The Lowry Centre for Advanced Training in Dance has opened applications to be considered for its next scheme, starting in September 2020. The pre-vocational training scheme is open to young people from the North West aged 11-16 with a passion and talent for dance and offers world-class specialist training. The scheme includes a broad and…
HOME Manchester has announced five new Homemaker productions, a series of works challenging artists to create in lockdown for an audience to enjoy at home. The latest works to be made available include James Monaghan’s sunset to sunrise online performance, Let’s Spend the Night Together, Ugly Bucket’s short film ABC (Anything But Covid), both commissioned…
Diversity have announced the Connected Tour for 2021, which will include three shows at Manchester’s Palace Theatre. After nine sell out UK tours, Diversity have announced one of their biggest UK runs to date. Diversity have now been performing to audiences around the world for 10 years, since winning the third series of Britain’s Got…
English National Ballet will present its world premiere of Raymonda at Manchester’s Palace Theatre in October during a three night run. Raymonda will be directed and choreographed by Tamara Rojo CBE as she creates a new version of the classic 19th century ballet originally choreographed by Marius Petipa. [adrotate banner=”3”] Tamara Rojo is set to…
Manchester-based Company Chameleon open a UK tour of their new show The Shadow with a world premiere at HOME Manchester. The dance theatre company have developed a strong reputation for creating socially relevant dance theatre, exploring human issues. They take on topics including mental health, masculinity and relationships. This production finds Company Chameleon exploring the…
Manchester dance company, Company Chameleon, has announced that Dame Darcey Bussell is joining the company’s board as their first-ever Patron. The development comes after the world-renowned ballerina and Strictly Come Dancing judge worked with Company Chameleon’s Kevin Edward Turner on last year’s Dancing to Happiness documentary. The one-off documentary was filmed for BBC Two and…
Strictly Come Dancing professionals Aljaž Škorjanec, Giovanni Pernice and Gorka Marquez will star in Here Come The Boys at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. The three professional dancers will perform a 38-date UK tour throughout June and July, bringing their new show to Manchester. Here Come The Boys will be like no other Strictly show; in a…
Diversity have announced a UK tour to celebrate their 10 year anniversary, including two shows at Manchester’s Palace Theatre. Since winning the third series of Britain’s Got Talent, Diversity have had eight sell out UK tours, selling more than half a million tickets. Creator and choreographer Ashley Banjo said of the forthcoming tour “Born Ready…
Manchester dance company, Company Chamelon, feature in a new documentary with Darcey Bussell – Darcey Bussell: Dancing to Happiness, broadcast next week. The one-off documentary investigates why dance, more than any other form of exercise, has such a positive effect on mood and behaviour. In her quest for answers Darcey visits Company Chameleon and follows…
