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Following the success of last year's Emerge, The Carriageworks, Stage@Leeds and Seven are collaborating to create a week-long event for emerging artists with potential for national recognition, giving them the opportunity to take centre stage. The festival will run from Monday 21 June until Sunday 27 June.
For the first time new talent emerging in the Leeds area will have the opportunity to be seen by different audiences and be given valuable expert advice for a week from Monday 20 July 2009. The venues will hold a variety of performances over the week, resulting in a showcase of multiple genres.
The Leeds New Work Festival will allow live performance artists to showcase their work to an audience and expert panel. Each performance will last a maximum of one hour, followed by judging from an expert panel and audience discussion. The event will provide opportunities for networking and forge a relationship between the community and Leeds performance venues.
EMERGE 2010 Schedule -check out what's happening where.
Slanjayvah Danza
Seven is delighted to announce that Slanjayvah Danza, based at Seven, has secured an Arts Council grant to develop its new work, Crazy Joanna. Last year the company received acclaim for its dance piece, Blind Passion.The Partnership between Slanjayvah Danza and Seven began in January 2009 to assist in the growth and development of each enterprise.
Diversity and eclecticism are what drive Slanjayvah Danza to produce unique and innovative work. To illustrate her ideas Wren fuses a variety of Dance styles, employing tools and skills beyond those of an average Dancer. Each project engages collaboration of artists from all types of arts including traditional Spanish Dancers, Actors, Musicians, Costume and Lighting Designers, Filmmakers, Storytellers, Sign language Interpreters, Stage Fighters, and Painters, to mention a few.
