Dance company will compete against other finalists from across the UK to try for the overall title!

18th January 2009

Dance 08 is produced by Central Productions and is the largest competition of its kind for under 21's troupes in the UK. The girls won their place by attending a regional heat in Birmingham in October.

Written & directed by Bart Lee Co produced by Artemis Productions and Blackeyed Theatre. Opens December 15th in Windsor!

With superb sets and costumes this professional family show is set to thrill audiences at the brand new Firestation arts centre.

Did you know in addition to our great performing arts school and agency, we run a professional production company?

Student Emma Chapman, 18, is to play the title role of Cinderella in a national tour this Christmas.

Emma will be the youngest company member in the professional tour, run by SG Productions.

The tour will start in late November and run through to early January.

Well done Emma!

Two tropies for Bracknell!

Dance Company took part in the Midlands regional heats of 'Dance 2008' on Sunday 12th - and qualified! The troupe of 12 girls, will now go to the finals in Blackpool on 18th January- where they will compete for a share of a £4000 prize!

Talented student Scarlett Windle has signed her first record deal. She will use her own material, and material written for her, to record her first album this autumn. The music will be released next year, and she will tour the work with other artists.

If the tour is a success, the album will be picked up by a bigger record company for development.

Well done Scarlett!

Well done to everyone who has been out on auditions in the last few weeks since the holidays began, we have seen some great beginnings for some of you who are staring out as professional actors including..

[inline:avalon_maria.jpg] A huge well done to the cast of 'Avalon - The Musical'
which was a huge success!

The show was a real hit, 100's of people (including a sold out schools matinee performance)
saw Theatre Company take the lead roles, supported by Triple Threat, Dance Majors and Dance Company for a spectacular new musical.

[inline:avalon_workshop_verity.jpg] Avalon went out into local schools before hitting the theatre. In the weeks running up to the show, Theatre
Company students began their outreach work programme (which will go towards Arts Awards).

Over 300 children aged 7-11 met members of the company and Bart for a fun filled day in their own
halls. They then came to see the sold out Avalon matinee show.

Well done Raneshia!

11 year old Raneisha and her mum Aunjeet moved out to L.A in May, following success at the AMTC US convention last year where she gained a manager and agent.

[inline:oedipus-fran-freya.jpg]Congratulations to Francesca Deacon (8) and Freya Harris (10) who are about to embark on their first professional theatre tour! The girls were picked by the Artemis agency team, and the show director (and Artemis teacher) Bart Lee to join the Oedipus cast as the daughters of the title role

[inline:ASH_0053-web.jpg]A huge congratulations to Bradley Clapson, who is both an Artemis student and assistant. Brad has been working with Artemis Director Niki since he was 10.

Brad is currently in his final year at the B.R.I.T school, a full time performing arts school in London, (Artemis director Niki was in the Founding year and is proud that so many of our students are following in her footsteps!). He wowed 'Pontins' casting team with his dance earlier this year and was offered a summer job, much to his delight.