Blog posts by year and month November 2011
Posts (5)
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Phoenix Dance Theatre turns 30!
Phoenix Dance was formed in 1981, making this November their 30th Birthday. For Daniel Corfield - BBC Performing Arts Fund Producer Fellow at the Phoenix - this was a great opportunity to kick start his placement. With a moment to reflect, Daniel tells us how he got involved with the celebration...
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TV Comedy Flash Choir: Take two!
To mark the 75th anniversary of the BBC's first regular broadcast from Alexandra Palace, we at the BBC Performing Arts Fund joined BBC History on a trip to the National Media Museum in Bradford to take part in their celebrations as part of the October half-term. We couldn't think of a better opp...
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What a difference a week makes
The Byre Theatre in St Andrews, Fife is one of the recently announced winners of our Community Dance scheme. Their grant will allow them to offer a series of creative residencies led by professional choreographers to transform the group into a performance ensemble and to create three new pieces ...
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The benefits of using Sensory Theatre
Haringey Shed - one of the winners of our Young People's Musical Theatre scheme - worked with Red Octopus on their project to help unlock the creative process of making a show, particularly for members with learning and/or physical disabilities. Stephanie Tyrrell, Company Director at Red Octo...
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And the winners are
We are ecstatic to announce that 13 dance organisations across the UK have been awarded a grant as part of our Dance Fellowships scheme!