Gifted and Talented Projects
The Point is committed to identifying and nurturing gifted and
talented young dancers and strives to provide exciting
opportunities that develop and enhance their training.
Our current Gifted and Talented projects include:
Elevate 2012
Apprentice
Choreographer
Centre for Advanced
Training (CAT) Satellite Centre,
Hampshire
The Point's previous Gifted and Talented projects
include:
CATCH - Satellite Centre for Advanced Training
Contemporary Hub (2011)
Throughout spring/summer 2011 The Point
has worked with The Place, London, to provide a Satellite
strand to their prestigious Centre for Advanced Training (CAT)
programme, in order to give local gifted and talented young dancers
the chance to access exciting training opportunities at both The
Point and The Place.
CATCH consisted of two main parts:
1. A series of technique classes with Alasdair
Stewart, former London Contemporary Dance School student and dancer
from the internationally renowned Motionhouse Dance Theatre
2. A three-day choreography intensive with all
male dance company, Udifydance
Company, where the group worked with co-artistic
directors Chris Reynolds and Chay Burrows to make a piece to
perform in The Place CAT Summer Showcase. This performance took
place at the Robin Howard Theatre, London on Saturday
30th July 2011, and saw The Point CATCH group perform
alongside current and alumi CAT students in their celebratory end
of year performances.
As well as these opportunities the group also
had the chance to attend a CAT taster day, where they experienced
what is was like to be a CAT student and got tickets to watch
ReFresh, a youth dance event involving commissions from
some of the most prestigious choreographers like Richard
Alston and Jasmin Vardimon.
Taking part in the CATCH Project were 10 young
dancers aged 12 – 16yrs, who were all selected from
The Point Youth Dance
Company on the basis of talent, potential and
willingness to commit to the project.
Participant Feedback
Sarah Williams (aged 14)
'Taking part in the project and the chance
to watching the other companies’ performances at The Place Summer
Showcase has made me more interested in contemporary
dance.'
Alex Varney (aged 12)
'I learnt a whole new style of
contemporary dance whilst working with Udifydance.'
Jack Dietman-Hesketh (aged 14)
'It’s been great to experience going to
new places like The Place and working with new people like
Alasdair, Chris and Chay.'
Miriam Broadhurst (aged 13)
'The technique sessions with Alasdair gave
me lots of new ideas that I could take away and use in my other
classes and choreographies.'
Zoe Bush (aged 13)
'The whole project has been really fun;
I’ve learnt lots of new styles as well as new creative
techniques.'
Sasha Cookson (aged 15)
'I really enjoyed how each tutor we had
brought out everyone’s individual creative side.'
Maisie James (aged 16)
'One of the main reasons I am studying
dance at College is because of the CATCH Project. It’s opened a new
door for me.'
Eleanor James (aged 13)
'I’m looking forward to being able to use
what I have learnt on the CATCH Project in my GCSE dance next
year.'
Emma Evans (aged 16)
'The CATCH project has been a fun and
different way of learning contemporary technique.'
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For more information on any dance projects please contact
Jilly Hurden 023 8062
7804
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