Fast and Fresh Dance
November 7th 2011 21:25
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
16 to 19 Nov 2011
Bite-sized dance - with a (youthful) edge!
The sensational youth dance version of the international short-form performing arts festival Short Sweet takes a big leap forward as it enters its 4th year this November at Riverside Theatres Parramatta.
Fast and Fresh Dance cultivates talent and performance by choreographers and dancers aged 21 and under. It inspires young performers to strive for artistic excellence and encourages active participation in dance at all levels and styles including ballet, hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, tap, physical theatre and lyrical. This year, it has again drawn entries from schools - and individuals - all over Sydney and NSW regional centres.
All works must be five minutes or less in duration and choreographed and performed by people who are 21 years of age or younger. Winning performances from each heat on 16 and 17 November, selected by a panel of dance industry judges, proceed to the Final Showcase on 19 November to battle it out for rich prizes (including Summer/Winter Camp with Brent St Studios and a 2012 Project Secondment with youMove Dance Company and artistic director Kay Armstrong) and coveted awards including Best Male Dancer, Best Female Dancer, Most Outstanding Choreography, Best New Talent and the Audience Choice Award.
This year's entrants present works about first love, the effects of idle gossip, living with Cerebral Palsy, a contemporary take on Shakespeare's Macbeth and overcoming barriers caused by deafness.
An array of explosive dance styles including hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, tap, jazz and ballet will keep audiences (and judges!) on the edge of their seats!
Fast Fresh Dance - Riverside Theatres,
Cnr Church and Market Streets Parramatta
Heat 1: Wed 16 Nov 7:30pm
Heat 2: Thur 17 Nov 7:30pm
Gala Final: Sat 19 Nov 7:30pm
Tickets $15 Adults / $12 Concession for heats and $20 (all tickets)
Gala Final
Bookings Riverside Theatres 8839 3399 or riversideparramatta.com.au
FAST and FRESH DANCE 2011 ENTRANT INFORMATION
Tom Woodman (Finalist in 2010) from Castle Hill High School will be returning in 2011 with his new piece iNtErNaL (eXtErNaL) which features a dynamic fusion of contemporary dance and tap.
Cecil Hills hip hopper and crew boy Melvin Bautista returns with his Freeman College (Bonnyrigg) trio in Bust-a-Move. Wollongong Performing Arts High School students Jasmine Van Spanje, Amy Gill and Anya Palaversich have teamed up with 15-year-old choreographer Alex Stragalinos to present a dynamic contemporary work titled Hallucinate, while Eastwood choreographer Sophie Wighton has joined forces with her fellow dancer from the Ev and Bow dance school (Kirrawee) Kei Ishii for a beautiful contemporary romantic comedy contemporary piece about finding your first love Will We Ever Meet Again?
St Marys Senior High is involved in a huge way with students Lydia McDonald with Psst, Emma Jarman with From Silence and Holly Walters with Ugly.
Ev and Bow dancer and Allawah local Anja Mujic presents Melodies and Desires; the Seymour sisters, Hannah and Emily from Peakhurst will be joining the festival with their fabulous contemporary/physical theatre solos; while Eliza Grundy from Glenhaven with her work 5 Stages - A Dedication, and Tiarne Gilligan from Engadine with her work The Wolves, are also featured.
Young choreographer Lachlan Hall from Pacific Hills Christian School makes his Fast and Fresh Dance debut with a contemporary piece Vessel exploring the relationship between Shakespeare's Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Penrith girl Mikaela Barton returns to the Fast and Fresh Dance stage in 2011 with a dazzling jazz routine, Glam.
Students from the Rose Bay Secondary College have joined forces to create a new age contemporary ballet titled What the Night Calls the Day; while Strathfield resident Tanya Brown (The McDonald College) has produced a confronting yet brilliant contemporary piece called Cerebral Confinement. Henry Steele (from Coniston) has choreographed a work, Abjuration, which will be performed by a group of young dancers from across Sydney (including Alex Stragalinos, as above) after working together in the NSW Public Schools Senior Dance Company in 2011. The University of NSW is also well represented in 2011 with works from current students Pia Wimmer (Sardines), and Robyn Masters, (7 Days).
Brandon Atoui (winner Best New Choreography, 2010) will also be returning to the festival in 2011 with a stellar new hip hop piece featuring some of the hottest local talent from AIPAH (Harris Park).
PRIZES
Some of the prizes awarded to participants in 2011 include youMove Dance Company: 2012 Project Secondment with the company and artistic director Kay Armstrong, Brent Street Studios: Summer/Winter Camp, Sydney Dance Company: 10 Dance Class Pass, FORM Season Pass: Dance Bites Program 2012, annual subscriptions to Dance Australia Magazine, annual subscription to Dirty Feet, dance wear from Bloch & Centre Stage Dancewear, headshots from Amani Faiz Photography, double passes to Sydney Festival 2012 and a stunning dining voucher to ARIA Restaurant, Matt Moran - Masterchef.
16 to 19 Nov 2011
Bite-sized dance - with a (youthful) edge!
The sensational youth dance version of the international short-form performing arts festival Short Sweet takes a big leap forward as it enters its 4th year this November at Riverside Theatres Parramatta.
Fast and Fresh Dance cultivates talent and performance by choreographers and dancers aged 21 and under. It inspires young performers to strive for artistic excellence and encourages active participation in dance at all levels and styles including ballet, hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, tap, physical theatre and lyrical. This year, it has again drawn entries from schools - and individuals - all over Sydney and NSW regional centres.
All works must be five minutes or less in duration and choreographed and performed by people who are 21 years of age or younger. Winning performances from each heat on 16 and 17 November, selected by a panel of dance industry judges, proceed to the Final Showcase on 19 November to battle it out for rich prizes (including Summer/Winter Camp with Brent St Studios and a 2012 Project Secondment with youMove Dance Company and artistic director Kay Armstrong) and coveted awards including Best Male Dancer, Best Female Dancer, Most Outstanding Choreography, Best New Talent and the Audience Choice Award.
This year's entrants present works about first love, the effects of idle gossip, living with Cerebral Palsy, a contemporary take on Shakespeare's Macbeth and overcoming barriers caused by deafness.
An array of explosive dance styles including hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, tap, jazz and ballet will keep audiences (and judges!) on the edge of their seats!
Fast Fresh Dance - Riverside Theatres,
Cnr Church and Market Streets Parramatta
Heat 1: Wed 16 Nov 7:30pm
Heat 2: Thur 17 Nov 7:30pm
Gala Final: Sat 19 Nov 7:30pm
Tickets $15 Adults / $12 Concession for heats and $20 (all tickets)
Gala Final
Bookings Riverside Theatres 8839 3399 or riversideparramatta.com.au
FAST and FRESH DANCE 2011 ENTRANT INFORMATION
Tom Woodman (Finalist in 2010) from Castle Hill High School will be returning in 2011 with his new piece iNtErNaL (eXtErNaL) which features a dynamic fusion of contemporary dance and tap.
Cecil Hills hip hopper and crew boy Melvin Bautista returns with his Freeman College (Bonnyrigg) trio in Bust-a-Move. Wollongong Performing Arts High School students Jasmine Van Spanje, Amy Gill and Anya Palaversich have teamed up with 15-year-old choreographer Alex Stragalinos to present a dynamic contemporary work titled Hallucinate, while Eastwood choreographer Sophie Wighton has joined forces with her fellow dancer from the Ev and Bow dance school (Kirrawee) Kei Ishii for a beautiful contemporary romantic comedy contemporary piece about finding your first love Will We Ever Meet Again?
St Marys Senior High is involved in a huge way with students Lydia McDonald with Psst, Emma Jarman with From Silence and Holly Walters with Ugly.
Ev and Bow dancer and Allawah local Anja Mujic presents Melodies and Desires; the Seymour sisters, Hannah and Emily from Peakhurst will be joining the festival with their fabulous contemporary/physical theatre solos; while Eliza Grundy from Glenhaven with her work 5 Stages - A Dedication, and Tiarne Gilligan from Engadine with her work The Wolves, are also featured.
Young choreographer Lachlan Hall from Pacific Hills Christian School makes his Fast and Fresh Dance debut with a contemporary piece Vessel exploring the relationship between Shakespeare's Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Penrith girl Mikaela Barton returns to the Fast and Fresh Dance stage in 2011 with a dazzling jazz routine, Glam.
Students from the Rose Bay Secondary College have joined forces to create a new age contemporary ballet titled What the Night Calls the Day; while Strathfield resident Tanya Brown (The McDonald College) has produced a confronting yet brilliant contemporary piece called Cerebral Confinement. Henry Steele (from Coniston) has choreographed a work, Abjuration, which will be performed by a group of young dancers from across Sydney (including Alex Stragalinos, as above) after working together in the NSW Public Schools Senior Dance Company in 2011. The University of NSW is also well represented in 2011 with works from current students Pia Wimmer (Sardines), and Robyn Masters, (7 Days).
Brandon Atoui (winner Best New Choreography, 2010) will also be returning to the festival in 2011 with a stellar new hip hop piece featuring some of the hottest local talent from AIPAH (Harris Park).
PRIZES
Some of the prizes awarded to participants in 2011 include youMove Dance Company: 2012 Project Secondment with the company and artistic director Kay Armstrong, Brent Street Studios: Summer/Winter Camp, Sydney Dance Company: 10 Dance Class Pass, FORM Season Pass: Dance Bites Program 2012, annual subscriptions to Dance Australia Magazine, annual subscription to Dirty Feet, dance wear from Bloch & Centre Stage Dancewear, headshots from Amani Faiz Photography, double passes to Sydney Festival 2012 and a stunning dining voucher to ARIA Restaurant, Matt Moran - Masterchef.
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