Nutcracker & Hairspray Workshops – Junior (11 – 13yrs) and Senior (14+ yrs)

 
Theatre at the Mill, Newtownabbey
Monday 12 to Friday 16 August 2013
Performance: Saturday 17 August 2013
9.45am – 4.30pm
£110 per person (includes 7 free tickets to performance)
Contact: 028 9034 0202 / boxoffice@theatreatthemill.com

Ballet Tutor: Laura Walker
Musical Theatre Dance Tutor: Jennifer Milligan

From the magic movement of the fairytale ballet of The Nutcracker to the fun 60s style dance show with big hair, Hairspray, dancers will build skills and confidence in movement whilst learning the choreographed routines from both of these very different shows.

Dance experience is required and participants should have Royal Academy of Dance Grade 3 or equivalent. Auditions will be held for dancers who have not taken exams.

Down Arts Performing Arts Summer School

 
Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick
Monday 5 to Friday 9 August 2013 (7 – 11yrs)
Monday 12 to Friday 16 August 2013 (12 – 18 yrs)
10am – 4pm (Performance at 3pm on Friday)
£55
Contact: 028 4461 0747 / downartscentre@downdc.gov.uk

Join the professional practitioners – choreographer, Jennifer Rooney, actor/directors, Andrew Gibson and Jenny Long, and facilitator, Peter Surginor – for a fast-paced week of dance, drama and visual arts.

Work together to create an exciting final piece. 

Dance Resource Base Studio, Belfast
Monday 22 July to Monday 19 August 2013
5.45 – 7pm
£35
OR
Thursday 18 July to Thursday 22 August 2013
5.45 – 7pm OR 7.15 – 8pm
£42
Contact: 028 9070 5381 / yoga@yogabelfast.com

Open to all levels of experience. Pre-booking and payment required.

Access the highest standards of theatre training direct from London this summer exclusively at Theatre at The Mill and perform in the NO.1 Feel Good, Pick me Up Musical!

Training and making connections with some of the best theatre professionals and prestigious stage schools in the business, participants will work with the director of the hit West End Production and formerly of the National Theatre of London, Bronwyn Carr as well as Guildford School of Acting Choreographer Mike Partington and Musical Director Rosie Taylor.

Our home spun Youth Musical Theatre Workshop will provide an in-depth focus on training and processes for stage performance, the vital skills for any aspiring young performer whilst still experiencing the thrill of a live show on a professional stage.  Open to all young people with an interest in theatre, there are no auditions and roles will be cast during the course.

Now surely that calls for A Wop Bop A Loo Bop A Wop Bam Boom!

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July 2013
10am – 5pm
£50
Contact: www.blickstudios.org/events-workshops-and-courses

Floor b Bboying School and members of Northern Soles Cru are offering everyone the opportunity to get into Bboying. This explosive, acrobatic dance form is the true original hip hop dance from NYC. It is fun, energetic and upbeat, taught in an easy to follow fashion whilst promoting confidence through self-expression.

Over the Rainbow Musical Theatre School

Theatre at The Mill, Newtownabbey
Monday 1 – Saturday 6 July 2013
10 am – 4:30 pm
£110 for one week (includes 7 tickets to the performance on Saturday 6 July at 2:30 pm
To Book: www.theatreatthemill.com / 028 9034 0202

Follow the Yellow Brick Road and travel Over The Rainbow this summer with Mr Hullabaloo to a magical place where you can sing dance and perform in you very own show.  Following the success of last summer’s A Neverland Adventure for primary school children, this unique summer musical theatre adventure for little ones has been designed so that they to can take part in a fun and structured theatre school environment.

Entering into a world of fun and fantasy with Dorothy, the Wicked Witch, Tin Man, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and Toto the Dog, in just one week the boys and girls will be performing their own show to family and friends live on stage.

The Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire
Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June 2013
8pm
€14
Contact: www.dublinyouthdancecompany.com / www.paviliontheatre.ie for bookings

Hosted by Dublin Youth Dance Company and Miriam Ribon, the Irish Youth Dance Festival features a special European dimension that includes dance residencies, a photographic exhibition, master-classes and live performances. This year, eight young dancers from two of DU Dance NI’s youth groups, Sutemos and Merge Cru, will be performing.

Grand Opera House, Belfast
Saturday 29 June 2013
12.30 – 2pm
Free for ticket holders
Contact: Aine Dolan on 028 9027 7735 / 028 9024 1919 to book

A unique opportunity to see behind the scenes of this amazing ballet company, see the stage being set, see costumes, meet a dancer and watch them prepare for the performance.

A Dance in a Day – Laban Guild Movement Choir Project
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Saturday 29 June 2013
10am – 5pm
£30
For further details or to book: lydia.everitt@btinternet.com / 01747 826 007

Whether you’ve always fancied giving dance a go or are an experienced dancer.  A Dance in a Day will give all ages and abilities the rare chance to come together to create a dance piece led and supported by experienced dance facilitators.

Grand Opera House, Belfast
Wednesday 26 to Saturday 29 June 2013
7.30pm (Matinees: Thursday at 2pm and Saturday at 2.30pm)
£9.25 – £36
Contact: www.goh.co.uk / 028 9024 1919

Birmingham Royal Ballet return to the Grand Opera House Belfast with David Bintley and Galina Samsova’s stunning production of Giselle, one of the most celebrated classical ballets ever.

In a village deep in the mountains, two young people, Giselle and Loys, are deeply in love. But Loys has not been truthful with his beloved. He is actually Count Albrecht, son of the local Lord, and is already betrothed to Bathilde, a lady, and his social equal.

When jealous Hilarion, a rival for Giselle’s hand, proves who Loys really is, and Bathilde arrives to claim her fiance, the heartbreak is too much to bear. Driven mad by despair, Giselle takes her own.

After her funeral, a sorrowful Albrecht visits her grave but it is night and he is in terrible danger. The bitter ghosts of jilted brides rise and condemn him to dance himself to death. Only Giselle’s love, powerful enough to reach from beyond the grave, can save him; she must keep him safe until dawn breaks and he can escape, but dawn is many hours away ….

With music by one of the 19th-century’s great ballet composers, Aldolphe Adam, Giselle stands alongside Coppelia and Swan Lake as one of the most celebrated classical ballets. David Bintley and Galina Samsova’s stunning production, clad in gorgeous designs by Hayden Griffin, stays true to the classical spirit and steps of the original.

Group discounts are available.