Afternoon all,
hope you’re having a lovely weekend!
I don’t know what
you’ve been up to this week but it’s been a packed week for us. We kicked off the week with a bit of staff
training- aside from the extensive knowledge of our twirleys on the subject of
the body and how to train effectively while avoiding injury, it’s always best
to err on the side of caution, so we were all packed off to renew our first
aider training. When working in the
field we do, it’s inevitable there will be occasional bumps, bruises and the
odd dizzy spell, and its important everyone who trains with us can rest easy
knowing that in the event of an emergency, or just a sprained wrist, as you’ll
see our Artistic Director Wendy modeling below, that our team know just what to
do. Just don’t get blood on our nice
white canvas wall, hah!
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Volunteer Wendy concealed her disappointment well after realising the instructor hadn't in fact said "Singapore Sling". |
For those of you
who frequented the festival circuit a few years back, you might remember one of
my favourite pieces we choreographed specifically for the East Winter Gardens
in Canary Wharf, London. Glimpse is a
truly magical show, spectacular and touching, which might seem an unusual
combination but it’s absolutely spot on.
If you never got the chance to see it you’re in luck because we’ve just
confirmed a show as part of Liverpool’s City Steps on the 15th of
July. We’re a regular sight at City
Steps, and its always a lovely event, with a variety of performers showcasing
some great work- if you’re free, I’d highly recommend popping it in your diary and
taking the whole family along to join in the fun!
Before we hit the
festival season, we’re making the most of the time we’re not off and about
around the country to support two dance students from Laban through our intern
program. Due to the huge influx of
applications we received, we had to close the intern program temporarily while
we caught up! These two students are the
last of those selected from the submissions we had from last year, and will be
coming along to The Higher Space in May.
Over the course of the week they’ll be spending with us they’ll be
taking part in our workshops, shadowing the twirleys, and helping out in the
office to get a sense of what a company needs to function away from the
spotlights and audience applause. I’ll
do my best to grab a quick chat with them once they’ve completed the week and
see how they got on- and for those of you who are interested in a future
internship with Wired, keep an eye on our website and facebook page to hear
when we’re accepting submissions for later on this year.
If you’re one of
the lucky ones who subscribe to our mailing list, you’ll know by now that we’ve
got new dates for workshops coming up.
So far, there’s an open level week long bungee-assisted dance and
vertical wall workshop scheduled for May, and a beginners bungee-assisted dance
and vertical wall weekend workshop down for June. Our early bird discount is a tasty 10% off,
which you can claim up to 2 weeks before the start date of the workshop, so if
you want to cash in you’ll have to move fast.
As always, places are limited, so not only time but your fellow workshop
participants are against you, so gogogo!
You can check dates and times on our website diary here, and once you’re
ready to book, click here! We’ve got a
new system which means the whole process is a lot more straight forward than in
the past. Simply click the book now
button on our website workshops page, fill in your details and submit!
Finally, we’re
really happy to have finally dotted all the I’s and crossed the t’s on our new
EAS support recipient Full Tilt Aerial.
If you haven’t heard, our EAS support scheme assists budding new talent
find a place to work on their craft in the well-equipped and supportive
environment of The Higher Space, at a significantly reduced rate. The scheme is open to any type of performers,
from dancers, to acrobats, to mimes! Not
only does it mean they can work on bringing their dreams to fruition while
utilizing our considerable facilities, for a fraction of the cost they were
expecting, but they also get an outside eye on their work from the Wired Aerial
Theatre directors. It’s a great way to
get new work off the ground and network with us, and other active performance
company in the area. Full Tilt Aerial
have got some fabulous ideas, and we’re really excited to see how they develop
over their time in the space.
Before I close
I’d like to say a big shout-out to Rachel Freeman from Blue Eyed Soul, who
we’ve been working in consultation with lately- we had a great time
experimenting with all things aerial together- do come back soon!
That’s about it
from me, have a lovely restful Sunday everyone, and I’ll see you next week!
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