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Exim Dance presents ImPACT

A triple bill of inspiring and captivating dance theatre created by choreographers Olivia Lockwood and Michael Williams along with award-winning Adam Benjamin. Each piece has the underlying theme of memory and relationships – growing up, physical memory, relationship to space, developing friendships and journeys unfolding, growing and beginning. Not all of the pieces have a clear linear narrative but have apparent themes within them that are both readable and understandable.

The cast includes a variety of performers at different stages in their careers from graduates to dancers...

Wild Tribe Children's Festival: 11-13 July

Join our festival village in the heart of Plymouth to kickstart your summer come rain or shine.

A fun packed weekend of arts, theatre, storytelling, exploration and discovery including a performance from Bash Street Theatre and animation workshops from Forkbeard Fantasy.

Enjoy performances, live music, dance for children, face painting workshops, forest school, science and art workshops, games, role play, samba, arts and crafts and more.

Let your imagination run wild!

Tickets are now on sale!

http://www.wildtribefestival.co.uk

Arts Funding Scheme Launched in Plymouth

A new scheme to enable young people to lead their own creative projects has been launched in Plymouth. New Wave is inviting young people in the city to apply for small grants of between £50 and £1500 from today until 28th March 2014.

New Wave is run by the Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) as part of their brief as the Arts Council Bridge Organisation for the South West. The scheme aims to...

Audiences wowed as College is transformed into 'Land of Fantasy'

More than 3,000 members of the public were this week wowed by Fantasy – a spectacular three-hour show at Ivybridge Community College – showcasing a magical mixture of the performing arts.

The dazzling event – with performances from gymnasts, dancers, actors and singers – took place in the College’s Sports Hall, which was transformed into a universe of 24 interlinked fantasy worlds....

Ivybridge students open UK School Games to capacity crowd

76 GYMNASTS, DANCERS AND SINGERS WOW AUDIENCE AT MOTORPOINT ARENA

Students from Ivybridge Community College were centre stage last night at the opening of the UK School Games in Sheffield, as they presented ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ – a singing, dancing and gymnastic extravaganza – to a packed audience at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield.

Among those watching the spectacular...

Performance: MADHEAD - National Youth Dance Company

“If this is the future of dance, we’re in safe hands.” Evening Standard (on NYDC)

"They are strong, skilful and ready for anything" Daily Telegraph (on NYDC)

National Youth Dance Company bring their new work created by acclaimed 2018-19 Guest Artistic Director and recent Olivier Award nominee, Botis Seva.

Thirty eight of the UK’s best young dancers present a unique evening fusing contemporary dance, physical theatre and hip-hop. Botis Seva’s choreographic style combined with the young dancers’ energy and talent is set to produce an enthralling and...

Performance: Shut Down - Vincent Dance Theatre

Directed by Charlotte Vincent, ‘one of the most important feminist artists working in Britain today’ (The Observer), Shut Down explores the spectrum of modern-day masculinity and investigates the pressures, contradictions and confusions of being a man.

Vincent Dance Theatre’s first ever all male production is humorous and highly charged political and poetic dance theatre. Dance, spoken word, rap and real-life testimony collide to ask: what is it like to live as a man today?

Running time: 90 mins

www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/performance-shut-down

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Dance: Free Falling - Hagit Yakira

Wednesday 22 February, 19:30 The House, Plymouth University £10/£7 Discounts available via the Artory App and free to Plymouth University students via SPiA

Running time: 90 minutes with a 15 minute interval

Award-winning Hagit Yakira dance presents Free Falling, an open-hearted double bill of down-to-earth dance that’s sensual, striking and a beautiful respite from the hustle and bustle. Based on stories gathered through years of working as a therapist, Hagit Yakira has created a powerful and atmospheric mixed bill that eloquently unravels real life experiences about the...

Strictly Confidential

Following the continued success of the country’s beloved Strictly Come Dancing, Craig Revel Horwood’s brand new show, Strictly Confidential will give theatre audiences the chance to get up close and personal with stars of the smash hit BBC One television series. Starring Lisa Riley, Artem Chigvintsev, Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite, Strictly Confidential will take fans on an epic journey told through music, song and breathtaking dance routines.

Strictly Confidential will give audiences an insight into what drives these Strictly stars, why dance is the biggest love of their lives and...

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