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Dance Consortium remains an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation 2018 – 2022
 

 

Media release: Tuesday 27 June 2017- Dance Consortium, a group of 19 large-scale venues located across the UK, is delighted to announce it has been successful in its application to remain an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) for 2018 - 2022.

 

Dance Consortium’s member venues have a shared passion for engaging people in the best contemporary dance from across the world. Since its formation in 2000, Dance Consortium has presented 41 tours by 22 different companies from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Israel and the USA (see notes for full list of tours). Its presentations and accompanying education activities have been experienced by hundreds of thousands of people across the UK.

 

This significant support from Arts Council England means Dance Consortium can continue to plan tours with dance companies from across the world. The four year period will help Dance Consortium re-affirm its commitment to the Creative Case for Diversity by reaching more people and building new audiences for dance, informed by a new Audience Development Strategy. Through the development of a new Learning and Participation Strategy, the Consortium will build on its audience engagement programme and new talent development initiatives will benefit the creative and administrative sectors of the wider dance industry.

 

During the 2018 – 2022 funding period, Dance Consortium’s key objectives include:

· Build on the success of past tours (see notes) to deliver a high quality and innovative programme of performances with diverse audience appeal including contemporary dance, circus and dance from South Africa, Asia and Australia

· Support the Creative Case for Diversity with more work by Black & Minority Ethnic artists and female choreographers. Work with national and international partners to develop a programme of research and development leading to a commissions and tours by dance companies from areas of the world new to Dance Consortium, its members and UK audiences

· Deliver a new learning and participation strategy and talent development initiatives that build on the success of extensive education work to date such as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater summer Intensive and the Future Leadersprogramme

· Develop a digital strategy that includes the distribution of work via livestreaming

· Expand the Dance Consortium membership to include venues in the East and East Yorkshire/Humberside

· Build on partnerships with National Dance Coordinating Committee, One Dance UK, Birmingham Dance Hub, Dance Touring Partnership, Centres for Advanced Training, Dance Educators Group and Dance Umbrella

Ros Robins, Executive Director of Dance Consortium, said:This continuing support from Arts Council England will enable more people from across the UK to access and enjoy the very best international contemporary dance. Plans for a diverse programme of tours and a new learning and participation programme will build on past successes and see more people from more areas of the UK engaged and inspired by dance.”

 

 

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Dance Consortium members: Grand Opera House Belfast, Birmingham Hippodrome, Alhambra Theatre Bradford, Brighton Dome, Marlowe Theatre Canterbury, Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Curve Theatre Leicester, Hull New Theatre, Sadler’s Wells London, Milton Keynes Theatre, Theatre Royal Newcastle, Norwich Theatre Royal, Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Nottingham with Dance 4, Theatre Royal Plymouth, The Lowry Salford, The Mayflower, Southampton, New Victoria Theatre, Woking. For more information, visit www.danceconsortium.com

 

Dance Consortium tours to date:

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (2005, 2007, 2010 and 2016)

Ailey 2 (2011)

Australian Dance Theatre (2007)

Batsheva Ensemble (2012)

Bill T Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company (2004)

Breakin’ Convention (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014)

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet (2013)

Cirque Éloize (2011 and 2015)

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan (2008)

Compagnie Kafig (2005 and 2014)

Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker (2004, 2006 and 2010)

Dance Theatre of Harlem (2004)

Danza Contemporanéa de Cuba (2010, 2012 and 2017)

Grupo Corpo (2005 and 2014)

La La La Human Steps (2008)

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015)

Mark Morris Dance Group (2009)

m¡longa, A Sadler’s Wells Production (2017)

Nederlands Dans Theater 1 (2008)

Nederlands Dans Theater 2 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2016)

Paul Taylor Dance Company (2003)

Stephen Petronio Company (2008)

Sutra, A Sadler’s Wells Production (2013)

 

For the Dance Consortium tour archive please click here

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Rambert have tweeted:

 

 

 

Rambert to be part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio for 2018 – 2022

This morning Arts Council England announced that Rambert is to be a part of their national portfolio for 2018 – 2022. Rambert will receive the full amount of funding it applied for, £2.237m per year for four years.

Rambert CEO / Executive Producer Helen Shute said, ‘The Arts Council’s investment of almost £9million over the next four years will ensure that Rambert can produce work to the very highest standards and bring world-class dance to every part of the UK. 80% of Rambert’s work happens outside of London and we will build on this by developing long-term partnerships with venues, cities and regions across the country. We’ll reach audiences in the hundreds of thousands, and match that number with people of all ages, nationwide, taking part in dance activities.

‘We have ambitious plans for the future, and the continued support of Arts Council England is a great vote of confidence in our potential to achieve more success. We also know that it gives us a responsibility to work with our colleagues in dance – both inside and outside of the national portfolio – to ensure that artists, audiences and participants alike, from every background, have the richest possible opportunities to engage with this art form in the coming years.’

Full details of the Arts Council’s announcement today can be found on their website

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Northern Ballet have posted:

 

https://northernballet.com/blogs/northern-ballet/17-06-27/arts-council-funding

Arts Council Funding

Published on Tuesday 27 June, 2017

The Arts Council England announced its National Portfolio: 2018-22 on Tuesday 27 June. We are delighted that our application for this period was successful and we will continue as a National Portfolio Organisation, with our funding level remaining constant.

We are thrilled to be able to continue touring our work, bringing ballet to audiences across the UK, and we’re excited about the varied work we plan to create during this time.

For more information on the announcement, and a full list of NPO organisations, visit the Arts Council’s website.

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Thanks Bruce!

 

It looks as though ROH is the only one of the main organisations that have taken a hit.  Most seem to be maintaining the same level of funding (although with inflation rising this could also be seen as a loss).

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13 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said:

It looks as though ROH is the only one of the main organisations that have taken a hit.  Most seem to be maintaining the same level of funding (although with inflation rising this could also be seen as a loss).

 

ACE have been under much pressure to get money out of London and ROH is a huge spend for them and a company that doesn't look to tour the UK at all (Cinema relay, while useful, is not the same)

 

In the last 3 funding round 56% of ACE funding went outside London (so 44% of spend in London)

 

For the next 4 year round that changes to 60%+ outside London.

 

London is the nations capital and will always have more spend, but I think there is more to do yet in shaking money out to the rest of the country

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Arts Council England Awards UK's Largest Uplift In Dance Sector Funding To ACE dance and music In Birmingham.

 

ACE dance and music, Birmingham’s internationally recognised centre for black contemporary dance, has today been awarded the UK’s largest uplift in dance sector funding from Arts Council England.
 
The new funding settlement represents a 79% increase in support, reflecting the success of ACE dance and music in both professional touring performance work, together with community and educational outreach nationally, and provides stability towards its vision of becoming global leaders in black dance culture.


Working together for nearly 20 years to promote the quality, diversity and range of black and ethic contemporary dance, ACE dance and music, supported by Arts Council England, have developed a range of innovative performance work, alongside outreach and educational programmes for adults and young people, that have gained a world-wide reputation for excellence.
 
This latest investment in strengthening Birmingham’s arts industry, spanning from April 2018 until March 2022 and totalling £1.5 million, will reinforce the infrastructure of ACE dance and music’s touring company, which acts as the spearhead and mentoring focus for over 5550 students and children in the West Midlands region and a further 9000 around the UK through community and educational programmes.
 
“ This is a very important day for us, ” commented Gail Parmel, Artistic Director of ACE dance and music, “we have worked hard to create a core of talented artists, an ambitious vision of the future and a sound financial mind set. This investment makes our greatest step towards establishing the company as the leading UK black lead dance company developing the next generation of artists possible.”
 
The addition of Technical Managers, a Rehearsal Director and the newly created post of Executive Director will ensure the broadening and expansion of both the Company’s repertoire and that repertoire’s associated outreach work. 
 
In a climate of financial uncertainty and continuing fiscal pressures, ACE dance and music and Arts Council England have, with this latest initiative, continued to strengthen investment in the arts, one of the most vital and key industries in the region – bringing educational support, grass roots community engagement and world class professional contemporary dance to Birmingham. 
 
Peter Knott, Area Director, Arts Council England said: "We're delighted to be increasing our investment for ACE dance and music allowing the company to grow and employ a year-round company of dancers. Their ambitious productions and extensive training programme for young dancers are helping creative talent to thrive in Birmingham and it'll be great to see them go from strength to strength over the next four years."
 
Echoes, the first piece of work to benefit from the closer collaboration with Arts Council England is scheduled to begin it’s R&D phase in early summer 2018 with a world premiere in October of the same year.


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Notes to Editors 
  • Established in 1996 and based in Birmingham, UK, ACE dance and music is a black-led dance company and is a leading national and international contributor to the growth of a vibrant and uniquely British contemporary dance aesthetic rooted in African and Caribbean culture.
  • ACE dance and music’s Artistic Director, Gail Parmel, was nominated as one of the Cultural Leadership programme ‘50 Women to Watch’ and voted one of 20 Inspirational Women from the African Diaspora in Europe (ADIPWE).
  • The company’s long-term international partnerships and collaborations enrich its contribution to the English and British dance scene. This includes professional touring shows, youth dance training and performance, master classes and community outreach.
  • ACE enjoys long-standing collaborations with a number of international choreographers including José Agudo, who has returned to develop TEN alongside ACE’s Artistic Director, Gail Parmel, following the 2015 sell-out tour of MANA.
www.acedanceandmusic.com 
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4 minutes ago, bangorballetboy said:

Worth noting that ROH got the funding it asked for (according to their online statement here).

 

I hadn't realised they had applied for less than currently receiving and the reasons why.  How very gracious of ROH to do so.

 

Thanks for the clarification BBB.

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Birmingham Royal Ballet reaction to Arts Council England standstill funding announcement

Following Arts Council England’s funding announcement on June 27, Birmingham Royal Ballet is happy to confirm that it has maintained its status as a National Portfolio Organisation, with standstill funding, for the funding period 2018-2022.
 
Jan Teo, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Chief Executive, commented: “We were pleased that Arts Council England has decided to maintain our funding settlement for the next period. This decision indicates a comprehensive level of support for the work that Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia do to deliver great live dance and music across the country.”

Peter Knott, Area Director, Arts Council England, said: "Birmingham Royal Ballet has an international reputation for excellence, producing great dance that inspires people across its home city and the rest of the world. The company plays an important part in Birmingham's cultural life, and over the next four years it will be great to see our funding creating new opportunities for more people to be inspired by classical ballet."
 
The Arts Council’s commitment will help to support Birmingham Royal Ballet’s strategy and ongoing desire to reach an ever greater variety of people and places. Birmingham Royal Ballet aims to develop new audiences to achieve a mirrored diversity of the communities in which the Company works and performs. By working with its touring partners and venues, the Company seeks to interrogate its artistic programme and further develop its engagement and participation work to ensure that ballet remains relevant and accessible to all.
 
The Company plays a crucial leading role in the Birmingham Dance Hub Partnership, which actively supports the sector to be resilient and sustainable by promoting opportunities for people of all ages, interests and backgrounds to engage with dance.
 
Birmingham Royal Ballet is very excited about its innovative new Ballet Now programme, and delighted that the Arts Council’s ongoing commitment recognises the value of investing in choreographers, composers and designers, giving them the opportunity to work on a far larger scale.
 
David Bintley, the Company’s Director, commented: “In the 27 years that Birmingham Royal Ballet has made its home in Birmingham, the Company has built a clear identity and gained an international reputation. With the generous support of the Arts Council and our other partners, we have the ability to deliver new works from world-class creative talent to a wider and more diverse audience than ever before.”
 
Notes to Editors

Arts Council Funding Facts
In 2018/2022, the Arts Council grant to Birmingham Royal Ballet will be £7,891,000 per year (or £31,564,000 across the funding period).
 
In 2016/2017 season, Birmingham Royal Ballet performed to over 185,000 people in Birmingham (9 weeks of 4 programmes), Plymouth (2 weeks), Sunderland (2 weeks), Salford (2 weeks), London (1 week), Southampton (1 week), Bristol (1 week) Durham, York, Nottingham, Cheltenham, Poole and Truro.


Birmingham Royal Ballet
Based at Birmingham Hippodrome since 1990, Birmingham Royal Ballet is the United Kingdom’s leading classical ballet touring company performing a range of traditional, classical and heritage ballets as well as ground-breaking new works with the aim of encouraging choreographers of the future.

The company’s Director is the award-winning David Bintley, CBE, Chief Executive is Jan Teo and Music Director is Koen Kessels. Birmingham Royal Ballet performs at Birmingham Hippodrome for approximately ten weeks of the year and the remainder of the year tours throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.   

The Royal Ballet Sinfonia is Britain's busiest ballet orchestra, playing for Birmingham Royal Ballet's wide-ranging programme in the UK and abroad. The Sinfonia also plays frequently for The Royal Ballet and many of the world's other leading ballet companies, including regular performances with The Royal Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet, New York City Ballet, Australian Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, the Kirov, Norwegian Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and La Scala Ballet.
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We are proud to announce that we are part of Arts Council England's National Portfolio, 2018-2022

 

 

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A BIGGER FOOTPRINT THROUGH DANCE

 
As we look to celebrate 10 years of Chameleon this autumn, and 10 years of creating touring dance theatre in Manchester, we are proud to announce that we will continue to be part of Arts Council England's National Portfolio from April 2018 to March 2022.  Additionally, following an uplift in funding, we will broaden and further develop our work over the next four years.
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On behalf of Company Chameleon, Co-Artistic Director, Kevin Edward Turner, said: “We are delighted to continue our work as a key National Portfolio Organisation.  We believe in the power of dance and will take every opportunity that this funding brings to make a positive impact through our work and create an even bigger footprint through creating exciting, fresh and relevant work, which triggers a real and rich dialogue.”

Following the uplift in funding, Company Chameleon will build on the solid foundations created, from the last ten years of producing international dance theatre, to take their work in a new direction. 


Read more about our plans for future development here.
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We would like to say thank you to Arts Council England for their support and everyone who has supported us in the last 10 years. We look forward to bringing you more relevant and up-to-the-minute dance theatre very soon.
 
www.companychameleon.com
 
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I've been watching Twitter for NPO results - some really really good news all round for the performing arts. And an effort to start to redress the overwheening dominance of London-based organisations. There will still not be a full balancing out of the amount spent per head on Londoners and the majority of the population of the United Kingdom, but at least there's a recognition that we all pay the same taxes, and might well have artists in our midst, outside of the M25!

 

There are some very encouraging signs in the mix of support for established artists, and emerging artists. These are very tough times for public funding, but it seems the government is listening to economists who tell them how much the creative industries generate in GDP for the UK.

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I've received an email from Ballet Black:

 

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Dear Janet

I am thrilled to be able to tell you that it was announced yesterday that Ballet Black will be a new recipient of Arts Council NPO funding! To cut through a lot of funding jargon, this means that we will have regular funding for the next four years.

We will still have to work really hard to raise all the money we need to achieve our goals each year, but this funding will allow us to plan ahead and most importantly, is recognition from the Arts Council of our 16 years of hard work in creating more diversity in ballet.

Thank you very much for all your support of Ballet Black this season, and look out for a new email about next season soon!

With best regards,
Cassa & all at Ballet Black 
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