| Defined Tour | ...back to headlines |
| Posted: 02 May 2008 |
The dancers are finally off to Ireland today to begin their tour around five venues across the country. They begin at the Dunamaise Arts Centre tomorrow evening before moving on to Bray, Sligo, Galway and Roscommon over the next couple of weeks. To catch one of the performances, make sure you visit our Current Tour page.
The response to the tour so far has been excellent, press reviews and audience feedback includes:
'the award-winning Shechter doesn't just choreograph steps - he creates his own distinctive slice of life on stage.'The Herald
'When dance works - and I mean really works - it's not your eyes that tell you, but your heart' The List
'tenderhook is a beguilingly magical, mystical piece about relationships' The Herald.
'Wow oh wow, I could watch it forever. It was so beautiful' Audience member, Dundee.
'tenderhook was the most beautiful piece of dancing I have ever seen' Audience member, Skye
'Keep coming back please, it's the highlight of the year!' Audience member, Strontian.
To find out details of our dates and venues, click through to our Current Tour page for booking information. | |
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| Scottish Dance Theatre perform at Westminster | ...back to headlines |
| Posted: 02 May 2008 |
Two of our dancers, Ruth Janssen and Michal Zahora had a trip down to London this week to perform in a UK-wide Art in Parliament day. The day was presented by the four arts councils of Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales and brought arts in to the heart of the Parliament.
The day was concluded with a series of spectacular dance performances from each of the nations in the atrium of Portcullis house where we performed an extract from the duet, In the Middle of the Moment, choreographed by Uri Ivgi and Johan Greben. The performance went extremely well and was enjoyed by all.
Scottish Arts Council Deputy Chief, Morag Arnot said, 'This day has been an opportunity to communicate to MPs the importance of the arts and to our culture, well being and economy.' | |
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| MYSPACE and a BRAND NEW FACEBOOK! | ...back to headlines |
| Posted: 02 May 2008 |
As well as our fantastic Myspace site, we also have a brand-new Facebook group that you can join to find out more about what we're all up to, see some behind the scenes photos and production shots and just have a little chat!
If you are already a member of Facebook then click here to join the group. If you're not a member of Facebook but want to be then click here.
If you haven't already become one of our Myspace friends, then click here. | |
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| PROBE Dance Company at Dundee Rep NEXT WEEK | ...back to headlines |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2008 |
Here at Scottish Dance Theatre we're really looking forward to PROBE coming to the Rep with their brand-new show, MAGPIE next week. Probe is widely recognised as a sexy, stylish new dance company with two exceptional dancers who commission their own work to perform. Their last work, Have we met somewhere before? was the big hit of the dance scene in 2006 and their new piece,MAGPIE is hotly anticipated.
With a series of seven interlinked duets and solos by different dance artists, ranging from historically important choreographers like Trisha Brown to choreographers who are much of the moment, MAGPIE's movement vocabulary varies from the minimal and intricate to the highly technical.
'Passionate, high quality dance' Metro.
Don't miss this fantastic performance at Dundee Rep, Wednesday 7 May at 8.00pm, BOOK NOW at: www.dundeerep.co.uk or 01382 223530. Tickets from £4 - £12. | |
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| SDT All Grown Up, Article19 feature | ...back to headlines |
| Posted: 18 Apr 2008 |
| There is now a fantastic article on the Article19 website from Susan Cunningham that reports on the 21st birthday of 'Scotland's best dance company'. It's a very insightful article that looks into both the past, present and future of Scottish Dance Theatre. To read it, click here. | |
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| Scottish Dance Theatre videos online... | ...back to headlines |
| Posted: 14 Mar 2008 |
For an insight into Scottish Dance Theatre and to see some of the performances, check out these videos that are available to watch online:
An SDT promotional film:
www.youtube.com.
A video of our performance at the British Dance Edition in Liverpool this year:
www.article19.co.uk.
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| Important notice: SDT Class | ...back to headlines |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2007 |
| Scottish Dance Theatre invite dancers to join the company in professional class, however, due to demand, positions are strictly limited. If you would like to be considered to join class, please email Sally Owen (Assistant Director) or Amy Steadman (Stage Manager) with your CV. They will then advise you if you have been succesful . | |
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| Celebrating ten years with Janet Smith | ...back to headlines |
| Posted: 29 Jun 2007 |
This year we're celebrating ten years with Janet Smith as Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre.
Since Janet joined in June 1997, SDT's size and status have grown significantly. We're now touring internationally, we've seen the construction of a brand new £1 million studio and have received the Critics' Circle Award for Outstanding Repertoire (Modern) in 2004.
'There have been some astonishing devlopments at Scottish Dance Theatre where, under Janet Smith's tender guidance, the company has lately emerged as a dance force to reckon with' (Scotland on Sunday)
Descibed as 'a heroine of dance in Scotland' by The Scotsman, Janet has created five pieces of work for SDT and her belief of the company being 'explorers and discoverers of other people's work' has led her to invite and collaborate with choreographers and companies from around the world.
So, as we celebrate ten years with Janet and look forward to the future and all that it brings for the company, we can rest assured that 'whatever happens SDT will not stray from its geographical and emotional roots' (Janet Smith). | |
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