Dance South West

Saturday 24^th September

From 10.30pm – approx. 2am

Bournemouth is set to enjoy its first ever outdoor Silent Disco and the venue couldn’t be more perfect. Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth’s national dance house is opening up its terraces to club-goers in an alfresco event that is set to keep this summer’s festival spirit alive. Clubbers will dance the night away on the terraces that overlook the seafront and Lower Gardens.

Silent Discos are new, unique and sweeping across the UK’s festival-scene. They get rid of the traditional speaker systems used in nightclubs or festivals as each guest is given a set of top-quality wireless headphones to listen to the music. Two top festival DJs will play simultaneously on two separate channels and guests can choose the music that they want to hear. If they don't like a track from the first DJ, they can just flick the switch and listen to the second DJ. The novelty of taking off the headphones and seeing hundreds of people bopping away in silence is entertainment in itself.

SilentArena, the masterminds behind the Silent Discos at the Leeds & Reading Festivals, Sonisphere, Rewind and Download Festivals are turning Pavilion Dance’s terraces into an outdoor nightclub, normally only experienced in places like Ibiza and Miami. Aruba bar and restaurant will be servicing the bar. Dancers will be able to tweet and message their song requests to the two battling DJs via various TV screens around the arena.

Watch the SilentArena YouTube Trailer: http://bit.ly/nAhvYH

Booking information:

Sat 24 September 2011 From 10.30pm – 2am

Ages 18+

£5 advance         £7 on day (Plus £10 refundable deposit for headphones)

Pavilion Dance, Westover Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU

T: 01202 203630

www.paviliondance.org.uk

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For media enquiries about Silent Disco and Pavilion Dance, please contact  Jo O’Connell, Marketing and Communications Manager, Pavilion Dance, 01202 203630, jo.oconnell@dancesouthwest.org.uk

 

Notes to editors:

Pavilion Dance is Bournemouth’s national dance house and a centre of excellence for dance locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. People of all ages and abilities can take part in over 40 dance classes per week, workshops and watch world-class performances by UK and international artists. Professional dancers can rehearse and create new work, and the unique spaces can be used by schools and groups wanting to develop their talents. The dance centre has a welcoming foyer, two light and spacious studios and a stunning 200-seat auditorium with cutting-edge technology.