Northern School Of Contemporary Dance

Thrilled to reveal the choreographers working with VERVE, our postgraduate company, in 2019/20. Our search for a company of dancers begins now.
Read more: nscd.ac.uk/blog/verve-20-choreographers-a nnounced

We're looking for two staff to join our small, friendly team. Last chance to apply for:
- Programmes Administrator (£17,476 - £20,269 pro rata) - Receptionist (£15,066 pro rata)
... Applications close midday tomorrow, Friday 2 November.
Find out more and how to apply: http://www.nscd.ac.uk/job-opportunities/< br> See More

Alumni Gracefool Collective return to perform their latest wildly entertaining dance work at Riley Theatre this Thursday 1st November.
Tickets are going fast: nscd.ac.uk/riley-theatre/

This week our BA2 students begin work on new commissions by choreographers Amaury Lebrun, Patricia Okenwa Dance and Wayne Parsons Dance for their end of term public performances (27-30 Nov). Three very different approaches which will push our students to explore new directions. Tickets go on sale later this week!

📣 OPEN CALL 📣 Just 1 week left to apply for Northern Connections: http://bit.ly/2zfxQca
This is a fantastic paid opportunity for emerging Northern choreographers and their dancers. Develop and platform new work as part of a bold programme in 2019.
... Applications close Monday 5 November.
Northern Connections is funded by The National Lottery and is run in partnership with Spin Arts and Yorkshire Dance.
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Great to see students past and present taking part in this week-long professional development residency for Performing Gender.
Tora Hed, Charlotte Jones (Amala movement), Imogen Molly Reeve & Marie Sophie Köhl (Excessive Human Collective) and current student Reynaldo Santos present the results of their residency with Nataša Živković at Yorkshire Dance this Friday.

We can’t wait to welcome visitors to our Open Day this Saturday! While you’re here, make the most of your trip to Leeds and see:
Visual artist Simeon Barclay’s ‘Bus2Move’ at The Tetley, informed by research into dance – www.thetetley.org/simeon-barclay-bus2move /
Senga Nengudi exhibition at Henry Moore Institute, exploring performance and the body – www.henry-moore.org/whats-on/2018/09/21/s enga-nengudi
... ‘Europe’ by David Grieg at Leeds Playhouse - www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/events/europe/
If you’ve yet to register your free place there are just a few spaces on our morning session left, visit nscd.ac.uk/open-day to book.
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What bias do you feel about other people? How do you deal with it?
Join Yorkshire Dance for #EncountersLeeds - a new mini-festival of dance which celebrates unusual connections. You're invited to watch, move, eat, share and discover.
Fri 9 - Sat 10 Nov: https://yorkshiredance.com/project/encoun ters/

We're looking for two new part-time staff to deliver and support our Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) scheme.
Find out more and apply at nscd.ac.uk/job-opportunities/ Centre for Advanced Training, Northern School of Contemporary Dance

One week to go until our Open Day!
Just a few spaces on our morning session remaining. Register your free place today to avoid disappointment and we'll see you on Saturday 27 October! www.nscd.ac.uk/events/open-day-october-20 18/

Our very own Head of Performance Francesca McCarthy has been nominated for TWO One Dance UK awards. Congratulations Francesca!

Fancy being an apprentice dancer with internationally-renowned tanzmainz, Staatstheater Mainz?
This is a unique opportunity exclusive to NSCD's Postgraduate Apprenticeship Scheme (PAS). Apply by 31 October, audition 10 November in Leeds. Find out more: nscd.ac.uk/blog/tanzmainz-apprenticeship- 2019/

NSCD alumni and award-winning dance comedy quartet Gracefool Collective are on the road this autumn. Catch them in Leeds on these dates:
Tomorrow 17 October - This Really Is Too Much at stage@leeds
Thurs 1 November- Gracefool Collective | This Is Not A Wedding at Riley Theatre... Tickets: http://bit.ly/2QWtApb
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OPEN CALL | Northern Connections 2019
3 weeks left to apply for our unique artist development programme for emerging dance makers based or working in the North of England.
Apply by 5th November: http://bit.ly/2yh1NI8
... Northern Connections is funded through The National Lottery and is run in partnership with Spin Arts and Yorkshire Dance.
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This week we're delighted to welcome guest artist Natalia Iwaniec to teach Gaga/dancers and lead creative workshops with our students nataliagaga.weebly.com

Thrilled to spot not one, not two, but seven alumni in this promo video from danish Black Box Dance Company
Antoine Audras, Żaneta Majcher, Josh Scott, Charlotte Arnold, Mason Jubb, Shawn Willis and Erica Mulkern all trained here, at Northern. 2018 graduate Roisin Whelan is also currently an apprentice with the company. Cut to 2:50 to find out what they look for in a dancer.

Great to see VERVE alumna Ruby Portus interviewed in this article from the Guardian, as one of Sadler's Wells selected Young Associates. Second performance tonight!

Raising awareness and breaking the silence. Kevin Edward Turner, Co-Artistic Director of Company Chameleon and NSCD alumnus, shares his personal experience of #mentalhealth in this beautiful film.
#WorldMentalHealthDay

Today we're excited to welcome Maxine Doyle, Associate Director and Choreographer for Punchdrunk to the school. Maxine begins a new creation with VERVE, our postgraduate company, which will tour in 2019.
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We went 2 there Christmas show 2 watch my granddaughter's performance's they were all brilliant you could see the hard work and effort they had put in brilliant evening � they also did a raffle and i won the fist one out of the bag�

Verve. Last night's perorformances were the best I've ever seen. My jaw was ajar in awe and was moved to tears and mesmorised throughout. Cannot wait to see it again in June. Outtanding. Well done each and everyone one.

This place is built on passion... Theres nothing better in my book... Keep inspiring NSCD... :-)

One of the best Dance schools in the UK. The team is fantastic and its director Janet Smith is always doing her best, her maximum, to give the best dance training to her students. Great school.

My son just done an audition here so fingers crossed for him ����

My granddaughter has started dance and loves it xx

Love this place!

Love this place . my son's are privelaged to be taught by Gee goodinson.

I will be forever grateful for NSCD and thankful that I made the choice to train there ! I'm still working now 11 years on thanks to the quality training Northern provides!

Fabulous only downside coffee shop shut too early on the Saturday we were there �

Fab open day, came for my daughter but also inspired my son. Thank you

Coming into northern with absolutely no dance training whatsoever I can honestly say I couldn't have got better training anywhere else. Ive hard a great career and now after 15 years being lucky enough to perform all over the world I can happily finish performing to start my new venture of teaching. To northern for your training I am eternally grateful. Darren x

Best training provided from beginning to end. It was fantastic.

Amazing love dancimg here♥♥♥♥

After graduating in 2007 and then moving onto the postgraduate company verve- I can wholeheartedly say this gave me the greatest training and push for my dance career. I feel privileged to be part of the schools history and watch intently at the new work/ progress the school now achieves.