True Motion is back!

This March, True Motion is back and as exciting as ever! The artsNK dance team in partnership with Dance4 have a brilliant line up of talented performers ready to perform at True Motion 2014. The event will be held at the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC), on Saturday 8^th March! 

The groups of young talent will be performing in front of a live judging panel in hope of being selected to represent Lincolnshire in the Midlands Youth (MY) Dance Festival, taking place In Birmingham in April.

 Lincoln University’s first year dancers will be the curtain raiser for the evening as well as DWS Youth Dance Productions performing in the interval in the LPAC café. The groups taking part, hope to be selected to go through to represent Lincolnshire at the next platform. artsNK have four companies within True Motion including Youth Dance Company redXco who have been working with Gina Benjamin on a piece which is based on the riots of 2011. After having an intense three days with the award winning hip hop company, Boy Blue Entertainment, redXco were ready to begin exploring and creating movement.

Our all male Break Dance Company Jumpstart will be performing, they been working with Lee Nugent and James Kitney on a piece called The Nightmare. They have used break dance as a foundation for this piece and have drawn upon creative choreographic devices to help show the idea. They have begun to introduce physical theatre into their new dance piece. Also performing will be Creative Dance performers Descend Youth Dance Company, they have been working with Emma Terzza on a contemporary dance piece which is based on the negative affect that the media can have on individuals. The group have explored ways that the body can be manipulated through dance to show this idea. The last group from artsNK will be our Contemporary Youth Dance Company kNacKer’d.

Alongside the artsNK groups, there shall be performances from Priory City of Lincoln Academy, Lilac Theatre Dance, North Kesteven School, Dance Revolution, RAW Youth Dance Group, LCHS Youth Dance Company,Western, Lincoln College and Lincolnshire Youth Dance Company along with the Dance Factor 2014 Final Winners! 

True Motion 2014 is set to be thrilling this year with a diverse range of dancers and performances! Don’t forget to book your tickets they are selling fast! Book via www.terryotooletheatre.org.uk or call 01522 883311. Start Time: 7.30pm Tickets: £5 Full, £3 Concessions Running Time: 1 hour 40 mins (inc interval).


Posted by Leonie Harris, Student Placement at artsNK Dance.