Jolt 2021 is a week-long festival of professional development dance workshops, dance film screenings & rich discourse about the current/future state of dance practice & performance.
This week is curated by the current Dance Artist in Residence, Dee Grant who is based at Garter Lane Arts Centre and supported by Waterford City & County Council & Arts Council of Ireland.
The concept behind JOLT Dance Week & symposium is the creation of a focal point that channels and strengthens engagement & discourse around art- form of dance (with a particular emphasis in the south east context). This is the second year of this successful event which supports the work of the dance residency by increasing networking & sharing opportunities for dance artists, performers, and choreographers to participate in extended professional development opportunities like masterclasses, screenings & symposium discussions.
Jolt Dance Week & Symposium Online Events Will Include:
- What’s My Practice: Working in Context? 11- 1pm, Mon-Wed 25th -27th Jan 2021. Daily workshops & discussion of innovative Contemporary Dance projects & their inspiring Dance Artists.
- Dance Film Screenings Online, 7pm Thursday 28th Jan 2021. A Celebration of dance for the camera from Dance Artists in the southeast & beyond, with post-screening chat with choreographers, directors & editors.
- National Dance Symposium Webinar 11- 1pm, Friday 29th January 2021. Follow up to last year’s successful initial discussions aimed at national/southeast dance-based artists, touring companies, funders, dance programmers, arts offices and all who love dance.