New Weekend Workshop in May
Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company will be running another weekend workshop in May.
'Instantaneous Composition'
This weekend workshop will be facilitated by Co-Artistic Director, Ursula Laeubli and will focus on body movement.
It will take place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May from 11am-6pm at our usual weekend rate of £40 or £20 concession.
Full content details to follow as soon as possible so watch this space!
6 week course in Meditation and Movement
A 6-week course in Meditation and Movement
led by Ursula Laeubli
Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company is holding a further 6-week course starting on Friday 4th April 2008 at 9.30am.
What is Meditation and Movement?
The meditation practice includes a gentle tuning in period with breathing and focusing and a guided introduction to a sitting meditation. This section of the class has become extremely popular in previous courses.
" We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose.
In this respect it's unlike almost all other things we do except perhaps making music and dancing... when we are dancing we are not aiming to arrive at a particular place on the floor as in a journey... the journey itself is the point. And exactly the same thing is true in meditation. Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment."
- Alan Watts
The movement class is open to everybody who is interested in finding a balance of body and mind. Individually each person will increase and develop a wide range of physical movement ability and a vocabulary including natural fluidity, gracefulness and beauty. Learning about an enjoyable, skilful and efficient use of gravity and balance, playing with rhythm, momentum and imagination. A bit like writing poetry with your body.
This creative movement practice will then lead into more interactive improvisations with a partner or in groups. Participants will discover a sense of fun and freedom in this creative environment. A lot of emphasis is given on non-judgemental observation and appreciation to self and others in motion.
Taught by Ursula Laeubli
Ursula Laeubli is Co-artistic Director of Echo Echo and has taught Meditation and Movement courses in the Echo Echo studio regularly since last autumn along with her other teaching and performance work. Ursula has developed her own method of movement practice over many years and continues to train and research meditation and movement as a personal interest of hers.
Course Details
The weekly classes are open to all ages and abilities and will be held every Friday morning
at Echo Echo's dance studio in The Waterside Theatre, Derry.
Starting at 9.30am, Ursula requests that everyone arrives early so as not to disturb the meditation. Meditation practice ends at 10.20am and after a ten minute break, the movement class begins at 10.30am and ends at 12.30pm.
The 6-week course commences on Friday 4th April at 9.30am and the full package costs £40 or meditation only costs £15 with concession price available.
This is an extremely popular course so you are encouraged to book your place early by contacting Echo Echo on +44 (0)28 7134 2266 or e-mail info@echoechodance.com.
Supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, The National Lottery and Derry City Council.
Exciting news for North West Dance
Exciting news for North West dance: Derry's dance company, Echo Echo receive funding boost and will host arts council strategy meeting
As Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company celebrates its tenth anniversary in Derry; profile of the contemporary dance company is continuing to go from strength to strength.
Not only has the company recently received news of a major funding award but its impressive studio space in the Waterside Theatre was chosen as the venue for the crucial Arts Council dance strategy day on Monday 10th March.
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland recently announced allocation of £1 million National Lottery project funding grants to 33 organisations across Northern Ireland in which Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company received over £50,000.
Echo Echo is considered Northern Irelands leading contemporary dance company and this latest funding round shows the Arts Councils commitment to dance as a priority art form.
Echo Echo Company Manager, Ailbe Beirne said: "This Lottery funding is excellent news for Echo Echo and further recognition of the quality of the company's exciting programme of work.
"The award will strengthen our organisation by securing a vital full-time post for a further year and will support a range of new dance projects in the city and throughout the province.
"Demand for Echo Echo's courses has never been higher with recent children's courses and adult workshops filled to capacity, and a wide range of projects in partnership with local schools and community groups."
Following this good news for the company, the Arts Council also recommended Echo Echo to be the hosts of the planned dance strategy consultation meeting- Dance Vision.
This day will see over 40 representatives from the dance and arts sector flock to the North West to discuss the future for dance in Northern Ireland.
Facilitated by Scottish Cultural Enterprise, issues under consideration include: The number and range of dance performances available to the public throughout NI, the provision of spaces to present and produce dance, dancers training, dance in education, dance in the community and marketing and promotion of dance.
After the event the SCE will compile all of their research to provide recommendations for the future.
Gilly Campbell, Drama and Dance Specialist Officer for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland said: "Echo Echo is a mainstay of dance in Northern Ireland, with a growing international reputation for innovation, invention and style. We are delighted to support them, they reflect the excellence of their achievement in dance.
"It is therefore fitting that they will be hosting a Dance Vision Day to consult the dance sector on developments and plans for Dance in Northern Ireland."
If you would like to share your thoughts about dance in Northern Ireland, you can complete an online survey at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=S_2bp4cKfVlCuN6nhcIGTtsw_3d_3d
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