Dance PLYMOUTH Dance
Dance Platform - The Lyric Stage, Theatre Royal Plymouth
Saturday 25th July @ 7:30pm
Deadline for applications to perform 5pm Friday 20th February 2015
Plymouth Dance is inviting Plymouth based youth dance groups (including school groups) to
audition to be a part of a special evening of youth dance on the Lyric Stage at The Theatre
Royal on the 25th July. The evening will be the final showcase in a year that has profiled and
celebrated youth dance in the city, as the host city of U.Dance 2015.
If you think your youth dance group has what it takes to wow Plymouth audiences the first
step is to complete the application and email it to
udance2015@plymouthdance.org.uk by 5pm on the 20th February 2015.
All applications will be carefully considered by our panel of experts: June Gamble
(Coordinating Producer of Plymouth Dance), Benjamin Dunks (Artistic Director of Attik
Dance), Jules Laville (Dance Director Barbican Theatre), Maryam Pourian (Vice Principal
Hartley House Dance Club), Claire Summers (U.Dance 2015 Project Coordinator, Plymouth
Dance) and Victoria Allen (Creative Learning Director, Theatre Royal) Successful groups will
be invited to audition on Saturday 21st March at TR2 and if you are offered an audition you
must be available with your group for the whole day.
CRITERIA
 Your group must meet in an area with a Plymouth postcode (although preference will
be given to those who meet within the Plymouth City Council boundaries)
 Age range 5 – 25 years
 Applications from Solos, Duos, Trios and small group numbers are welcomed
 To ensure there is a diverse range of work we would also encourage applications from
all dance styles and inclusive groups
Dance leaders are not expected to perform as part of the group – your group should be
ready to perform on stage independently
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 Ideal length of piece 3 - 7 minutes
 Ideal number of participants no more than 20
(If these criteria present a problem for your group please talk to us about it)

You must be able to provide appropriate music on CD or via email 7 days before the
performance (please take care - any music with words must not contain bad language
and you must be able to prove that you have permission to use your music – to avoid
copyright issues, we would advise that you commission music. To obtain permission you
must write to the publisher to ask for written permission to use their track. If you are
editing the music in any way you must also apply for mechanical rights. To discuss this in
more
detail
please
contact
us
or
visit
the
PRS
website
http://www.prsformusic.com/Pages/Rights.aspx Please note it is your responsibility to
obtain copyright permission and Plymouth Dance will accept no liability or responsibility
if you have not done so. We have a template letter available if you should need one.
 Any style of dance – the piece needs to work in a conventional theatre performance
setting
 Age appropriate costume and movement
NB We will do our best to include all groups which meet the criteria and are ready to take
part in this audition, but if we receive more applications than we can see in one day,
selection will be at the discretion of Plymouth Dance and the selection panel.
You will be informed whether or not you have an audition slot by Monday 2nd March 2015.
If after auditioning your group is chosen to perform at the platform, attendance is expected
for the whole day on the 25th July – exact timetable to be confirmed and for a technical
rehearsal on either Monday 20th or Tuesday 21st TBC in the evening.
How your group will benefit:
 The experience of performing in a professional theatre
 The experience of watching the national youth dance companies perform
 Chance to mix with and see work from other dance groups from across the country and
Plymouth
 Lots of publicity and promotion for your group
This event is unpaid and you will be responsible for your own time and transport.
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Dance PLYMOUTH Dance
Application Form
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 20th February 2015
Section A
Name of Group
Name of Group Leader
Correspondence address
(Please put name of contact for
administration purposes if
different from above)
POSTCODE:
Contact telephone numbers
e-mail address
Section B
Where does the group meet? (Including postcode)
How often does the group meet?
How long has the group been working together?
How long has the group leader been leading the group?
Number of Males:
How many dancers are there in the group?
Number of Females:
What is the age range of your dancers?
Do any of the group have any access requirements?
Will you be performing this piece at any other platforms
or events between March and July?
Section C
What insurance cover do you have for your work with
the group?
Does the Group Leader (named above) have an
Enhanced Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS)
check?
YES (please give the DBS check date):
NO
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Section D
What is the name of the dance
piece?
How long is the dance piece?
Is the piece completed?
YES
(Delete as appropriate)
NO, we’re still working on it –
Please describe how the piece will be developed:
Who choreographed the piece?
What dance styles are included in
the piece?
What is the title of the music?
Who is the composer?
Do you have copyright
permission to use the music?
(Please attatch)
YES
NO, we will have to apply for it.
(Delete as appropriate)
NB all music will need to have
copyright permission
clearance, therefore we would
advise that you commission
original music.
If you have footage of this piece,
or other work you have done
please let us know how you
would like to send it.
DVD is enclosed with this application pack OR
The footage is viewable on the following website (please
provide FULL link address):
NB sending us film is optional
and not compulsory.
Please describe the dance piece
in no more than 100 words
Signed:
Name:
Date:
Please return this completed form to Claire Summers via email udance2015@plymouthdance.org.uk or
alternatively post to the address below.
Plymouth Dance C/O The Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NJ
This form needs to arrive by 5pm on Friday 20th February 2015, or it will not be processed.
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