LYDC

DU Dance NI - Summer Residency

LYDC have been invited to join DU Dance NI on their youth dance residential project 'SHIFT" in Belfast with Robby Graham and SouthPaw Dance Company in August 2024. The project is incredibly exciting and will be an amazing experience for the dancers. 

DU Dance is generously covering all production and accommodation costs.  

Participants will need to cover the cost of travel and food for the duration of the residency.

Tickets for SHIFT are now available:  SHIFT Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

Tickets are €5 and there are special rates for groups of 8+ (Contact info@dudanceni.com or 02890 230877)

Venue: BBC Blackstaff House, 62-66 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BB

Performance Dates & Times: August 21st: 3pm & 7pm | August 22nd: 1pm

Project Outline

Robby Graham and SouthPaw Dance Company (https://southpawdancecompany.co.uk) will make a new outdoor performance work based on the environment crisis.

The work will involve 80 youth dancers and will be accompanied by a live rock band. 

The work will also be surrounded by hundreds of Belfast children who will be working on the same theme. 

The residential will take place 15th - 22nd August.  

Groups will travel to Belfast on the 15th of August - Departing from Dance Limerick Car Park at 11am

Rehearsals will take place from 16th - 20th

Performances will take place on 21st and 22nd

Return travel will take place after the performance on 22nd.

Accommodation will be provided at Stranmillis University College in their halls of residence. 

Stranmillis University College

Halls of residence,

Stranmillis Rd,

Belfast BT9 5DY

Each group of dancers will be housed on a corridor with single rooms. 

Each corridor has a common room and a small kitchen.  

All rehearsal and performance venues are walking distance from the halls of residence:

16th – Stranmillis College Dance Hall

17th & 18th – Queens University PEC Minor Hall

19th & 20th – Queens University Whitla Hall

What to Bring

• Clothes suitable for rehearsing in

• Clothing for costume (See below)

• Comfortable clothes to relax in after rehearsals

• A coat and footwear suitable for walking

• PJ’s

• Towel and any toiletries

• 1X plate, 1X bowl, 1X cup, 1X mug, 1X fork, knife & spoon, 1X lunchbag / tupperwear if required. We have access to a shared kitchen, but they are not equipped. 

Laundry

The accommodation does have a launderette if you need to do a washing on the trip. 

You will need to purchase tokens from the residency office. They are £2 wash & £2 dry. 

DU Dance will provide some detergent but note that the residency office only takes cash.

Costumes

Dancers are requested to bring clothes with them which can be dyed to be used as costumes. 

These can be old clothes, purchased from charity shops, etc, and can be t-shirts, joggers, long skirts, dresses, shirts, trousers, etc. 

They need to be plain, light colours and made from natural fibres which can be dyed such as cotton, linen, viscose, bamboo, silk, etc.

Synthetic fibres such as polyester, nylon, acrylic, etc cannot be dyed in the same way and should be avoided. 

Below are examples of the colour palette and textures they're hoping to achieve. 

Rehearsal Clips

Please familiarise yourselves with these sections of choreography in advance of the residency in order to optimise the rehearsal process:

FLOOD https://vimeo.com/990173543/b6fcd17964

FIRE https://vimeo.com/990171413/c9a6c5c612

QUAKE https://vimeo.com/996782834/e6755689c5

PROTEST https://vimeo.com/990178495/1f994d5461

RIOT https://vimeo.com/996782739/07bf8b96c1

ENDING https://vimeo.com/996782688/1a18278a03

Consent Forms

Please ensure you have completed and submitted the consent forms in advance of the project.