NPO SUCESS
Having successfully operated as a project based company for over a decade, Gary Clarke Company are thrilled to be named as one of ACE’s new National Portfolio Organisations.
Being part of the portfolio during these precarious times means we can further invest in our aims and ambitions as a South Yorkshire based professional touring company, bringing high quality, high impact and high legacy work to our region and beyond.
We will be able to continue our commitment to representing, empowering and inspiring working class communities, participants, audiences and artists in all strands of our work whilst nurturing new and existing partnerships at home and abroad.
This transition is at a pivotal point in the company’s development as we prepare for a Spring tour of Gary Clarke Company’s much acclaimed WASTELAND.
We are all extremely excited about the future and thank ACE for their support and investment in our company.
Gary Clarke – Artistic Director of Gary Clarke Company.
ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND FUNDS A UK TOUR OF WASTELAND
Wasteland is the eagaly anticipated sequel to the multi award wining COAL.
Created to mark the 25th anniversary of the closure of Grimethorpe Colliery and the rise of UK Rave Culture, acclaimed choreographer Gary Clarke proudly presents Wasteland. A thrilling yet deeply touching dance-theatre production and sequel to Clarke’s multi-award winning hit show COAL.
In 1994, Grimethorpe Colliery was destroyed along with the working class community that surrounded it. Wasteland looks at how 2 different generations coped in this era of radical upheaval. As we see one generation grind exhaustingly to a halt, we follow the next into the 1990’s illegal rave scene, where derelict warehouses and abandoned work spaces became home for a new found community of music and dance.
Wasteland brings together Clarke’s blistering physical dance language performed by a company of exceptional dancers, a community cast of male singers, live brass musicians, archive film footage, a powerful rave sound score and unique art work by Jimmy Cauty from The KLF, to tell the hedonistic story of loss, hope, escapism and survival.
Wasteland will tour throughout the UK in Spring and Autumn 2019 and 2020 to 18 mid scale theatre venues.
Akademi wins Herald Angel Award and Summerhall Lustrum Award for The Troth
In 2017, Gary choreographed and directed The Troth for Akademi which toured throughout India and the UK. The Troth has just received a prestigious Herald Angel Award and The Summerhall Lustrum Award for its run at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Gary wins Critics Circle National Dance Award held at Sadlers Wells
The Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for 2016 were presented at a ceremony in London, hosted by Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante, the creative team behind the highly successful dance company, Boy Blue Entertainment.
This year’s Best Independent Company was Gary Clarke Company, which has been touring Coal during the year.
With the exception of the One Dance UK award, the National Dance Awards are decided by the members of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle after an extensive round of nominations and voting.
Gary receives the NSCD first Honorary Fellowship Award with Wayne McGregor CBE
Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) is pleased to announce its inaugural Honorary Fellows for 2017: Wayne McGregor CBE and Gary Clarke.
The prestigious titles, which represent the highest award the School can currently bestow, are awarded to individuals in recognition of their exceptional contribution to the School, Contemporary Dance and the cultural ecology at large.
The awards will be conferred at NSCD’s Graduation on Saturday 8 July 2017, which includes performances from the school’s graduating students and a prize-giving ceremony. This event, celebrating graduate achievement, is also a chance for audiences to hear about, and from, the honourees.
The creation of these awards is a new initiative for NSCD, which currently provides the only conservatoire-level professional dance training in the North of England.
Wayne McGregor CBE is a multi-award-winning British choreographer and director, internationally renowned for his inventive and daring work spanning creative collaborations across dance, film, music, visual art, technology and science. He is Artistic Director of Studio Wayne McGregor and Company Wayne McGregor, his own company of touring dancers, and is also Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet.
Award- winning choreographer Gary Clarke graduated from Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 2001 and is currently regarded as one of the UK’s leading independent dance artists. His work has toured extensively to critical acclaim both nationally and internationally, and his most recent production, COAL, a visceral work that explores the darker underbelly of the mining industry, has earned him a UK National Theatre Award for Achievement in Dance, and a Critics’ Circle National Dance award for Best Independent Company.
On hearing of the accolade, Gary Clarke said-
‘I feel very honoured and privileged to be receiving this prestigious award from NSCD and take great pride in being one of the school’s alumni. As an ex-student of the school, my training gave me the solid foundations to build the career I have today and I have a lot to thank the school for. I will continue to support the school and its students in the future and I very much look forward to receiving the award’
Janet Smith MBE, NSCD Principal, said-
‘These awards are an opportunity to recognise, publicly, these inspiring role models, whose outstanding contributions also exemplify the values and ethos of NSCD’
OPEN AUDITION
GARY CLARKE COMPANY (UK)
Choreographer Gary Clarke requires 1 versatile and highly skilled male dancer to join Gary Clarke Company for a UK Spring & Summer Tour of the critically acclaimed mid-scale dance theatre production COAL
Winner of the UK Theatre Award for Achievement in Dance, COAL is a riveting piece of dance theatre which takes a nostalgic look at the hard hitting realities of life at the coal face. Described by The Times as ‘Outstanding’ the production involves a company of professional dancers, live brass bands, community participants and a strong design and production team. For more information on the production please visit http://www.coaltour.co.uk
COAL is funded through a Grants for The Arts Award from Arts Council England and is co-commissioned and supported by: DanceXchange, Dance City, CAST Doncaster, Yorkshire Dance, The Place, Dance4, Nottingham Playhouse, The Barnsley Civic, Northern School of Contemporary Dance and The National Union of Mineworkers
Job Role
The successful artist will be required to: Successfully learn the repertoire from COAL from an existing role. Perform COAL at various mid-scale theatre venues nationwide in Spring & Summer 2017 (14 shows in total). Perform certain sections of COAL at site-specific locations linked to each venue and area. Deliver COAL workshops at schools, colleges and universities nationwide. Work with and alongside groups of women from working class communities.
Project Dates – Spring and Summer 2017
19th to 23rd February
24th February to 3rd March
24th to 30th March
8th to 15th April
6th to 11th May
26th May to 1st June
16th to 21st June
4th to 13th August
19th to 28th August
(There can be some flexibility around these dates depending on the circumstances in conversation with the company)
(Other additional dates for performances and workshops for Spring / Summer 2017 may be added in discussion with the artists and the company and additional touring dates for Autumn 2017 will be confirmed by April 2017 and extended contracts negotiated)
Fee: £500 per week plus holiday pay x 9 weeks engagement PLUS additional,travel, accommodation and per diems covered
This is an OPEN audition for male dancers only, but interested applicants should demonstrate:
A very strong contemporary dance technique, strong floor work technique, a strong physical build, strong physical theatre skills, experience in highly physical work, good contact and partnering skills, very good stamina, good improvisation and creative skills, good musicality, confidence in text work, the ability to connect with very emotionally driven work, a willingness and openness to work with the community / non-dancers, a good working attitude, a good sense of humour, the ability to collaborate and work well as a team, the ability to work well under pressure, confidence and experience in delivering education and outreach work, a full CRB check
Please consider that you are appropriate for the role before attending the audition.
Recent graduates are welcome to audition
Open Audition Details
Saturday 10th December
Open Audition 1 – 10am until 1pm
Open Audition 2 – 2pm until 5pm
The Place, 17 Dukes Road, London, WC1H 9PY
Successful candidates from both auditions will be invited to a recall audition on Sunday 11th December from 10am until 6pm
If you wish to audition, please register at auditioncoal@gmail.com and state which audition you will attend
Please bring a recent CV to the audition
Please Note: Individuals that do not register, will not be allowed to audition
What the critics are saying:
“An absorbing, immediate slice of history…robust, urgent and heroic…” The Times
COAL is co-commissioned by DanceXchange, Cast Doncaster, The Place, Dance City, Dance4 with Nottingham Playhouse, The Civic Barnsley and Yorkshire Dance with additional funds from The National Lottery through Arts Council England, Individual Giving through kick-starter with support from The Northern School of Contemporary Danceand The NUM.
COAL dancers are TC Howard, James Finnemore, Alistair Goldsmith, Nicolas Vendange, Joss Carter, PJ Hurst and Eleanor Perry.
GARY CLARKE COMPANY (UK)
Award winning choreographer Gary Clarke requires 1 versatile and highly skilled male dancer to join Gary Clarke Company for the UK Autumn tour of the critically acclaimed mid-scale dance theatre production COAL
Marking the 30th anniversary to the end of the 1984 British miners’ strike, COAL is a riveting piece of dance theatre which takes a nostalgic look at the hard hitting realities of life at the coal face. Described by The Times as ‘Outstanding’ the production involves a company of professional dancers, live brass bands, community participants and a strong design and production team. For more information on the production please visit http://www.coaltour.co.uk
COAL is funded through a Strategic Touring Grant from Arts Council England and is co-commissioned and supported by:
DanceXchange, Dance City, CAST Doncaster, Yorkshire Dance, The Place, Dance4, Nottingham Playhouse, The Barnsley Civic, Northern School of Contemporary Dance and The National Union of Mineworkers
Job Role
The successful artist will be required to: Successfully learn the repertoire from COAL from an existing role. Perform COAL at various mid-scale theatre venues nationwide in Autumn 2016 (11 shows in total). Perform certain sections of COAL at site-specific locations linked to each venue and area. Deliver COAL workshops at schools, colleges and universities nationwide. Work with and alongside groups of women from coal mining communities.
Project Details 2016
19th to 24th September 2016 – Rehearsals in London (venue TBC)
25th September to 1st October – The Tramway Theatre in Glasgow
15th to 22nd October – The Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield
23rd to 29th October – The Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury
5th to 12th November – The Gala Theatre in Durham
19th to 26th November – The Blackwood Miners Welfare Institute in Caerphilly: Wales
3rd to 10th December – The Contact Theatre in Manchester
£500 per week x 7 weeks engagement = £3500 (freelance contract) PLUS additional travel, accommodation and per diems covered
(Other additional dates for performances and workshops for Autumn 2016 may be added in discussion with the artists and the
company and additional touring dates for Spring 2017 will be confirmed by August 2016)
Audition is by invitation ONLY and interested applicants should demonstrate:
A very strong contemporary dance technique, strong floor work technique, a strong physical build, strong physical theatre skills,
experience in highly physical work, good contact and partnering skills, very good stamina, good improvisation and creative skills, good musicality, confidence in text work, the ability to connect with very emotionally driven work, a willingness and openness to work with the community / non-dancers, a good working attitude, a good sense of humour, the ability to collaborate and work well as a team, the ability to work well under pressure, confidence and experience in delivering education and outreach work, a full CRB check
Recent graduates are welcome to apply
Audition 1: Leeds – Sunday 17th July 2016 – 9.30am until 6pm
Venue: Yorkshire Dance, 3 St Peters Building, St Peters Square, Leeds LS9 8AH
Audition 2: London – Saturday 23rd July 2016 – 9.30am until 6pm
Venue: London Contemporary Dance School, 7 Dukes Road, London, WC1H 9PY
Recall Audition (for Leeds and London) : Sunday 24th July 2016 – 9.30am until 6pm
Venue: London Contemporary Dance School, 7 Dukes Road, London, WC1H 9PY
Interested applicants should submit a current CV stating their age and experience, a clear head and body shot and a short video clip of relevant performance work and clearly state which audition they wish to attend (Leeds or London) to:
Gina Walters at auditioncoal@gmail.com
Applicants should also state if there is any issues with any of the dates or details listed as the company can be flexible depending on individual circumstances.
Deadline for applications is Wednesday 20th July 2016 at 6pm
All applicants will receive a successful or unsuccessful e-mail
Strategic Touring Funding from Arts Council England to embark on a 2 year national tour of Gary’s new mid-scale dance theatre production COAL. COAL will also be featured as part of British Dance Edition 2016 held in Wales. COAL tour dates will be announced soon on the new COAL website www.coaltour.co.uk
Gary CLARKE 