Routes to the River Application form- Dance Performance Groups

Application process:

To register interest in your dance group performing in Routes to the River please read the information below, complete and return the form to byMonday 31st March(saving a copy for your information).

We are looking for groups of no more than 25 performers that have an active interest in dance of any style and a range of ages (please note all performers must be 11+). Commitment to the whole project is essential. All groups will be notified if they have or have not been selected.

Routes to the River?

Routes to the Riveris a trail of performances in green and urban spaces from Siobhan Davies Studios to the Southbank Centre. Performances on the trail will feature a range of performers from South London unified by a common theme; the relationship between people and plants through a choreographed work. Ideas will be explored through movement patterns and activities around the carrying and harnessing of water, cultivating and waiting for things to grow, tending, harvesting and shaping.

Performance groups in Routes to the River:

The group leader or teacher of each performance group selected to take part will be required to attend a choreographic session at Siobhan Davies Studios on Sunday 27th April 2014.

At this session you will learn the choreographic framework for Routes to the River and be guided through each section of the work. This will include tasks and activities you can use to create your group’s section of the choreography, as well as practical information about the event including performance sites. Using this framework you will independently develop a new choreographic piece with your group for performance in Routes to the River at a specific outdoor site allocated to your group on Sunday 13th July. The choreographer will visit your group midway through your creative process to give further support and provide regular input to your creative process.

Groups selected to be part of this special event need to agree to the following:

  • Commitment to creating a new work using the framework shared in the choreographic workshop
  • Regular rehearsals with your group to produce a work of a high standard
  • Maintain regular contact with Siobhan Davies Dance, keeping us up to date with your progress
  • Attend all the dates detailed below
  • Your group must be based in one of the South London hub boroughs: Croydon, Kingston, Lambeth, Merton, Southwark, Sutton, Wandsworth

Key Dates:

Sunday 27th April / 11am – 4pm / Choreographic workshop / Siobhan Davies Studios
May - June / N/A / Independent rehearsal period / At your groups usual space
Weeks: 2nd & 9th June / N/A / Choreographers’ visit / At your groups usual space
Sunday 6th July tbc / 11 – 5pm tbc / Dress Rehearsal / On site in Southwark & Lambeth
Sunday 13th July / 10 – 6pm / Performance / On site in Southwark & Lambeth

If your group can commit to these points and dates please complete the form below


Routes to the River

APPLICATION FOR PERFORMANCE GROUPS

(All participants must be aged 11yrs+ )

Applications must be completed by 31st March

PLEASE COMPLETE USING BLOCK CAPITALS/OR TYPE IN BLACK INK.

Do not include any additional material such as photographs, CVs or resumes.

  1. YOUR GROUPS DETAILS

Name of group
Age range of performers
Group size
Contact name
Contact name’s role in the group
Contact telephone number
Contact address
Contact email address
Full address where the group or school rehearse
Days/ dates and times when the group rehearse and will be rehearsing between now and July 2014
(e.g. every Tuesday 3-4pm except Tuesday 4th and 11th April)
  1. GROUPS’ DANCE AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE AND INTERESTS

Please tell us about your group -how long you have been working together, what usual dance style, aims or ethos of your group any performance experience
In no more than 150 words, please explain why you would like your group to take part in Routes to the River?
  1. DATES

Can you (the teacher or leader only)
Attend the choreographic Workshop on Sunday 27th April / YES/NO
Are you willing to commit to creating a dance and rehearse your group using the choreographic framework for outdoor performance on Sunday 13th July? / YES/NO
What dates and times will you be available for a choreographic visit during the weeks of 12th & 19th May / DATES & TIMES:
Is your group available for the Dress Rehearsal on Sunday 6th July / YES/NO
Is your group available for the performance on Sunday 13th July / YES/NO

4. GROUP LEADER PERMISSIONS

I GIVE MY PERMISSION TO BE FILMED OR PHOTOGRAPHED AS PART OF ROUTES TO THE RIVER.
SIGNED:
DATE:
For information
Any photographs taken or footage filmed during the workshop, rehearsals or performances may be used to document and promote the project and the programmes of Siobhan Davies Dance and Big Dance.

Please return your complete form by Monday 31st March to

If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact

Rachel Attfield at Siobhan Davies Dance on

T: 020 7091 9650

E:

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All information given will be held for Siobhan Davies Dance’s use only.

It will not be passed onto any other Third Party or used in any other way.