Happenings, events, news from QL2 and Qunatum Leapers.
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Audition 15 August -- get your application in NOW!
"Hard Yards" will be about work: slacking off and working hard. Why bother working hard? What happens if you don’t?
Form here: http://ql2.org.au/Auditions_Classes_flier.php
Guest choreographers Liz Lea (London) and Dean Cross will work with the group to create a dance work performed in the atmospheric Yarralumla Woolshed – a bit of the bush in the city, redolent with the sweat of hard work (and sheep!)
“Hard Yards” will have a mix of younger and less experienced dancers (aged from 8 years), together with experienced dancers from our Quantum Leap ensemble (14+) who help inspire and mentor newer dancers. It will build your confidence and skills in a creative and physically challenging environment.
The project is about creating dance, and performing. So the choreographers will invent the work with you.
The performance season will be presented in October, and will be suitable for families as well as primary and secondary school students.
Application due Tuesday 3 August
Audition Sunday 15 August 1–4pm.
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Exciting a Blush
Thursday at 19:00 - 14 August at 20:00
QL2 Theatre, Gorman House Arts Centre
Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
New performance collective Autumnal are returning home to present their new dance work, Exciting a Blush.
Five individuals intersect in moments of heightened self-awareness where bodies can betray their keepers by unintentionally broadcasting internal emotions.
Examining what we think of what others think of us, why we care, and why on earth that should affect the capillaries in our cheeks, Exciting a Blush explores the physiology and psychology behind the most peculiar of human expressions, the blush.
Capturing moments of awkwardness, modesty, social blunders and sexual awakenings amidst brand new dance and music, this dance theatre work is Autumnal's debut.
Originating from Canberra, Autumnal members are now carving out their place in Australia’s artistic landscape. Emerging as some of Australia's most exciting new dance artists having performed, collaborated and toured for the likes of Buzz Dance Theatre, Tasdance, Shaun Parker, Lucy Guerin, Clare Dyson, Anton, and Narrelle Benjamin, as well as undertaking their own creative endeavours through both local and international residencies.
Exciting a Blush marks the return of these artists to Canberra, where their careers were ignited and kick started through QL2's Quantum Leap and Soft Landing initiatives. Autumnal's ties to Canberra as a home place, training place, and arts place, have brought them back to share with the community their talent and creative vision, as they proudly return home to make their debut.
Exciting a Blush is also the choreographic debut from Autumnal member Angela Goh. Emerging with a vibrant creative voice, Angela's work is “a treasure... articulate... unforced... with a great respect for the natural workings of the body”.
Composer James Brown, an accomplished sound designer, photographer and animator has collaborated with theatre companies nationally and internationally. He joins Autumnal to create an original score for Exciting a Blush, which also features live music by classically trained soprano and Autumnal member Eleanor Wood.
Autumnal bring their grace, sincerity, fire and youth to this spirited new production making it an essential experience for any one interested in the beautiful, the daring, or the human.
Autumnal gratefully acknowledges the support of
the ACT Government through artsACT
and QL2 Centre for Youth Dance through a grant of space
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QL2 Centre for Youth Dance (Canberra) and Maya Dance Theatre (Singapore) present
Standing in line in order of height
Book now online:
Bringing together Western contemporary dance and Asian classical dance, Standing in line in order of height explores conformity versus individualism in Singaporean and Australian culture.
Choreographers Kavitha Krishnan from Singapore, Ruth Osborne from Australia and Liz Lea from the UK have developed the work with dancers from Australia and Singapore in a collaboration between Maya Dance Theatre and QL2 Centre for Youth Dance.
AUSTRALIA
QL2 Theatre, QL2 Centre for Youth Dance, Gorman House Arts Centre
Ainslie Avenue, Braddon ACT 2612, Australia FIND US
$25 (Full), $15 (Concessions)
BACKGROUND
 Developed through a collaboration between QL2 Centre for Youth Dance and Maya Dance Theatre, the project aims to develop choreographic skills and cross-cultural links between the young dancers: from QUT in Australia we have Hannah Peake, Robert King, Sheriden Newman and Jason Wood who will join four dancers from La Salle College of the Arts in Singapore: Khairul Shahrin, Sufri Juwahir, Adeline Yee, Wei Ling and Samantha Teo.
Maya’s Creative Director Kavitha Krishnan has worked in traditional Asian and contemporary forms in Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Taiwan and South Africa. QL2’s Artistic Director Ruth Osborne is recognised in Australia and internationally for her collaborative work with young people. Working from London and resident in Canberra for the last year, Liz Lea is an award-winning choreographer specialising in contemporary dance and Bharata Natyam classical Indian dance.
Ruth Osborne says the partnership and collaboration “exemplifies a developing new model of dance education in Australia, where university study forms part of a continuum of development for a dance artist, with other strands building strong educational connections between students and the wider ecology of dance.” And that “wider ecology” is a boon for audiences, who will see new intercultural work like Standing in line in order of height.
QL2 Centre for Youth Dance Inc in Canberra, Australia is a non-profit organisation with an 11 year track record of excellence in contemporary dance. It is home of Quantum Leap: an auditioned, selective youth dance ensemble; and to the Soft Landing program: assisting excellent dance graduates to find their creative pathway. It provides integrated programs and projects to support and develop young people in dance at all levels: young dancers from as young as eight, high school students developing their first choreographic ideas, tertiary dance students, and graduates finding their way into the dance profession. At every point, a major focus is on choreographic literacy: encouraging the development of the choreographic mind. For tertiary dance students and beyond, they also recognise the importance of dance artists building connections across the country, reaching beyond the walls of formal study in a single institution.
Maya Dance Theatre was established in late 2006 by a group of artists who are passionate about designing and presenting thought-provoking arts productions. Works by Maya showcase a range of performing art forms and genres with explorative efforts with both independent artistes as well as local and international performing arts groups. With a forte in dance, Maya Dance Theatre also delves into collaborative art performances, where different art forms are cohesively woven in the performances. Transcending cultural, ethnic and national borders, productions by Maya are steeped in strong themes and concepts that offer a distinctive approach to contemporary dance theatre.
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This project has been supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council,
its arts funding and advisory body.
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 On Course: new, young, short dance
In 'On Course' surprises abound: 12 new short contemporary dance works created & performed by young dance artists from around Australia.
They are current dance students at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Adelaide Centre for the Arts (AC Arts).
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 Hot to Trot 2009
Dancers from Quantum Leap as choreographers:
Flexing imaginations and muscles. New dance with passion.
2 shows: 7pm Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 November
After each performance there will be a forum which will give the audience and choreographers a chance to interact and discuss the choreographic experience.
Show + forum runs for about 80 minutes.
Hot to Trot is a favourite with Canberra audiences and in recent years has played to sell out crowds.
Bring your family and make a night of it!
2 shows: 7pm Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 November
QL2 Theatre, Gorman House Arts Centre, Ainslie Ave, Braddon.
A Smokefree event.
Tickets: Full $10, Concession $8.
Tickets are available from the box office 30 minutes before the performance.
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PLEASE PASS THIS LINK ON TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO MAY BE INTERESTED
Call for Expressions of Interest
New Dance Graduates (1st or 2nd year out)
Two One 2010 development opportunities
(Call for Soft Landing 1 has now closed).
Soft Landing 1: ‘the dancer lands’ with Solon Ulbrich – 15 March to 11 April 2010
Soft Landing 2: ‘the choreographer in group-devised work’ with Brian Lucas - 16 August to 12 September 2010
Soft Landing
A unique opportunity for tertiary dance graduates to engage, collaborate and forge creative partnerships for the future.
Soft Landing is a collaborative professional development program at QL2 Centre for Youth Dance, Canberra. This program has been developed over several years and has supported many recent graduates during the difficult transition from the tertiary course into the dance profession. All dance graduates within the first two years after completing their degree are eligible.
Each Soft Landing has a core period of 4 weeks in Canberra. You must make a clear commitment to the entire process and be available full-time for the period, concluding on the evening of the final day.
You should also be prepared to engage in online discussion and research prior to the studio development; and subject to funding, we will provide limited online and phone mentoring support after this.
Full details here
If you have any further queries please contact softlanding@ql2.org.au
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 Just a Stage
A new 45 minute dance work by and for young people.
Just a Stage is about youth, age, and teetering on the edge of the future.
Created by 38 young dancers (aged 8-16) working with professional choreographers.
Artistic Director: RUTH OSBORNE
Choreographers:
LIZ LEA (Lea Dance, London) and
DEAN CROSS (Legs on the Wall) with
MICHELLE NORRIS and SIMON READ
 This project is the entry point for dancers to work and develop with QL2 Centre for Youth Dance, in preparation to joining the Centre's Quantum Leap youth dance ensemble. It provides an introduction to working with a choreographer and moving beyond just "learning the steps". Quantum Leap has produced some of the most exciting and innovative work that a young performer could be involved in, and helped young people along the path to becoming professional dance artists. But it also introduces young dancers to the process of creating new full-length dance works – the process of choreography. This is much more than just “putting steps to music” or “telling a story” — it includes thinking about concepts and emotions, creating new movement with improvisation and exercises, selecting and refining the most effective movement ideas, and of course rehearsing till it all flows. QL2 Artistic Director, Ruth Osborne, works with the ensemble to develop the skills they need to work with professional choreographers, and selects those choreographers specifically for their ability to bring out the best in young dancers — without resorting to just drilling them in ‘moves’.
Three performances only
7pm Friday 16 October,
3pm & 6pm Saturday 17 October
$18 full | $14 conc | $12 under-15
The Street Theatre,
Cnr Childers Street & University Ave, Canberra
Street Ticketing (02) 62471223
Book online www.thestreet.org.au
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Select Option
sometimes we choose,
sometimes it just happens…
 Associate Directors Brian Lucas (QLD), Liz Lea (London), Marko Panzic (So You Think You Can Dance) and Reed Luplau (Sydney Dance Company) will bring their highly individual styles to work with Quantum Leap and Artistic Director Ruth Osborne over six months, developing Select Option — a stunning two-act dance performance of unusual intensity and depth. Video producers Bearcage Productions will create a video set which envelops the action, and there will be an original music score by young Australian composers.
29 July – 1 August 2009 The Playhouse
Performance times and prices*
29 July – 1 August at 7pm, 1 August at 2pm
Adults: $22.00
Groups (minimum 10):* $18.00
Family (minimum 2 adults 2 kids): $15.00
Pensioners: $18.00
Child (15 years and under): $15.00
Full time student: $15.00
Unemployed: $15.00
Govt. Seniors Card Holder: $18.00
Under 27: $15.00
QL2, Ausdance, CDT Members: $18.00
Performance duration 100 minutes including interval
Schools Performances 30 & 31 July at 10.30am
Schools groups $12 per student
Schools performance duration 105 minutes inclusive of interval and forum
Schools Education Kit available on request
School bookings 6247 3103 or schoolgroups@ql2.org.au
*Ticket prices available in person at venue. Additional phone, online and postage charges may apply.
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Final call for proposals - "The choreographer in solo practice" opportunity with Brian Lucas - Soft Landing 2 2009
New Dance Graduates (1st or 2nd year out)
Development & performance opportunity with Brian Lucas
Call for expressions of interest (closes 13 July)
Soft Landing 2, 2009: "The choreographer in solo practice" with Brian Lucas
A unique opportunity for tertiary dance graduates to engage, collaborate and forge creative partnerships for the future.
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New Dance Graduates (1st or 2nd year out)
Development & performance opportunity with Brian Lucas
Call for expressions of interest
Soft Landing 2, 2009: "The choreographer in solo practice" with Brian Lucas
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| QL2 Centre for Youth Dance has been shortlisted in two categories of the Australian Dance Awards.
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QL2 Centre for Youth Dance in association with Fresh Funk are bringing two top interstate dance artists to Canberra, to inspire and challenge boys and young men (ages 14–26) to improve their dance.
Marko Panzic, performer and choreographer, has worked and trained in New York, Los Angeles, London and Australia. He has performed for Australian recording artists including Jade MacRae, Che’nelle, Cosimo DeVito and Vanessa Amorosi. He is a choreographer in the second series So You Think You Can Dance Australia, and will bring his well-known blend of hip hop and contemporary dance to week one of Kick Back.
Rowan Marchingo is a performer, a choreographer and Associate Director of Australia’s leading physical theatre company, Sydney-based Legs on the Wall. Rowan’s work ranges from large scale aerial dance on the sides of buildings to intimate works of theatre. Rowan will bring gymnastics, contemporary dance and physical theatre to week two of Kick Back.
Local hip hop specialists Geza Szanto and Caroline Wall from Fresh Funkwill be joined by Ruth Osborne from QL2 in weeks 3 & 4 to consolidate the material from Marko and Rowan, and present an informal performance in week 4.
Four Sundays: May 10, 17, 24, 31 • 5-7pm • $90 all up!
At QL2 Centre for Youth Dance Studio, Gorman House, Braddon
Ages 14–26
Advance booking essential:
You can book online, or email us
kickback@ql2.org.au
or phone 6247 3103.
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“Concrete Solace” at QL2
 Concrete Solace is a work by Melbourne’s youngest dance company, Phantom Limbs, comprised of James Welsby and Amy Macpherson. Amid a miniature sized city, this edgy dance work evokes and explores themes of urban parallelism as well as macroscopic and microscopic perspective distortion. Choreographed and performed by James Welsby and Amy Macpherson. 2 performances - 2nd April and 3rd April starting at 7pm for a duration of approximately 30 minutes. All tickets $15.
Presented by Phantom Limbs in association with QL2 Centre for Youth Dance
2 April, 2009 7:00 pm
7 pm 3 April, 2009
At QL2 Theatre, QL2 Centre for Youth Dance, Gorman House Arts Centre Ainslie Avenue, Braddon
Concrete Solace is “an exploration of human parallelism through dance, film and sound.
PhantomLimbsDanceCompany@gmail.com
Direct from the 2009 Adelade Fringe Festival.
Tickets available from the door 30 minutes prior to show.
Supported with a Space Grant from QL2 Centre for Youth Dance.
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 PHLUXUS DANCE COLLECTIVE is working at QL2 Centre for Youth Dance from 23 March 2009, rehearsing their critically acclaimed dance theatre work "the machine that carries the soul".
Phluxus Dance Collective is an all-female collective of young and ambitious dance artists; Chafia Brooks (ex-Quantum Leaper), Nerida Matthaei and Skye Sewell. With assistance from a QL2 "Space Grant" which is providing the reahearsal venue, Phluxus will be presenting "the machine that carries the soul" at The Street Theatre, 3 and 4 April 2009 at 6:30pm.
"the machine that carries the soul" has been described by audiences as “beautiful in its simplicity and intensity” and “wonderfully imaginative”, this dance theatre work delves into the world of the subconscious. Three young women encounter the body's physical manifestations of emotional experience. As they move through a landscape rich in textures and sounds, the differing perspectives of their journey reveals three distinct and unique movement vocabularies. PLUS a unique set made only of thousands of eggshells.
The Canberra season follows on from multi-award winning seasons at The Age Melbourne Fringe Festival 2006, Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane 2007 and Short Sweet and Dance Sydney 2007.
“The machine that carries the soul certainly deserves the reputation it garnered at The Age Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2006. It leads the audience through different emotional phases. Rather than being self-indulgent, it is mesmerising in its examination of human interaction and feelings. As choreographers and performers, Phluxus Dance Collective unleash a gust of originality into Australian dance.”
P Escalon – JJJ The Program
the machine that carries the soul was awarded ‘Critics Choice for Best Choreography’ and the 2007 Short Sweet and Dance Festival in Sydney and "Highly Commended" (runner up, Best Dance/Movement Performance) at The Age Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2006.
ON SALE NOW
www.thestreet.org.au
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We've EXTENDED THE DEADLINE for getting applications in for Quantum Leap ensemble AUDITIONS for "Select Option" -- get it here by Wednesday 11 March, and we'll email or phone you with the audition details.
Apparently some people were having trouble getting the form, or filling it in, or getting to a mailbox, or something. Anyway, we don't want you to miss out, so we've extended the deadline.
If you're going to be putting in a late application PLEASE PHONE US on 02 6247 3103 and let us know to expect it.
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Quantum Leap at the Playhouse 2009: “Select option”
This is the major project for our Quantum Leap ensemble for the year. After auditions for 15–26 year olds in March, it will run over 5 months culminating in a performance season at the Canberra Theatre Playhouse in July.
There are times that are full of change — sometimes you choose, sometimes it “just happens”. Change your mind, change your look, change direction, change feet. Which box will you tick?
Choreographers Brian Lucas (Qld), Liz Lea (London), Marko Panzic (So You Think You Can Dance) and Reed Luplau (Sydney Dance Company) will bring their highly individual styles to work with Quantum Leap and Artistic Director Ruth Osborne over six months, developing Select Option — a stunning two-act dance performance of unusual intensity and depth. Video producers Bearcage Productions will create a video set which envelops the action, and there will be an original music score by young Australian composers.
Application due Tuesday 3 March WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH
No application will be accepted on the day of the audition
Audition Sunday 15 March, 1pm – 6pm
A letter with further details will be sent on receipt of application
Parent Meeting Sunday 29 March, 9am – 10am
Sunday Rehearsals March 29, April 5, 9am – 2pm
Full-time intensive 1a Tuesday 14 to Wednesday 22 April, 9am – 2pm
Full-time intensive 1b Tuesday 14 to Thursday 23 April, 2pm – 7pm
Sunday Rehearsals May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 June 7, 14, 21, 28
Full-time intensive 2 Saturday 4 to Monday 13 July, 9am – 2pm
Assembly intensive Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 July, 9am – 4pm
Production Week Sunday 26 July to Saturday 1 August
Sunday 9 – 6, Monday 3 – 6, Tuesday 9 – 6
Wed to Fri 9 – 9, Saturday 12 – 9; cast party till 11pm
• You will be selected to work in one or more intensives: 1a, 1b or 2
• All dancers are required for the Assembly Intensive.
• The final schedule will be distributed later.
The total participation cost for this project is $250, plus $30 for annual Associate
Membership of QL2. This is heavily subsidised, and includes a project T-shirt.
There is no charge to attend the audition.
Optionally, dancers can also buy a DVD of the work for $30.
(Note that no video or photography is allowed during the performances.)
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QL2's James & Emma Batchelor in SHORT SWEET+DANCE 2009 Week 2 Wildcards
One show only - 2 works by James & Emma:
"Night Walker" (from Hot to Trot 2007) & "From the Ashes" (from Hot to Trot 2008)
07 March 2009
14:00 - 16:00
Seymour Centre, Downstairs Theatre
Cleveland Street, Chippendale
Sydney, Australia
Phone:
0293517940
boxoffice@seymour.usyd.edu.au
SHORT + SWEET says:
"BITE SIZED DANCE WITH ATTITUDE!
The season, which runs 24 February to 14 March 2009, will showcase the work of over thirty professional choreographers and feature many established and emerging performing artists.
From contemporary, ballroom, hip-hop lyrical, classical adagio, african, break dance and tap- there is a work to suit every taste.
AND…make sure you check out our WILDCARD performances at 2pm on February 28 and March 7. Come and support the work of Australia’s finest emerging artists!"
Quantum Leapers Emma & James Batchelor have been selected to present 2 works in the March 7 WILDCARD performance -- Performed by James, Emma, Ashley Hamilton, Courtney Lee, Sam Young-Wright, and Alenka Csomor.
And you can also see works by Natalie Abbott (who was in Soft Landing at QL2 in 2008), Nerida Godfrey, Sean Marcs and Imogen Cranna.
Book at the Seymour Centre:
http://secure.seymourboxoffice.com.au/tickets/production.aspx?PID=41838
There's an excerpt from "From the Ashes" here:
www.youtube.com/watch
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Classes for 2009 start 10 February
Make sure you arrive at least 15 minutes early to register and pay your class fees!
The 2009 schedule includes:
- Contemporary Technique – Junior (8 to 14) and Senior (15 to 26)
- Classical Technique – basic ballet for those who have not had a high level of technique training
- Stretch and Conditioning – to build strength, fl exibility and alignment.
- Licence to Move – to encourage boys into dance. Based in contemporary dance with various movement forms like martial arts, gymnastics, physical theatre and hip hop, these classes provide a masculine environment to explore dance as a creative expression. The Junior Licence to Move program (ages 8 to 14) is in weekly classes with a male teacher. The Senior Licence to Move (ages 15 to 26) will be run in 4 week blocks with special guest teachers — dates tbc.
Cost
Full term class fees are due upfront at the beginning of each term – equivalent to $12 per class. Or, you can pay $15 per class casually. You also need to pay a once off $30 yearly membership fee. Please arrive 15 minutes before the class if you need to pay.
MONDAYS: Stretch & conditioning
6 – 7 pm QL2 Theatre
Term 1 (8 wks) Feb 9, 16, 23 March 2, 16, 23, 30 April 6 $96
Term 2 (9 wks) Apr 27 May 4, 11, 18, 25 June 1, 15, 22, 29 $108
Term 3 (7 wks) Aug 10, 17, 24, 31 Sept 7, 14, 21 $84
Term 4 (6 wks) Oct 26 Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 $72
WEDNESDAYS: Classical & contemporary
Classical Technique: 4.30 – 6pm The Studio
Junior Contemporary Technique: 4.30 – 5.45pm QL2 Theatre
Senior Contemporary Technique: 6 – 7.30pm The Studio
Term 1 (9 wks) Feb 11, 18, 25 March 4, 11, 18, 25 April 1, 8 $108
Term 2 (10 wks) Apr 29 May 6, 13, 20, 27 June 2, 10 17, 24 July 1 $120
Term 3 (7 wks) Aug 12, 19, 26 Sept 2, 9, 16, 23 $84
Term 4 (6 wks) Oct 28 Nov 4, 11, 18, 25 Dec 2 $72
THURSDAYS: Licence to move
5pm – 6pm QL2 Theatre
Term 1 (9 wks) Feb 12, 19, 26 March 5, 12, 19, 26 April 2, 9 $108
Term 2 (10 wks) April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28 June 4,11, 18, 25 July 2 $120
Term 3 (7 wks) Aug 13, 20, 27 Sept 3, 10, 17, 24 $84
Term 4 (6 wks) Oct 29 Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 Dec 3 $72
NB: No classes on public holidays (Canberra Day – 9 March)
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PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO MAY BE INTERESTED
New Dance Graduates (1st or 2nd year out)
Development opportunity with Solon Ulbrich
Call for Expressions of Interest
Soft Landing 1 2009
A unique opportunity for tertiary dance graduates to engage, collaborate and forge creative partnerships for the future.
Soft Landing is a collaborative professional development program at QL2 Centre for Youth Dance, Canberra (formerly The Australian Choreographic Centre). Independent dance artist and producer Solon Ulbrich will once again direct Soft Landing 1 for 2009. This program has been developed over several years and has supported many recent graduates during the difficult transition from the tertiary course into the dance profession.
The core of Soft Landing 1 will take place from April 14 to May 10, 2009. You should also be prepared to engage in online discussion and research prior to the studio development; and subject to funding, we will provide limited online and phone mentoring support after this. The development will take place at QL2 Centre for Youth Dance in Canberra and conclude with an "in progress" performance showing at the Centre’s theatre. Artists involved in the development will undertake a full time creative process including: daily technique class; contributing to the development of a new dance performance; and mentored feedback. There will also be opportunities to engage in teaching development and associated production skills. This will be a unique opportunity to maintain and extend dance training, share knowledge and skills with interstate graduates, forge creative partnerships and launch a creative practice for the future.
You must make a clear commitment to the creative process and be available full-time for the four-week period concluding the evening of Sunday, May 10. All participants must make their own arrangements for their stay in Canberra during this period. No accommodation or financial support is available.
All dance graduates within the first two years after completing their degree are eligible.
If you would like to make an expression of interest for Soft Landing:
1) Send your CV including references, photo and brief cover letter expressing your interest in the project to: softlanding@ql2.org.au; and
2) Submit a video with up to 15 minutes of material demonstrating your dance experience and skill. This can be submitted by mailing a DVD to:
Solon Ulbrich C/O Performing Lines, 5/245 Chalmers Street Redfern NSW 2016
Expressions of interest must be received by January 30, 2009
Applications will be assessed by:
· Solon Ulbrich: Project Director
· Ruth Osborne: Artistic Director QL2
Successful applicants will be advised by email by February 13, 2009
Any further queries please contact Solon Ulbrich on 0424 576 616
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For earlybirds: Ella-Rose Trew and Jacqui Cornforth will be talking about "On Course" on the ABC morning show at 7.30am Saturday 13 December with Ginger Gorman.
And On Course is on facebook.
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Seven young choreographers from tertiary dance courses around Australia will come to Canberra over two weeks from Monday to create "On Course" - an evening of new short dance works. Several are originally from Canberra, having got their grounding in dance with QL2 Centre for Youth Dance's "Quantum Leap" ensemble.
Jamie Winbank, Emily Chapman, Caitlin McKenzie, Gemma Dawkins, Jacqui Cornforth, Ella-Rose Trew and Amanda Phillips are working with dancers Abby Johnson, Gabriel Comerford, Gabrielle Kirchner, Lucy Ingham, Luke Curry Richardson, Paul Jackson, Pia Moore, Rene Miller and Jake Kuzma.
"On Course" grew out of QL2's "Hot To Trot" program, where senior Quantum Leap dancers create short works -- seen over 29-30 November this year. Artistic Director Ruth Osborne decided to open it up to Quantum Leapers who had left Canberra to study, and wanted to 'come home' to show what they were doing. And now, dancers around Australia who have heard about it from Quantum Leapers are wanting to be part of it, so she created "On Course" specially for them.
The works will be presented in a short performance season - three shows only - over the weekend of 13 and 14 December.
6pm & 8pm Saturday 13 December,
6pm only Sunday 14 December 2008
QL2 Centre for Youth Dance Theatre
Gorman House Arts Centre, Ainslie Avenue Braddon.
$10 full, $5 concessions — tickets at the door 30 minutes before each show.
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In the Hot to Trot young choreographers’ program, we identify up to 10 experienced Quantum Leapers who have shown choreographic aptitude, and give them space and mentoring to work with a group of dancers , producing a short work for performance at special events. This leads to a November performance season in our theatre. Targeted at Quantum Leapers interested in a dance career, it will give them significant experience to inform their choices.
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 Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter in Tim Burton's Disney version of Alice in Wonderland, with Mia as Alice!
There's more pix here.
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An exciting new 45 minute dance work by and for young people, about food, eating and not eating. Choreographed by MARKO PANZIC (SYTYCD) & ZOE VENTOURA (Kick, Packed to the Rafters) in collaboration with the dancers.
5pm & 7pm Saturday 11 October,
3pm Sunday 12 October 2008
The Tim Murray Theatre, (Canberra Grammar School),
Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, Canberra
$15 full, $10 (conc), family of 4 $40 — tickets at the door 30 minutes before each show.
Pig Out is a new piece developed with mostly younger dancers (aged 9-19) in QL2's programs, working with professional choreographers and assisted by some of the older dancers who were involved in My Sister, My Brother in July. Choreographers Marko Panzic and Zoe Ventoura with Artistic Director Ruth Osborne and Assistant Director Vivienne Rogis have worked with these young dancers to create a 45 minute dance work about food and eating.
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"What we’ve learned about dance": a research feedback forum
Intention & Serendipity, Conceiving Connections, Unspoken Knowledges
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PRECIPICE 2008 at QL2 Theatre
An annual festival of improvisational performance.
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Join us for a very different tour — a dance performance moving through the international art collection.
 EXHIBITIONISM brings together a diverse group of young dance artists from around the country mentored by leading Australian choreographer Brian Lucas.
Working alongside a creative team of composers and Gallery staff, they have explored the gallery, responded to artworks from within its collection, and reflected on their personal experiences of “the viewing of art”.
EXHIBITIONISM is the result of their explorations and experimentations, a site-specific performance that moves throughout the gallery, revealing unique perspectives on the very personal and individual act of viewing.
EXHIBITIONISM is about the human experience within Gallery spaces, about the interface between artworks and viewers, and about the ways in which the lines between the viewer and the viewed are sometimes blurred.
Alyce Jasmine Farrell, Natalie Abbott, Elanor Webber, Laura Fishwick, Ebony Wright, Rudi Bremer, Gareth Hart, Yahna Fookes and Chimene Steele-Prior, with Artistic Director Brian Lucas and composers Nicholas Ng and Warwick Lynch.
Tours start 11am, 12 noon, 1.30pm and 2.30pm on Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September.
No booking required, but numbers are limited on each tour.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. QL2 Centre for Youth Dance is supported by the ACT Government.
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Our “Chaos” project incorporates younger and less experienced dancers with senior Quantum Leapers, building confidence and skills whilst creating and presenting a new dance work.
This year, they will work with professional choreographers including Marco Panzic (in the final 12 for So you think you can dance).
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Only 3 more shows: Friday 1 August @7pm; Saturday 2 August @ 2pm, 7pm.
QUANTUM LEAP AT THE PLAYHOUSE 2008
"My sister, my brother"
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Please pass this information on to anyone who you feel may be interested.
Due to the unavoidable withdrawal of one of the choreographers involved in the QL2 Centre for Youth Dance project "Soft Landing 2 - Exhibitionism", we are now able to provide the opportunity for one more emerging dance artist to benefit from this exciting event.
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QUANTUM LEAP AT THE PLAYHOUSE 2008
"My sister, my brother"
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So some of you are wondering what on earth is this Old Parliament House project? Well, we've been commissioned by Old Parliament House to research, develop and present a short dance performance for the new "Gallery of Australian Democracy". The idea is to explore how dance can be used ti interpret and present ideas, characters and stories relevant to the Gallery, for young audiences.
We've engaged Skye Sewell from Phluxus Dance Collective as Artistic Director, together with ex-Quantum Leapers Nerrida Matthei and Chafia Brookes (also from Phluxus), and Dean Cross; as well as a group of current Quantum Leapers.
The whole project is very quick: all done by June 30! There will be 2 public performances of this pilot project, so OPH can assess whether it should be re-mounted.
Read about booking here.
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My sister, my brother is an exciting and moving new, full-length dance work in two acts.
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QL2 Centre for Youth Dance presents a work-in-progress show-and-tell
Choice Cuts -- Directed by Solon Ulbrich
11 dancers from across Australia present the results of
4 weeks of collaborative creative development
communicating on the topic of ‘choices’.
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Great news for the boys in License to Move -- on Thursday 20 March the senior boys class will be taught by Daniel Riley McKinley, a dancer in Bangarra Dance Theatre who was a member of Quantum Leap from 1999 to 2003. Daniel will teach some of the Bangarra repertoire in his class.
And the following week, Dean Cross will teach both senior and junior boys. Dean is also an ex-Quantum Leaper and is back in Canberra working on the graduate program Soft Landing.
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| There's some photos of the QL2 launch in our gallery.
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| You can see our full 2008 program here. Of course I'm sure there'll be more when people come up with an opportunity we can't refuse...
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Ausdance ACT held a great welcome function and info session for the Soft Landing crew, at Canberra Glassworks on Wednesday 5 March.
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At the official launch of QL2 Centre for Youth Dance on Tuesday 4 March, over 80 people celebrated our new name, new look, and 2008 program.
 The 'Soft Landing' crew were all there, and as well as a passionate description of our 2008 program by Artistic Director Ruth Osborne, we also had Solon Ulbrich giving a view from 'outside'.
And there was a great performance by James Batchelor, Michelle Norris and Emma Batchelor of a short piece by Alenka Csomor, Late Night Lullabies.
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The first day of Soft Landing 1 with Solon Ulbrich (assisted by Amelia McQueen) got off to a great start today, with Amy Macpherson (VCA), Angela Goh (QUT), Chrissy Norford (QUT), Dean Cross (QUT), James Welsby (VCA), Laura Boynes (WAAPA), Luke Hickmott (WAAPA), Natalie Abbott , Patricia Wood (WAAPA), Sofie Burgoyne (WAAPA), and Stephanie Harper (AC ARTS) all arriving in Canberra.
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In the flesh and in online social networks, young people drive cultural change, mapping new relationships with people and cultures from around the world. Borders and boundaries, privacy and communication, tradition and transgression: is it a global village, a virtual city, a family?
In 2008, Quantum Leap is working with top interstate and local choreographers – including ex- Canberra dancer Paul Zivkovich (Australian Dance Theatre, Bonachela Dance Company London) and Paul White (Australian Dance Theatre; DV8, London,)
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Next week the first Soft Landing gets underway, with renowned choreographer Solon Ulbrich working with 12 dance graduates from universities around Australia, many originally from Canberra. Solon will work with them to develop and perform a new dance work over the next four weeks.
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Quantum Leap's first project for the year, "My sister, my brother", is underway, with over 65 auditioning last Sunday for a 5-month process of creation and rehearsal, culminating in performances at Canberra Playhouse. School groups bookings are already going well. Quantum Leap dancers will be working with top interstate and local choreographers – including ex- Canberra dancer Paul Zivkovich (Australian Dance Theatre, Bonachela Dance Company London) Paul White (Australian Dance Theatre; DV8, London) and Alice Holland (WA) , along with professional composers, and video producers Bearcage Productions.
Is the guts of culture a global village, a virtual city, a family?
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On Tuesday 4 March, QL2 Centre for Youth Dance in Canberra launches its 2008 program and a brand new look.
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We have decided that the Centre will now make youth dance programs its core business.
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Following their success with Unspeakable at the Canberra Playhouse, Canberra's Quantum Leap youth dance ensemble is again at the theatre: this time with Turn the pages, a new piece developed with mostly younger members, working with professional choreographers and assisted by some of the older dancers who were involved in Unspeakable.
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In Night. Time. choreographers Anton, Jodie Farrugia, Adam Wheeler and Marnie Palomares have worked with young dancers from QL2's Quantum Leap ensemble since February to create four views of night.
