Venue Location / Project Subject

Region

Partners

Education Groups

Project Description

Leeds
Leeds City Art Gallery

Yorkshire

Leeds City Art Gallery

South Leeds High School
(1st National Diploma)

- 4 week rehearsal period to devise 2 new works by Tom Roden and Gary Clarke.
- Teacher training course led by Tom Roden focusing on drawing inspiration from the gallery exhibition to inspire education workshops and creative thinking. All company members and 5 community participated in the course.
- 3 day dance workshop at Leeds City Art Gallery with 7 students from South Leeds High School working towards an end performance for the launch performance of CHAPS at Leeds City Art Gallery.
- Ascendance Rep performance of Social Disease& The Up & Down People.

Exhibition: The Silver Gallery

Southampton
Southampton City Art Gallery

South West

Southampton City Art Gallery
Wildern School

Wildern School
(12 - 13 yrs)

- Company Rehearsals.
- 2 day education residency at Southampton City Art Gallery with 26 students from Wildern School working towards 2 end performances at Southampton City Art Gallery.
- Ascendance Rep performance of Social Disease & The Up & Down People.

Exhibition: Permanent Exhibition.

Oldham
Gallery Oldham

North West

Oldham Council

Oldham Youth Dance
(13 - 16 yrs)

- Company Rehearsals.
- 3 day education residency at Gallery Oldham with 12 students from Oldham Youth Dance working towards an end performance.
- Ascendance Rep performance of Social Disease & The Up & Down People.

Exhibition: Conceptual Craft - New Art From Norway.

Oakham
Catmose Gallery

East Midlands

Vale of Catmose College,
Rutland County Council

Vale of Catmose College
(12-13yrs all male group)

- Company Rehearsals.
- Artist documentation with 12 community artists.
- 2 day residency at Catmose Gallery with 12 male students from the vale of Catmose college working towards 3 end performances for schools groups and an evening public performance.
- Ascendance Rep performance of Social Disease & The Up & Down People.

Exhibition - Printmaking by the Masters

Barnsley
The Cooper Gallery

Yorkshire

The Cooper Gallery

Kingstone School
(Year 9)

- Company Rehearsals.
-2 day artist documentation [family and school groups].
- 1 day residency at The Cooper Gallery with 12 students from Kingstone school working towards an end performance.
- Ascendance Rep performance of Social Disease& The Up & Down People.

Exhibition - Local Artists.

Battersea
The Pump House Gallery

London

Wandsworth Borough Council,
The Pump House Gallery,
Oak Lodge School for the Deaf,

Oak Lodge School for the deaf
(14 - 16 yrs)

- Company Rehearsals
- A 3 day residency at The Pump House Gallery with 10 students from Oak Lodge School for the Deaf. Students worked within the gallery and in the grounds of Battersea Park. The students performed their work to company dancers and gallery staff at the end of the residency.
A short film was made of the residency and was shown as part of the company's public performance. The film was also screened as part of Wandsworth Arts Festival at Battersea Arts Centre.
- Ascendance Rep performance of Social Disease & The Up & Down People.

Exhibition - The Return of the Native by artist Suky Best.

Huddersfield
Huddersfield New College

Yorkshire

Huddersfield New College

Huddersfield New College
( 16 - 18 yrs)

- Company Rehearsals.
- Promotional workshop to 20 students from Huddersfield New College based on Tom Roden's choreography.
- Film Documentation by local artist.
- Ascendance Rep performance of Social Disease & The Up & Down People

Hull
Wyke College

Yorkshire

Wkye Sixth Form College

Wkye Sixth Form College
( Year 12 )

- Company Rehearsals
- 3 day residency based in the college theatre with 16 students from Wkye Sixth Form College.
The group worked with Ascendance Rep to create a new dance piece, studying the choreographic processes and imagery used within Gary Clarke's Social Disease. The work was performed in the final show.
- Ascendance Rep performance of Social Disease& The Up & Down People.

Birmingham
Museum and Art Gallery

West Midlands

Birmingham
Museum and Art Gallery,

Bishop Walsh Catholic School (Year 12 )

- Company Rehearsals.
- 2 day residency at Birmingham Art Gallery with 9 students from Bishop Walsh Catholic School working towards an end performance in The Waterhall.

Exhibition - Chinese Printmaking.

Lincoln
Usher Gallery @ The Collections

East Midlands

Lincolnshire County Council,
Lincolnshire Dance
Usher Gallery,

- Company Rehearsals.
- Ascendance Rep performance of Social Disease& The Up & Down People.

Exhibition - Leave to Remain.