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March 2010 Excavations III

Orkney Sound Archive/Radio Orkney Collection/4 x 5 inch reels
A walk around Twatt Aerodrome with descriptions of buildings and anecdotes of events
Recorded live on site at Twatt Aerodrome May 18th 1987.

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February 2010 Excavations II

Two Walks around RNAS Twatt ( also known as HMS Tern )       
Friday February 19th 2010     Afternoon    Cold, clear late afternoon
and
Saturday March 13th 2010 Morning and afternoon   Cold and windy all day
On this visit I was accompanied by archaeologists Antonia Thomas and Daniel Lee from ORCA, film maker Glenda Rome, composer Bill Thompson, dancers Lyndsay Allan and Cheryl Gill.  

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January 2010 Excavations I
This is the first month of the choreographic fellowship and it has been a time of laying down plans - blanketings of snow -  investigating possibilities - ice - gathering materials - meltings - and meetings. A time of preparing the potential for the year or even years ahead.
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China

Study Trip to China, May 2010
Claire Pençak has been invited to join a small group of Scottish based choreographers on a study trip to Beijing and Shangai co-funded by the British Council and the Scottish Arts Council. The study tour is planned to coincide with the Beijing Modern Dance Festival presented by LDTX in partnership with the National Centre for the Performing Arts.

 
Dilly Dilly in Europe

Dilly Dilly in Germany and Belgium, February 2010
Tabula Rasa Dance Company has been invited to perform  ‘Dilly Dilly’  at two European festivals dedicated to Children’s Theatre and Dance in Germany and Belgium. We  will be part of a programme of performances for children alongside work from other companies around Europe. It will be a fantastic opportunity for Tabula Rasa  to become part of  a wider community creating dedicated work for children. We begin at   Take-off: 4.  Festival Junger Tanz, at the Tanzhaus in Dȕsseldorf on February 5th and 6th and then move on to Hasselt for the Krokusfestival on February 14th.
This has been made possible by support from the Made in Scotland fund.

 

           

 
Choreographic Fellowship

Choreographic Fellowship Award
Claire Pençak, Artistic Director of Tabula Rasa has been awarded a Choreographic Fellowship by the Scottish Arts Council for 2010. The Award will allow Claire to enrich her choreographic practice through an extended period of study, practice, travel, and reflection and to develop future collaborative projects.

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Made in Scotland

Tabula Rasa is delighted to announce that it has been chosen to be part of the ‘Made in Scotland’ showcase at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
As a result of ‘Made in Scotland’ we will be presenting ‘Dilly Dilly’, a dance theatre production for children as part of the Dance Base Fringe programme from August 6th – 16th.

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