INDONI DANCE THEATRE 2019
WITS DRAMA FOR LIFE 2018
DARKROOM CONTEMPORARY'S Development Initiatives provide platforms and create opportunities for skills development and exchange among all involved. These development initiatives work towards making dance accessible to all, youth development through arts education, audience expansion and raising the profile of dance.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Skills development and personal growth define our development initiatives. Programmes aimed specifically at youth development through arts education include:
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Apprentice Programmes
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Arts Education Workshops
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Schools Performances
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STUDIO SESSIONS Classes
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
We believe in making the arts accessible to all. Our audience development
initiatives work towards taking dance outside the theatre, to everybody. These include:
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Free Pop - Up Performance in Public Spaces
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Dance Film Screenings and Q&A Sessions
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Studio Performances and Artist Discussions
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
Darkroom Contemporary provides platforms and opportunities for cross disciplinary exchange, in a bid to contribute to the existing performing arts landscape in a meaningful way. These programmes include:
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Job Creation
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UNFINISHED Performance Platform
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Professional Development Initiatives
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The MOTION PROJECT
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Membership Programme Benefits
TECHNOLOGY
Darkroom Contemporary is an industry leader in the digital arts landscape. The company's artistic approach is driven by the exploration of new and digital technologies as contemporary performance medium. The company is doing extensive research through its artistic development processes, into this rapidly developing field.
We are constantly seeking new ways to experience dance through:
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Virtual Reality
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Interactive Motion Sensor
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Dome Projection
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Data Visualisation
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Artificial Intelligence
TO DATE
1 849
YOUNG
PEOPLE
HAVE ATTENDED A WORKSHOP OR SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE
60 %
OF COMPANY DANCER POSITIONS ARE AWARDED TO DANCERS IN THE
FIRST 5 YEARS OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
OUR APPRENTICE PROGRAMME HAS MENTORED
31
RECENT GRADUATES