What? On a murky, grey day in Lancaster our bi-weekly professionals class, which is usually peer led, had a little bit of sunshine added to it last week when it was led, on Skype, by Phinda-Mzala in Gauteng in South Africa. Who? Phinda-Mzala use their artistic practice to spread health messages in disadvantaged areas of
It’s a fact – dancing is good for your baby. According to Live Science, new studies show that babies move in time to music from five months old. Dancing comes naturally to infants and the research, carried out with 120 infants between five months and two years old, demonstrates that babies respond to rhythm and
Do you have great organisational and administrative skills? Are you outcome focused, proactive and get things done? Yes? Then Ludus Dance needs you! You will be part of a small but passionate team that works hard to inspire and connect with all sections of the community, developing and delivering a range of high quality dance
Edenamiuki Aiguobasinmwin kicks off Ludus Dance’s first FORGE artist commission. About The FORGE… Ludus Dance recently launched The FORGE, a brand new initiative responding to a need to nurture diverse artistic voices within cultural spaces and programmes across the North West, and particularly Lancashire. Last year, the organisation put out a call for applications for
We are seeking a new Marketing Officer to complement a small but passionate team. The ideal applicant will have substantial marketing experience, preferably within an arts or charitable context. We are looking for someone creative, outcome focused, personable, proactive, a strategic thinker with strong digital and design skills. The Marketing Officer plays an important role
A micro playground for testing new ideas Friday 1st March 2019 12pm – 9pm Artist Call-out A new test space for raw, unfinished, unmade and/or challenging artist content. For one full day, we are opening our doors to local performance artists to present new and unfinished ideas/ concepts to lovely northern audiences in an informal
THE FORGE The Call Ludus Dance are seeking artistic proposals from North West based artists/ makers identifying as; Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) and/ or People of Colour (POC), that respond to a clear need for greater diverse representation within our cultural spaces and programmes. With support from Ludus Dance through ‘The Forge’, the successful
Into Our Skies Photo: Anthony Briggs About Occupied Occupied is Ludus Dance’s individually tailored careers support and professional development scheme for dance artists in Lancashire and the North West which sees local professionals occupy our building for 12 months to develop one or more aspects of their work. Here Occupied Associate Artist Lucy Starkey focuses on
WONDER-FULL This summer, we were proud to work in partnership with Fable Arts and Clifton Hospital on the Wonder-Full project to bring the outside in and onto the wards. Wonder-Full focused on improving wellbeing on the wards and was rooted in the thinking that healthy minds support healing bodies. Bringing a sense of achievment and fun
Mill Girls & Militants come to Preston Flag Market On Saturday, 27th October, Ludus Dance brings Lancashire and Preston’s heritage to life through a mass performance in Preston’s Flag Market and community performances in The Harris as part of Mill Girls and Militants, a National Lottery/Heritage Lottery funded project. Mill Girls and Militants is inspired