Aerial Dance Forum
In October 2007 Fidget Feet received funding from ACE in the North East and Dance Connect in Dance City to organise the first Aerial Dance Forum in Newcastle, England.
Fred Deb from France taught the workshops, and fifteen professional aerial dancers who were a mixture of Dance Connect and Fidget Feet members took part in this exciting 3-day event.
Aerial dance is a new art form and Fidget Feet are one of the companies supporting the possibility of having an International Aerial Dance Festival in 2009/10. This aerial dance forum was the first step in bringing aerial dancers and investors together to discuss the idea and how to make this happen.
Fidget Feet aims to have another aerial dance forum in Dance City in October 2008 for 1 week, please see below.
- Footage from the Aerial Dance Forum in Dance City, Newcastle 2007
- Managed by Fidget Feet and Sarah Hudson frm Culture Management
- Funded by A C E and Dance Connect
- Silks workshop from Fred Deb and Jacque from France in silks/tissue and hoop flying.
Fred Deb performs aerial fabric and hoop, she studied at the French National Circus Arts Centre of Châlons en Champagne. Fred Debs teaches aerial fabric workshops regularly in France and abroad, in the USA (San Francisco, Portland, Boulder and Seattle), and in Japan.
Aerial Dance Forum In October/November 2008 for 10 days
Dance House in Dublin has booked Chantal McCormick to teach a week of aerial workshops to the local dance and circus community in Ireland interested in mixing dance and circus. Chantal will teach basic rope, silks/tissue and low flying harness work in the morning. Then in the afternoon will work on combining dance with the aerial skills they have learnt.
12 adults only for the week 10am-5pm Monday to Friday. To book early please contact Elisebetta at Dance House. This is the first taster week with plans to have more in Dublin and Firkin Crane Cork in 2009.
This aerial dance forum in Newcastle will be the first step in this process – artists will learn from the experience and the organisers will learn from evaluating the process – what worked and what needs to be changed for future training and ‘sharing’ forums. It is amazing the region will play such an important role in the development of this, and be the host to this first taster of what is to be built upon for a national aerial dance festival.
Aerial Dance Festival (planned for Oct/Nov 2008 or 2009 in Newcastle)
Fidget Feet would like to work with the aerial dance community of UK and Ireland to organise the first international Aerial Dance Festival. Offering one off workshops, week long training sessions, performance platforms for national and international companies, and opportunities for children. Please email Chantal if interested in taking part or offering space sponsorship and funding.
Fidget feet hopes to have a 10 day event in dance city Newcastle in Oct/Nov 2008 . This aerial dance forum/Festival will be the next important step for the aerial dance community. Artists will learn from the experience and the organisers will learn from evaluating the process – what worked and what needs to be changed for future training. It is amazing that Fidget Feet and other aerial artistis and companies in the UK can play such an important role in the development of this new art form, and be the host to this first taster of what is to be built upon for a national aerial dance festival.
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