Spill

A playground of dance

Highly playful and physical, and at times teasingly comical – this is a cheeky dance celebration of the child within.

Combining quirky, dynamic dance with high energy street gymnastics, the dancers in this performance blaze a colourful trail across the structures and landscapes of the playground. Each performance will be unique, as the show scrambles around, over, under and through swings, slides and roundabouts. Kids will love it, grown-ups will love it too!

Spill is a brand new outdoor production choreographed by celebrated Australian Artist Shaun Parker, of Shaun Parker Company. Using the existing children’s playground equipment as the set, Spill has been created specifically for parks in the West Midlands, aiming to take dance to the heart of communities.

Directed by Australian Choreographer Shaun Parker
Original music score composed by Nick Wales

Rehearsal Director // Corey Baker
Dancers // Wren Ball, Lewis Major, Kynam Moore, Sabrina Ribes-Bonet

The performance will tour to over 30 parks in 6 sub-regions of the West Midlands and Yorkshire in 2012:

BIRMINGHAM TOUR

Thursday 3 May – St George’s Park // Aldgate Grove // Perry Bar // Birmingham // B19 // 3.15pm
Friday 4 May – Adderley Park // Hams Road // Hodge Hill // Birmingham // B8 1DU // 3.15pm
Saturday 5 May – Sheldon Country Park // Ragley Drive // Sheldon // Birmingham // B26 3TU // 12.45pm, 2pm, 3pm
Sunday 6 and Monday 7 May – Cannon Hill Park // Russell Road // Moseley // Birmingham // B12 9QH // 12.45pm, 2pm, 4pm

BLACK COUNTRY TOUR
Wednesday 16 May – Huntingtree Park // Halesowen // B63 4HY // 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm
Thursday 17 May – Willenhall Memorial Park // Walsall // WV13 2PW // 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm
Friday 18 May – Lightwoods Park // Adkins Lane // Sandwell // B67 5DP // 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm
Saturday 19 May – Bantock Park // Finchfield Road // Wolverhampton // WV3 9LQ // 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm
Sunday 20 May – Mary Stevens Park // Stanley Road // Stourbridge // DY8 2AA // 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm

EAST STAFFORDSHIRE
Wednesday 23 May – Stapenhill Gardens // Stapenhill Rd // DE15 9AP // 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 4pm
Thursday 24 May – Eton Community Park // Shakespeare Rd // DE14 2RU // 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 4pm
Friday 25 May – Bramshall Rd Park // Bramshall Rd // ST14 7PF // 1.30pm, 3pm, 4.30pm
Saturday 26 May – Viking Park // The Washlands // Riverside DE14 1TL // 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Sunday 27 May – Shobnall Fields // Shobnall Leisure Complex // DE14 2BB // 1pm, 2pm, 3pm

SOLIHULL, COVENTRY AND WARWICK TOUR
Tuesday 19 June // Tudor Grange Park // Blossomfield Road // Solihull // B91 1NB // 2.30pm, 4pm
Wednesday 20 June // Merdian Park // Moorend Avenue // Chelmsley Wood // 2.30pm, 4pm
Thursday 21 June // Allesley Park // Allesley Hall Drive // Coventry // CV5 9AD // 2.30pm, 4pm
Friday 22 June // Abbey Fields // Bridge Street // Kenilworth // CV8 1BP // 2.30pm, 4pm
Saturday 23 June // St Nicholas Park // Warwick // CV34 4QY // 1.00pm, 2.30pm, 4pm

SHROPSHIRE AND TELFORD TOUR
Wednesday 27 June // Telford Town Park // Dark Lane // Telford // TF4 3NZ
Thursday 28 June // The Quarry // Priory Road // Shrewsbury // SY1 1RX
Friday 29June // The Quarry (next to Quarry Swimming & fitness centre) // Priory Road // Town Centre // Shrewsbury // SY1 1RX & Wheeler Road // Ludlow youth festival // SY8 1JB
Saturday 30 June // Donnington Park // Gibbons Rd // Telford // TF2 7JR
Sunday 1 July // The Mere // Ellesmere // SY12 0DQ

HEREFORD AND WORCESTER TOUR
Wednesday 11 July // Arrow Valley Park // Battens Drive // Redditch // Worcestershire // B98 0LJ
Thursday 12 July // Ledbury Park // Bye Street // Ledbury // HR8 2AG
Friday 13 July // Victoria Park // Pickersleigh Road // Malvern // WR14 2LP
Friday 13 July // Dukes Meadow Playing Fields // Grove Road play area // Malvern // WR14 2LU
Saturday 14 July // King George Playing Fields // St Martin’s Avenue // HR2 7RQ
Sunday 15 July // Gheluvelt Park // Barbourne Road Worcester // WR1 3E

For more information, please visit the Dancefest website.

YORKSHIRE TOUR*

Tuesday 5 June - Saturday 9 June // Hull
Tuesday 12 June - Saturday 16 June // Bradford
Wednesday 4 July - Sunday 8 July // Barnsley

*imove is a Cultural Olympiad programme in Yorkshire.
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Workshops and residences will also be available for primary schools and community groups:

Workshops // £45 – 1hr 15mins
Residences // £85 a day

For more information about the performances, tour, or workshops and residences please contact Natalie Smith - Project Manager or call 0121 689 1094.

Download the Education Resource Pack for teachers and dance leaders

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Spill is part of the Outdoor Dance Programme, led by DanceXchange, in partnership with Dancefest, Dancescape and Dudley Performing Arts. It is part of the Dancing for the Games programme, which is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Spill is part of the London 2012 Festival, a spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration from 21 June and running until 9 September 2012 bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK.

The research and development period for Spill and the original music score composed by Nick Wales have both been supported with funds from The British Council.