LEAP 2011 PRESENTS TOPSY TURVY at Contemporary Urban Centre, Greenland St, Liverpool
25th March – 27th March 2011
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Tickets: £6.00 (includes £1 booking fee) for entry to Merseyside Youth Dance Performance
LEAP 2011 – Topsy Turvy Dance
MDI takes a mini leap into the CUC for a weekend of dance around the building.
FIT FOR THE FUTURE: Friday 25th March 2011, 1.00pm-5.00pm
A seminar supporting dance artists, companies and organisations featuring keynote speakers from Dance UK and Equity. The panel will provide advice on dance development and how the artist/company can use their skills and expertise to survive the recession. Sessions will provide skills for building a dance-specific business, diversifying income streams and improving your company. Information will also be given on the strategic direction of dance.
RADICALS – THE ARTISTS TAKE OVER: Saturday 26th March 2011, 10.00am-8.00pm
A day of creativity, performances, scratch sessions, networking and workshops by dance artists and companies from across the region. A trade fair will also take place in the crypt of the building.
YOUTH DANCE MERSEYSIDE: Sunday 27th March 2011
For the first time during the LEAP Festival, MDI is holding a day dedicated to Youth Dance on Merseyside. The day will feature fabulous and varied performances by youth groups from all over Merseyside.
12.00pm-4.00pm – FREE WORKSHOPS & NETWORKING EVENT
Stimulating workshops with the Young Advisors Company
Performances by youth groups from all over Merseyside
Dance workshops for young people
CPD opportunities for Youth Dance Practitioners/Leaders
Information on training, placements, career prospects
Discover regional and national opportunities
Meet Chris Scott, one of the National Young Ambassadors for Dance, and find out what he thinks is so good about dance. Meet and network with a wide variety of people involved in dance for children and young people
7.00pm-9.00pm – YOUTH DANCE SHOWCASE – £6.00 (includes £1.00 booking fee)
The newly-formed Merseyside Youth Dance Company will perform a specially commissioned piece by Yael Flexer and Lyndsey McConville.
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