March/April 2012

WELCOME: to the new look newsletter

A very warm welcome to this, the new look newsletter

from artsNK, your own community arts organisation!

This issue brings an update about the forthcoming Jubilee

celebrations, news about several exciting dance projects,

interviews from those involved in projects on various lev-

els, animation workshops and much more!

Enjoy the lead story - an interview with celebrated Fresh

101!

To learn more about the work of our organisation, visit

http://www.artsnk.org/

INSIDE OUT: My Story from Fresh 101

Individually, they are Peter, Harry, Ali, Duncan, Edwin, Charlie,

Ben and Matt: teenagers, mostly school students, with their

own tastes and aspirations. Collectively, however, they make

up the crew of Fresh 101, artsNK's all-male Hip Hop Dance

Company!

I interviewed them at the beginning of one of their gruelling

rehearsals, led by Lee 'Ai' Nugent of the Nottingham based

'Groundhogs', and overseen by artsNK 's Head of Dance

Development, Amy Dalton.

The boys themselves are obviously truly dedicated to their

'crew'.

WELCOME INSIDE OUT

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"It's sometimes difficult to fit rehearsals and performances in with school work, especially at revision

and exam time," Peter told me, "but we try really hard to make all the practices and gigs because we

enjoy them so much."

What is it which attracts them to the style?

"It's something very different," replied Edwin. "It's very physical, good exercise and challenging. It's

nothing like many lads imagine; loads of lads think that dancing's very girly, but they couldn't be more

wrong!"

"I don't think that being role models for younger kids is something we're really conscious of," said

Edwin, "but it's great if we are. Perhaps we should get out there more and let others see what a great

activity this is!"

Recently filmed by Sky for a broadcast which will be seen in 118 countries by about 180 million view-

ers, it seems as if 'Fresh 101' already has an established following.

With several of the crew heading off in their own directions this year, many to university, the main goal

of the company's leader, Amy, this year is to keep up the crew's motivation and development.

“I haven't told the lads yet,” Amy revealed,” but my surprise announcement to them tonight is that

they've been invited to perform in London's West End in April at Her Majesty's Theatre!"

Follow them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fresh-101/106034366092543.

To read the interview in depth and for more information on Fresh 101 go to:

http://www.artsnk.org/taking-part/ 1

ANIMATION: calling all budding film makers!

artsNK's animation workshops, run by Gavin Street,

have proved so popular that a second group might be

created. After being inspired by films from around the

world, participants learn the techniques of making their

own films. Animation clearly captures the public's

imagination and this project, in partnership with

Kesteven and Sleaford High School might even see a

short film festival resulting!

For more details about how you can get involved in

anIM, visit http://www.artsnk.org/taking-part/

ANIMATION

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U.DANCE: kNacKer’d do battle!

On Saturday 28th January 2012, artsNK's contemporary

youth dance group kNacKer'd Youth Dance Company suc-

cessfully participated in the U.Dance County Platform, True

Motion, at Lincoln Drill Hall, being selected to represent

Lincolnshire at U.Dance East Midlands in Nottingham!

Ex tra re he a rsals and a dra ma workshop with Rhuba r b

Theatre Company will help to ensure that their dance work,

which exa m ines the an c ient grudge between the

Montagues and the Capulets in Shakespeare's Romeo and

Juliet, is ready to compete with the other companies

selected to take part.

For more details, visit http://www.artsnk.org/taking-part/

DANCE TO LITERACY: from stage to page!

This term, three primary schools: St Andrew's C.E.

Primary in Leasingham, Winchelsea Primary and Chestnut

Street Primary, both in Ruskington are delighted to have

secured funding to mount a combined arts project which

is designed to help enhance literacy levels and raise mul-

ticultural awareness in years 3 and 4.

artsNK will lead the Dance element of this project at St

Andrew's exploring the Olympic values as the pupils fol-

low the journey made by the athletes towards their

Olympic goals.

U.DANCE DANCE TO LITERACY

2For more in fo r ma tion on this pro je c t, visit

http://www.artsnk.org/taking-part/

JUBILATION: and celebration! With specially designed and carved seats being produced

in Osbournby and Nocton, banner and bunting workshops

at the NCCD beginning on May 12th and an invitation to

all villages to create spectacular artworks from found nat-

ural materials to adorn their local greens, plans for Jubilee

celebrations across NK are taking shape with a mix

between the creation of commemorative features and

party style events.

To become in vo l ved or for more in fo r ma tion, visit

www.artsnk.org/our-major-projects/

SAFIRE: festivities on film If you missed any of the spectacular Sa Fire Festival

events in 2011, or are looking for inspirational ideas, look

no further than the artsNK website, where we have just

posted three short films, commissioned from local com-

pany Red Dog. Each film documents one of the remark-

able artworks that made Sa Fire so special. You can also

see the engaging Best of British film, made for Sa Fire in

Sleaford by Electric Egg.

To access these films visit www.artsnk.org/our-major-

projects/sa-fire-festival/

JUBILATION SAFIRE CONTACTS

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Elaine KnightPe rfo r m ing ArtsMan a g e r

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Louise ThompsonVi ta li ty County - W i deP ro ject Officer

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Amy DaltonHead of Dan c eD evelopment

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Holly Arn o l dCommunity DanceArtist

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Marion SanderVisual ArtsD evelopment Wo r ke r

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Jane HarrisonPhotographyDevelopment Officer

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Nick JonesVisual ArtsMan a g e r

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Ruth PigottVisual ArtsD evelopment Wo r ke r

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Debbie WilesF in ance Admin i s tra t o r

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Muriel MarrProjectAdministrator

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Jo Tu r p i nBusiness ManagementAdministrator

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Alison DuncombeTheatre Development Officer- Terry O ’ Toole The a tre

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P e rf o rming Arts Te a m

Administration Te a m

Jayne OlneyMa r ke ting an dC o m m u n i ca tions Man a g e r

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Visual Arts Te a m

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