
Union Dance 2014 - 2015 Union Dance promotes identity and inter-cultural understanding through a mix of Contemporary, Street and Martial Arts styles. Our mission is to extend the boundaries of formal and informal learning, utilising creativity for artistic development.

A short film - Perspectives in Black Dance May - October 2014 Corrine Bougaard from Union Dance has been commissioned to manage the creation of a Vox Pop film for the Black Dance Archives project. The theme for the project is Perspectives in Black Dance. The commission will be produced and delivered in partnership with the Black Dance Archives project filmmaker, Kwame Lestrade. The programme content will be delivered in October 2014 and Corrine Bougaard will lead in production. Union Dance will also include a show reel featured as a short film to be seen at this years Breakin' Convention in May 2014, at Sadlers Wells Theatre, London.

Anxiety Arts Festival Balance/Imbalance with Mental Health Foundation May - July 2014 Anxiety 2014 is a new London-wide arts festival, curated by the Mental Health Foundation taking place at multiple venues throughout June 2014. Union Dance has created a programme of events that give participants a chance to sample the project, working alongside professional dancers. The production *Music Movement Oracle* has links to positive mental health. It works on the therapeutic quality of music with dance using a holistic approach and agreed ethos to marrying and strengthening physical, mental and psychological health. In May 2014 the two groups of participants will engage in a short workshop programme leading into a performance that is showcased as part of Anxiety Arts Festival, London 2014, a live 2-day 'StereoHype' June event in Brixton in Windrush Square. The Mental Health Foundation will collaborate with Union Dance. The mid-long term plan is to develop appropriate working methods. Union Dance has a corps of professional teacher/artists and is known for shaping education programmes and creating learning DVDs. MHF Arts and Mental Health department are part of the newly formed Lambeth & Southwark Culture, Health & Wellbeing Group. Union Dance is liaising with the South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS Trust and Mind Time to Change initiative. This ongoing programme of work will include other groups in Southwark and Lambeth, including NHS staff, older adults and their carers at Dulwich Picture Gallery and inmates in Brixton Prison. Website: http://anxiety2014.org/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/anxietyfestival2014 Twitter: @Anxiety2014 #anxiety2014 #artsandmentalhealth

*Money for Life Challenge* 2014 Over three years Union Dance has worked on The Money for Life Challenge, supporting young people to design and run money management projects. The challenge is to find the most successful and innovative approach that young people can adopt to improve the money management skills of their friends, families and communities. It is designed to coincide with the academic year, and the competition also supports the achievement of curriculum or training goals. Each year Union Dance projects with young people have been well received and highly commended Surveyed 95% of participants felt the Money for Life challenge improved teamwork, project management and communication skills. *The Money for Life* Challenge**: • Has a major impact on students' confidence as well as their money management skills. • Meets the requirement for a range of courses (e.g. community participation, enterprise, core skills). • Leads to increased engagement and visibility with community partners. • Provides opportunities to contribute towards charity fundraising goals and student volunteering awards.

Sportivate after School Sessions *Feel Good and Look Good* 2013 - 2014 For over 3 years Union Dance has devised a program of fitness, wellbeing and street dance sessions in association with Westminster Sports Unit. The programme's focus is improving technique while capturing the feel good factor and exhilaration of keeping fit and dance. The aim the after school sessions is to offer a real sense of belonging and identity to maintain interest and involvement. These dance activities have increased and there is a healthy demand for a variety of styles and disciplines. The programme's focus is on mainly 14-18's and offers elements of youth training and workshop sessions. The sessions encourage more young people to try out dance. *Dance Tek Warriors* Workshops for the National GCSE curriculum with educational resource pack CD and the special needs slow-learners programme are ongoing initiatives in the education programme.

Arts Mix E1 Rich Mix Residency - Shoreditch August 2013 - 2014 Union Dance would like to confirm their involvement in an intensive August residency culminating in two performance events involving site-specific dance digital work within Rich Mix titled Arts Mix E1. In 2013 there was also a Q&A discussion. The performance features Union Dance's youth group, emerging artists and includes young local people for careers development, working together with choreographer Gerrard Martin. This work in 2013 responds and relates to a video from Union Dance Productions called *Movement Music Oracle. Gratefully supported by the Big Lottery and Rich Mix*

*Progress Ceremony* 2013 Progress Ceremony is a new music theatre piece that brings together music, projected images and dance. The production is initiated by composer Juwon Ogungbe, and inspired by a ritual from the Yoruba belief system. The piece is being developed in several stages and in December 2013, the creative team were resident artists in Coventry University's Performing Arts Department for 5 days. The work culminated in a campus performance on Wednesday, 11th of December. The residency delved into collaborative work with student musicians and dancers, creating choreographic material, and providing a valuable learning opportunity for all involved. Music is by Juwon Ogungbe, performing with his band, Life Force Music. Projected images are by Derek Nisbet of Coventry's acclaimed Talking Birds. Choreography was created by Corrine Bougaard of Union Dance.



Music Movement Oracle - Steve Williamson - On Tour 2014 Union Dance is proud to present a new work by composer and saxophonist, Steve Williamson. The production involves a broad palette of musical and movement styles, ranging from contemporary and jazz forms to the modern Hip —Hop and Dub Step. The Oracle and the Void The theme is inspired by the equilibrium of forces within an oracle that evokes an imaginative mystical experience in music and movement. Musical Director & Composer: Saxophonist Steve Williamson Creative Director & Choreography: Gary Nurse and Gerrard Martin Art Director & Producer: Corrine Bougaard Funded by Arts Council England