• Independent Dance Management Network

    An independent dance producing network offering shared knowledge, professional development & training, advocacy and more
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What We Offer

Professional Training

We offer a wide range of training workshops at introductory, general and experienced levels, and our workshops are livestreamed and offered as online study.

 

 

Peer Knowledge & Sharing

As a community of producers and self-producing artists, we share advice, resources, knowledge & tips and assist each other when needed.

 

 

Network Events

We will be holding regular events open to all, including roundtable discussion events and producer counselling afternoons.

 

 

Advocacy & Research

As an independent body, we aim to advocate on behalf of independent dance artists and the wider independent dance sector, using evidence-based research.

 

 

A GFA Support Group

We're planning to set up a support group to support people during the GFA-writing process, with coworking, advice and a supportive community.

A Producing Network

We are an active network of independent dance producers and self-producing dance artists. If you need producing assistance or solidarity, you've come to the right place!

 

 

Discussion Group

We have an active discussion group for sharing news, industry updates, jobs, funding news and more.

 

 

Professional Development

We offer action learning sets for producers, and we offer our members personal development plans, including mentoring, coaching, shadowing, placements and buddying.

 

 

Industry Memberships

We offer our members the benefits of other leading industry memberships (see below for list), through our own memberships and agreements with each.

 

 

1-to-1 Producer Support

Our producers are available for informal advice, 1-to-1 consultations and for adhoc support and work.

Our Corporate Memberships

IDMN offers its members membership benefits of each of the following organisations, including Equity's Industry Information Service

Our Membership

We have tailored our membership to meet the needs of independent dance producers and self-producing artists, and we offer a range of one-year and trial memberships. 

To find out more about what our membership offers, please visit here, and if you'd like to join us, please visit here.

If you are looking for a producer and don't know who to approach, then please email us at [email protected] and it'll be forwarded to all our members.

And if you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]

  

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Emma-Jane Morbey

Location: Oxford
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Web: http://www.bodypoliticdance.com/
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Twitter: @bodypoliticuk
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Emma-Jane runs Body Politic, a hip hop theatre company who are committed to addressing the growing prevalence of mental health issues in young people.

 

List of Works
Father Figurine (2018)

 

Recent & Upcoming Dates
Father Figurine at The Place, 19 January 2018.
Details: https://www.theplace.org.uk/whats-on/r%C3%B3is%C3%ADn-o%E2%80%99brien-kaia-goodenough-body-politic
Review: https://www.theplace.org.uk/blog/resolution-review-2018/fri-19-jan-roisin-obrienkaia-goodenoughbody-politic

 

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Jayne Port

Location: London
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Web: http://www.jayneport.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-port-715a9646/
Twitter: @jayne_port
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Jayne spent 2014 and 2015 in residency at 40 Clarence Mews. She used the time to research ideas and themes that without the luxury of time could not really have been explored at length.

She engaged in an investigation of rhythm of words and text that cause and prompt movement and vice versa. She is drawn to how we read meaning through movement, particularly gesture, and how reading shifts when meaning is deliberately fractured.

In 2013 she collaborated with moving image artist, Sidonie Roberts, for Elegy (1), exhibited at Guest Projects, The Jerwood Gallery and Latitude Festival.

She graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance in 2012 with a Masters in Choreography.

 

List of Works
Pibroch Tales (2017)
Most Certainly Well Worth Knowing (2015)

 

Recent & Upcoming Dates

 

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Debbie Bandara

Choreographer/ Producer
Location: Nantwich, Cheshire
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Phone: 07788869536
Web: Forest Tribe Dance Theatre
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Twitter: FTDanceTheatre
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfCzuZY6VJs

 

Debbie found her passion for dance at the Royal Academy of Dance training. This naturally led to work with Movement Angol, Breaking Cycles (UK), Yaye Dib Sabar and Soar UK.

Over 20 years UK and international touring of solo performance work and freelance company including Riverside Arts Theatre, Waterside Arts Centre, Contact Theatre, Unity Theatre, Night and Day, Nantwich Arts festival, One World Festival, Sweden and Spain.

Curiousity led to The Oily Cart where she performed and toured at The Lowry and JW3 London’s Jewish Cultural and Arts Centre, working closely with audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities and on the Autistic spectrum.

She is also a passionate Forest School teacher, and run outdoor learning across the North West. Not to mention she has BSc(Hons) degree in Artificial Intelligence, so digitial delights is a must too.

She is also a "Leader of Tomorrow", an initiative from the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme.

"As well as being a talented performer, she displayed a natural aptitude in communicating with CYP who have a range of complex needs. We look forward to working with Debbie again, she has a number of skills including choreography, dance, performance and an in-depth knowledge of the educational system that will be extremely beneficial."

Tim Webb MBE, Oily Cart, production of BOUNCE

 

List of Works
2018 - Forest Tribe Dance Theatre - Alluriat
2018 - Associate Director for The Oily Cart
2018 - Oily Cart & National Theatre Wales - Splish Splash
2017 - Oily Cart - Hush-A-Bye
2017 - Forest Tribe Dance Theatre - Prince of Fire
2017- Oily Cart - Khubla Khan
2016 - Forest Tribe Dance Theatre- Alluriat (R&D)
2016 - Oily Cart - In a Pickle
2016 - Assistant Choreographer for show directed and performed by Susan Guest "Hypochondriac"
2015 - Oily Cart- Bounce
2006 - Girls on Film - Rough Circuit
2006 - Unity Theatre, Liverpool - Flat Feet
2005 - Palm House, Liverpool - DADA Festival
2005 - Waterside Arts Centre - Macbeth
1997 - Wandsworth Arts Festival - Axioma 7

 

Recent & Upcoming Dates
Prince of Fire - Tara Arts - 17th and 18th November

 

Available For
Consultations, 1-2-1, mentoring, directing, choreography, producing (creative, tour booking, marketing, budgeting)

 

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Eleonora Aldegheri

Location: London
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Web: www.lunasdanceproject.com
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Twitter: @LunasDance

 

Eleonora Aldegheri (Ellie) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and began her training in Ballet at the age of six and graduated as a Professor of Ballet from the Institute Adrienne. She trained in Argentine Tango at Cafe Tortoni, took acting classes with Norman Briski, and studied modern art with Susana Tambutti. In New York City, Eleonora studied and trained extensively in Broadway Dance Center, Peridance, Steps and Alvin Ailey among many accomplished teachers and choreographers.

Eleonora collaborated and assisted choreographed for many dance shows in Buenos Aires. She continued to work in Oxford where she had the opportunity to choreographed for Tomahawk Productions and for awarded South African pop singer, Jerusha Naidoo. She taught Ballet, Jazz and Latin Dance in many venues throughout Oxford. Her Rock Challenge choreography was awarded Best Original Choreography in 2008. In New York City, Eleonora had the honour of performing at Carnegie Hall, the most prestigious concert stage in the U.S. She had the privilege to perform on several occasions at Symphony Space, Peridance Capezio Dance Center, Peridance Salvatore Theater and the Brooklyn Dance Festival. She has also performed in Astoria Dance Festival, Brooklyn and Manhattan Beach. Throughout her career, Eleonora has had the honor to perform alongside many talents.

Ellie has had the privilege to dance and teach professionally, has taught in education and community settings to all ages and abilities. Her aim is to deliver and atmosphere of creation and inspiration during reherasals as well as in her classes and workshops that motivate participants to the best that they can be and enjoy the process.

 

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Recent & Upcoming Dates

 

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