Moving Art Management

There's still spaces available on our project.

A participatory arts project connecting County Durham communities to green and blue spaces through inspiring arts practice. Movement/dance, journaling, craft and media forms are explored to co-create individual and collective works that will be exhibited at Souter Lighthouse in Autumn 2024.

Site visits to Crook Hall and workshops led by guest facilitators will give you space to learn, create and connect to nature in new and imaginative ways. Join for all sessions
or catch us popping up at other events across the summer!

👉Must be 18yrs+, no arts experience required.
👉Accompanying children welcome.
👉Transport to day trips is provided.

DAY TRIPS:
👉Saturday 24 August - Crook Hall 10am - 2pm
👉Saturday 21 September - Souter Lighthouse Time TBC

WORKSHOPS:
👉Thursday 8 August - Shotton Community Hub 10am - 1pm
👉Thursday 29 August - Greenhills Centre, Wheatley Hill 12pm - 3pm

DROP-IN ACTIVITIES:
👉Thursday 15 August - Greenhills Centre, Wheatley Hill @ Beach Fun Day 12pm - 3pm
👉Thursday 29 August - Greenhills Centre, Wheatley Hill @ End of Summer Fun Day 12pm - 3pm

Contact [email protected] to sign up or pop into Shotton Hub or Greenhills to reserve your space in person.

Spaces may be limited due to capacity, so RSVP early to avoid disappointment! You will be sent a short form to complete to confirm your place.

Thanks to our partners: National Trust, Stronger Shores, Explore SeaScapes, Co-Lab Sunderland, University of Sunderland and Moving Art Management.

As part of their current tour of Occupational Hazard, our fantastic collaborators ACCA Dance Theatre are heading up to Edinburgh for a limited run as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024.

Are you looking for a funny and dazzling dose of dance to slot into your Fringe schedule? This is the show for you!

Performances are running 2nd to 4th August at 5.15pm as part of Assembly @ Dance Base. Spot these flyers out in the wild and grab your tickets today via: https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/696-occupational-hazard

Other destinations include:
12/09 Arts Centre, Washington
28/09 Slung Low, Leeds
19/10 Edge Theatre, Manchester
13/11 Colchester Arts Centre

Don’t wait until the final boarding call and book yourself a holiday with ACCAairways today! https://www.accadancetheatre.com/tour-2024

TRIPLE THREAT 2024 is happening on Sunday 11 August, as part of . Registration for the Breaking battles is now open - sign up and save your spot!

MAM have been supporting lead artist Rob Anderson with development of this brand new collaboration and we're so excited to see so many plans for the event coming to life! Be sure to follow and to stay up to date with the latest news⚡

Battle Categories:
3 v 3 Pro - max sign ups 60 crews
1 v 1 Under 18s - max sign up 50 breakers

You must be registered to participate, turn-ups/non-registered participants will not be allowed to battle on the day due to capacity restrictions. Who's going to take the TRIPLE THREAT Title? 🏆

Be sure to follow on Instagram for all the latest updates.

Opportunity news! We're looking for a freelance Marketing Manager as part of a newly funded, fixed term project designed to support our core activities alongside strategic activity tailored to members of our client portfolio (made up of a fantastic range of artists and projects – primarily dance focused). This opportunity requires remote and flexible working plus experience of arts marketing, preferably within the dance sector.

For more information, please view the job pack available via our website and: https://linktr.ee/movingartmanagement

In brief:
⚡Role: Marketing Manager
❗Contract: Freelance.
📆 Application deadline: 10am, Monday 12 August
⏰ Timescales: September - December 2024
⭐ Fee: £2,200 based on approximately 11 days at £200/day
(≈2 days a month, flexible around other commitments)

Interviews will take place in-person or online, Friday 16 August

If you have any questions about the role or would like to apply/request alternative formats, please don't hesitate to contact us on [email protected]

Please share this with anybody in your network who may be interested!

ABUNDANCE by Lizzie Klotz

🗓️ Wednesday 24th July, 430pm
📍 Fonteyn Ballroom @ Dunelm House

It's been a delight to support Lizzie and collaborators through development of this work and don't forget, there's an upcoming chance to see a work-in-progress performance at .

🎟️: https://durhamfringe.co.uk/events/abundance/

ABUNDANCE is one of Moving Art Management's 2024 Seed to Stage micro-commissions with additional support by Arts Council England.

📷: Dani Bower

An exciting opportunity with TeesDance 👇

News Alert: Call for Board Trustees

TeesDance is looking for committed and enthusiastic trustees to create a new Board in developing the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity during an exciting time of growth.

Becoming a trustee of TeesDance will allow you to engage in the evolution and development of dance in the Tees Valley.

To find out more, visit: https://teesdance.org.uk/news/call-out-for-board-trustees

Deadline to apply: Monday 22 July, 10am

Have you heard about all of the MAM Artists (& friends) performing at Durham Fringe 2024?

Durham Fringe Festival is back and the 2024 edition is taking place 24 - 28 July. We are excited to share that a number of current and past MAM collaborators will be presenting and/or performing new dance work as part of the programme, alongside a host of other brilliant talent.

Check out the programme of dance shows including:
Payal Ramchandani - Dance Showcase II: Talk / Just Enough Madness
https://durhamfringe.co.uk/events/dance-showcase-ii-talk-just-enough-madness/

Lizzie Klotz - Abundance
https://durhamfringe.co.uk/events/abundance/

Lorraine Smith - YCTMHT Alternative Theatre
https://durhamfringe.co.uk/events/yctmht-alternative-theatre/

Dora Frankel - Fragments of Poe
https://durhamfringe.co.uk/events/fragments-of-poe/

Amy Becke's North East Dance Project - Branches | NEDP
https://durhamfringe.co.uk/events/branches-north-east-dance-project/

📸: Payal Ramchandani performing Just Enough Madness, photo by Vipul Sangoi

ANNOUNCEMENT ✏️✏️✏️ New Choreview workshop added with special guest Lyndsey Winship! ✏️✏️✏️

Choreview is our dance writing development programme for the North East. In this FREE guest workshop with Lyndsey Winship, Lyndsey will talk about her career as a dance critic and some of the nuts and bolts involved in writing about the arts, followed by a Q&A. There'll be advice on approaches to writing and some practical exercises.

CAPACITY LIMITED. BOOK YOUR FREE SPOT NOW via https://linktr.ee/movingartmanagement 🔗

- What is gained and lost when writing about dance?

Lyndsey Winship is an arts journalist, dance critic for the Guardian and author of Being a Dancer, published by Nick Hern Books. We are delighted to have Lyndsey joining us as part of Choreview for this special lunch & learn session - you don't want to miss it!

This session is open to all, ages 16+
📍 Location: Online, via Zoom
🗓️ Date: Wednesday 19 June 24
🕰️ 12 - 1.30pm
Free, but booking is essential!

The Choreview programme is made possible by funding from Arts Council England and North of Tyne Combined Authority, as part of Creative Central: NCL. With previous additional support from dance art journal, New Writing North and Dance City.

Public first-look at new MAM-supported project @ the Late Shows!

Who else is looking forward to The Late Shows? This year sponsored by Creative Central NCL, the local highlight and culture crawl returns this weekend. We're thrilled to see dance represented with our friends Dance City, and don't miss Lizzie Klotz's open studio rehearsal of new work 'Abundance' - one of our three 23/24 Seed to Stage micro-commissions!

More details in the post below and via: https://thelateshows.org.uk/

Could you help amplify a call-out for participants to take part in a new photography exhibition that celebrates the language of dance?

We are supporting a brilliant project as part of 'WARM' by Create North and looking for 12 individuals to take part! Lead by recently relocated Ukrainian artists, project participants will work alongside Ukrainian dancers to learn a brief choreographic sequence, which will be expertly captured by Ukrainian photographers and filmmakers as the body interprets and articulates movement, emotion, and the joy of self-expression amid North East backdrops.

Choose your preferred date (Saturday 8 or Sunday 9 June) and immerse yourself in a 45-minute dance session, beautifully captured on location in Newcastle and Sunderland. Designed to be inclusive, the choreography welcomes both seasoned dancers and newcomers alike.

While the project embraces participants of all ages and abilities, spots are limited to 12 people. The deadline for Expression of Interest is Friday, 17th May at 12noon.

For more information & to sign-up, visit https://createnorth.co.uk/events/dancing-in-the-city-and-by-the-sea-register/ 🔗

Check the expiry date on your passport, get your nails done and pack light, folks, as on June 8th, ACCAairways will take off on a national tour that will see Occupational Hazard landing on some rather exotic destinations:

08/06 Seven Arts, Leeds
12/09 Arts Centre, Washington
28/09 Slung Low, Leeds
19/10 Edge Theatre, Manchester
13/11 Colchester Arts Centre
*More dates to be announced*

Link for bookings: https://www.accadancetheatre.com/tour-2024 ✈️ and please keep an eye out for other opportunities to get involved. Don’t wait until the final boarding call and book yourself a holiday with ACCAairways today!

MAM are delighted to be working with ACCA Dance Theatre to support this 2024 tour. With project partnership from: Stowmarket High School .org.uk

📸 Photo:

Move: In Progress (Newcastle, 2024) | Images of Eve Walker's work-in-development "For Steve"

PERFORMER: Eve Walker
MUSICIAN: Fin Hewitswan

ABOUT THE WORK: An improvisation between Musician and Dancer influenced by the work of Steve Paxton and the principles of Contact Improvisation. Through ongoing collaboration with NE Musician Fin, Eve has been exploring ideas of how two art forms can improvise simultaneously in the context of one piece of work. We are asking questions rooted in Contact improvisation principles: When are we in contact? How are we in contact? Is the physical the only form of contact? The work offers opportunities to delve into these questions and unpick these principles in real time.

📸: Saya Naruse

Move: In Progress (Newcastle 2024) was held in April 2024 at Dance City Newcastle, with thanks to Dance City and Arts Council England. Produced by Moving Art Management.

Move: In Progress (Newcastle, 2024) | Images of Lila Naruse's work-in-development "Eferal"

PERFORMER: Lila Naruse

ABOUT THE WORK: This research is predominantly discovered and led by following the body’s curiosities and finding liberation through movement. It is inspired by the notion of giving freedom in order to receive freedom. This solo explores some ideas which will be re-envisaged to create into a duet, touching on themes of women’s strength.

📸: Saya Naruse

Move: In Progress (Newcastle 2024) was held in April 2024 at Dance City Newcastle, with thanks to Dance City and Arts Council England. Produced by Moving Art Management.

Move: In Progress (Newcastle, 2024) | Images of Sarah Dobbs' work-in-development "Can you teach me how to count to five in Chinese?"

PERFORMER: Sarah Dobbs

ABOUT THE WORK: This piece is a semi-autobiographical exploration of ‘journeys’ on an aerial spiral. It incorporates conversations with Sarah's mother, the daughter of a Chinese immigrant, her curious embarrassment of her own history, as well as projected imagery and lighting that lends a different perspective to work on the spiral.

📸: Saya Naruse

Move: In Progress (Newcastle 2024) was held in April 2024 at Dance City Newcastle, with thanks to Dance City and Arts Council England. Produced by Moving Art Management.

Move: In Progress (Newcastle, 2024) | Images of Orla Hardie's work-in-development "LoonHeads"

PERFORMERS: Orla Hardie and Daisy Dancer

ABOUT THE WORK: Building on research from previous work ‘SKUMO’, Orla and Daisy continue to explore the contrast between humour and the uncanny through new characters…the LoonHeads. The LoonHeads are a mysterious yet comedic characters. Although disturbingly striking in appearance, they are strangely loveable. And what they lack in human appearance they make up for in tangible human qualities.

📸: Saya Naruse

Move: In Progress (Newcastle 2024) was held in April 2024 at Dance City Newcastle, with thanks to Dance City and Arts Council England. Produced by Moving Art Management.

Move: In Progress | Newcastle, 2024

Images of Kate Stanforth's work-in-development "Beatz 2.0"

DANCER: Kate Stanforth
MUSICIAN: Chris Bartholomew

Kate is also hosting an open-level workshop at Dance City Newcastle on Thursday 9 May 1-4pm. The workshop will explore the empowerment of using sound; created using the environment around us. You will have a chance to learn and create your own piece using a mix of hand taps, boards, microphones and live electronic music set. All ages and abilities welcome. Booking now via: https://www.katestanforthacademyofdance.com/booking

ABOUT THE WORK: Beatz 2.0 is the latest collaboration between dance artist Kate Stanforth and electronic musician Chris Bartholomew. Together, the artists are developing a live, semi-improvised piece that explores how movement exists in a duet with sound, and how our environment can be used as a tool for creative self-expression.

📸: Saya Naruse

Move: In Progress (Newcastle 2024) was held in April 2024 at Dance City Newcastle, with thanks to Dance City and Arts Council England. Produced by Moving Art Management.

From our friends Helix Arts - dance artists who deliver/facilitate in participatory contexts, this is a session not to be missed!

This free open workshop is part of a project funded by Creative Central NCL, who also supported MAM's in-house artist development schemes 23/24.

More info via the link in the post below!

Calling Dance Artists! We are excited to be offering a FREE participatory arts masterclass. The masterclass will provide an introduction to the different aspects of participatory arts including working with different communities and in different settings/ contexts eg. criminal justice, education, youth, health and community. Find out more and book your place via link in our bio. This masterclass is part of and funded by North of Tyne Combined Authority and Newcastle Council. It is kindly hosted by our friends . Image by

Black Artists in Dance (BAiD): Anti-Racism Training, Tuesday 30 April
Where: ZOOM (online)
Price: £10
Time: 2pm - 5pm

Limited slots now released to our freelance community.

Moving Art Management are pleased to be able to offer freelancers in the North East the opportunity to join this training with BAiD, enabling independent artists from the dance sector to access quality CPD training at a significantly reduced rate. About the session:

Anti-racism is a specific approach that deliberately tries to dismantle racism at individual, institutional and structural levels (British Council)

This 3hr Anti-racism seminar will focus on:

The historical and systemic legacy of racism
Unconscious bias, microaggressions and their effects
White supremacy, privilege, and fragility
How to recognise, respond, record and report racism
How to become anti-racist
For more info about BAiD and their work, please visit: www.baidproject.com

If you aren't a dance artist or aren't based in the region, please email us explaining your interest, and subject to available spaces, we'll add you to our waiting list and contact you if we can offer you a place.

BOOK NOW - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-artists-in-dance-baid-anti-racism-training-tickets-879432916527?aff=oddtdtcreator

WORKSHOP 🌱 Butoh, Receptivity and the Nervous System with Vangeline; from the New York Butoh Institute. Explore the profound connection between Butoh, receptivity, and the nervous system with international guest artist Vangeline.

Our friends SurfaceArea DanceTheatre have the enormous pleasure of hosting Vangeline in April and May 💫 Book your place(s) today for a unique day-long journey into Butoh with Vangeline; no former experience of Butoh, dance or mediation is required.

WORKSHOP:
Sat, 4 May 2024 10:00 - 15:00 BST
Dance City, Temple Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4BR

Ticket Pricing and further information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/butoh-receptivity-and-the-nervous-system-with-vangeline-of-the-new-york-butoh-institute-tickets-865365289877

Please book in advance to avoid disappointment! 🌱

Image Description: Vangeline, wearing a red dress, is lying on a mossy green bank with her arms outstretched.

From our friends Surface Area Dance Theatre - new workshop announced - Butoh, Receptivity and the Nervous System with Vangeline; from the New York Butoh Institute.

Building on their sell-out session last November, Surface Area Dance Theatre are delighted to be hosting a new collaborative workshop in the North East 🌱 Explore the profound connection between Butoh, receptivity, and the nervous system with Vangeline .

Please join us for a journey into Butoh with Vangeline; no former experience of Butoh, dance or mediation is required.

When and Where 🕕🗺️📍
Sat, 4 May 2024 10:00 - 15:00 BST
Dance City, Temple Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4BR

🎫 For more information and to book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/butoh-receptivity-and-the-nervous-system-with-vangeline-of-the-new-york-butoh-institute-tickets-865365289877

Book early to avoid disappointment!

Image Description: In a well-lit dance studio, a group of 23 people are gathered in a movement workshop. They wear comfortable clothing in a variety of shades and hold different dance poses.

🚨 TOMORROW 🚨 Don't miss your chance to join us at Move: In Progress, Newcastle 2024!

📅 Date: Thurs 18 April
📍 Location: Dance City Newcastle
🎟️ Book your tickets online now via: https://www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/243699/move-in-progress-moving-art-management/

Join us for our newly re-launched scratch night event! Move: In Progress celebrates new dance being made in the North East in a relaxed, supportive environment.

Don't miss your chance to join us for as little as £6.50 / £5 with drink included at our pre-show networking event. This performance is BSL interpreted and is preceded by the North East Inclusive Dance Network - NEIDN's April open meeting (5 - 6.15pm).

Featuring:
- Orla Hardie + Daisy Dancer
- Sarah Dobbs
- Lila Naruse
- Eve Walker + Fin Hewitswan
- Kate Stanforth

You're Invited! Move: In Progress is coming soon, this Thursday 18 April at Dance City, Newcastle. Read more about the event: https://mailchi.mp/796195f4509c/newsletter-august-2020-moving-art-management-14157162

Move: In Progress - Artist Announcement 5/5 ⚡

ARTIST: Kate Stanforth
WORK: 'Beatz 2.0' (working title)

ABOUT: Beatz 2.0 is the latest collaboration between dance artist Kate Stanforth and electronic musician Chris Bartholomew. Together, the artists are developing a live, semi-improvised piece that explores how movement exists in a duet with sound, and how our environment can be used as a tool for creative self-expression.

To see this performance, book your tickets for Move: In Progress on Thursday 18 April. Tickets available via https://www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/243699/move-in-progress-moving-art-management/

Cover image by Kaasam Aziz

Newsletter - March 2024 - Moving Art Management - https://mailchi.mp/96506d8ec062/newsletter-august-2020-moving-art-management-14153934

How fabulous are these first look images from London Tango by The Romano Viazzani Ensemble? 💃

In case you missed it, we're delighted to share news from the Romano Viazziani Ensemble about their project in development, London Tango. In 2023, MAM supported this acclaimed classical, jazz and Latin American music ensemble to enable them to explore working with dance on film for the first time.

About the project, Romano Viazzani said: "Last December ago we started our London Tango Research and Development project. Whilst our little promo is being finalised here are some beautiful images by photographer Jack Thomson from that time."

The Romano Viazzani Ensemble are performing in concert across 2024. For more information and tour dates, please visit: www.romanoviazzani.com

Choreographed by Amir Giles and directed on film by Mike Figgis. With thanks to: Laura Lorenzi, Carlos Cisneros, Daniel Raphael, Lesta Woo, Kate Flatt, Touchdown Dance, Katy Dymoke, Clive Davison, Iaisha-Lorraine Young, Marie Best, Ria Angeli, Carlos A Marin, George Harrison, Jaime Duran, Valentina Viazzani, Mina Corrientes Diomar and Giraldo Escobar.

📸: Jack Thomson

Move: In Progress - Artist Announcement 4/5 ⚡

ARTIST: Eve Walker & Fin Hewitswan
WORK: 'For Steve' (working title)

ABOUT: Our work is an improvisation between Musician and Dancer influenced by the work of Steve Paxton and the principles of Contact Improvisation. Through ongoing collaboration with NE Musician Fin, we have been exploring ideas of how two art forms can improvise simultaneously in the context of one piece of work. We are asking questions rooted in Contact improvisation principles: When are we in contact? How are we in contact? Is the physical the only form of contact? The work offers opportunities to delve into these questions and unpick these principles in real time.

To see this performance, book your tickets for Move: In Progress on Thursday 18 April. Tickets available via https://www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/243699/move-in-progress-moving-art-management/

Cover images: Even Walker by Dani Bower for One Dance UK / Fin Hewitswan by Granty

Move: In Progress - Artist Announcement 3/5 ⚡

ARTIST: Lila Naruse
WORK: 'Eferal'

ABOUT: Following the body's curiosities and finding liberation through movement; this research is led by instinctive movement and the body in relation to corde lisse. Inspired by the notion of giving freedom in order to receive freedom, this solo explores some ideas which will eventually create a duet touching on themes of female strength and climate disaster.

To see this performance, book your tickets for Move: In Progress on Thursday 18 April. Tickets available via https://www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/243699/move-in-progress-moving-art-management/

Cover image by Saya Naruse.

In case you missed it from our latest newsletter, we'd just like to share another welcome to Kieron Wilson, who has recently joined our team as an Intern. We've been delighted to have Kieron on board and over the past few months, developing professional skills and embarking on a journey into the exciting world of producing!

About this experience, Kieron says:

"Hello, I'm Kieron. I am a final year dance student at Dance City Newcastle, an aspiring choreographer and producer. Beginning my journey at the age of eleven in musical theatre allowing me the opportunity to perform in London's West End, I have now refined my studies and attention to pursuing a career as a contemporary dance artist. With interest in mixed media, blending dance and photography, and taking inspiration from literature such as poetry.

I was beyond excited to start this internship with MAM and begin working alongside such a talented group of industry professionals. This position has come around as a component of a placement module that allows me to find my feet as soon to be graduating artist, getting the chance to gain experience and knowledge to support my future endeavours in the dance industry."

Keep an eye out for future updates from Kieron, and if you'd like to hear about more news like this please make sure you're subscribed to our monthly newsletter via: https://www.movingartmanagement.com/contact

Move: In Progress - Artist Announcement 2/5 ⚡

ARTIST: Sarah Dobbs
WORK: 'Can you teach me how to count to five in Chinese?'

ABOUT: This piece is a semi-autobiographical exploration of journeys on an aerial spiral. It incorporates conversations with Sarah's mother, the daughter of a Chinese immigrant, her curious embarrassment of her own history, as well as projected imagery and lighting that lends a different perspective to work on the spiral.

To see this performance, book your tickets for Move: In Progress on Thursday 18 April. Tickets available via https://www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/243699/move-in-progress-moving-art-management/

Cover image by Neil Johnson