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NEWS: January update to Dance North Youth Classes
An update on the Dance North Youth Classes following the Scottish Government's stay at home guidance announced on the 4 January, with a view to reviewing the situation at the end of the month. …
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. …
BLOG: Mycelium Network – Lab 1
The first digital lab from the Mycelium: Transnational Contemporary Dance Network took place on 18 & 19 September bringing creative individuals and organisations together from Scotland, Norway, Finland and Lithuania. …
VLOG: Charlotte Mclean – Can we dance tomorrow please?
Charlotte Mclean would have performed at RISE 2020 and will do next year at RISE 2021. Her blog follows the structure of her piece 'And' with its long lists of of personal, comical and poignant statements that …
NEWS: Development of a transnational contemporary dance network
Nordic Culture Point grants funding to develop a transnational contemporary dance support network. The organisation and our partners are delighted to have received short-term network funding to develop an international network …
NEWS: Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter and the wave of anti-racist protest in much of the world has challenged the team at Dance North to take stock and do some rigorous self-examination. Our statement clearly sets out our position and …
VLOG: Robbie Synge is silly and entirely serious
Local artist Robbie Synge is supported by our DNA and RAS progammes. His short film gives a sense of him as artist, his situation and what he's been up to in lock down... Overthinking, under-thinking, keeping a …
BLOG: Charlie Morrissey reflects on a few things he’s missing
Among many other gigs this year, Charlie Morrissey would have been performing at Rise 2020 in May... he talks about what's been missing in his life since the lockdown and the impacts on his creative practice... …
BLOG: The DN team in lockdown
BLOG: An insight into the lockdown lives of the Dance North team - what we're up to at work and at home during these extraordinary times, plus recommendations for some interesting things to see and do online …
BLOG: Karl Jay-Lewin on the new normal
Dance North's Creative Director, Karl Jay-Lewin, reflects on lockdown and the desire to re-focus and re-energise in the new normal. Our values are energising reminders that what is crucially important, now and always, is people. …
NEWS: We can now accept donations for our Participatory Programme
NEWS: We are now able to accept online donations from anyone who would like to support the organisation during these uncertain times. Any money donated will go towards our Participatory Programme. …
Dance North’s response to COVID-19
New measures, postponements and flexible working practices to help combat the coronavirus pandemic and keep our staff and the people we work with as safe as possible. Rise Festival and other classes cancelled... …