sydney Australia
Directed by Jacqui Dumont ARAD
10th to 22nd January 2011
We invite you to join us for our exciting fifth Summer School
with distinguished International faculty and special guests:
Darcey Bussell CBE; Lynne Wallis, Artistic Director of Royal Academy
Dance London; Rafael Bonachela, Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Company.
ISS 2011 offers specially devised classes for girls and boys
From 7 years of age to professional level in:
Classical Ballet, Spanish, Contemporary, Jazz, Repertoire,
Character, Pilates, Pointe, Pas de Deux, and more.
Special classes for boys. Dance teacher observations.
Apply to: Jacqui Dumont ARAD, Director
The McDonald College, 17 George Street, North Strathfield NSW 2137
Tel: 02 9752 0600 • Email: summerschool@mcdonald.nsw.edu.au
Website: www.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au/iss
Professional Development Opportunity for Secondary School Teachers
In 2010, Performance space is starting a new initiative called the Teachers’ Club and they would like you to get involved.
Teachers’ Club is a series of meetings and workshops for secondary school teachers focusing on storytelling through the interdisciplinary arts. As part of the club, Performance Space is providing professional development workshops run by artists presenting work in the 2010 program. This will be a unique opportunity to work with extraordinary international and local artists, network and share experiences with other teachers, focus on process, build new skills and see new work at Performance Space. The workshops are being offered at no cost to the schools as the project has been supported by ArtsNSW through ConnectEd. We are asking for a commitment from teachers to attend all workshops if possible.
Workshop Dates:
Tue March 30 9am - 4pm
Tues 18 May 12:30pm – 4:30pm
Tues 3 Aug 12:30pm – 4:30pm
Tues 26 Oct 12:30pm – 4:30pm
Limited places available. Please contact Talya Rubin, Audience Development Officer at Performance Space if you are interested in attending:
marketing@performancespace.com.au
For more information click here
Greetings from The School at Jacob's Pillow
Announcing!
2010 Professional Advancement Programs and Auditions
Opportunities include The Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence, a full scholarship and $2,500 cash award. Admittance to The School requires an in person or DVD audition. In person auditions are run like a master class, there are no cuts and they serve as a valuable opportunity to network with artist faculty and Jacob's Pillow staff.
The School at Jacob's Pillow 2010
Professional Advancement
Ballet · June 14-27 · Anna-Marie Holmes, Program Director
Gala Choreographer Karole Armitage · Artist Faculty Kee-Juan Han, Virginia Johnson, & others to be announced · Music Directors Ramona Pansegrau & Felix Ventouras
Tap · June 28-July 11 · Dianne Walker, Program Director
Guest Artist Harold Cromer · Artist Faculty Derick K. Grant, Ray Hesselink, & Tasha Lawson ·
Music Director Paul Arslanian
Contemporary · July 12-August 1 · Milton Myers, Program Director
Guest Choreographers Ronald K. Brown, Hofesh Shechter, & Didy Veldman · Artist Faculty Carla Maxwell, Janet Panetta, Igal Perry, Pamela Pribisco, & Ami Shulman · Music Director John Levis
Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance · August 2-23 · Chet Walker, Program Director
Artist Faculty Bill Hastings, Timothy Kasper, Dana Moore, & others to be announced, including Broadway Guest Artists for A Jazz Happening · Music Director Steve Marzullo · Vocal Coach Ric Ryder ·
Vocal Master Class Teri Ralston
Choreographers Lab: Choreographers as Artist Educators · August 24-31
Celeste Miller & Lisa Donovan, Program Directors
Where to Audition
Miami
January 16 Contemporary
January 17 Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance
January 17 Tap
Los Angeles
February 6 Contemporary
February 7 Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance
February 7 Tap
New York City
January 23 Contemporary
January 23 Tap
January 24 Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance
DVD Auditions
March 31 postmark date
DVD auditions are encouraged for anyone unable to attend in person.
International Auditions
Argentina...Athens...Paris...Norway
see Pillow website for listings
Visit our website for audition, scholarship, and application guidelines, program descriptions, and information regarding audition dates and locations.
The School at Jacob's Pillow
www.jacobspillow.org
info@jacobspillow.org
413.243.9919
Sydney Opera House and Ausdance NSW present:
Workshops
Connect Sydney Free Intensive Winning Grants Training
Connect Sydney is an initiative by the City of Sydney which aims to build the capacity of community organisations through the provision of free governance training to build their skills. It also aims to provide an opportunity for a wide variety of organisations to network and share their experiences. The City of Sydney Council hosted a training workshop on how to write successful and effective grants submissions in 2009, due to popular demand, we will offer the training again this year.
In this workshop you will be provided with the tools to write successful submissions for any grant, a critical skill within any community organisation.
This workshop will help you to:
* Effectively present your proposal
* Develop an organisational template
* Determine the best grants for your project
* Write a proposal i.e. style, treatment, content
* Tailor your proposals to multiple grantmakers
* Develop winning project plans and realistic budgets
* Meet different requirements from different sources
Date: 6 September 2010 (Monday)
Time: 9:30 am - 1 pm
Venue: Redfern Town Hall, 73 Pitt St, Redfern (close to Redfern train
station) Light lunch will be provided.
The above training is delivered by Our Community Pty Ltd.
http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/
RSVP
Numbers are limited. If you would like to book in for the training, please send back the attached Expression of Interest form to Caroline
Corin:
ccorin@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au / fax to 9246-7894 or enquiry: 9265 9517
Please advise us if you have any access requirements.
A MASTERCLASS WITH THE MASTER OF TAP
SAVION GLOVER
SOLD OUT!
Savion Glover is widely acknowledged as the world’s greatest tap dancer. He has redefined the genre, taking it way beyond its old-fashioned image, adapting it to the rhythms of contemporary jazz and hip-hop. Glover has performed on everything from P Diddiy music videos to Sesame Street, and he even lent his feet to Mumble, the tap-dancing penguin in Happy Feet.
Workshop Details:
When: Saturday 4th September, 2pm
Where: Drama Theatre stage, Sydney Opera House
Level: All skills welcome, 13years and over
Class Duration: 1hr 45mins
How much: $20
Bookings: Participants must register with Ausdance NSW on 02 9256 4800 or administration@dance.net.au to take part in the workshop. Payment must be received prior to the workshop, participants can pay by credit card, cheque, bank deposit or cash, speak to Ausdance NSW for more details.
Places are limited so reserve a spot now. Don’t miss out on this once in a life time opportunity!!!
Glover makes his Australian premiere in Bare Soundz - showing as part of Spring Dance 2010, presented by Sydney Opera House in partnership with SONY.
In Bare Soundz, Glover, with Marshall Davis Jnr, and Maurice Chestnut engage in a six-footed game - tapping out a bass rhythm with one foot and then simultaneously overlaying complex riffs with the other.
Watch the interview with George Miller on working with the master of tap.
See Savion Glover in action
BARE SOUNDZ, 31 AUG – 5 SEPT
DRAMA THEATRE, FROM $49*
More info
SPRING DANCE at Sydney Opera House
Four weeks of exceptional artistry, athleticism and grace from some of the most exciting choreographers and performers working across the globe.
This season unveils four Australian Premieres, two World Premieres and a new Sydney Opera House commission.
Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui performs in a Sadler’s Wells production with the set created by British Sculptor Anthony Gormely and 17 Monks from the original Shaolin Temple; tap legend Savion Glover in his first Australian appearance; Artistic Director of Chunky Move - Gideon Obarzanek returns to the stage for the first time in 18 years and Pierre Regal’s production Asphalte is a hip hop work of depth, humour and visual poetry performed by 5 dancers from the streets of Paris.
2010 sees the return of free dance films on the Forecourt and this year there is even a duet for dancer and earthmover performed free by French performer Phillipe Priasson.
From 31 Aug -26 Sept.
Information and to book
Awareness Through Movement Workshops
With Peter Binns
Leading Australian Feldenkrais practitioner, Peter Binns, returns to Sydney to teach Awareness Through Movement workshops. These workshops are designed specifically with athletes, dancers, musicians and anyone who relies on the quality of movement for their livelihood.
Saturday 21 August, 11 am - 4pm - Rolling and Hips - youthful mobility, graceful fluidity
Saturday 30 October, 11am - 4pm - Thoracic Mobility - easing the neck, shoulders and chest
Click here for more information
LAGAW GUB – ISLAND WIND
BlakDance Australia is conducting professional development workshops for Teachers through Australia’s first Torres Strait Island Dance kit for schools.
Suitable for all Teachers, the workshops will take you on a journey of life in the Torres Straits as expressed by Dennis Newie through songs and dance.
Conducted in a Culturally appropriate manner the workshops will allow Teachers to pass on the songs and dances to their students, providing them with a new learning experience of Australian Culture.
Be amongst the first to experience Australian Indigenous Culture through dance and the Kala Lagaw Ya language of the Torres Strait.
Professional Development Workshop - October 17 & 18
Venue: Kuril Dhagun L1 State Library Qld
Time: 10am – 4pm
Registrations close 24th September.
NB: Participant numbers limited.
For further information contact Alex:
admin.treading@netspeed.com.au
(07) 3220 3377
Now launching a brand new Rolfing® Practice in Newtown!!
To promote this new venture, I am offering all Ausdance members a discounted rate for a three session series or ten series of Rolfing®
Contact me at 0406 006 204 or by email at soundbodysomatics@gmail.com to schedule a session in Newtown or St Leonards. Both practices are close to the train station.
What is Rolfing?
Rolfing is a strategic and holistic system of manual therapy and movement education that works with restrictions in tissue and inhibitions in coordination to organize the body in gravity creating the potential for more functional movement patterns.
More information about Structural Integration and Fascia:
Connective tissue or fascia creates continuity throughout the body as it wraps every muscle, nerve and organ and makes up all tendon, ligament and bone. It is organized (or disorganized) in response to gravity, our habitual movement patterns, strain, emotional tension and trauma. With slow and gentile pressure that is applied both strategically and mindfully after a body reading, we can balance the tonus of the fascia thereby assisting the body to achieve greater ease in function, comfort and vitality.
Rolfing® is the popular name for Structural Integration bodywork. The basic series consists of ten sessions. In a series of sessions we are working not only with the connective tissue but also with rhythms of respiration and gait. We also educate the client in ways of using the new possibilities through perceptual movement education. Each Rolfing® session builds upon the results of the previous one, so that the results are cumulative. The first seven sessions remove strain from specific areas of the body: the lower back, neck, knees, etc. the remaining sessions organize and align the body as a whole, resulting in better balance, enhanced freedom of movement, and a higher energy level. It is also possible to do a one-off session or a series of three sessions and still get many benefits from the work.
Rolfing® can help with physical performance as it breaks up adhesions, improves range of motion and alignment. It is particularly useful for the overuse patterns of dancers. You can increase movement potential and energy when you are not doing so much battle with gravity in maintaining the verticality of your structure. Rolfing® also helps with stress and pain management. The process increases body awareness which can have a wonderful effect on how you relate to your environment both inside and out.
Angela Hill is a Certified Rolfer™, Rolf Movement Practitioner™, somatic therapist and movement educator. She has a BFA in dance education and a background of fifteen years as a dancer, choreographer and teacher of movement to people of all ages and abilities. Angela has been practicing manual therapy for the last five years. She studied Rolfing® in Boulder, Colorado, Sydney, Australia and Barra do Sahy, Brazil with the top international Rolfing® faculty. She has trained in the Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy which supports the mind-body aspect of her work. Angela’s approach is also informed by her experience with other modalities such as Ideokinesis, Body-Mind-Centering, Laban Movement Analysis, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Contact Improvisation, Shiatsu, Yoga and Energetic Healing.
Her philosophy is that our many layers of being - structural, functional, emotional and energetic can come into better resonance and alignment when we can be present in our bodies, integrating both past experiences with new possibilities.
“Behind every tension is a belief.”
Ron Kurtz, Founder
The Hakomi Method of Experiential Psychotherapy
“The way you walk across a room is the way you walk through life.”
Dr. Ida P. Rolf, Founder
The Rolfing Method of Structural Integration
"EPIZO" 2010 AFRICAN DANCE & DRUMMING CAMP
Sunday 3rd October to Saturday 9th October.
*Learn High powered exuberant DANCE moves 4hrs per day!!!
* Learn High powered DRUM rhythms from the heart of africa.
Contact: rebekah : 0413 66 33 15, rebekahzammitross@yahoo.com.au
Momentum
Courses and Education
CALL FOR PAPERS
GENRE, MUSIC AND SOUND SERIES: VOLUME 6
MOVIES, MOVES AND MUSIC: The Sonic World of Dance Films
Edited by Dr Pauline Manley and Dr Mark Evans
Published by Equinox, London
About the Volume
Over the last 40 years, while the musical film has faded from its historical high-point to a more isolated and quirky phenomenon, the dance film has displayed refulgent growth and surprising resilience. A phenomena of modern movie-making, the dance film has spawned profitable global enterprises (Billy Elliot), has fashioned youthful angst as sociological voice (Saturday Night Fever, Footloose and Dirty Dancing) and acted as a marker of post-modern ironic camp (Strictly Ballroom). This modern genre has influenced cinema as a whole in the ways bodies are made dimensional, in the way rhythm and energy are communicated, and in the filmic capacity to create narrative worlds without words.
Emerging as a distinct (sub) genre in the 1970s, dance film has been crafting its own meta-narrative and aesthetic paradigms that, nonetheless, display extraordinary variety. Ranging from the experimental, ‘you are there’ sonic explorations of Robert Altman’s The Company and the brutal energy of David La Chappelle’s Rize to the lighter ‘backstage musical’ form displayed in Centre Stage and Save the Last Dance, this genre has garnered both commercial and artistic success.
Meanwhile, Bollywood has become a juggernaut, creating transportable memory for diasporic Indian communities across the world. This is an entire industry based on the ‘dance number’, where films are pitched around the choreography, where the actors are not expected to sing, but they must dance.
This series of essays will investigate the relationship between movement and sound as it is revealed, manipulated and crafted in the dance film genre. It will consider the role of all aspects of sound in the dance film, including the dancer generated sounds inherent in Tap, Flamenco, Irish Dance and Krumping. Drawing on significant post-War dance films from around world, this volume will finally address this mainstream genre, where image and sound meet in a crucial symbiosis.
Requirements:
Please send a 250 word abstract to the e-mail address listed below. Abstracts would be due by August 15 2010. Final articles would be due mid January 2011.
This volume will focus on the feature dance film rather music video or musicals. We are especially interested in avant-garde, hip hop, Bollywood and commercial ‘backstage’ dance films, but articles which fall outside these categories are also encouraged.
Finalised articles should be between 6000-8000 words.
Please note that acceptance of the proposal does not guarantee publication and all chapters will be subject to normal processes of peer review. Please send proposals and further enquiries to Dr Pauline Manley: pauline.manley@mq.edu.au