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WATCH: RISE 2022 Festival of Contemporary Dance & Performance
RISE is back for 2022! Dance North’s festival of contemporary dance and performance is coming back on Saturday 11 June, building on the tremendous success of the 2021 programme. RISE 2021 showed how well outdoor performances …
NEWS: Ruth Kent joins Dance North as Dance Development Lead
The team at Dance North are absolutely delighted to welcome Ruth Kent as our new Dance Development Lead. Having studied in Scotland and at Laban Centre London Ruth has enjoyed a varied and diverse career in the …
Project Catalogue: LUISE – A performance and film project by artist Katrina McPherson
Luise, a vibrant woman in her prime, navigates living in Berlin during World War 2 with two daughters and a mounting knowledge of her husband's infidelity. In the darkest of conceivable winters after VE Day, where everything …
NEWS: AIM Collective – Dance North Residency Call Out
We are proud to be able to support two collaborating artists working in dance that work in a participatory way, to undertake an Artist Residency to span from November 2021 – September 2022 as part of the …
NEWS: Call Out for Dance Artists Based in Scotland | Gather Together Here
A paid professional development opportunity for dance artists based in Scotland to attend a one or two-day workshop with choreographer/film-maker Rosemary Lee. These workshops are a rare opportunity for dance practitioners... …
NEWS: RAS network request for support form now live
Following Dance North Scotland's consultation through one-to-one interviews with RAS members, we are delighted to share our findings on how RAS members want the network the develop. We have designed a form which RAS members can use …
NEWS: Arts in Moray (AIM) – Moray Way Residency Open Call
Moray Way Association (MWA) announces a 12-month residency based on the Moray Way, a 100-mile circular route that runs throughout Moray’s diverse landscape. The residency will ideally suit someone with an interest in walking art …
BLOG: ‘I’ve never seen a whale with my naked eye’ by Simone Kenyon
DNA Artist, Simone Kenyone, reflects on her experience of using binoculars to whale watch during lockdown, her anticipation of seeing Barney the humpback whale, and getting to know her home better. …
NEWS: Arts in Moray (AIM): Culture Collective Lead Vacancy
We're looking for an Arts in Moray: Culture Collective Lead who can co-ordinate a series of residencies in line with the objectives of the partnership group and the wider Creative Scotland Culture Collective initiative. …
NEWS: Dance North successful in Culture Collective bid
Dance North Scotland are delighted to be working with M:ADE, Wildbird and Moray Walking Assocation as part of Creative Scotland's Culture Collective programme, supporting creative practitioners and communities to work together. …
NEWS: Are you an experienced and qualified dance tutor?
Dance North Scotland is building up its pool of experienced and qualified teachers, for short and long term positions, to support our growing participatory programme. Held across the length and breadth of Moray, classes range from our …
BLOG: Athina Vahla’s Artistic Residency, August 2020
Athina Vahla visited Dance North at Findhorn Foundation for an artistic residency in August 2020, to take some time out to finish her PhD by Public Works. In this blog, she reflects on her experience. …