Ballroom of Joys and Sorrows
Calling all children who love to dance!
All you need to bring is yourself, an open mind, creativity and passion.
The project is FREE to participate in.
Ballroom of Joys and Sorrows is a new intergenerational performance project, exploring how dance can
celebrate rites of passage. In collaboration with composer Adriano Adewale, director and
choreographer Kate Flatt will draw on traditional English folk dance and global social dances to create
a spectacular production with a cast of professional and non-professional dancers.
Kate Flatt is a highly experienced choreographer who has worked on projects ranging from the
original musical staging of Les Miserables to intimate dance theatre pieces. The performance will be
staged in Greenwich Dance’s beautiful Borough Hall and is presented in partnership with Watford
Palace Theatre and The English Folk Dance and Song Society as part of Big Dance 2012.
We are now looking for children to get involved and perform in the project!
This project is for you if you…
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are interested in dance and theatre
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want to perform in a large-scale event at the beautiful Borough Hall as part of Big Dance 2012
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want to have fun learning new skills and make new friends of all ages
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want to work with a highly experienced professional producer and dance artists
Schedule & Dates
STAGE 1: Taster Workshop
Find out more about the project at our taster workshop:
FOR
DATE
TIME
VENUE
Children aged 7-11 years
Friday 30 March
5:30 – 6:30pm
Greenwich Dance
Royal Hill
London SE10 8RE
STAGE 2: Creation & Performances
Liked the taster workshop? Want to continue and get involved in the creation and perform? Then
Stage 2 is the thing for you!
WHAT
DATE
TIME
VENUE
Introduction Meeting
Saturday 7 April
10:00am – 4pm
Greenwich Dance
Rehearsals
Saturday 21 April
9:30 – 10:30am
Greenwich Dance
Saturday 28 April
9:30 – 10:30am
Saturday 5 May
9:30 – 1:00pm
Saturday 12 May
9:30 – 1:00pm
Saturday 19 May
9:30 – 1:00pm
Saturday 26 May
9:30 – 1:00pm
Friday 1 June
4:00pm onwards
Saturday 2 June
All Day
Performance Dates
Greenwich Dance
How to get involved?
Excited? Get involved! Fill out and return the application form by the 16 March 2012.
For more information or in case of any questions please call Olive Kane or Lorna O’Connell on
020 8293 9741 or email lorna@greenwichdance.org.uk
Ballroom of Joys and Sorrows
Application Form
Please fill out and return your form and either…
 Email to lorna@greenwichdance.org.uk
 Post to Greenwich Dance / The Borough Hall / Royal Hill / London SE10 8RE
Please complete using CAPITALS
CHILD’S FULL NAME:
PARENT/GUARDIAN’S FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER(S):
E-MAIL:
CHILD’S GENDER ( please circle):
MALE
FEMALE
CHILD’S AGE:
DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO HAVE A DISABILITY? ( please tick)
 Yes
 No
If yes please specify:
CAN YOU ATTEND THE TASTER WORKSHOP? (please tick)
 Friday 30 March 5:30-6:30pm
ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR THE PROJECT DATES BELOW: (please tick)
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Saturday 7 April
Saturday 21 April
Saturday 28 April
Saturday 5 May
Saturday 12 May
Saturday 19 May
Saturday 29 May
Friday 1 June
 Saturday 2 June
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS PROJECT:
HAVE YOU HAD EXPERIENCE OF DANCE / DO YOU ATTEND REGULAR
CLASSES?
IF SO, WHERE?
IF SO, WHAT STYLE?
IN NO MORE THAN 150 WORDS, PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE PART IN THE PROJECT AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF:
Thank you very much for filling in this form.
Please return to us by Friday 16 March 2012.
EMAIL: lorna@greenwichdance.org.uk
Or POST TO: Greenwich Dance
The Borough Hall
Royal Hill
Greenwich
SE10 8RE