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If you want to inject your life with some A two-day conference on the 9 and 10 Take Art is also joining with the National
creative activity Take Art has some really of July sees the culmination of the three Arts Council Free Ticket Initiative,
exciting opportunities and events on year dance and movement project ‘ANightLessOrdinary’, offering free
offer. Under the ‘takeart:dance’ entitled TimetoMove, which has tickets for under 26s. These tickets will
scheme, the Step Change Team of 6 worked extensively with the over 50s be available for anyone under 26 in
highly qualified and experienced dance across Somerset. The conference will Somerset, to any of the shows on the
teachers continue to deliver a range of inspire with performance, debate, Take Art Live scheme from September
dance classes across Somerset for all discussion, workshops, exhibitions and 2009 until April 2011. If you qualify for
ages and abilities. To find the class film screenings from leaders in the field. the scheme and would like obtain some
closest to you call Louise at Take Art on Taking place at the Tacchi Morris Arts free tickets or find out more contact
01460 249450 or louise@takeart.org. Centre near Taunton it will bring together Becci@takeart.org.
For more experienced dancers there are artists, participants, agencies, politicians
also places available on the OCN and decision makers to inform, inspire
accredited Dance Leaders in the and debate the field of dance with older
Community Course, which runs over people. There are limited places and
7 weekends from April 2009 – April local artists are being encouraged to
2010. The course aims to broaden and take advantage of the bursary scheme.
deepen the understanding, knowledge Conference information and booking
and expertise of people wanting to forms can be found on the Take Art
practice high-quality dance activity in a website, by contacting Rose at Take Art
variety of community settings. To secure on 01460 249450 or rose@takeart.org
your place contact Louise at Take Art.
Between the 9 – 11 September Take Art
will be presenting its biannual showcase And finally, the take art: live shows in
of theatre and dance, Madein rural spaces continue over the coming
Somerset, at the Merlin Theatre, Frome. months with dance, theatre and music
This year’s event is a development of highlights from a range of fabulous
the last two showcases and will involve companies. To be added to the mailing
Performance, Exploration and Debate list email louise@takeart.org with ‘add
surrounding theatre. There will be a to mailing list’ in the subject line.
scratch platform, as well as the regular
showcase from Somerset companies,
a theatre symposium, peer reviews
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Take Art Becci/sarah@takeart.org Main Picture: Fanclub Dance - Made in Somerset
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