mission
The Dance Circus is a platform to connect fledgling dancers in Singapore with experienced industry professionals around the world.
Through exposure to the vast insight of varying technique, work culture and psychological mindset of these industry professionals, we hope to inspire, educate, and more importantly, create new norms and standards of what it means to chart your own path as a Performer.
Vision
We see The Dance Circus as the missing link between dance schools in Singapore and the Western Dance world.
Dance education in Singapore is robust and complete through good work done by local schools and companies. However, dancers in Singapore often find themselves struggling to jump the next hurdle in connecting themselves with “something more”; international opportunities, career progression or stability, or perhaps a sense of fulfilment in a career in Performance.
The Dance Circus aims to bridge those gaps by creating network opportunities, providing career advice and on a deeper level, igniting sparks that fan into greater things.
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TDC International Masterclasses
7th - 10th august 2020
4th edition of this series will feature...
merritt moore
quantum physicist + professional ballerina
Dr. Merritt Moore graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors in Physics from Harvard and graduated with a PhD in Atomic and Laser Physics from the University of Oxford.
She also pursues a professional ballet career, previously with the Zurich Ballet, Boston Ballet, English National Ballet, and Norwegian National Ballet.
She was awarded Forbes 30 under 30, and she was one of the 12 selected candidates to undergo rigorous astronaut selection on BBC Two "Astronauts: Do you have what it takes?" She has been invited to be the featured speaker at the Forbes Women's Summit in NY, panelist for the U.S. Embassy 'Women in STEM' Panel in London, and is featured in the bestseller "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls".
zunnur (zee) zhafirah
dancer, hofesh Shechter company
Zee is a movement artist who currently dances with the Hofesh Shechter Company. She is also an Associate Artist with Bhumi Collective.
Zee started her training in traditional Malay Dance at a young age with Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts Ltd under the tutelage of Cultural Medallion winner Mdm Som Said. She continued her training at the School of the Arts Singapore before dancing with T.H.E. (Second) Dance Company. Zee’s love for contemporary dance brought her to London, where she graduated from the London Contemporary Dance School under a scholarship with the National Arts Council (Singapore) and the Leverhulme Trust (UK).
Zee has also been invited to teach and choreograph with various companies, festivals and residencies, such as the M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, P7:1SMA, and Lake Studios Berlin Residency.
Zee is also a passionate Pilates instructor, and writes in her spare time, shedding light on nature, consciousness, culture, and empowering voices of brown women within Southeast Asia.
Session A : 7th august, 6-8.30pm (GMT +8)*
FLOWork with Adelene Stanley (40 mins)
ballet & physics with merritt moore (1 hr 15 mins)
Dialogue Q+A session (30 mins)
Session b : 8th august, 6-8pm (GMT +8)*
FLOWork with Adelene Stanley (40 mins)
Ballet & physics with merritt moore (1 hr 15 mins)
Session C : 9th august, 6-8.30pm (GMT +8)*
FLOWork with Adelene Stanley (40 mins)
groove & improv with zee zhafirah (1 hr 15 mins)
Dialogue Q+A session (30 mins)
Session D : 10th august, 6-8pm (GMT +8)*
FLOWork with Adelene Stanley (40 mins)
groove & improv with zee zhafirah (1 hr 15 mins)
4 sessions -- sgd $320**
3 sessions -- SGD $255**
2 sessions -- sgd $180**
1 session -- sgd $95**
for international participants, please note:
* Singapore time (gmt+8)
** prices in sgd
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