Sophie Hi, my name’s Sophie and I am currently going into my third year of study for my BA(Hons) in dance at Edge Hill University. I have had many years of experience within the dance world in a variety of places and styles, such as performing at major UK theme parks and working/teaching with charities
We have an exciting opportunity for young people to jump aboard our current Youth Dance Company performance project in collaboration with Night People. As part of LYDC’s choreographic intensive to create an outdoor performance with visual projections for Light Up Lancaster. Night People is a professional dance company co-directed by Daisy Howell and Aaron Howell,
“Through Miss Baines I want to inject a sense of fun, joy and connection between people living on Ryelands estate and improve wellbeing through creativity.” Miss Baines (Louise Gibbons) has been visiting Ryelands council estate and primary school over the last academic year – here’s what she’s been up to! Miss Baines started out in
Spanning the past two years, State of Flux is a project which uses the arts to support mental health and wellbeing. The young people, who started the project disengaged and withdrawn, became engaged in the project and the creative process it involved. The progress made during our time with them was wonderful to see! Smiles,
We are recruiting for a Dance Development Officer! Responsible for: Dance DevelopmentSalary: £21,300 – £25,00k full-time equivalent (pro-rata)Hours of Work: Part-time/Full-time (there will be one or two roles available)Base: LancasterContract: Maternity Cover(expected Jan – Aug 2020, one or more of the recruited roles maybe extended past this date if funding allows). Deadline for Applications: 5pm
Recently with LYDC we have been working on a piece collaborated with Fearghus Ó Conchúir, using the ideas of interconnectivity and our relation to the earth and those around us. We have rehearsed both indoors and outdoors, with some performances too. Performing in different spaces gives the piece a new lease of life each time,
Light Up Lancaster (LUL) is an annual festival which takes over Lancaster every year and through a family-friendly trail of discovery, you can enjoy the transformation of the city into a magical installation of light. Catch free performances dotted amongst secret squares and well-known buildings, and experience captivating light projections, amazing performances, music, dance, film