A unique opportunity for 8 musicians and 12 dancers (16– 30 years) to learn new collaboration skills in music composition and dance with international fusion band:

Dates:

Day Workshop Thursday 23^rd July 2009

              Public performance in City Centre Piazza Friday 24^th July 2009

 We need 8 musicians:

 African drummers (djembe or similar)

Indian drummers (dhol, dholak or similar)
Bass , rhythm and/or lead guitarists
Sax, brass and/or woodwind
Fiddles and/or other melody instruments, e.g accordion, mandolin

Who are able to:

Improvise and learn (at least partially) by ear

Have good instrumental technique and enough performance experience to
give confidence

Have an open-minded attitude towards genres of music and a genuine desire to explore fusion techniques

Have experience of playing through PA

We need 12 dancers:

Across: Contemporary, Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Bharat Natya, Ballroom, Latin, African, English Country dance, Belly dance, Break dance, Folk dance, Swing dance, Line dance, Disco, Traditional dance and modern dance styles

 Who are able to:

Improvise and Learn by sight

Have a good level of confidence and performance experience

Have an open-minded attitude towards genres of dance and a genuine desire to explore fusion techniques

Create something new and be part of BIG week Celebrations for the Cultural Olympiad!

For more information contact:

PiP Plymouth Young Promoters on intheflesh@barbicantheatre.co.uk or phone Zuzana on 01752 267 131

or download an application here!