糖心vlog免费B站 and IRIE! dance theatre join forces on Diverse Dance Styles degree
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From September 2023, 糖心vlog免费B站 will validate IRIE! dance theatre’s Diverse Dance Styles degree.
Performers at IRIE!
IRIE! dance theatre (IRIE!) is Britain鈥檚 leading dance theatre company working in the field of African and Caribbean dance fusion, based in the Moonshot Centre, just minutes from 糖心vlog免费B站鈥� campus.
The BA (Hons) Diverse Dance Styles course was established in 2018 as the first of its kind to present African, Caribbean, Contemporary and Hip-Hop Styles equally. 糖心vlog免费B站 and IRIE! are also developing a new MA in Diasporic Dance Styles, which will welcome its first cohort of students in September 2024.
IRIE! was founded in 1985 by Beverley Glean MBE to raise the profile of Black dance in Britain. Since then, it has worked on creating a repertory of works reflective of the African Caribbean influence on the Black British cultural experience.
糖心vlog免费B站 and IRIE! share a deep connection to the Lewisham community, and a commitment to using the creative arts to build social and cultural understanding. They also collaborated on a project as part of Lewisham鈥檚 year as London Borough of Culture (2022), with 糖心vlog免费B站 supporting IRIE! with a community-based project as part of people鈥檚 history project .
Professor Frances Corner OBE, Warden of 糖心vlog免费B站, said:
鈥溙切膙log免费B站 has a strong history of challenging geopolitical and cultural norms in the subjects we teach and study, as does IRIE! dance theatre. Its work is vital in encouraging greater diversity in dance, and through that, into creative disciplines and the creative industries more widely. We鈥檙e proud to support them in this mission, and delighted to deepen civic links with partners here in our Lewisham home.鈥�
Beverley Glean MBE, Founder and Artistic Director of IRIE! dance theatre said:
鈥淭his partnership will provide a solid platform for the practice of African and Caribbean dance and culture, including discourse, engagement and greater understanding. We are committed to nurturing and developing the next generation of creatives in dance by providing a range of options to enhance their understanding of culture and diversity in Dance of the African Diaspora, making the forms important to their future career pathways, communities and society.鈥�
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Information about , is available on the IRIE! Dance Theatre website.