Dan… Rude awakening

Us waking dan up haha

The Picture House

We apologize for the lack of blogs over the last few months, we’ve been hard at work getting the picture house ready, moving in Santa’s Grotto and starting up all of our fabulous new classes… have a peek at all of our pictures over the last month.

Santa’s Grotto

Santa’s Grotto – December 2011 Saturday 3rd Dec, 10th Dec, 17th Dec & 24th Dec Check here for more info: Read more >>

The Picture House

So… we have …’ahem’…(drumroll please)… bought our own venue! I think you’ll agree that its pretty impressive, we decided to go for a ‘multi-use arts space’ as our main pitch for the building… which is what THE PICTUREHOUSE will become.

WE ARE PROPOSING A RESTORATION TO THE BILLINGHAM PICTURE HOUSE. WE WANT TO CREATE A MULI-USE ARTS SPACE THAT OFFERS MANY DIFFERENT ARTS EXPERIENCES INCLUDING; DANCE STUDIO, CAFÉ, COMMUNITY CINEMA, BAR, CONFERENCE AND COMMUNITY CENTRE. WE WANT TO MAKE A TOTALLY UNIQUE BUILDING AND RESTORE THIS BUILDING TO ITS FORMER GLORY FOR THE PEOPLE OF BILLINGHAM.

Idyllically located on a busy bus route, this venue will play host to many events and classes with its main function being a busy and vibrant dance studio space. Fracture Theatre will occupy this space on a weekly basis and will run classes in everything from tap dance to ballet, kids street dance, OAP’s ballroom, our PDG (performance & dance group), and many other performance related activities.

The building will also be available for parties, functions, corporate events and any other activities that you may have in mind.

THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE SPACE WILL BE AS A DANCE STUDIO AND WILL BE UTILISED BY FRACTURE THEATRE’S CURRENT DANCE GROUPS, KIDS CLASSES, FITNESS AND ZUMBA CLASSES.

IN THE MAIN HALL, WE WANT TO MAKE THE WEST WALL OF THE MAIN HALL LEVEL (IE REMOVING THE EMBOSSED STUD WALLS) AND LINING THE ROOM WITH MIRRORS. WE WILL ALSO BE REMOVING THE CENTRAL PARTITION WALLS (MIDDLE OF THE MAIN HALL). WE WILL ALSO BE FITTING A STUDIO SOUND SYSTEM AND A BUILDING WIDE TANNOY SYSTEM.

Currently the building sits empty, situated at the end of Mill Lane in Billingham. We plan to change that, we plan to start renovating the building on Wednesday 19th October 2011 and have the majority of the work completed by Tuesday 1st November 2011. Meaning that in total we have just over two weeks to complete the renovation of the former Picture House.

WE ARE PROPOSING A REVIVAL OF THE OLD USE FOR THIS BUILDING AS A CINEMA VENUE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SCREEN LOCAL FILMS, AND (WITH PERMISSION) OLD FILMS THAT WERE PLAYED UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE OLD PICTURE HOUSE BUILDING.

Watch this space for more information on the picturehouse as it develops. We are planning to keep a blog diary to record our renovation process, while also filming the process to create a documentary on its restoration.  TTFN

Pulse Postponed

As you may have heard, Fracture Theatre’s new show ‘Pulse’ has been put on hold. Don’t worry, we are going to perform it, however the management and students both agreed that we weren’t ready to perform it and will be publishing details of the actual performance in the new year. Fret not however, as we have lots of exciting mini-shows and projects currently running.

Coming Events

• 29th October – Dance Factory Show @ Arc
• 31st October – Halloween walk @ Preston Park
• 2nd November – Private Function @ Arc
• 9th December – Zumba Party @ Blu (Albert Road, Middlesbrough)
• 11th December – Street Dance Event @ The Scout Headquarters, Tollesby, Middlesbrough

SO… there is now excuses for not coming to see us perform… get on it.

Kids Street Dance

Fracture Theatre present it’s new kids dance clubs. Have you always wanted your child to try something new? Integrate with other like-minded children? Even just get fit without having to take them to the gym?

Have your kids always wanted to try dancing but its either too expensive, too much commitment or not the right style?

Then this class is perfect for your little ones! A weekly class in which we teach all the latest styles of dance, including street, contemporary, hip-hop and other commercial styles.

For an extremely low price we offer a weekly movement class for every age range (2-5, 6-8 & 9-12). This class will produce shows, dance performances and even mini shows (mid-term) for parents to see.

So if this sounds like something you would like to get your kids into, then please call now and book your child in. We only have a limited amount of space, and the youngest class is almost full.

Parents booking after the class is full will be places on the waiting list until we have enough bookings to start a second class.  We only need a couple of bits of info to book you in so please call us with the following;

• Your full name
• Your child’s name
• Your Mobile
• A Landline (if you have one)

To book your child in please call now:

01642 555795

New Website Design

So in one of the quickest re-designs we’ve ever done, welcome to the new fracture theatre website. It has been re-vamped and made very simple to use and navigate. Please check out the new navigation bar, frontpage scroller and twitter and facebook sharing utilities.

Take a peek and let us know what you think via the new contact box at the bottom of the page.

Fracture Theatre 2011

Fracture Theatre 2011 – for more info, contact us at www.fracturetheatre.co.uk featured content copyright fracture theatre and associated artists. Choreography Read more >>

I’ll Cover You – THE SHOW – DAN & GEMMA

A little preview rendition of ‘I’ll Cover You’ sung by Gemma Bedlington & Daniel Harrison. [The show] Details: Dates: 19th Read more >>

Exciting News – Update

So, after a weeks worth of sleepless nights, we found out that the amazing news was not to be. This is a huge blow since the opportunity was such an amazing one. We’re still under contract, so we cant divulge any information on the clients or their respective projects but we can give you a clue in the video we’ve posted below. As soon as we are able to, we will provide a full write up of the process we’ve been through and the finished piece.

It is a huge shame that we didn’t manage to get through to the full project, but a member of the casting team said this:

“In the end they did not select your video.  We are so disappointed and surprised, it was so amazing!!! Thanks again for making the effort and for getting all of the release forms in.  We really do appreciate you taking the time and hope we can find a place for the video somewhere in the future!!”

So we’ve clearly made an impression and they thought we were good, which is the main thing. There are still great things to come from fracture theatre, just wait and see! We have literally hundreds of different projects planned for the next few years and its going to be amazing. Thank you for all your messages of support and we hope to keep providing excellent tuition and performances in the future and beyond.

Exciting news!!!

So, fracture theatre has some utterly crazy, absolutely mind-blowing, totally awesome news… But were under a contract not to tell anyone what’s it’s all about!!

So… Were telling you nothing! … Well apart from the fact that it’s truly amazing.

Keep your eyes on the site and our Facebook page for news, as we get it.

Chow for now!

Mattie & the team
Xoxo

Moving Middlesbrough Dance Festival – Fracture Theatre – Lady Gaga – Choreography (Part 3)

(Part 3) Fracture Theatre Performing at Moving Middlesbrough Dance Festival… A selection of songs by lady gaga. This is a Read more >>