Calendar of the UCT School of Dance in its 80th year
Day, date, time, venue / Activity/ project / Project leader/ Contact person(1– 31 January 2014) / Official Academic Staff Annual leave
Summer school : Degree students to complete a Non dance elective / Angie Pearson
19 Jan – 16 Feb (Sundays only)
Venue: Maynardville Open Air theatre / Les Sylphides and Firebird . Prod. by CTCB. / UCT dancers involved
27 January / Return to work no later than / All Dance staff
Tuesday 4 February
9h00 / School re-opens
Registration & Welcome meeting / ALL concerned.
Thursday 13 February / SAX Appeal
All 1st years / Lindy Raizenberg
Wed 26 March
19h00
Venue: SoD Concert venue / Symposium:Contemporary Dance – Body Works / Chair: Lisa Wilson
Guest speaker/s: tbc
Sat 29 March
09h00 -13h00
Venue: School of Dance / CTCB OPEN DAY.
Contemporary , Spanish and African dance demo classes / Dir. Keith Mackintosh .
Lisa, Mavis, Maxwell
Monday 31 Mar – Sunday 20 April
Venue:Artscape Opera House / Swan Lake . Prod. By CTCB / UCT dancers involved
31March-4 April / 1st yr only March assessments / All 1st yr lecturers
Saturday 12 April
9h30 – 15h00
Venue:Upper campus / UCT Open Day
All 1st yrs / All staff ( 1 hr ea. X see roster)
5 -13 April / Short vacation
16 April (reh 18h00-21h00)
Wed 23 April
19h30
Venue: Baxter Concert Hall / (Student concert)TownshipHighlife / Dir. Maxwell Rani
Wed 7 May (REH 18H00-21H00)
Monday 12 May
19h30
Venue: Baxter Concert Hall / Ballet Blanc (Ballet lec dem) / Dir: Prof. Elizabeth Triegaardt, Lindy Raizenberg
Asst. Dianne Cheesman, Danie Fourie
Saturday 17 May
9h00 – 13h00
Venue: Top/Front Studios / Annual School AUDITION / All staff
2-6 June / Practical exams / All
Reh Tuesday 3 June
Wednesday 4 June
19h30
Venue: SoD Concert Venue / 2nd yrs Choreography exam / Dir. Lindy Raizenberg
9-13 June / Mid year written exams
13 June / 1st semester ends
16-18 July / Students return for
3/ 4th year Chor. Rehearsals / Lindy Raizenberg
Monday 21 July / 2nd semester starts / All dance students return. Full lectures resume
Wed, 20 August (reh)
Tues 26 August (reh)
Wed, 27 August
19h30
Venue: Baxter Concert Hall / 3rd and 4th year Choreographic exam / Dir. Lindy Raizenberg
NB:30 August- 7 Sept / UPPER CAMPUS (only) short break / SoD CONTINUES
Wed 3 September
19h00
Venue: SoD Concert Venue / Symposium: Dance & Music / Chair: Danie Fourie
Guest speakers: TBC
NB:4/5/8 September / SoD break
Saturday 13 September / 2nd Audition/ Call backs / ALL STAFF
Wed 10 September (reh)
Wed 17 September
19h30
Venue: Baxter Concert Hall / Colloquium: UCT School of Dance 80 years
Part 1. Pioneer Teachers & Teaching at UCT.
Part 2. Dance Research at UCT and, Performance highlights at UCT ( on video and DVD) / Dir. Gerard Samuel
Guest Speakers: tbc
6-19 Oct
Venue: Baxter Theatre / Baxter Dance Festival / Co-ord: Lindy Raizenberg
13 October - 17 October / Practical exams / All
20 Oct – 24 Oct / Study week ( plus rehearsals) / All
Friday, 24 October
13h00
Venue: Top Studio / Dancers do it to Music Concert / Dir. Danie Fourie
Mon 27 Oct
Thurs 30 Oct – Saturday 1 Nov
Venue: Baxter Theatre
Flip side / (Flagship event, Mixed Bill)
DANCE UCT 2014 / All staff
Guest Choreographers: …TBC
Tues 4 Nov –Wed 12 Nov / Written exams / All
Friday 14 November / Final year projects/ Viva Voce exams / All
15-20 December / Graduation / All
20 December / 2nd semester ends
21 December 2014 –
20 January 2015 / Academic staff on leave
+/- 30days