Friday Firsts

Friday Firsts was launched to showcase new work by independent choreographers and dance companies working on the small scale.

Each evening has its own distinct theme, and will often be the first chance to see performances by the most promising dance makers from Yorkshire and beyond – from those who seek to experiment, push dance as a form or find a new voice.

Next…

Fri 24 May
Friday Firsts #14a: Double Act 2

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Friday Firsts coming up later in 2013

Fri 7 Jun
Friday Firsts #17: Liz Aggiss is THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

Fri 5 Jul
Friday Firsts #18: Show Real

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And what you’ve missed:

Fri 6 May 2011
Friday Firsts #1: Burst!
a showcase of the best student and recent graduate choreography in Yorkshire
featuring Sofía Galindo (University of Leeds), Rachel Jenkins (York St John University), Lucy Jerram (York St John University), Jordan Massarella (Northern School of Contemporary Dance), Ruth Pinkney / Poor Man’s Dance (University of Leeds) & Sophie Unwin (York St John University).

Fri 3 Jun 2011
Friday Firsts #2: B-MIX
an evening of new dance with its roots in Hip Hop
featuring Nate Gordon, Nathan Geering, Ella Mesma, Bobak Walker & Rationale Production.

Fri 2 Sep 2011
Friday Firsts #3: Rough Cut
an insight into the making and shaping of dance
featuring Simon Birch, Beth Cassani, Genevieve Say, Harry Theaker & Douglas Thorpe.

Fri 7 Oct 2011
Friday Firsts #4: Bish Bash Bosh
a most unpredictable evening of dance… and more…
featuring Rachel Jean Birch & Cheryl Gill, Simon Birch, Justify Move Dance Academy, Northern Tap Company, Silja Thomsen, Universal Dance Creations, Abi Bucknell & Yorkshire Dance Youth company – with poets David Tait, Ian Harker, David Thom & Tom Weir.

Fri 4 Nov 2011
Friday Firsts #5: Live Bites
the freshest new dance from around the UK
in association with South East Dance, Dance Base, Dance City and Merseyside Dance Initiative
featuring Gary Clarke Company, Lila Dance, Exquisite Corpse Dance Theatre, Taciturn Dance Company, Rosalind Masson & Jordan Massarella.

Fri 2 Dec 2011
Friday Firsts #6: Where’s the Choreography?
a dance film night curated by filmmaker Andy Wood
featuring works by Chunky Move, Hamish Anderson, Liz Aggiss & Joe Murray, Simon Ellis, Sergio Cruz, Becky Edmunds, Tim Hetherington, Shiftwork, Lucy Cash & Magali Charrier. Also featured a special screening of Playing: On the Beach with the Ballets Russes.

Fri 3 Feb 2012
Friday Firsts #7: Going Solo
an insight into the diverse art of solo performance
featuring works by Kate Jackson, Devika Rao, Nathan Geering, Alison Grace and Louise ‘Ultimate Dancer’ Ahl.

Fri 2 Mar 2012
Friday Firsts #8: Live Art Meets Choreography 
performing at the boundaries – curated by Sarah Spanton
featuring new works by Sohail Khan, Adam Young, Victoria Firth, Gillian Dyson & Duncan Marwick.

Fri 4 May 2012
Friday Firsts #9: Burst!
new choreographic talent bursting onto the scene
featuring Sofia Galindo (Leeds University), Edge FWD (Edge Hill University ), Margherita Elliot (Northern School of Contemporary Dance), Magdalena Isaksson (NSCD), Siân Rowlands (NSCD), Jack Stinton (NSCD), and Kaye Powell (York St John).

Fri 1 Jun 2012
Friday Firsts #10: Pre-Mix
with Breakin’ Convention
featuring Jonzi D and Speak to the Streets.

Fri 5 Oct 2012
Friday Firsts #11: Bish Bash Bosh
a most unpredictable evening of dance… and more
featuring Distortion, Shahck Out Youth Dance, Keira Dance, Helen McCarron & Rachel Fullegar, The Undertakers, Spiltmilk, Alison Grace, Magdalena Isaksson, Daniel Wilson, Justyna Kalbarczyk, Ellen Turner, Instant Dissidence, 70/30 Split, Amir Giles, Angeline Olympieff & Jordan Massarella Dance

Fri 2 Nov 2012
Friday Firsts #12: Live Bites
the freshest new dance from around the UK
featuring The Mustdashios, Mad Dogs Dance Theatre, Robby Graham & 70/30 Split

Fri 1 Feb 2013
Friday Firsts #13: Going Solo
an insight into the diverse art of solo performance
featuring Gemma Harrison, Riccardo Meneghini, Eleanor Perry & Lucy Suggate

Fri 1 Mar 2013
Friday Firsts #14: Double Act
the art of the uneven partnership – curated by Beth Cassani
featuring LouiseAhl, DeNada Dance Theatre and Oliver Bray & Beth Cassani

Fri 5 Apr 2013
Friday Firsts #15: STAY Connected
connecting BAME artists with diverse audiences
featuring Nathan Geering, Khadijah Ibrahiim, Michelle Scally Clarke, Collective Happenings, Speak Woman Speak & The Caution Collective

Fri 3 May 2013
Friday Firsts #16: Burst!
new choreographic talent bursting onto the scene
featuring Cristina Mackerron, Lewis Bramble, Jemma Broomhead, Dirty Feet Dance Company, Izzie Capper, James Southward & Jamaal Burkmar