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Norfolk Dance works across the whole county with schools, local authorities, community groups and other organisations and develops dance activities for people of all ages and abilities. The following gives a quick snapshot of some of the work we are doing at the moment out and about in the county beyond Norwich.
North Norfolk
We run weekly classes for children and young people in Stalham as part of a long-term development scheme funded by North Norfolk District Council.
In 2004 we started to work in partnership with Rambert Dance Company and set up a project involving children and staff from Stalham First, Middle and High Schools. During autumn 2005 this work was continued and developed through a new project. Mothers were invited to take part in workshops with their daughters and/or sons and twenty pairs took part in two days of workshops with Rambert at Stalham Middle School. Leading on from this seventy-five children and staff from the three schools spent a day in Norwich taking part in workshops, watching company class, and attending a matinee performance at Norwich Theatre Royal. The work during the term was based on one of the works performed by Rambert in Norwich; this had been inspired by Einstein and some of his most important theories.
Between January and March 2006 we worked in Stalham as part of the 'Taking Flight' programme; there was a performance at Stalham Middle School in March and workshops with the children and staff.
From summer 2006 we will be working with NNDC, Creative Arts East, Sheringham Little Theatre. Norfolk County Council Youth Service and other partners to set up a programme of activities for children and young people during the main and half-term holidays. (For more information see under Holiday and half-term activities).
In 2007 we will continue to work in Stalham and build new relationships with two further sites in the district (Holt Youth Project plus one other).
South Norfolk
Norfolk Dance has now undertaken projects in South Norfolk primary schools in 2004, 2005 and 2006. The project in 2005 combined creative writing workshops with Lisa D'Onofrio and dance and film with Katy Linturn from Norfolk Dance. The result was a film based on an old local legend called 'The Mistletoe Bride'.
For 2006 we visited Harleston and Pulham Primary Schools as part of our 'Taking Flight' programme. There was a performance of the new work in Harleston and the children and staff took part in workshops.
This work is funded by South Norfolk Council.
Broadland We have been working for the past four years in partnership with Wherry Housing Association. We visit several sheltered housing facilities on a regular basis and undertake training sessions with the wardens as well as special trips to The Garage for workshops in the dance studio. Early in 2005 we undertook a cross-generational project in Lingwood with children from the First School and older people from the sheltered housing facility. In autumn 2005 we worked in partnership with Northern Ballet Theatre. Some of the children from Lingwood First School and older people from the sheltered housing took part in workshops, watched company class, and attended a performance of 'Madam Butterfly' at Norwich Theatre Royal. Member of Northern Ballet Theatre also visited Lingwood and talked to the staff, children and older people about their lives as dancers with the company. During spring 2006 we worked in the Broadland district on the 'Taking Flight' programme. A performance took place at Bure Valley Junior School in Aylsham and children and staff from the school took part in workshops. In 2006 -08 we will continue to develop the cross-generational work in addition to the work with older people in sheltered housing. This work is funded by Broadland District Council.
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
We have been providing a range of dance activities for young people in North and West Lynn for the past four years. We have worked extensively with young people from the Discovery Centre in North Lynn and the programme has included storytelling, film, sculpture and photography alongside dance. An exhibition of photographs was created during one of the projects that took place at the Discovery Centre and these were displayed at West Acre Arts Centre from October-December 2005 and at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn from January to March 2006.
We will visited West Norfolk at the beginning of 2006 as part of the 'Taking Flight' programme with performances and workshops for primary school children and their families. Two performances took place at King Edward VII High School; the high school helped to set up the programme with the primary schools.
During 2006-08 work will continue with the Discovery Centre and we hope to build a new relationship with young people at Fairstead Communtiy Centre in summer 2007.
This programme is funded by the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
