Nottingham Arts Theatre Ltd is pleased to be able to offer a home to opportunities for Dance within Nottingham including the inspiring Ampersandance.

Ampersandance was born from a pilot project that was initially funded by the Arts Council in 2010. Our
vision was to create a company for recent graduates who require professional enhancement to their vocational training in order to be fully equipped for entering the profession. Although working in a similar vein to other graduate dance companies, we wanted to offer a completely different repertoire of work - one that is grounded in contemporary dance but which provides a strong cross-over with a more neo-classical style. This type of repertoire is seen primarily in Europe, but has become more and more popular in England in recent years in companies such as Phoenix Dance Theatre, National Dance Company of Wales and Ballet Ireland.

The company works like any other professional company, from daily technique classes and creating choreography, to touring and working as education practitioners throughout the UK. This provides participants with an invaluable insight into the working life of a professional dancer whilst skilling them up to be significantly more employable.

Based in The Nottingham Arts Theatre’s Upper Club Room, they perform on the theatre’s main stage in Winter and Spring.

Look out for Ampersand Youth Company auditions later in the year.

For more information please visit http://ampersandance.com

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