**POSTPONED** Youth Dance Intensive at Dartington
Youth Dance Intensive in rural Devon – With Victoria Fox-Markiewicz, Artistic Director of Tribe//
This event has now been postponed. Due to the current restrictions in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, and the uncertainty around when it will be safe for gatherings to take place, we regret that the decision has been made to postpone this event. It is Dance in Devon's intention to reschedule this event to a later date. New dates will be released in due course and at this point bookings will re-open.
About
Are you looking for an engergising challenge during half term?
This week long intensive will give young people aged 13 – 18 the chance to dance, explore, create, learn new skills, meet new friends and take your dancing to a new level!
You will stay on the beautiful and historic Dartington Hall and enjoy coming together each evening for fun activities and to eat in the White Hart restaurant. With access to Dartington’s light and spacious dance studio you will immerse yourself in a week of fast-paced, exciting dance activity led by the fantastic choreographer and dancer Victoria Fox-Markiewicz.
This dynamic half term youth dance intensive will be led by bold new choreographic voice, Victoria Fox-Markiewicz.
“TRIBE//’s educational work is key to sharing what we have researched, created, toured and danced. This week will give an insight into TRIBE//’s physical style, dancers tools kit, qualities and technique. Starting each day with a company style class, there will also be opportunities to learn sections of current work, create, share and perform. Victoria will draw upon the unique abilities of each participant in order to create and foster a positive and enriching experience.”
Victoria Fox-Markiewicz is the Artistic Director of TRIBE//. TRIBE// is a new UK company creating visceral, raw and punchy dance and movement driven emotive work.
Brighton based TRIBE// was formed to create and tour original Contemporary Dance works, and is quickly gaining a reputation for a gutsy, emotive and visceral choreographic style with a striking visual aesthetic. Creating debut work in 2017 ‘Still I Rise’ has toured extensively through the U.K. Choreographer Victoria Fox-Markiewicz strives to create performances that are relevant to her audience by being both socially aware and astute, creating movement that speaks and connects, drawing from her 20 years professional experience as a dancer, with international and world renowned companies.
Victoria Fox-Markiewicz who was born in Gloucester now based in Brighton is a dancer, choreographer and teacher.
She is an Associate Artist at Swindon Dance and awarded the Tony Savva Fund, a Discovery Artist at Pavilion Dance South West and TRIBE// are the resident company at Worthing Theatres.
She has a reputation as a dancer with companies such as Jasmin Vardimon Company, CandoCo Dance Company, The British Paraorchestra and Silesian Dance Theatre Poland; she has also performed works in the UK and internationally by Yael Flexer, Fin Walker, Athena Valha and Caroline Bowditch. She was a commissioned choreographer for the Place Prize 2008, and Award winner at Kalisz International Dance Competition, Poland and choreographer for award winning documentary TVP1 Bobrek Dance.
Victoria regularly teaches at some of the UK’s leading dance conservatoires, professional technique classes and commissioned to make work for professional, graduate and youth companies.
Ability
This youth dance intensive is suitable for young people aged 13 to 18 with a passion for dance. Some previous dance experience is necessary along with a willingness to push your dancing to a new level.
WHERE:
In the dance studios on the Dartington Estate, Devon
WHEN:
To be confirmed
STAY:
Single room accommodation at Higher Close, Dartington Hall
COST:
*EARLY BIRD OFFER!*
Early Bird costs available if booked before 9th March 2020
£455 – Residential including all meals
Including comfortable but basic single accommodation with shared bathrooms, breakfast, lunches and evening meals.
£235 – Non-Residential place (All dance workshops – but no meals or accommodation)
Full costs:
£485 – Residential including all meals
Including comfortable but basic single accommodation with shared bathrooms, breakfast, lunches and evening meals.
£265 – Non-Residential place (All dance workshops – but no meals or accommodation)
Explore the timetable for the week:
Monday:
Arrive between 11:30am-12pm
12pm – 1pm – Welcome session
1pm – 2pm – Lunch
2pm – 5pm – Afternoon workshop
5pm – 6:30pm – Free time
6:30pm – 8pm – Dinner
8pm – 9:30pm – Evening activity
Tuesday - Thursday:
7:30 – 8:30am – Breakfast
9am – 10:30am – Morning class
10:30am – 11am – Break
11am – 1pm – 1st session
1pm – 2pm – Lunch
2pm – 5pm – 2nd session
5pm – 6:30pm – Free time
6:30pm – 8pm – Dinner
8pm – 9:30pm – Evening activity
Friday:
7:30 – 8:30am – Breakfast
9am – 10:30am – Morning class
10:30am – 11am – Break
11am – 1pm – 1st session
1pm – 2pm – Lunch
2pm – 4:30pm – 2nd session
4:30pm – 5pm – Sharing with family and friends
5pm – Departures
How to book
This event is currently postponed. Booking will re-open when new dates are confirmed.
To register your interest please email: administrator@danceindevon.org.uk
Further Information
By Email
Kate Wannell: projectmanager@danceindevon.org.uk
By Phone (during office hours)
07305 141579
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