Curve Foundation commission
Filip has recently been in Edinburgh choreographing on The Curve Foundation Dance Company who are celebrating their 10th anniversary with this evenings’ premiere of their ambitious new production to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Filip was commissioned to create Spring, with other sections choreographed by Henri Oguike, Jonathan Watkins and Rui Lopes Graca. The international company of classical dancers and collaborators will be performing in Brunton Theatre Musselburgh tonight and tomorrow. Artistic Direction is by Ross Cooper and lighting design by Kai Fischer.
Retina Sprang!
Retina Springs 08 was a great success for all involved. The 32 participants from across Europe danced their way through 2 weeks of creativity to achieve an impressive result. The final performance was at Sandfield Theatre on Friday 28th March and was a great success. Live music by Matt Marks was supplemented with singing from some of the dancers to accompany a feast of movement from the participants. Ages ranged from 11 to 42, experience ranged from little to professional, enthusiasm and commitment was top form from all. Two choreographers Antje Hildebrandt and Eleni Edipidi also created their own work in Retina’s first Choreographic Lab at Dance4. Classes and feedback from Filip and Natalie contributed to their choreographic process and movement creation period, which culminated in their work integrated into the final performance. If you want to see a clip of the performance or hear more about Springs, then please visit the Retina Springs 08 blog
Retina Springs 08
March 17th to 20th and 25th to 28th 2008
In celebration of the success of Retina Springs 2007, Retina is delivering a larger scale Springs 08 in collaboration with local organisations Lakeside Arts Centre, College Street and Dance4 funded by Arts Council England.
Retina will lead this dance festival in Nottingham over the Easter holiday for anyone over age 11, amateur and professional. Over the 8 days the participants will work in groups with Retina Dance Company to create a public performance for the final Friday evening at Sandfield Theatre, Nottingham on March 28th 2008. Divided in age and experience groups, the residency will be taught in different venues across Nottingham by Retina's exceptional team of dancers and artistic director/choreographer Filip Van Huffel.
An additional element to this years Springs 08 is a Choreographic Laboratory based at Dance4. As a professional development opportunity the Lab will offer time and space for two choreographers to develop their own work. Daily technique class will be followed by choreographic tasks, with the aim to create a piece of work to be shown in the culminating performance. The Lab will be open to two choreographers and eight dancers.
Both the residency and Lab provide the opportunity to develop personal skills, enjoy moving and perform!
Fee: £50
Places are limited
To apply download an application form here and return to admin@retinadance.com.
Springs residency application form in MS Word
Springs residency application form as pdf
Choreographic Laboratory application form in MS Word
Choreographic Laboratory application form as pdf
RAUW participation project
It’s been quite a year! This is not a body premiered and toured alongside Retina’s smaller scale production The boy who never grows old with overwhelming success. The company had a great time visiting England, Scotland and Belgium. If you didn’t manage to catch the work this year then check Retina´s event calendar to find a performance near you in 2008.
So to get you motivated for 2008, Retina has a participatory project for you to come and join us and dance….
RAUW www.rauwdans.be. From 4 to 9 February 2008, RAUW is a participatory project for anyone over age 14 up to professional dancer, based at ccBe in Antwerp, Belgium organised with Danspunt. A week intensive project with choreographer Filip Van Huffel and the Retina dancers, material will be created for a site specific performance in the whole building of ccBe, culminating on the stage.
Additionally there are three places available for placement students to assist the Retina company dancers and learn about the choreographic process. These places are only available to Dutch-English bilingual students.
RAUW
ccBe, Antwerp, Belgium
4 to 9 February 2008
Cost: 25 euro
There will be several groups working independently, depending on age and experience, so when registering please tick if you are available for the full time group from 10-4.30 each day or if you can only do the morning or evening sessions.
Places are limited, so please complete an application form as soon as possible.
Download an application form here
Application form in MS Word in Dutch
Application form in MS Word in English
Stagiair application form in MS Word in Dutch
Application form as pdf in Dutch
Application form as pdf in English
Stagiair application form as pdf in Dutch
Retina goes on tour
It’s that time of the year again and Retina is off on the road! Tomorrow 2 dancers journey to Scotland to teach 6 workshops before the rest of the company join them for two performances this weekend. The Boy who never grows old will be performed on Friday and This is not a body on Saturday at The Byre Theatre in St Andrews, Scotland. These performances are the beginning of the autumn tour that starts in Scotland, nips to Belgium and around the UK and finishes in Exeter before starting again in January 2008.
As well as performing Retina is teaching workshops in schools and centres around each venue, giving participants a chance to work with the company to get an insiders view of the work, working with the same choreographic devices used to make the performances. If you are interested in booking one of these workshops then contact us to find a suitable date.
Keep an eye on Retina´s website calendar to see where we are performing so that you can catch a show near you.
5 October – The Byre Theatre, St. Andrews, Scotland – BOY
6 October - The Byre Theatre, St. Andrews, Scotland – BODY
9 October – Alsager Arts Centre - BODY
19 October – Stadsschouwburg Sint Niklaas, Belgium - BODY
24 October – Rose Theatre, Ormskirk - BODY
30 October – Olivier Theatre, Bedales - BOY
31 October – Roehampton University, London - BODY
7 November – Lincoln Drill Hall - BODY
13 November – Exeter Phoenix - BODY
