Music at Play: Contemporary Dance for Under 5s

Phoenix Dance Theatre and hcmf// invite participants under the age of 5 and their parents/carers to attend a family friendly dance workshop as part of this year’s festival. Compositions which sit within the British Music Collection will be used throughout the session, to act as a stimulus and offer a sound track for the creative movement. The session will be fun and energetic, allowing participants to explore how music can impact the dynamic and quality of physical movement.

From small beginnings in inner-city Leeds, Phoenix Dance Theatre has grown to be one of the UK’s leading contemporary dance companies. For over three decades Phoenix Dance Theatre has performed, educated and inspired people across the globe. Phoenix has performed in the US, Western Europe, South America and the Caribbean and the company also collaborates with international artists on a regular basis. In recent years this has included choreographic commissions from artists on based in US, Israel, Switzerland and France. Alongside the performing company sits a successful Education strand reaching up to 20,000 participants per year. Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Access & Education aims to empower, engage and inspire through high-quality dance provision. Focussing on three key strands, namely; training dancers of the future, children and young people and the hard to reach – Phoenix’s Education team are committed to changing lives through dance.

This workshop is free, but places are limited. Children must be accompanied by an adult. To book a place, please email Alexandra at a.richardson@hud.ac.uk.

The Heritage Quay and hcmf// programme is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. As always, we offer visiting schools and groups great ticket deals and information about curriculum links. Hcmf// is also an Arts Award supporter.

For more information visit http://hcmf.co.uk/music-play-contemporary-dance-5s/