South East Dance

PROBE'S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SMALL TALK MAKES ITS LONDON DEBUT AT SOHO THEATRE IN OCTOBER 2012 "Dance goddess" and South East Dance Associate Artist Antonia Grove (twice nominated for Best Performer at the National Dance Awards, and winner of a Time Out Award) brings her latest solo show Small Talk to London's West End, 2-6 October. Stand-up singing, sit down talking, monosyllabic dancing and fast talking movement make a daring and virtuosic display of disguise and derangement, specially created by Wendy Houstoun (internationally famed for her own solo work and collaborations with DV8). http://www.sohotheatre.com/whats-on/small-talk/ www.probeproject.com / @probeproject

MOTHERLAND is a funny, moving show about having it all. Blending dance, text and live music, VDT's brilliant, international cast of 11 men, women and children ask 'what do we hope for now?' Inching its way through airbrushed beauty, boob jobs and Botox, victim-blaming, slut-shaming, the might of motherhood and the challenge of childlessness, Motherland is a funny and moving show about having it all. Spurred on by Simone de Beauvoir, Caitlin Moran and the Spice Girls, Vincent goes into battle with the big boys, arguing against a narrow, over-sexualized definition of femininity to ask what it is that we really, really want. http://www.motherland.org.uk/ Motherland is commissioned by Brighton Dome and Festival, South East Dance, Corn Exchange Newbury, The Point Eastleigh and Peak Performances @ Montclair State University, USA. TOUR DATES: 5th October 2012 Corn Exchange, Newbury 11th October 2012 The Point, Eastleigh 17th October 2012 The Junction, Cambridge 23rd October 2012 Corn Exchange, Brighton 1st & 2nd November 2012 The Patrick Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome 8th, 9th & 10th November 2012 The Place, London 13th November 2012 Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield 15th November 2012 Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts 19th November 2012 Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff 20th & 21st November 2012 Warwick Arts Centre

Three Score Dance Company has been created to offer contemporary dance opportunities for women and men aged 60+ in Brighton & Hove. Although many of its members have had no prior dance training, their wealth of life experience brings a unique quality to their work. The company is led by Rehearsal Director, Jason Keenan-Smith, with professional choreographers commissioned to create bespoke pieces for performance. The company is currently housed at the Brighton Dome and is led by South East Dance with funding from the Big Lottery Fund. This film was directed by Vincent Thompson and edited by Martin Lee. Copyright Three Score Dance Company 2012.

Year 5 from Summerfield School in Milton Keynes rehearse for their performance on 15 July at Middleton Hall in Milton Keynes Dance Festival as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England. For more info on the festival check out the website: http://www.mkfestivalfringe.com/#!/portfolios/dance-festival/

Rehearsal with year 5 from Summerfield School, for the flash mob for Milton Keynes Dance Festival on 13-15 July as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England. Get involved! Check out the website for more details: http://www.mkfestivalfringe.com/#!/portfolios/dance-festival/

B-Boy JMC aka Courtney Knight talks about his up-coming workshops and performances at Milton Keynes Dance Festival on 13-15 July as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England. Full details on the website, do not miss it! http://www.mkfestivalfringe.com/#!/portfolios/dance-festival/

Year 5 from Summerfield School invite you to their performance on 15 July at Middleton Hall in the Milton Keynes Dance Festival as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England. Click the link for info on other performances, workshops and events in the festival: http://www.mkfestivalfringe.com/#!/portfolios/dance-festival/

Urja Desai Thakore, Artistic Director of Milton Keynes Dance Festival, gives an extract of her choreography to be performed at the festival as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England. There will also be workshops in Kathak, Bharatanatyam and bollywood as well as other dance styles over the three day festival. Check out the website for full details: http://www.mkfestivalfringe.com/#!/portfolios/dance-festival/

Courtney Knight and Marlon Van Eden demonstrate their skills whilst rehearsing for Milton Keynes Festival Fringe as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England. Both dancers will be giving workshops and performances at the three day festival on 13-15 July, click the link for more details: http://www.mkfestivalfringe.com/#!/portfolios/dance-festival/

Two members of Orpheus Dance Company perform their own original choreography on Big Dance Day at The Arc Caterham on 24 June as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England.

Duo Damian Evans and Clara Guzzardi of Caterham Dance School perform a competition Jive on Big Dance Day at The Arc Caterham on 24 June as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England.

After a performance of Paper Solo at The Arc Caterham on 24 June, Choreographer Rosie Heafford and Artist Josie Davis talk about their collaboration on the work. Paper Solo's tour of Big Dance will continue round various Surrey libraries, starting with Redhill Library on 12 July. More info here: http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/libraries/libraries-in-surrey/go-libraries/big-dance-in-libraries

StopGAP Youth Dance Company gave this amazing performance at Big Dance Day at The Arc Caterham on 24 June 2012 as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England.

Excerpt from 'The Human Lounge' by Tailor-Made Dance, performed at Big Dance Day at The Arc Caterham on 24 June as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England.

Most Wanted Crew in rehearsal with Cathy Waller for the Hamphire Olympic Torch Relay on 15 July as part of Big Dance 2012 South East England http://www.southeastdance.org.uk/our-diary/our-diary.html?eventmonth=1

Rehearsal for the Tango section of The Caucus Race, taking place on 8 July on Merton Fields, Oxford as part of the 150th Alice in Wonderland anniversary celebrations and Big Dance 2012 South East England, in partnership with the Story Museum. http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/the-story-museum/caucus