Luminous Soul is a dance project for disabled people who would like the opportunity to train to be professional dancers/ dance teachers.

Candoco Dance Company ‘push boundaries of contemporary dance beyond usual expectations and broaden people’s perception of what dance is and who can dance’.

In November 2009, as the launch of the Luminous Soul dance project, 2 dance facilitators from Candoco Dance Company in London worked with disabled people at the All Souls Church Hall, Elmwood Ave, Belfast. Since then we have worked with nearly 60 disabled people in Omagh, Derry and Ballymena and with the help of our international tutors, have selected 12 disabled people who we believe have the potential to work towards becoming professional dancers. Participants who are selected are then invited to attend five day long residentials (free of charge). The first of these residentials is happening in the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast on the 17th to the 22nd of October. The week will be facilitated by the Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company.

For information about how to take part in Luminous Soul, click here.

Coming soon:
Newry Dance Development Day
Newry Sports Centre, Wed 8th September 2010 (10.30 – 15.30)
Facilitated by Marc Brew

Registration forms available now!

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Open Arts Classes and Contacts

The Autumn and Winter classes are now up and running!

Crescent Arts Centre
Monday 11 a.m. Suffolk SEC ( 90 301811- Maureen)
Drama Edgcumbe TRC ( 90 672290 – Aideen)Monday 1.30 p.m. Edgcumbe TRC (90 672290 – Aideen)
Dance
Monday 2 p.m. Individuals (Taxi Contacts Davey- 90666514,
Drama                                            Liam – 07752092410)

Tuesday Island Resource Centre (Ruth Smith 90-454400)
11am – 12.30 pm
Creative Writing
Friday 11a.m. Orchardville SEC (90628117 – Trevor)
Drama
Friday 11.30 a.m. Mount Oriel ( 90 702700 – Suzanne)
Drama

Non Crescent Classes
Morton Community Centre 90-681874
Monday 11.am.-12.30 p.m. Island Resource Centre
Visual Arts
Divis Community Centre 90-242551
Monday 7.15p.m. – 9.15p.m. Open Arts Choir (individuals)
Choir
Dee St. Community Centre 90-458113
Visual Arts Individuals
Friday 10.30-12.30
Jamdin Music sessions Individuals
Saturdays 11 a.m-1 p.m.

We would like to offer the opportunity to local dance facilitators to shadow experienced disabled tutors from the UK and Ireland.  If you are interested please contact Una at unaopenarts@aol.com.

First Dance Development Day will be happening in Contact Youth building.  Belfast on Monday the 30th November.  It will be facilitated by 2 tutors from Candoco: the Uk’s leading light in inclusive dance.

Click here to see the Luminous webpage for more details.

Open Arts would like to help you develop your dancing skills with LUMINOUS SOUL, a new dance and movement initiative.

Click here for more details.

New Dance class -Monday dance for all!

All ages, all abilities

Crescent Arts Centre

1.30p.m. to 2.30 p.m.

Class run by Maiden Voyage

Be in at the start of our dance class with Nicola Currie.  If you like music and need exercise and love to have fun, this is the class for you., regardless of age, ability or background.  It starts at 11.30 in the Crescent and lasts for an hour.  There’s a gentle warm up at the beginning and the chance to practise learning sequences of movements, then if you want to star you can always perform for the whole group.  Come and enjoy yourself.