This June, Dance City, Rendez-Vous dance, the Made In The North East venue cohort plus guest speakers, came together to discover the process behind the making of The Monocle, a new dance theatre work co-commissioned and presented in 2022 across the North East. In depth insights into the marketing strategies, approaches to engagement and venue case studies were shared, as well as an overview of the official project evaluation report and a live performance excerpt by one of the professional cast. The symposium was an opportunity to learn more about making, programming and touring dance across our region in 2022 and beyond.
Use the links below to view the symposium talks, digital stories and evaluation report:
Click below to view the evaluation report and listen to the digital stories: :
MITNE Evaluation Report – digital version
Listen to Natassa’s dance journey here
Listen to Mathieu talk about his experience of developing The Monocle
Hear more of Ellis’ story about returning to her Northern roots
You can hear about the role that dramaturg, Andy, played in The Monocle here
Listen to Carolyn’s story about being a flash mob member
Hear more about Joan’s story, who was part of the community cast
Listen to the story of Liberdade and their work with Rendez-Vous dance
Find out more about how dance City developed MITNE by listening to Producer Alex’s story
Hear Helen’s journey with MITNE and how it has impacted performances at The Fire Station
Transcripts of the audio files are available in the report (linked above).