The McOnie Company has launched the Micro Musical Lockdown, a series of musical masterclasses as part of its Digital Dance Season.
The online event, hosted on the company’s Instagram account this weekend, will see some of the industry’s leading composers and choreographers partnering to create four original musical numbers. Each will be accompanied by a series of song and dance tutorials with each artist, allowing performers to learn and re-create the material at home. Performers are then encouraged to upload their performances to Instagram, tagging the original creatives so their work can be seen.
The McOnie Company’s artistic director Drew McOnie said: “The idea of the Micro Musical Lockdown is to provide an opportunity for the graduating classes of 2020 whose summer showcases have been cancelled, and make them feel less alone in overcoming that hurdle.
“I also hope it’s an opportunity for all performers to take control of being seen, by uploading videos of themselves performing original material and tagging the creatives to be seen by them. A sort of online showcase. It’s really exciting that such an amazing group of artists have come together to give performers a connection to the industry and a creative outlet.”
The four ‘micro musicals’ will be released daily this weekend from 8 to 11 May 2020.
How Far We’ve Come
Written and performed by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss (Six)
Choreographed by Sam Salter (independent dance artist)
Lockdown
Written by Stiles and Drewe (Mary Poppins)
Performed by Tyrone Huntley and Zizi Strallen
Choreographed by Ellenore Scott (Little Shop of Horrors, New York)
The Chair Dance Song
Written and performed by Vikki Stone (Zoological Society)
Choreographed by Joe Tracini (actor and presenter)
Together in This
Written and performed by Dan Gillespie Sells (Everyone’s Talking About Jamie)
Choreographed by Oti Mabuse (Strictly Come Dancing)
Hosted on the company’s Instagram page, the Digital Dance Season aims to connect the dance community and encourage collaboration during this period of social distancing. The season is entirely free, with donations encouraged for the Fund For Freelance Dancers.
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