This is the brief for dancers, musicians/composers should apply here.
In conjunction with The Rambert Event performances – a performance of Merce Cunningham’s legendary work – Rambert is offering a cohort of IdeasTap musicians/composers and dancers the opportunity to work with Rambert music fellow Kate Whitley and former company dancer, Stefano Rosato. They will participate in an intensive course inspired by The Rambert Event Production, which incorporates the compositional and choreographic devices of Merce Cunningham’s legendary events
Dates
Sunday 8 June, 10am to 3pm: A group of up to six musicians/composers will work with Kate Whitley to explore the composition features of Cunningham’s composers, leading to creating their own work, which will accompany the dancers’ choreography. They will also be expected to play in each other’s compositions if need be.
Sunday 29 June, 10am to 4pm: A day’s intensive training for a group of up to 15 dancers with Stefano Rosato, including class based on the principles of Cunningham technique and Rambert repertoire to inspire their own choreographic process and performance piece
Sunday 6 July, 10am to 5pm: A full rehearsal with composers and dancers, bringing work together for a performance at Rambert’s studios.
The judges are looking for applicants with:
- A degree of proficiency in their chosen art form
- A commitment to developing their skills and experiences
- A clear motivation for participating in the brief and what it will help them to achieve
Note: Dancers must be in their third year of vocational training or have graduated from full-time dance training.
About Rambert
Rambert, the national company for contemporary dance, is one of the most distinctive and the most creative companies working in Britain today. The company thrives on its unique ability to share with audiences the widest range of repertoire: works from a rich heritage as the UK’s oldest dance company together with new works and re-stagings by choreographers from all over the world, including those who may be less well-known in the UK, and landmark dance from the 20th century. Rambert is also known for its use of live music and is the only UK-based contemporary dance company always to tour with an orchestra.
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This brief closes on Thursday 12 June 2014 at 5pm GMT and is open to IdeasTap members aged 18 and over. Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances, including technical issues – so make sure you don’t leave your application to the last minute.
