FRIDAYFIRSTS

YORKSHIRE DANCE

www.yorkshiredance.com

Friday Firsts #3

Rough Cut

Friday 2 September, 7.30pm

FREE

A rare glimpse into the creative

process: experienced dance

artists present excerpts of work

in progress.

Your chance to be there at ‘the

early stages of birth’ and talk to

leading artists such as Simon

Birch, Beth Cassani, Genevieve

Say and Douglas Thorpe about

their latest work in development.

Throughout the evening there will be

opportunities to discuss with the

artists and with the rest of the

audience the ideas and processes

which are shaping these works.

Genevieve Say photo © Joel Fildes / cover photo © Kevin Hickson by kind permission Douglas Thorpe

Friday Firsts was launched in Spring 2011 to showcase the very best new

work by independent choreographers and dance companies working on the

small scale. Each evening has its own distinct theme, and will often be the

first chance to see performances by the most promising dance makers from

Yorkshire and beyond.

Friday Firsts #4

Bish Bash Bosh

Friday 7 October, doors open 6.00pm

FREE

As part of Light Night Leeds, Bish Bash Bosh sees every corner of

Yorkshire Dance taken over by artists with the desire to entertain,

experiment and engage.

This evening is a blend of eccentric dance, theatre, music and film

accompanied with a fun atmosphere and bar service.

Come expecting the unexpected

because anything goes!

photo © Gavin Joynt, by kind permission Douglas Thorpe

New dance ideas by promising artists. An evening of some of best new work

produced by artists working with South East Dance (Brighton), Dance Base

Edinburgh), Dance City (Newcastle), Merseyside Dance Initiative and Yorkshire

Dance. Featuring Gary Clarke, etc, etc..

The performance will be followed by a post show discussion

Friday Firsts #5

Live Bites

Friday 4 November, 7.30pmwith pre-show studio performances from 7.00pm

Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00

Building on the success of last year this showcase features some of

best new work produced by artists working with South East Dance

(Brighton), Dance Base (Edinburgh), Dance City (Newcastle),

Merseyside Dance Initiative and Yorkshire Dance.

Live Bites will feature

performances by

Taciturn

Lila Dance

Anthony Lo-Giudice

Rosalind Masson

Gary Clarke

The performance will be

followed by a post show

discussion.

photo © Taciturn

Friday Firsts #6

Where’s the Choreography?

Friday 2 December, 7.30pm

Tickets £5.00

Some of the short films in this screening focus on people dancing

and could be called ‘dance films’. Some of them do not, yet they still

have a compelling sense of choreography about them. From Sergio

Cruz’s Hannah to Tim Hetherington’s Diary, this collection explores

how far you can push the Screendance category and proposes some

less than obvious candidates for the genre.

There will be a post screening talk about the films in the bar.With thanks to South East Dance.

Still from Hannah © Sergio Cruz

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Finding Yorkshire Dance

Yorkshire Dance

3 St Peter’s Buildings

St Peter’s Square

Leeds LS9 8AH

Yorkshire Dance is situated in the

cultural quarter of Leeds city centre,

opposite the BBC building and Leeds

College of Music, next to the Wardrobe

bar, two minutes’ walk from Leeds city

bus station and 15 minutes’ walk from

the train station.

There is limited on-street parking outside

Yorkshire Dance, but there are plenty of

public car parks within easy walking

distance.

All weekend customers of Yorkshire

Dance are entitled to a special discount

in The Markets NCP. Please ask our

Front of House staff for details.

www.yorkshiredance.com

Friday Firsts 2012

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Friday 4 May

Friday 1 June

Friday 6 July

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