A big thank you to all of our fabulous performers and all those who attended our Tea Dance event at Torre Abbey on 17th September. We loved dancing with you all! Our thanks also go to The International Agatha Christie Festival for hosting us.
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Sep2017
Our dance for falls prevention project is featured as part of Torbay Culture.Find out all about our project here
September 14, 2017Lizzy Humber
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Aug2017
Dance in Devon presentThe Doodle Dance ShowAn innovative show combining drawing and dance11th November | 11.30am & 2.30pm | The Palace Theatre, Paignton12th November | 1.30pm and 4pm | Exeter PhoenixDance in Devon is delighted to invite Award-winning performers Anna Williams (Russell Maliphant, La Ribot) and Tom Roden (New Art ... Read More
August 31, 2017Lizzy Humber
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Aug2017
Dance in Devon and the International Agatha Christie Festival invite young and old to come together in Torbay to create a new dance piece for the festival, with choreographer Richard Chappell. Each with a story to share, dancers from Torbay between the ages of 12 – 96 have been working ... Read More
August 29, 2017Kate Wannell
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Aug2017
An Evening of Youth Dance at The Plough Arts Centre We had the chance to chat and have some creative dance conversations with some of the young dancers who were performing at the Inspire Youth Dance Event at The Plough Arts Centre on Thursday 13th July, organised by Community Dance ... Read More
August 15, 2017Kate Wannell
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Aug2017
An unusual dance project for the shores of West Somerset
“As summer ends, strangers will land. We watch. Everyone must decide. What to hold on to, what to leave behind.”
Stacked Wonky Dance Company introduce their new dance project, The Landings.
The Landings is an innovative site-specific dance project that exists because ... Read More
August 15, 2017Kate Wannell
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Apr2017
An invitation to come and play!
STRETCH Sophia Clist with Nick Burge- an interactive artwork for all agesMonday 15th - Friday 19th May | Exeter CathedralStretch is a screen made of hundreds of strands of fine elastic stretching across a space. Stretch is ... Read More
April 24, 2017Lizzy Humber
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Mar2017
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday for our This Girl Can event. We saw 74 people try out bollywood, street and ballroom styles with our mother and daughter duo Anne and Amy.
March 28, 2017Lizzy Humber
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Mar2017
Best Foot Forward in the People's ProjectsA huge thank you to everyone who voted for our project – you are our BFF!
#VoteBFF #peoplesprojects Unfortunately we have not been successful in winning the People’s Projects funding for our Best Foot Forward project. Our congratulations go to the winners who can be ... Read More
March 28, 2017Lizzy Humber
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Feb2017
Sadler’s Wells is inviting applications from over 60's groups across the country to perform in Elixir Extracts, part of Elixir Festival 2017.
Celebrating lifelong creativity and the contribution of older artists, the Elixir Festival was set up in 2014 to challenge assumptions about what older people can do, throw a spotlight ... Read More
February 2, 2017Kate Wannell
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Dec2016
We were so pleased with the success of our Dance In Time weekend at the end of November, so we wanted to share both some images and writing from the weekend. We invited local writer Jennifer Parsons to write a review of Dance In Time 2016, which is below. There are ... Read More
December 15, 2016Kate Wannell
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Nov2016
"I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to join in the workshops at the Young Choreographers South West Residential weekend at Dartington as a volunteer.
The whole experience was wonderful. The choreographers leading the workshops, Sade Alleyne and Theo Clinkard, were inspirational. Very different, but both exciting and thought provoking. ... Read More
November 28, 2016Kate Wannell
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Sep2015
On September 10th arts wave devon held an Artists Networking Day at Exeter Central Library.
Daisi, Dance in Devon, the Devon Guild of Craftsmen and Wolf and Water hope those that attended enjoyed the event and had the opportunity to establish new contacts and meet with peers, share best practice, and ... Read More
September 21, 2015Kate Wannell
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May2015
New Youth Dance Company For ExeterWe are excited to announce the details of our new youth dance company which will be based in Exeter:
The Exeter Youth Dance Company is open to young dancers age 11- 19 (or 25 with disabilities) and will be lead by Kay Crook from Chhaya ... Read More
May 28, 2015Kate Wannell
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May2015
For International Dance Day, Dr. Sara Houston talks about how an innovative dance programme offers both physical and mental stimulation for those suffering with Parkinson’s disease.
“I was asked by English National Ballet in 2010 to evaluate its 12-week pilot dance class for people with Parkinson’s. The pilot became a regular ... Read More
May 5, 2015Kate Wannell
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Apr2015
Adam Benjamin, lecturer at Plymouth University and author of the seminal text Making an Entrance, explains that access to higher education is key to supporting the next generation of disabled dance artists.
Extract from the seminal text 'Making an Entrance':
In 1991, Celeste Dandeker and I were faced with convincing the dance ... Read More
April 27, 2015Kate Wannell
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Apr2015
The Relationship Between Arts Engagement & Health
- New Report From Arts for Health
A report published by Arts for Health at Manchester Metropolitan University last month reveals that engaging with the arts and culture generally has a positive long-term effect on health and wellbeing. Under the auspices of the Cultural Value ... Read More
April 20, 2015Kate Wannell
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Apr2015
Live streaming of the UK's first ever industry wide dance conference The Future: New Ideas, New Inspirations
Each day over the weekend, audiences around the UK and internationally can watch selected sessions in the conference live-streamed for FREE. This is a great way to take part even if you can’t be ... Read More
April 7, 2015Kate Wannell
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Mar2015
On 26 March 2015, Arts Council England announced a three year commissioned grant for a ground-breaking consortium bringing four leading dance organisations together to create a unified “go-to” industry body. The four organisations are: Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD), Dance UK, National Dance Teachers Association (NDTA) and ... Read More
March 26, 2015Kate Wannell