Overture 2021/22 call out: professional development programme for emerging dance artists

New Adventures is looking for 16 dance artists, who use a variety of styles and have been working in community or education settings for less than five years for the 2021/22 cohort of our Overture.  

Overture is our professional development programme for emerging dance teachers and community dance practitioners from a variety of genres who have been working in community or education settings for less than five years. Each year, we hope to find a group of artists whose work spans both urban and rural settings and who represent the diversity of contemporary England.

Over the course of the programme the selected artists meet for residential weekends. Each residential comprises of practical workshops, class and skills-sharing as well as inspirational guest teachers from a variety of dance backgrounds sharing their practice.

With workshops in areas such as personal development, advanced community dance skills, business development and networking, we aim to provide the cohort with a range of skills to support them in reaching the next level of their careers as community dance artists.