The New Normal #2 - Engaging Online; Watch, Train, Upskill
For dancers, dance artists, practitioners, choreographers & more. The UK.
- May 2020 Edition -
NEWS
The Peninsular Dance Partnership (Dance in Devon, Plymouth Dance & Hall for Cornwall) has recently launched CPD Dance Card Bursaries & free Business Coaching.
Dance Card Bursaries - up to £250 - Deadline June 1st. You can apply for direct costs relating to your practice if you are an independent.
Free Business Coaching - Deadline June 15th, noon. For companies & independents.
Recommended Read - Open Letter posted by Dance Umbrella in support of self-employed and freelance theatre and performance makers
.Recommended Read - Article by Sonia Friedman in the Telegraph yesterday discussing the fragility of the industry we work in right now.
Equity is also still campaigning for better support for freelancers, especially those who fall through the cracks currently eligible for any Government support. Email the helpline on helpline@equity.org.uk I'd recommend getting in touch with them even if you're not a member and consider joining.
For students and recent graduates, membership is half price. More information HERE.
Keep scrolling for resources & thanks for reading, Emily.
This blog post is supported by Hall for Cornwall, as part of the Master Workshop Series #12.
Any links to resources, or suggestions included in this blog are based on my professional experience & are relevant at the time of posting. If you sign up to or take part in anything included in this post, it's at your discretion. Always take care when sharing personal details online, & dancing in lounges/bedrooms/gardens (!) in this New Normal we are all in.
Classes, Films & Shows
Rosemary Lee
‘Boy’
Crystal Pite & Kidd Pivot
‘Revisor’
now online for the first time this sunday evening on bbc Four
Wilkie Branson
‘TOM’
7.30pm this evening fri 22nd. available for 7 days on facebook & youtube
Morning Class with ID & Luke Birch
this coming week in May, followed by 5 more weeks led by other artists
Yael Flexor & Company
dance classes for over 55s with the wonderful Yael Flexor & Company
Theo Clinkard
‘Ordinary Courage’
Open Class with Hofesh Shechter
sign up to the newsletter to receive the details over the weekend
GAGa with natalia Iwaniec
3 classes a week / different teachers / Sunday mornings with Natalia
Global arts & culture
a unique video channel with heaps of short film across dance, documentaries, fashion, travel. Super quirky & super inspiring.
WATCH THIS SHOW NOW!
one of the Most extraordinary shows I’ve seen. it’s a theatre show, but this one man show is an experience you’ve never had. trust me, watch it. It’s available until Monday.
Let’s Get Techie - (Including Online Accessibility)
Google Meet is now free for anyone! It is a reliable alternative to Zoom, depending on what your needs are.
I highly recommend checking out the BIG HACK below. They are dedicated to making the online world better for everyone. There are some fantastic tips, guidance and recommendations for making anything that we share online more user friendly for all of us. It includes design tips for websites, which a lot of us make ourselves now and web accessibility in general. It’s somewhere I’ll be using to help me make this site more accessible.
The link to the MacPaw website below is specifically for MAC computer users. I can’t recommend this app enough! I accidentally downloaded malware watching a dance documentary online. After paying out for a human to fix it, who didn’t entirely remove the malware thoroughly, I bought this app & it worked amazingly. It keeps my laptop clean & bug-free, so it runs much quicker. I think it’s an excellent investment. I’d highly recommend it.
The Skills Toolkit is a list of free online courses. It might not be what you need right now. We are all busier than ever in lots of ways, so it might be something to come back to in the future.
The BIg Hack - Conferencing Apps
A breakdown of diffErent features
The Big Hack
Tips & Guidance for websites & more
MacPaw - Clean My Mac
Affordable speed & protection for your MAC
FREE subtitle training
putting your work online - the benefits & importance of subtitles.
FREE Digital Courses
up skilling at no cost!
Tips & Clear instructions - zoom
safely get set up