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Posted: 31 July 2012
JVC HOSTS - Dream: The Joy of Creating
JVC is proud to be hosting Rose Bruford College’s TYA Centre and TYA UK first workshop in a series of development opportunities for theatre makers working with children and young people.
Dream: the joy of creating is a unique opportunity to work with two of the UKs leading practitioners, exploring the process of developing and creating work for children and young people. This week–long residency focussing on the process of creation, is initiated by Catherine Wheel’s Gill Robertson and led by freelance artist‐ director‐maker Mark Storor.
There are 8 places reserved for established UK based practitioners, applications have now closed and we will announce the participants when they have been selected.
The residency will take place from 8th – 13th October 2012 in the Jasmin Vardimon Production Space, Ashford, Kent
Mark Storor
An acclaimed and award‐winning artist, Mark Storor works in the space between live art and theatre. This year he has created The Impending Storm for the Birmingham International Dance Festival and has recently completed a sold‐out run of A Tender Subject, a commission for Artangel with men in prisons. Other recent works include For the Best and The Fat Girl needs a Haircut, which won rave reviews when it ran at London’s Roundhouse.
Gill Robertson
Gill is the Artistic Director of Catherine Wheels Theatre Company. Gill founded Catherine Wheels Theatre Company in 1999 and since then has produced over 20 shows for children and young people which have toured to schools, village halls and theatres across Scotland. Productions include Martha which has toured the world since it premiered in 1999 and Lifeboat which won the 2004 TMA Best Show for Children and Young People and was the first Scottish Theatre production to appear at the Sydney Opera House. In 2007 Gill reinvented Home: East Lothian (site specific show for the National Theatre of Scotland) into Hansel and Gretel which performed a five week run at the Barbican Theatre, London and was nominated for two New York Drama Desk Awards in 2010 after a run on Broadway. In 2010 Gill created Pobby and Dingan which won the Best Show for Children and Young People at the TMA Theatre Awards and in 2011 collaborated with Andy Manley on his production White which won a Fringe First, Herald Angel, Total Theatre Award and the 2011 TMA Best Show for children and Young People. Gill most recent productions include a new adaptation of Kes by Rob Evans and The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean with Shona Reppe.
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JVC is proud to be hosting Rose Bruford College’s TYA Centre and TYA UK first workshop in a series of development opportunities for theatre makers working with children and young people.
Dream: the joy of creating is a unique opportunity to work with two of the UKs leading practitioners, exploring the process of developing and creating work for children and young people. This week–long residency focussing on the process of creation, is initiated by Catherine Wheel’s Gill Robertson and led by freelance artist‐ director‐maker Mark Storor.
There are 8 places reserved for established UK based practitioners, applications have now closed and we will announce the participants when they have been selected.
The residency will take place from 8th – 13th October 2012 in the Jasmin Vardimon Production Space, Ashford, Kent
Mark Storor
An acclaimed and award‐winning artist, Mark Storor works in the space between live art and theatre. This year he has created The Impending Storm for the Birmingham International Dance Festival and has recently completed a sold‐out run of A Tender Subject, a commission for Artangel with men in prisons. Other recent works include For the Best and The Fat Girl needs a Haircut, which won rave reviews when it ran at London’s Roundhouse.
Gill Robertson
Gill is the Artistic Director of Catherine Wheels Theatre Company. Gill founded Catherine Wheels Theatre Company in 1999 and since then has produced over 20 shows for children and young people which have toured to schools, village halls and theatres across Scotland. Productions include Martha which has toured the world since it premiered in 1999 and Lifeboat which won the 2004 TMA Best Show for Children and Young People and was the first Scottish Theatre production to appear at the Sydney Opera House. In 2007 Gill reinvented Home: East Lothian (site specific show for the National Theatre of Scotland) into Hansel and Gretel which performed a five week run at the Barbican Theatre, London and was nominated for two New York Drama Desk Awards in 2010 after a run on Broadway. In 2010 Gill created Pobby and Dingan which won the Best Show for Children and Young People at the TMA Theatre Awards and in 2011 collaborated with Andy Manley on his production White which won a Fringe First, Herald Angel, Total Theatre Award and the 2011 TMA Best Show for children and Young People. Gill most recent productions include a new adaptation of Kes by Rob Evans and The Curious Scrapbook of Josephine Bean with Shona Reppe.
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