March 12th, 2018 The usual staff tap class (rewarding to see people progressing), and our first workshop for Glencairn Care Home. Four people are coming and we spent the morning planning music and content. It was a satisfying day and fabulous to host in this way, Marie’s new tap shoes arrived and she is chuffedContinue reading “Hosting & Teaching”
Category Archives: Diary
Launch Day
February 27th, 2018 What a day! 1 pm Networking lunch 1.45 pm Book launch (our An Audience With…book, along with two more from The Festival Theatre’s Forget-Me-Not programme) 2 pm Art Work in the Lift 2.30 pm Film Screening in the Main House “Reactions and responses from everyone were brilliant, lovely to see everyone thereContinue reading “Launch Day”
Happy Endings
February 19th, 2018 We got our ipad mini today! It is great for researching dancers, and dance film clips as well as for playing our music. We watched clips of Wayne McGregor, DV8, Ana Teresa der Keersmaker, NDT, Gotenberg Dance Co., CanDoCo, Jerome Bel and Batsheva Dance Company, The Nicholas Brothers on you tube, clipsContinue reading “Happy Endings”
Waltzing in the Clouds
February 5th, 2018 We ‘discovered’ Deanne Durbin today thanks to Marie singing and “Waltzing in the Clouds” is brilliant for an energetic chair ballet. Also chatted about the possibility and skill involved in dancing at different speeds to the same music. The final edit of our book was today, ready for the launch on 27thContinue reading “Waltzing in the Clouds”
The Slosh
January 22nd, 2018 Marie wonders where her white tap shoes are from her Raymond Sisters days and would like to see theml; “to see if my feet can still manage to do it”. She also asks for a tap on her heel. Time to order new tap shoes! We watch video footage from our endContinue reading “The Slosh”
65 Years Later
January 15th, 2018 The first Monday gathering of 2018 and we are joined by Hannah and Paul from Festival Theatre. We watched a video that had been sent to me before Christmas by dancers from Skånes Dance Theatre in Malmö, Sweden (I had been invited to work with them in December to mentor three ofContinue reading “65 Years Later”
Dance is a Feeling
December 8th, 2017 In usual style, we had a huge end of season party with many guests; People who have supported us joined classes and workshops, come to meet us, take class or talk, share practice and find out more about the world of Variety Theatre. Plenty of prosecco (now An Audience With… tradition), thanksContinue reading “Dance is a Feeling”
Style, Grace & Elegance
December 4th, 2017 “The highlight of today was Paul Hudson from Festival Theatre presenting Marie with her framed fully conserved Raymond Sister’s playbill. Usually kept rolled up in her suitcase of memorabilia this bright yellow hand-painted playbill, of which there is only one that we know of, was a total surprise for Marie. We hadContinue reading “Style, Grace & Elegance”
Sharing Practice
November 27th, 2017 “A day of presentations by two artists, Janice Parker Projects and the Saltire Society has supported (with bursaries) Abi Watson and Julia both quite different artists making different kinds of work in different parts of Scotland. A really interesting day, of sharing practice between different generations and another great day of hostingContinue reading “Sharing Practice”
Cake
October 30th, 2017 A well-deserved get-together to celebrate the success of our three shows. What a response we got, both from the audience and not to mention our five-star review from The Reviews Hub’s Lauren Humphrey. So glad we took the risk we did, it is always a risk making work for the public performanceContinue reading “Cake”
An Audience With... 