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PROFESSIONALDANCE

9 September – 8 December 2017

Autumn Term 2017 Welcome to our always surprising and inspiring professional programme – full ofnewly embodied ideas and opportunities for the dancers and makers of the nation.

This term we have a true legend coming to visit and personally the first and sopossibly the most influential guru of mine: The great Lindsay Kemp will be in thehouse in October. Lindsay was mentor to many including Kate Bush and DavidBowie – the latter even came to stay at the mad and glorious basement flat inDrummond Street here in Edinburgh whilst writing his album Hunky Dory.

I was scullery maid and gin pourer but also a devoted student of Lindsay’s. Hisshows were like something from another fabulous, glittering, over-made-up planet.A planet I’ve been visiting regularly ever since! As well as this amazing news, wewill be welcoming our new DEBS (graduate dancers) who will be mentored by Al Seed, one of our great Scottish artists of physical theatre. Add to this up to twofree classes a week for professionals and countless residency showings on Fridays,and it all starts to add up to a pretty awesome Autumn.

As always, I’ll remind you that our Friday afternoon showings by companies inresidence are open to all and free to attend. I hope to see you there, as well as |atthe Lindsay Kemp-led autumn showcase and our Youth Dance showcase at theTraverse in November.

Morag Deyes MBE, Artistic Directormorag@dancebase.co.uk

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Dance Base gratefully acknowledges support from:

Awards for All Scotland The Maple Trust Cashback for Creativity The Nancy Massey Charitable Trust D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Ponton House TrustMartin Connell Charitable Trust The Robertson TrustEdinburgh Airport Community Board The Russell Trust EIS Split Infinitive Trust Paul Hamlyn Foundation The Wolfson FoundationMiss K.M. Harbinson's Charitable Trust WCH Trust for Children Christina Mary Hendrie Trust Dance WearThe Leverhulme Trust

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BOARDChairman Edward ACrozierMembers Paul Blair, Simon Guest, Christopher Hampson, Cllr David Key, Kirstee Macbeth, Elizabeth Mitchell, Ashley Steven

WELCOME

Patron: HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay KT KGArtistic Patron: Mark Morris

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Resources/Notice BoardAn extensive library of books, magazines, publications,videos and DVDs is available to view or borrow.Reception staff will be happy to retrieve items from the archive. Details of classes, residencies, auditionnotices, jobs and calls for submissions/collaborationare on the notice board outside the green room.

Green RoomChill out, access the internet and read our selection of national and international dance publications andupdated DVD selection. PC and internet access via free WiFi is available.

D-mail ProA fortnightly digest of news, funding information,job opportunities and special offers. Sign up at dancebase.co.uk

Dance Base ReceptionThe well-informed and friendly reception staff are your first port of call for any enquiries. 0131 225 5525 / dance@dancebase.co.uk

Pro Studio HireStudio space is available to hire out with the regularprofessional programme at £9 per hour. The DanceBase meeting room may be available for dancecompany board meetings for free. Please contact hires@dancebase.co.uk for availabilityand prices.

FundingThe Creative Scotland Professional Development Fundoffers assistance for individual artists working at aprofessional level in Scotland.0845 603 6000 / creativescotland.com

AdviceDance Base staff are here to offer support, advice andadvocacy to the professional community. Morag Deyes,Artistic Director, directs the residency, festival and theshowcase programme, and can advise on many areasof professional development and training. Morag isalso happy to give feedback during the studio process if requested at least 2–3 weeks in advance. BushHartshorn is available to advise on professionaldevelopment for dance artists and Chief ExecutiveJenny Langlands is available to advise on budgets andfunding applications.morag@dancebase.co.uk / bush@dancebase.co.ukjenny@dancebase.co.uk

The Treatment Room at Dance Base Treatments are undertaken by highly qualifiedpractitioners, offered at a reduced rate. To bookcontact the therapist directly. Details available from reception and below.dance@dancebase.co.uk

Valeska Andrews Massage TherapyNO HANDS massage. On-Site Chair.Deep powerful, gentle touch for all. valeska.andrews@blueyonder.co.uk

Feldenkrais with Merav IsraelPerformer, movement/dance teacher, choreographer,Feldenkrais Method practitioner.07821 335757 / mirabailos@yahoo.co.uk

FASIC Fitness Assessmentand Sports Injuries Centre for Sport & Exercise, The University of Edinburgh Offers discounts of up to 25% when quoting Dance Base Professional Offer.0131 650 2578 / sport.ed.ac.uk

Bill Taylor Sports Injuries Clinic Welcomes dancers and offers a £5 discount on consultations when quoting Dance Base Professional Offer.0131 332 8698

Health for Life Chiropractic Can help with spine/joint injury treatment andpreventative spinal care. Dancers receive 50% off aconsultations – quote Dance Base Professional Offer.0131 477 1728 / healthforlifechiro.co.uk

Dance Base operates an open-door policy to all professionaldancers. These are some of the resources available.

PROSERVICES

‘As a mature dancer, researcher and educator who has travelled nationallyand internationally I have never experienced anywhere that doesprofessional dance classes as well or as consistently as Dance Base.’ Debbie Watson, dance artist and class participant

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Monday11 Sep – 4 Dec

Free Practice Space

Open Time forProfessionals

09.30 –11.00 I FREE

These open sessions are a chance for allprofessional dancers toshare ideas, or simplytake advantage of somefree studio time. Therewill be no session leader,but the space is intendedto be a shared spacebetween multipledancers and is subject to numbers on the day.

Tuesday12 Sep – 5 Dec

Company Class

With Resident Companies

Further details on style, class content and requisite experience can be found in the residencysection of the brochure, or online.

12 Sep 10.00 – 11.30Lisa Fannen, Katsura Isobe, Jer Reid, Natasha Swingler,Solène Weinachter

19 Sep 10.00 – 11.30Emma Jayne Park

26 Sep 10.00 – 11.30Claricia Kruithof

3 Oct 10.00 – 11.30Typhaine Delaup and Virginia Scudeletti

10 Oct 10.00 – 11.30Julia James-Griffiths

24 Oct 10.00 – 11.30Emma Jayne Park

7 & 14 Oct 10.00 – 11.30Roberta Jean

21 Nov 10.00 – 11.30Lucy Boyes/Robbie Synge

28 Nov 10.00 – 11.30Farah Saleh

5 Dec 10.00 – 11.30Chiara Frigo

Wednesday13 Sep – 6 Dec

Classical Ballet With Julie Mitchell I ProfessionalDrop-in I 09.30 – 11.00 I £4.50

Emphasis on musicality and artistry,while maintaining a strong and puretechnique. A class with a completevocabulary and joy of dance!

ContemporaryWith Steinvor Palsson I Adv/ProDrop-in I 18.00 – 19.30 I £4.50

Focusing on alignment, breath,clarity of movement and musicality,the class moves from standingexercises for working on techniquethrough movement sequences andjumps that explore space, rhythmand shifting dynamics.

CLASSES

Drop-in classTickets are sold on a first-come,first-served basis. Buy ticketsonline, in person or over thephone from one day before theclass begins.

Musicians William Mowat Thomson, David Robertson and Barney Strachan

Class LevelsClasses marked Professional aresuitable for professional dancers,graduate students and others whohave undergone intense technicaltraining. Other classes listed on these pages are taught at All Levels or Improvers and are also open tocommunity dancers.

PRO Studio HireStudio space is available to hire outwith the regularprofessional programme forindividual professionaldevelopment at £9 per hour.For availability and prices,please contacthires@dancebase.co.uk

NewsletterSign up to the pronewsletter for allthe latest news,jobs, opportunitiesand performances from the world of pro dance.dancebase.co.uk

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Friday15 Sep – 8 Dec

Classical Ballet

With Vincent Hantam

Professional

Drop-in I 09.30 –11.00 I £4.50

This is a general morning classfor professional dancers anddancers with extensiveexperience of classical ballet. This class will invigorate bothyour body and your mind and set you up for the day.

Saturday 9 Sep – 2 Dec

Contemporary

With Steinvor Palsson

Professional

Drop-in I 11.15 – 12.45 I £4.50

This class focuses on placement,breath, core strength andmusicality. The emphasisthroughout is on finding a strongcentre from which to exploremovement with ease, efficiencyand fluidity.

Thursday14 Sep – 7 Dec

Company Class

With Resident Companies

Further details on style, class content and requisite experience can be found in the residency sectionof the brochure, or online.

14 & 21 Sep 10.00 – 11.30Giulia Montalbano

28 Sep 10.00 – 11.30Tamsyn Russell

5 Oct 10.00 – 11.30Claricia Kruithof

12 Oct 10.00 – 11.30Lindsay Kemp and Daniela Maccari

19 Oct 10.00 – 11.30Stadium Rock

26 Oct 10.00 – 11.30Rob Heaslip & Company

2 & 9 Nov 10.00 – 11.30Martyn Garside

16 Nov 10.00 – 11.30Alan Lambie

23 Nov 10.00 – 11.30Farah Saleh

30 Nov 10.00 – 11.30Lucy Boyes/Robbie Synge

7 Dec 10.00 – 11.30Colin Poole

14 Dec 10.00 – 11.30Luke Pell and Kitty Fedorec

Aerial HireProfessional Aerial Hire is available once an induction has been completed. To book an induction contact:hires@dancebase.co.uk

Company showingsImmerse yourself in our free studio showing of the week’sprofessional resident companies at 17.00. Come and supportyour dance community. See the calendar on the back page fordates.

Out of Class ImprovisationProgrammed by Christine Devaney£5 payable in cashSun 24 Sep I 11.00 – 13.00 Sun 29 Oct I 11.00 – 13.00 Sun 19 Nov I 11.00 – 13.00

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AUTUMN 17 SHOWCASE:PARTICIPANT CALLOUTIlluminationsResidency I Mon 9 – Fri 13 Oct I 11.00 – 16.00Showcase I Sat 14 Oct I 20.00

It is a privilege to welcome the legendary Lindsay Kemp to Dance Base.

Much has been said about his influence on seminal artists such as Bowie and Bush but we alsoacknowledge Lindsay’s ground-breaking work over the decades. Works that have radically, glamorouslyand intensely changed ways of seeing theatre, dance, art, life and gender. It was in the same Grassmarketthat is now home to Dance Base that the exquisite and high camp classics such as Flowers, The Maids andthe Turquoise Pantomimewere premiered, in the first wild manifestation of the Traverse Theatre.

Morag’s life was changed as a 15 year-old dance student at the Theatre School of Dance and Dramain the West End run by William Mowat Thomson, when Lindsay flew into the studio accompanied by dancer The Incredible Orlando (aka Jack Birkett), filling it with charisma, visceral life and colour andoutrageous behaviour.

Morag was invited to be part of that most outrageous and innovative company, and now, several decadeslater, Lindsay’s homecoming is rightly here at Dance Base, and now you can spend an entire week with theman Kate Bush dedicated the song Moving to. She said of him “It was incredible, I’d never seen anythinglike it, I really hadn’t. And I felt if it was possible to combine that strength of movement with the voice, then maybe it would work, and that’s what I’ve tried to do.”

Brian Eno – “Lindsay was, is and always has been extraordinary.”

Sir Alec Guinness stated “Lindsay Kemp is a great, repeat, great artist.”

Lindsay is joined in the studio by the Italian ballet dancer Daniela Maccari, who will embody someof Lindsay’s vision during the week and is essential to the process.

More details of both artists can be found on the website.

To Apply

Participants must have more than three years’ professional experience in physical theatre or dance.

The project will take place from Monday 9 to Saturday 14 October at Dance Base, 14–16 Grassmarket,Edinburgh EH1 2JU with a public performance of the work on Saturday 14 at 20.00.

The project is FREE of charge and is part of Dance Base’s continued Professional DevelopmentProgramme. Please note Dance Base cannot cover travel and/or accommodation, please take thisin to consideration when applying.

Interested applicants must submit a CV and personal statement about why you would like to take part inthe project to helen@dancebase.co.uk and thereafter we will send to Lindsay Kemp for the final decision.Deadline for interest is Monday 11 September.We will get back to applicants by Monday 18 September.

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FREEDOM OF MOVEMENTDance Base offers a programme of free dance classes for over-60s throughout October as part ofLuminate: Scotland's creative ageing festival. The classes will be Contemporary Dance and PerformanceArt with the iconic Lindsay Kemp, Jazz with Chris Stuart-Wilson, Ballet with Matthew Hawkins and ‘let-it-all-hang-out’ Freestyle Contemporary with Morag Deyes.

These classes encourage a sense of joy in movement and creativity and will be fun, open and free.

Wed 4 Oct I 15.00 – 16.00 I Chris Stuart Wilson

Wed 11 Oct I 15.00 – 16.00 I Lindsey Kemp with Daniela Maccari

Wed 18 Oct I 15.00 – 16.00 I Morag Deyes

Wed 25 Oct I 15.00 – 16.00 I Matthew Hawkins

PRIME will also be performing as part of our Autumn Showcase on Saturday 14 October at 20.00 – alongside work created by Lindsey Kemp – keep an eye on our website for more details.

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Dance Base with Gary Clarke Company are offering dance/physical theatre students, graduates and professionals the unique opportunity to take part in a master class led by award-winning dancer and choreographer Gary Clarke.

Using material from his recent critically-acclaimed national dance theatre show COAL(which explores the darker underbelly of the mining industry) Gary will lead participants through repertoire from the show and creatively explore some of the themes of the work.

A fun, educational and explorative master class for anyone interested in theatre and dance followed by a chance to see COAL, coaltour.co.uk.

All participants will be offered a special ticket rate code to see COAL at the TraverseTheatre on either 14, 15 or 16 September (subject to availability).

Bookings for the workshop can be made in-person, by calling 0131 225 5525, or online at dancebase.co.uk

WORKSHOPCOAL Dance and Physical Theatre Master Class with Gary ClarkeSuitable for Dance/Physical Theatre Students, Graduates and Professionals Mon 11 Sep I 11.00 – 13.00 I £10

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Dance Base and Traverse Theatrepresent: Without a HitchRoom 2 Manoeuvre Traverse Theatre I Fri 3 Nov I 19.30

‘Hip hop, ya don’t stop’ – but all good things must come to an end. Without a Hitch followsthe downward spiral of a four-man b-boy crew as ambition, jealousy and frustrationmanifest in a group struggling to move in the same direction. Featuring an internationalcast from Finland, Sweden and the UK, expect plenty of dark comedy, powerfulbreakdancing and slick production from Room 2 Manoeuvre’s new hip hop dance theatreproduction.

‘Who knew that hip hop and urban street dance had such a sensitive side and could wow uswith bravura power moves? […] a wickedly funny exposé of the internal rivalries and mightyegos behind some very tasty, tight and smoking dance’Mary Brennan, Herald HHHH

Co-produced by JoJo Dance Centre – FinlandSupported by Creative Scotland and The Brunton

Book:£12 (£10.50)Weekend Ticket£19 (£16) for both showsFamily Ticket (for either show)£28 for 40131 228 1404 I traverse.co.uk

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Dance Base and Traverse Theatrepresent: Starting NowYouth Dance Showcase Traverse Theatre I Sat 4 Nov I 19.00

Celebrating the freshness, enthusiasm and talent of Scotland’s young dancers – DanceBase and the Traverse Theatre bring you a family-friendly evening that shows just whatthese young people can do.

Come and enjoy styles such as Indian classical dance, hip hop, contemporary dance and more in this spectacular evening’s entertainment, designed to light up the darkNovember night.

The show will include performances by Dance Base’s own Lothian Youth Dance Company,Edinburgh based hip hop company, Mini Jackers, and Dance Ihayami’s Spice, alongsideother invited guests.

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Book:£12 (£10.50)Weekend Ticket£19 (£16) for both showsFamily Ticket (for either show)£28 for 40131 228 1404 I traverse.co.uk

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Catalyst Dance ManagementDance Sector Development WorkshopsA continuing series of free workshops and discussion groups for anyoneworking in dance, led by members of the Dance Base team, or by friendsand colleagues from other parts of the sector.

Creative Scotland Open Funding Application Workshops

Dance Base Chief Executive, Jenny Langlands will lead a number of bespokefunding sessions, focusing on applying to Creative Scotland's Open Fund. These are aimed at dance artists who wish to apply for support from Creative Scotland for a specificproject. This could include: research, development, creation, touring and professional development etc.These sessions will span several meetings and conversations, which will include:

> An initial conversation with to discuss the project and provide advice on different funding options

> A meeting to go through a draft application, where constructive feedback will be provided. As a result of these meetings, actions will be agreed by both Dance Base (including membe of the Catalyst team) and artists

> A final review meeting and support in submitting the application

There will be up to six slots across September to December. Sessions will be on a first come, first servedbasis. Bookings will open on Monday 24 July at 10.00, to book please email helen@dancebase.co.uk, witha brief outline of your project, including timelines and ideal submission deadlines, highlighting which timeperiod would best suit you (Jul – Sep or Oct – Dec). If there is a demand, we are able to travel to differentlocations throughout Scotland. Please indicate your preferred location in your email.

Open Project FundingAnna Krzystek, Interdisciplinary Performance Officer at Creative ScotlandWed 27 Sep I 10.00 – 11.30 I Free

This informal session will provide an overview of Creative Scotland funding and processes. Theintroductory talk will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions. This session is aimed at peopleworking in the dance sector.

To book, email helen@dancebase.co.uk by Wednesday 20 September.

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Tips & Tricks for Social Media MarketingMira KnocheThu 26 Oct I 11.00 – 12.30 I Free

Dance Base Marketing & Communications Officer, Mira Knoche invites you to this skills-sharing session on how social media platforms can be used effectively to promote your work as an artist. Topics and questions we will discuss include:

> brainstorming core values and messages for dance artists and companies

> developing an authentic and confident voice based on own values and messages

> identifying and setting up the right online platforms based on values and audiences

> finding good examples/digital role models for inspiration

> the power of good images

> creating online video content

> connecting with others (following and tagging/supporting organisations, venues/promoters, peers, potential advocates)

> building an intriguing narrative online

> creating a manageable social media plan

> Q&A / skills sharing

The session will include a short presentation, some exercises on drafting content and an open Q&Adiscussion. The aim is to give participants an insight into effective social media activity from theperspective of a venue, the opportunity to ask questions, share experiences and leave the session with a small personal action plan.

To book, email helen@dancebase.co.uk by Thursday 19 October.

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Selected by Artistic Director, Morag Deyes

Throughout the year, Dance Base offers residency opportunities to professional choreographers, companies andindividual artists who want to develop their work. The selection is not highly competitive but we will choose artistswho we believe will make the best use of the facilities we have built for dance and who may also have a positiveimpact on the professional dance community. We offer two strands of residency to support your needs.

EXPLORINGExploring residencies are designed to encourage exploration, research, development and experimentation. There will be an opportunity to share findings with peers and Dance Base visitors and to invite and encouragefeedback.

ARRIVINGThis residency is offered to a choreographer, company or individual who wished to take an already-developed idea to the next stage and premiere their work in a theatre or site-specific space.

Forthcoming residencies | Spring Term 2018 (January – March)

HOW TO APPLYWe invite applications three times a year – we are currently programming for Autumn 2017. Deadline forapplications is Monday 1 May at 17.00. Applications may be submitted by email to Helen McIntosh, ProgrammesManager helen@dancebase.co.uk. Please complete the Residency Application document on the residencies page of the website at dancebase.co.uk/professional

RESIDENCIES

Company class I Tuesday 12 September I 10.00 – 11.30 The function and movement language of the fluid systems of the body. Short scores for improvisation with livemusic and video projection.

Company showing I Friday 15 September I 16.00

RESIDENCY 11 – 15 SEPTEMBER

Tides Lisa Fannen, Katsura Isobe, Jer Reid, Natasha Swingler,Solène WeinachterAs a collective we’ll be researching the interplay of projected film,dance/movement, live music & sampled sound, including spoken words. We’ll be using improvisation as a vital componentof explorations that involves both social and political comment about, and a meditation on/celebration of water – its beautyand power, current related environmental destruction, and violence to indigenous people’s land/water/communities.

We want to develop understandings of the relationship between different elements: what is it, for example, to movewith/to/against film? What is it to dance with/to/against words; responding to both the sonic affect/pulse/pitch and theactual political/emotional content? The investigation will layer these elements and variables and examine them throughstructured scores.

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Company class I Thursday 14 & 21 September I 10.00 – 11.30Giulia Montalbano will guide you to research the pure physicality and the mechanism of how the body movesin certain qualities while dancing, using and transforming physical habits in a new and fresh approach to yourmovement.

Company showing I Friday 15 & 22 September I 17.00

Supported by: Creative Scotland

RESIDENCY 11 – 22 SEPTEMBER

W-hat About?Fuora Dance Project/Giulia Montalbano

Fuora Dance Project is ready for a new adventure... W-Hat About?

A brand-new children’s dance-theatre performance by the enchanting dancers of Fuora Dance Project celebratinggrandparents who help us to grow up, teaching us to be brave when life is difficult, helping us to fight our fears anddestroy the barriers between others and ourselves.

The performance is an interactive celebration of the importance of intergenerational family ties enriched by a humoroustake on the combination of Italian and Scottish cultures. Audiences can learn words in Italian subtly exploring the moralcontent of the importance of commitment as well as learning from our mistakes in order to grow.

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RESIDENCY 18 – 22 SEPTEMBER &23 – 27 OCTOBER

Here Before NowCultured Mongrel We’ve all ‘been here before’. With hindsight, it is easyto see how history has repeated itself but whathappens when life throws you a curve ball ofmeteoric proportion? Exploring grief, change andour relationship with home, Here Before Nowcombines movement and text with live music from composer Nik Paget-Tomlinson.

Here Before Now is the first stage in developing Quality driven, intimate home-based performances which consider thespecific needs of people who are house bound for medical reasons. Working in partnership with The Scottish MentalHealth Arts and Film Festival, these short works will engage with a variety of themes and art forms to offer those whocannot attend the theatre the same privilege as our visiting audiences.

Company class Tuesday 19 September & 24 October I 10.00 – 11.30Physical, playful and open to advanced movers from all backgrounds class will explore the overlap betweencontemporary technique and hip hop styles.

Company showing Friday 22 September & 27 October I 16.00

Commissioned by: 2Faced Dance Company & The BENCH

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Company class I Tuesday 26 September & Thusday 5 October I 10.00 – 11.30 Open to all movers and artists interested in working with movement. We will explore movement forms andimprovisational scores in dialogue with music and sound.

Company showing I Friday 6 October I 17.00

Claricia Kruithof is a Dance Base Associate Artist

RESIDENCY 25 SEPTEMBER – 6 OCTOBER

the sky was pink Claricia Kruithofthe sky was pink is a research project based on an evolvingmovement score drawn from, and in dialogue with: imagery, text,music and sound.

Considering the notion of the body as archive, exploring howmovement language and physical memory are held and how facetsof these can be unearthed through abstract actions.

Claricia will continue forming an emerging solo practice through thisresearch and further develop the sky was pink as a performancescore.

RESIDENCY 25 – 29 SEPTEMBER

Scene Stealer Tamsyn RussellDuring this residency, Tamsyn and the dancers will use this time to continue the research and development for a new work Scene Stealer.

Scene Stealer is an exploration into the idea of: individuals/groupsof people creating different worlds/atmospheres/scenarioswhich continually get interrupted by a new scene. Exploring their different upbringings, values and experiences within agroup setting, we will examine what it means to be individuals as part of a group.

We will work to create a series of vastly different ‘mini’ scenes that fall apart, disappear, dissolve or are discardedinto another scene.

Company class I Thursday 28 September I 10.00 – 11.30A release-based class devised to move the body in an organised and efficient way, focusing on clarity ofmovement and momentum. Working from a traditional class structure from floor phrases to standing,gradually building to integrate skills in full-bodied movement phrases.

Company showing I Friday 29 September I 17.00

Supported by: Creative Scotland, Produced by Dance Base

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Arts South Australia, The Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Scotland

RESIDENCY 2 – 6 OCTOBER

Live Composition and Soundpainting

Typhaine Delaup andVirginia Scudeletti Typhaine Delaup and Virginia Scudeletti will focustheir research on a unique improvisation techniquecalled Soundpainting, a multidisciplinary livecomposing sign language created by Walter Thompson in 1974. Drawing on their experience in improvisation and livecomposition techniques they will explore the Soundpainting language's potential for developing movement basedperformance practice, pushing the boundaries of the language itself.

Company class I Tuesday 3 October I 10.00 – 11.30Playing with live composition methods we will challenge our own practice and habits, exploring the sense ofcollective choice and group negotiation. A class for experienced movers.

Company showing I Friday 6 October I 16.00

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RESIDENCY 9 – 13 OCTOBER

The Box

Julia James-Griffiths/JJG DANCE Following from a previous research and development period,Julia James-Griffiths will be continuing to develop her new workThe Box alongside four dancers. This work looks into the impactdepression can have on an individual, and how our societyresponds to it.

Through movement, and the playful use of text/spoken word and the physical elements found and used for depression/mental health issues, the work will explore the idea of confinement, in its various forms, and what can be producedfrom it.

During this residency, and as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, Julia will also be offering a freeworkshop for those with experience of struggling with mental health issues to take part in (no dance experiencenecessary). Please contact her for more information. jjgdance.com

Company class I Tuesday 10 October I 10.00 – 11.30Moving in and out of the floor, and exploring the connections and movement possibilities of the body as wholethrough spirals and use of weight and suspension. There will also be a led improvisation using the use ofimagery and the engagement of the senses as a source to inspire and explore new ways of moving andresponding.

Company showing I Friday 13 October I 16.00

Supported by: Think Big, Citymoves Dance Agency, St Columba’s Free Church, Creative Scotland (tbc)

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RESIDENCY 16 – 20 OCTOBER

With Respect (Working Title)

Stadium Rock

Company class I Thusday 19 October I 10.00 – 11.30This class will be an opportunity to explore the Stadium Rock, multi-artform creative process. No experience necessary.

Company showing I Friday 20 October I 17.00

Stadium Rock will use this residency to explore and develop With Respect, a project seeded in 2014 in the form of written ‘transcriptions’ of conversations between writer Xana Marwick, her (then) two year-old son and boys in swingparks in Edinburgh. At this stage, we would like to ‘blast open’ the transcripts by offering them as a starting point forcreation to dancer/choreographer Hannah Venet, musician/live artist Casey Miller and one young male performer.

‘I’m a big boy, know how? Cos I don’t cry.I don’t cry cos ... cos I’m brave.’

Company class I Thursday 26 October I 10.00 – 11.30

An improvisation drawing upon the movement language of Rob Heaslip involving personalised movementsystems. Participants articulate muscle and bone to build heat, challenge stamina and delve into a personalexploration of the body. No latecomers.

Company showing I Friday 27 October I 17.00Supported by: The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Siamsa Tíre – The National Folk Theatre of Ireland, The Work Room, The Beacon, Dance Ireland

RESIDENCY 23 – 27 OCTOBER

A Glimpse of Flesh and Blood Rob Heaslip DanceA Glimpse of Flesh and Blood is where dance, vocals, music, design and a mound of confetti reinterpret folk theatre to telltales of rituals of birth and death in Gaelic Culture.

Rob Heaslip creates a collision of popular and folk culture to create a tale of collective-memory and consciousness.

The performers are a collection of ever-shifting biographies gathered in a small space. They are a composer, a dramaturg,a designer, dancers, and vocalists working to reinvent time honoured traditions.

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RESIDENCY 30 OCT – 10 NOVEMBER

New Work

Martyn Garside This residency will support further research and developmentinto Martyn's open practice as an emerging choreographer.

Company class

Thursday 2 & 9 November I 10.00 – 11.30A guided class through improvised movement tasks focusing on habitual patterns, intention, focus and self-awareness.

Company showing I Friday 10 November I 17.00 Martyn Garside is a Dance Base Associate Artist

RESIDENCY 6 – 17 NOVEMBER

New Work

Roberta Jean | mysteryskin

Company class I Tuesday 7 & 14 November I 10.00 – 11.30Exploring mindfulness, yoga and dance, we shall heat the body and work with alignment principles, locateease and joy in movement.

Company showing I Friday 17 November I 16.00

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Roberta is developing new work for both digital and live performance spaces. Across these contexts, she’s looking at both similarities and differences between the experience of the performer and the audience.

She says, “In my choreographic practice, I’m trying to explore and sculpt somatic experience and the poetic body whilstalso trying to be conscious of how work is received. I would like to further explore the inner process of the dancer,sensations, biomechanics, emotion, as well as the audience’s perspective, how work translates, dramaturgy, thereading/engagement experience of the audience. Overall, I’d like to be more empathetic towards both performers and audiences and look at how this understanding affects my choreographic practice.”

RESIDENCY 13 – 17 NOVEMBER

New Work

Alan LambieReflecting on personal experience, Alan Lambie will be exploring the devastating process of love and loss, hoping to strip away the deep layers ofrealisation that comes with a terminal illnessdiagnosis. Semi-autobiographical, but open enoughthat anyone can relate, Alan is looking to use hisdance experience to create new work for the first time.

Company class I Thursday 16 November I 10.00 – 11.30Yoga based warm up leading to dynamic moving sequences.

Company showing I Friday 17 November I 17.00

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Company class I Thursday 23 & Tuesday 28 November I 10.00 – 11.30 The class "Connect to expand and express" will explore the pelvis articulations, connections and movementinitiations. We will start from small somatic exercises, then move to bigger and dynamic ones, to finish with adance phrase that integrates the learnt connections, while adding physical states to each movement.

Company showing I Friday 1 December I 16.00Supported by: Creative Scotland (pending)

Farah Saleh is a Dance Base Associate Artist

RESIDENCY 20 NOVEMBER – 1 DECEMBER

Gesturing Refugees Farah SalehAs a Palestinian born in Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria, whonow lives in Scotland and considers herself a citizen of the world,choreographer Farah Saleh feels the urge to tackle the refugeecrisis taking place in Europe, and most recently in the US, throughunearthing recent and past latent stories of refugeehood using thebody as archive.

During the residency she will start a physical research with twodancer refugees and herself, intertwining archive material,testimonies and imagination to re-enact, transform and deform thegestures of refugees and their latent stories. The research will resultin an interactive performance lecture to experiment innovative waysof transmitting the archived gestures and stories into the bodies ofthe audience.

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aciej Czajka

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RESIDENCY20 NOVEMBER – 1 DECEMBER

Ensemble(working title)

Lucy Boyes andRobbie Synge

Lucy Boyes and Robbie Synge re-unite with performers Judy Adams, Damian Killeen and Christine Thynne. In this newphase, the group will be continuing to develop a series of performance actions representing or relating in some way toa rich catalogue of specific experiences and anecdotes from the past, and to aspirations or predictions for the future.

With several years of working together as a tight group, this project reflects both an important shared time together,and strong individuality. Working time will principally involve developing already existing choreography, generating new material and exploring opportunities for performative approaches that allow a heightened liveness of encounterfor the viewer.

Company class I Tuesday 21 & Thursday 30 November I 10.00 – 11.30With a focus on fluidity, function and ease of movement. Exercises and sequencing from company class willlead into improvisational movement scores, guided by themes of the work.

Company showing I Friday 1 December I 17.00 Robbie Synge is Dance Base Associate Artist

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obbie Synge

RESIDENCY 4 – 8 DECEMBER

Himalaya

C.ia Chiara Frigo

Company class I Tuesday 5 December I 10.00 – 11.30After a short warm-up session and the transfer of choreographic excerpts from the piece, the participants willbe guided into their individual creative journey, setting off from the themes of the solo piece. The class is opento everyone who is experienced with movement work.

Company showing I Friday 8 December I 16.00Supported by: Zebra Cultural Zoo, A.C. Scenario Pubblico Compagnia Zappalà Danza, Centro Nazionale di Produzione della Danza(Catania) / CSC Centro per la Scena Contemporanea, Bassano del Grappa

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aniela Rettore

Himalaya is a solo work that stands for my comeback onstage after a long while. It is like coming back home, comingback to movement research and at the same time it is a way to explore new practices. I would like to investigate theconcept of mountain as a fact, with its opposites: the airy top and the earthly base. Himalaya is inspired by the ‘Mountain’as a universal archetype of what is sacred. Ever since the most ancient shamanic traditions, it has been the axis that setsdirections in the organised space and connects the three worlds: divine, human, and the underworld. The climb to thetop is the heart of every undertaking, and the connection between the base and the top is like closing the loop. This workwill investigate how a choreography can turn into a ritual, using music scores by composers of the 20th century.

RESIDENCY 4 – 8 DECEMBER

Untitled Colin PooleThis residency is led by choreographer Colin Poole incollaboration with dance artist Charlie Morrissey. Together weare exploring ideas around identity and trauma. This researchcomes at a time of political uncertainty, Brexit, Trump, therefugee crisis and fears with regard to the 'Other'. Situatedwithin this context we will explore how dance making sitswithin these concerns. We will investigate the nature of ourresponsibilities as artists and whether art has somethingunique to contribute to the wider conversation.

Company class I Thursday 7 December I 10.00 – 11.30This company class is open to all levels of experience and draws on the Feldenkrais Method and contactimprovisation to explore ways of moving into the unfamiliar and unknown.

Company showing I Friday 8 December I 17.00Supported by: The Place Choreodrome, Dance South East

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Company class I Thursday 14 December I 10.00 – 11.30 Join us in an open playful space for a series of morning exercises that prepare us to listen, touch, move.

Company showing I Thursday 14 December I 17.00Luke Pell is Dance Base Associate Artist

RESIDENCY 11 – 14 DECEMBER

Associate Artist Research Luke Pell and Kitty FedorecSelkie Was a Sea Witch (or another dance from a white cis male, why bother?)

Selkie was a Sea Witch. His fleece was white as snow. A couple of queers getting themselves in a fankle with sticky, slippery questions about going solo,oppression, authorship, autonomy, autism, ableism and choreography.

From tall tales to tool use and tall tool users Luke Pell and long termcollaborator Kitty Fedorec are at the beginning of something yet to take its shape.

In a shame shed use of alliteration, nursery rhyme and nonsense poetry, mythsand magics, folklore and science fictions, enchantment and entanglements,hybridity and hydrologic they will spend a small spell of daze, breaking binaries,teetering into transformations, skin steeling, soft lovings, the casual andcausality.

Muse the rider – rather than the ridden – and their poet writhe about with messybodies and the wet stuff that lets us know we are alive.

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ark Alesky

Dream Time ResidencyRESIDENCY 6 – 10 NOVEMBER

Stained and Staining

Paul Michael Henry and Penny Chivas A dance on film exploratory residency by PaulMichael Henry and Penny Chivas.

This residency follows an initial film project by Pauland Penny entitled The Distance between my Eyes and the Back of My Head, made in 2016 and recently selected forPerth Dance Festival (Screen Awards). This was a collaboration between Paul, Penny, their bodies, the environment onlocation at a disused farmhouse, and film technology. We were excited by what we started to discover during it (eventhough it was done over one day and improvised on minimum budget), and we’re using the Dream Time residency toproperly research the possibilities for collaboration into dance on film.

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Dream Time ResidencyRESIDENCY 20 – 24 NOVEMBER

New Work

Al Seed Al will use this residency to build a physical character which will then form the foundation for a future, full-length work ofdance-theatre. Al's inroad into this character is the figure of theoutcast-giant, a figure common to mythology and fairytales aswell as popular culture. Al will explore how motifs of gigantism

and being ‘out of scale/place’ play out in reference to his own physicality and movement vocabularies, and in relation toa variety of source materials.

Company class I Thursday 23 November I 10.00 – 11.30In keeping with the nature of the work Al will be conducting for his Dream Time residency, this class will blurthe distinctions between dance and movement technique, devising skills, and improvisation. The class hastwo aims: to be fun; and to provide participants of all levels and backgrounds with a clear and simple set oftools with which to devise physical performance of all kinds. Key areas of focus will include: ‘listening’ as afundamental performance tool, performance as game, spatial dynamics, and the physical mechanics of groupmovement.

Company showing I Friday 24 November I 17.00

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Company class I Thursday 9 November I 10.00 – 11.30Paul and Penny will draw upon and blend their somatic, yoga and Noguchi Taiso knowledge to offer a classthat allows us to drop deeply into our body, awaken the senses and become aware of our movementpossibilities for the day before opening out into some (hopefully outdoor) movement explorations taking our centred approach with us.

Company showing I Friday 10 November I 16.00

Day Planner For further information or to bookcontact us on 0131 225 5525 or e-mail dance@dancebase.co.uk

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Dance Base is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Registered in Scotland, Company No: SC145736. Charity No: SC O22512, VAT Registration No: 663852510Dance Base reserves the right to make any changes deemed necessary.This brochure contains details of the professional programme; for information on general level classes and workshops, please refer to the community programmes.Partnership work with our community projects is welcomed, contact: helen@dancebase.co.uk to arrange this.

SeptemberTue 12 10.00 – 11.30 Lisa Fannen, Katsura Isobe, Jer Reid, Natasha Swingler, Solène Weinachter Company class p14Thu 14 10.00 – 11.30 Fuora Dance Project/Giulia Montalbano Company class p15

Fri 15 16.00 Lisa Fannen, Katsura Isobe, Jer Reid, Natasha Swingler, Solène Weinachter Company showing p14Tue 19 10.00 – 11.30 Cultured Mongrel Company class p15Thu 21 10.00 – 11.30 Fuora Dance Project/Giulia Montalbano Company class p15Fri 22 16.00 Cultured Mongrel Company showing p15Fri 22 17.00 Fuora Dance Project/Giulia Montalbano Company showing p15Tue 26 10.00 – 11.30 Claricia Kruithof Company class p16Thu 28 10.00 – 11.30 Tamsyn Russell Company class p16Fri 29 17.00 Tamsyn Russell Company showing p16

OctoberTue 3 10.00 – 11.30 Typhaine Delaup and Virginia Scudeletti Company class p17Thu 5 10.00 – 11.30 Claricia Kruithof Company class p16Fri 6 16.00 Typhaine Delaup and Virginia Scudeletti Company showing p17Fri 6 17.00 Claricia Kruithof Company showing p16Tue 10 10.00 – 11.30 Julia James-Griffiths/JJG DANCE Company class p17Thu 12 10.00 – 11.30 Lindsay Kemp and Daniela Maccari Company class p7Fri 13 16.00 Julia James-Griffiths/JJG DANCE Company class p17Sat 14 20.00 Illuminations Autumn showcase p7Thu 19 10.00 – 11.30 Stadium Rock Company class p18Fri 20 17.00 Stadium Rock Company showing p18Tue 24 10.00 – 11.30 Cultured Mongrel Company class p15Thu 26 10.00 – 11.30 Rob Heaslip Dance Company class p18Fri 27 16.00 Cultured Mongrel Company showing p15Fri 27 17.00 Rob Heaslip Dance Company showing p18

NovemberThu 2 10.00 – 11.30 Martyn Garside Company class p19Tue 7 10.00 – 11.30 Roberta Jean |mysteryskin Company class p19Thu 9 10.00 – 11.30 Martyn Garside Company class p19Fri 10 17.00 Martyn Garside Company showing p19Tue 14 10.00 – 11.30 Roberta Jean |mysteryskin Company class p19Thu 16 10.00 – 11.30 Alan Lambie Company class p20Fri 17 16.00 Roberta Jean |mysteryskin Company showing p19Fri 17 17.00 Alan Lambie Company showing p20Tue 21 10.00 – 11.30 Lucy Boyes and Robbie Synge Company class p21Thu 23 10.00 – 11.30 Farah Saleh Company class p20Tue 28 10.00 – 11.30 Farah Saleh Company class p20Thu 30 10.00 – 11.30 Lucy Boyes and Robbie Synge Company class p21

DecemberFri 1 16.00 Farah Saleh Company showing p20Fri 1 17.00 Lucy Boyes and Robbie Synge Company showing p21Tue 5 10.00 – 11.30 C.ia Chiara Frigo Company class p21Thu 7 10.00 – 11.30 Colin Poole Company class p22Fri 8 16.00 C.ia Chiara Frigo Company showing p21Fri 8 17.00 Colin Poole Company showing p22Thu 14 10.00 – 11.30 Luke Pell and Kitty Fedorec Company class p22Thu 14 17.00 Luke Pell and Kitty Fedorec Company showing p22

Company showings Immerse yourself in free studio showings of the week’s professional resident companies at 16.00and 17.00 Afterwards join the companies, meet, discuss, network and wind down into the weekend. See below for date listings.