Jasmin Vardimon Presents JV2 2018 Tour

As a central part of their expanding education commitment, Jasmin Vardimon's professional development company, JV2 takes to the road this Spring with a programme that celebrates youth culture and showcases the wealth of talent in the current company whilst building on previous successes.

JV2 2018 is an electrifying new triple bill that combines the intrinsically fresh approach of two emerging choreographers - Yunkyung Song and Andre Rebelo - with the vast experience of the multi-award winning Jasmin Vardimon. The performance will comprise two world premieres by the young choreographers and culminate in a staging of Vardimon's (In between), originally created for the National Youth Dance Company and premiered at Sadler's Wells in 2013. (In between) which has been revived for 2018 with the exceptional talent of the JV2 ensemble.

Jasmin Vardimon says -

"Now in its 6th year, JV2 continues to nurture young talented dancers, and at the same time commission emerging choreographers to create new work for them, whilst collaborating with up and coming designers. The combination of young talent is exhilarating to watch and support, and I'm looking forward to present their work to our audiences."

Born out of Vardimon's search for performers able to express themselves on a multitude of levels, technically, theatrically, emotionally and vocally, JV2 continues to nurture a hand-picked selection of the most talented young individuals who look to bridge the gap between student graduate and professional. Combining high level physical and theatrical training, choreography and other stagecraft with career and professional skills, the aim is to enable students to release their potential in order to become mature, honest, versatile and employable performers.

JV2's Professional Development Diploma has become a recognized training route for young performers from all over the world. 83% of all graduates to date are currently employed in the sector as performers, choreographers or involved in dance education. To date, Jasmin Vardimon Company have commissioned 12 choreographers at the early stage of their choreographic career, and all have gone on to create or produce their own work and companies.

JV2 offers the opportunity not only to nurture young talented performers, and choreographers, but also young costume designers, photographers and lighting designers who all collaborate on the production of the touring work. Relationships with Wimbledon College of Art, Ashford College and Rose Bruford College have been established to offer these placement opportunities over the course of twenty-five weeks to develop young artists and give them a platform to develop their work in a professional environment. To date, twenty-three costume designers and six lighting designers have taken the opportunity of these creative internships with JV2.

JV2 delivers Professional Development Diploma and is an integral part of Jasmin Vardimon's unique and hugely respected education programme. Sitting alongside it, is a rich programme of other educational activity which includes the work the company contributes as named practitioner on the Dance 'A' Level syllabus, Continuing Professional Development Courses for Teachers, an array of repertory and creative workshops and JV2's sister course - JVIntensive.

JASMIIN VARDIMON COMPANY
presents
JV2 2018
A Triple Bill
by Jasmin Vardimon
Yunkyung Song
& André Rebelo

TOUR DATES:

Thu 19 April, 7.30pm
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Trinity Theatre
01892 678678 | trinitytheatre.net

Tue 24 April, 7.30pm
CANTERBURY
Gulbenkian Theatre |
01227 769075 | thegulbenkian.co.uk

Fri 27 April, 8pm | Sat 28 April, 2:30pm and 8pm
LONDON
Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells |
020 7863 8000 | sadlerswells.com

Wed 2 May, 7.30pm
WOLVERHAMPTON
Arena Theatre |
01902 321321 | wlv.ac.uk/arena-theatre

For information on auditioning for JV2 visit jasminvardimon.com

Jasmin Vardimon

A leading force in British dance theatre for nearly twenty years, Jasmin Vardimon has built a reputation for challenging, exciting and visually stunning dance and continues to add to the body of critically acclaimed, artistically respected yet accessible work both for the company she formed in 1998 and for some of the leading dance companies across the world. Born and raised in Israel, she has been an Associate Artist at Sadler's Wells since 2006, Jasmin has also been recognised with the positions of Associate Artist at The Place in 1998 and at Yorkshire Dance as a Partner from 1999 - 2005. In 2014 she was awarded an honorary doctorate from The Royal Holloway University.

Jasmin Vardimon Company

Enjoying sell-out performances across the UK and internationally, Jasmin Vardimon Company's works include: Freedom ('Breathtaking, mesmerizing and frequently thought provoking' - South Wales Echo), 7734 ('Theatrical gold. Piercingly powerful' - Daily Telegraph) Yesterday ('Beautiful. A deft theatrical touch' - The Observer), Justitia ('Terrific - stylishly designed, vividly played' -The Guardian), Park ('Extraordinary... sexy and beautiful'- New Statesman), Lullaby ('Dangerous and beautiful impassioned and remarkable' - Daily Mail). In 2015 Jasmin Vardimon Company collaborated with The Turner Contemporary in Margate and the architect Ron Arad and artist Guy Bar-Amotz on the critically acclaimed immersive performance Maze ("A sense of magic" - The Guardian.) The company's most recent work, an adaptation of Carlo Collodi's classic fairy tale Pinocchio ('Simple yet elaborate, stark but magical, Pinocchio is a pretty impressive achievement' The Times) returns to the road this Spring following a critically acclaimed tour and sell out run at Sadlers Wells last Autumn.

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