The Early Years Dance Network is delighted to bring you this session exploring improvisation practice and early years performance with Second Hand Dance director Rosie Heafford. In this session, Rosie unpacks the structure of her most recent early years dance show We Touch, We Play, We Dance and discusses how she blends children’s authentic participation with adult-led improvisation. In conversation with People Dancing Associate Artist Liz Clark, she discusses guiding the audience's experience through playfulness and acceptance, and gives us an extraordinary insight into the piece, featuring footage of shows with babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
The session includes a filmed conversation with Rosie Heafford, which will then be followed by a live Q&A discussion. This is a great opportunity to bring your questions and thoughts about participation and performance in Early Years.
Places on this Zoom event are FREE and are open to anyone signed up to the Early Years Dance Network (EYDN) newsletter.
Bookings close at midday, Tuesday 6 September 2022.
Bookings for this event are now closed.
Part one of the series - a discussion with maker of Club Origami, Takeshi Matsumoto - is now available to watch here.
About Rosie Heafford
Rosie Heafford is Choreographer and Artistic Director of disabled-led dance company Second Hand Dance. Established in 2013, Second Hand Dance create touring shows and digital dance experiences for children and adults that are accessible and welcoming to all bodies. Their work is bold, beautiful and sensory with a rich visual and participatory aesthetic with a mission to inspire audiences to carry on dancing long after a performance has ended. Based in England their work has toured the globe – from the UK to Europe, China, Canada, and the USA.
You can read more about Second Hand Dance here:
www.secondhanddance.co.uk
Image: Paula Deegan.