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 Incubate Programme, designed to help develop emerging artists and tour their work further. Since joining the programme, RashDash have continued to grow as a company, securing funding from Arts Council England, winning the Ideas Tap Edinburgh award and a Fringe First in 2010 with Another Someone.
After the huge success of Another Someone RashDash returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year with their new piece Scary Gorgeous, which tells a story about being young, female and living in a world saturated with ‘raunch’ culture and pornography. Scary Gorgeous was created as a collaboration between RashDash and Brighton based psychedelic pop trio Not Now Bernard, fusing together live music, storytelling and passionate physicality. The show was co-commissioned by The Development Lab and Hull Truck Theatre.
During a quick catch up with the girls this afternoon Helen stated, ”We’re surprised, elated and amazed. This has been such a challenging show to make and we’re delighted it’s been so well received. We’re excited about what’s next.”
Scary Gorgeous will finish its hugely successful run at Bedlam Theatre tomorrow and will be available for touring during Spring 2012. For more information about the company please contact Phil at, phil@departsltd.com
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Fringe First Winners: Rashdash
Introducing…
Hi all! My name is Fiona and so ends my second week as the new (and first) Arts and Events Marketing Intern and it seems I have come in at quite an exciting time. Dep Arts Ltd is currently gearing up for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as moving into new offices, launching a new website and signing up to work with some exciting new companies (see earlier Ponydance blog.)
I am currently taking a year out from university (studying Art & Design at the University of Leeds) in order to gain some valuable experience and get a taste of the real world before graduation and I am thrilled to accept a years placement with Dep. From spending just a few days in the office I have already seen how busy the coming year will be and how no day will be the same. Thankfully, I haven’t been thrown in the deep end but there is lots to be getting on with. I’ve been busy designing promotional material, editing together videos from raw footage of shows and have been given the exciting task of helping to organise an upcoming Dep Arts event. Alongside all this I have been getting to know the companies that Dep Arts Ltd works with plus setting up a Twitter account so be sure to follow me for all Dep related news - @departsfiona
Be sure to check out our three Edinburgh Fringe Festival companies – Balbir Singh Dance Company who will be performing Decreasing Infinity, RashDash with Scary Gorgeous and Company Chameleon’s Rites and an outdoor performance of Search and Find. Also take some time to have a read of the other blog posts on this holding page, whilst we wait in anticipation of our new website launch coming very soon. Tonight I am looking forward to seeing RashDash’s Scary Gorgeous at Theatre In the Mill in Bradford before they take it to Edinburgh in a few weeks time.
Keep watching this blog for more about what Dep Arts and our companies are up to.
'Rites' - Company Chameleon
Edinburgh, here we come!
Dep is happy to announce that the Edinburgh Fringe Festival brochure has just been launched, featuring two of our artists, RashDash and Balbir Singh Dance Company.
RashDash are making a triumphant return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival after winning last years Fringe First award with Another Someone. Their new show Scary Gorgeous focuses on sex, sexiness and love, using a dual narrative, which explores the boundaries between female empowerment and pornography. Scary Gorgeous is a must see show, interwoven with movement, live music from Not Now Bernard, singing and text. This show will set your toes tapping and your mind whirring, not to be missed!
'Decreasing Infinity' - Balbir Singh Dance Company
Balbir Singh Dance Company will make their Edinburgh Fringe Festival début at Dance Base, fresh from their sell out run at the Dublin Dance Festival, with Decreasing Infinity.
Balbir Singh Dance Company create captivating and dynamic dance through a synthesis of Kathak – classical North Indian and contemporary dance accompanied by live music.
Decreasing Infinity created by choreographer Balbir Singh, shows how two different forms of dance influence each other, starting in their purest form seen through abstract mirrors they are attracted to each other and slowly influenced until they collide at which point neither style of dance exists but something new…
Dep are also busy finalizing details for a special appearance at the Fringe by Company Chameleon who will perform an exert of Rites and their fantastic outdoor piece Before Night Fell, keep checking the blog for more information about this one off double bill.
For more information about RashDash, Balbir Singh Dance Company, Company Chameleon and any or our other artists, take a look at our current website or get in touch with us at admin@departsltd.com