stamping ground is an annual festival programme of free performances and workshops, providing quality experiences to people with little or no previous exposure to dance.stamping ground08 is taking place throughout the East Midlands in July, August and September, travelling to existing local festivals and events to engage and celebrate the diversity of the region’s local communities.
If you want to be part of the stamping ground festival click here
We have confirmed the artists who are touring as part of stamping ground08
Levantes Dance Theatre
Eleni Edipidi, Bethanie Harrison
Outrageous costumes, theatrical props, sharp humour and audience interaction is symptomatic of a performance by Levantes Dance Theatre. A flamboyant and quirky style comes from this emerging company led by professional dancers Bethanie Harrison and Eleni Edipidi.
Accessible for children, families and young people – Levantes work is always comical, peculiar and above all entertaining!
www.levantesdancetheatre.org
All Play
It’s Rude to Point
Nikki O’Hara / Vanessa Cook
All Play tumble, wrestle, fly and laugh all the way through this charming performance piece, It’s Rude to Point. Capable of anticipating each other’s responses, the performers test each other’s limits, appealing to the audience as a mediator for their game-play.
This work has the potential to roam – from marquees to the middle of fields from benches to mid-crowd, the energetic performers will fill any space, leaving no stone unturned in their quest for game play.
www.allplaydance.co.uk
Groundhogs
Sticks & Tricks
Leo Jordan / Lee Nugent / Junior Bryant
Using a wide array of music, props and their usual gravity defying tricks, Urban dance company Groundhogs mix the best of hip-hop, break dance and contemporary to create a unique masterpiece.
Sticks & Tricks is a brand new piece of work that will leave the audience entertained form beginning to end - a must see performance accessible to all!
www.myspace.com/groundhogs_uk
And introducing resident youth company….
addict dance company
With over 100 active young performers aged 14 –19, addict are a Leicester based, high-energy group performing a blend of contemporary, street and Latin.
We are really excited about the shape of this year’s festival, watch this space for dates and details of each performance…
stamping ground Outreach
As part of Dance4’s annual touring festival stamping ground (SG08). Schools and community groups along the tour route, are being offered a range of outreach workshops which can be tailored to their individual needs facilitated by various artists who are part of SG08.
This is a chance for your young people to get a sneak peak of the performances coming soon to a festival near them this summer and also engage in learning some of the company’s moves before they take to the stage!
Outreach Workshops are available for groups of all needs and abilities and will include learning set dance material from the touring dance piece, developing skills in choreography/composition and gaining greater insight and experience into various dance approaches. Approaches this year include Dance and Puppetry, Chinese dance, Contemporary, Street, Break, HipHop, and Physical Theatre (tbc following selections)
Groups who book outreach workshops will also be invited to take centre stage and perform on one of the SG08 tour dates.
Packages on offer:
£185 per day (5 hrs) includes travel
£100 – 3 hrs includes travel
£40- 1hr session includes travel for artists within the region (artists outside of the region may charge an additional travel fee)
Weekly sessions are available- fee to be discussed with outreach organisers
Dance4 invites interested organisations/groups to get in touch so we can design a unique bespoke programme just for your young people whether they are completely new to dance or gifted & talented dancers.
For more information or to register your interest please contact
stamping ground07
During summer 2007, and thanks to East Midlands Airport, we were able to take the festival back out ‘on tour’ across Nottinghamshire with dates in Leicester and Derby too.
Each year we commission new or emerging artists from the region to create a new performance and workshop programme, that can be delivered over a period of one or two days at each individual festival or event.
stamping ground07 presented a live performance from our newly-formed dance company Duck Soup. The company was auditioned, mentored and supported by our friends Pete and Tom of New Art Club. They created a new show called On the blink which proved a hit with audiences of all ages.
As well as free performances, stamping ground offers a programme of workshops suitable for ages 3 – 19 (no experience necessary) and performances from some of the regions most promising young performers.
