Echo Echo at Dublin Dance Festival
Echo Echo has been invited to present two solo pieces at the Representing Ireland Bill of Dublin Dance Festival 2011.
Echo Echo Artistic Director, Steve Batts, will present 'gad gad vaso gadati' in Mixed Bill 1, while Bridget Madden will present 'An Rinceóir/The Dancer' in Mixed Bill 2.
Performances take place at Dublin DanceHouse weekends of 20/21 May and 27/28 May. The festival offers a fascinating programme of international and Irish contemporary dance performance.
Hopefully see you there!
Click here for further information and booking information.
Mapping Memories performance
Mapping Memories
A performance devised and performed by participants of the Memory of Place project for over 50s, in partnership with WEA
Saturday 2nd April
7pm
In the Foyle Arts Buidling, Lawrence Hill
(University of Ulster campus)
Admission is free
Local women aged over 50 will perform an original dance theatre piece devised by them and guided by Artistic Director of Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company, Steve Batts.
The group was formed from a 12-week project, led by Echo Echo and the Workers Educational Association as part of the WEA's Learning Age Project, focussed on the theme of memories of places and landscapes that have remained special throughout a lifetime.
The participants have each brought their own experiences and recollections to the creative production process, and weaved the movement images together into a beautiful, calm and meditative performance piece lasting about 30 minutes.
Local composer and musician Christopher Norby has developed an original music score to accompany the piece, which he will perform live on the 2nd April.
The performance will take place in the dance studio at Foyle Arts Building in Magee, University of Ulster with tea, coffee and food afterwards.
Dancing Saturdays Series
Introducing Echo Echo's Dancing Saturdays:
Saturday 22nd January: Contact Improvisation
The movement form is a key part of Echo Echo's dance style and is accessible to anyone with an interest in dance. It can help build strength and stability as well as challenge the imagination with it's improvisory feel.
Costs: £20/ £10 concession
Saturday 5th March: Dancing Together
Dancing Together is for beginners and those who enjoy dance, to experience, practise and learn more about movement. Working in groups, pairs and alone, participants will dance to different rhythms and styles. You can attend on your own or bring a friend.
Costs: £20/ £10 concession
Saturday 26th March: Daring Feet Youth Dance
If you are aged 13- 19 years old and interested in performing arts then come along to learn what it is like to be in a dance company. You will learn contemporary dance and movement techniques, choreography, and composition as well as performance skills.
Costs: £10
BOOK YOUR PLACE ON A DANCING SATURDAY BY CALLING US ON (+44)28 71342266 OR EMAILING INFO@ECHOECHODANCE.COM
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