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Hull Truck Theatre organises an annual fare for local students that encourages them to explore possible routes into working in the arts. Dep Arts were invited to host a stall at the event, which our three interns manned. Through this experience the interns were able to reflect on their recent experiences whilst working at Dep. [...]
Marketing for Contemporary Dance
On Monday the whole Dep team took part in a marketing training day in order to get a further sense of new marketing trends and campaign styles, with Kate Sanderson from Indigo Ltd. The training session raised a lot of questions for the team, regarding target audiences and figures; here is what Rachael thought about [...]
Cross Genre and Inter-Disciplinary work
The Dep Arts team attended the premier of Invisible Flocks, Bring the Happy, last night; here is Rachael’s response to the evening: Just as ‘rules are meant to be broken’, it would seem so too are genres with an ever increasing array of companies and work that push and defy distinction, challenging the audience [...]
Balbir Singh Dance Company – Trespass# II Rehearsals
Dep Arts’ Project Management intern Alison spent the afternoon watching the final rehearsals for Balbir Singh Dance Company’s new show, here’s what she thought of it: It was buzzing at Leeds University yesterday, and not just because it’s Freshers Week. Balbir Singh Dance Company have been rehearsing at stage@Leeds ahead of their performance on Thursday. [...]
Decibel Showcase
This week I attended the Decibel Showcase in Manchester, which was my first arts festival as an intern at Dep. The event took place over four days with performances, presentations, discussions and the opportunity to network. I took part in the trade fair on the Thursday morning, where Dep Arts had its own stand with [...]
Dep at Decibel
The team at Dep Arts are really excited about attending Decibel this year, which has a great line up of shows including Company Chameleon, who will be perfoming Search & Find at the Zion Arts Centre, this Wednesday. Search & Find is an excellent example of the highly skilled and challenging work continually created by [...]
Edinburgh Update
So I am sat in one of Edinburgh’s many cafes with a coffee on a Monday morning catching up with a few emails. This week is the last week of the Fringe and two out of the three Dep Arts’ shows we have up here this year finished over the weekend. RashDash with Scary Gorgeous [...]
Fringe First Winners: Rashdash
Dep Arts are thrilled to announce RashDash Theatre as Fringe First winners for the Second year running with their new piece Scary Gorgeous. The Scotsman Fringe First award recognizes new and innovative writing, which strives to push boundaries and challenge audiences. RashDash began working with Dep Arts last year as one of the first companies on the [...]
