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New Adventures apprentices: you’re hired!

While much of the performing arts industry has made strides to seek out talent from underrepresented backgrounds, dance has remained dominated by the privileged few. Nick Smurthwaite investigates one company’s efforts to change this with an innovative apprenticeship programme.
Hannah Kremer (left) is New Adventures’ Emerging Artist Apprentice for 2022. She joins the Aurora and the sleepwalkers for a rehearsal of Sleeping Beauty
Hannah Kremer (left) is New Adventures’ Emerging Artist Apprentice for 2022. She joins the Aurora and the sleepwalkers for a rehearsal of Sleeping Beauty - Kaasam Aziz

Hannah Kremer is New Adventures’ Emerging Artist Apprentice for 2022. She joins the Aurora and the sleepwalkers for a rehearsal of Sleeping Beauty.

Starting out in any branch of the performing arts is never easy. Regardless of the talent you bring to the table, you must be brimming with confidence, promise and self-belief in order to succeed.

An innovative scheme by Matthew Bourne’s dance company New Adventures aims to help talented young dancers by offering two-year apprenticeships. These apprentices then go on to join the company. New Adventures is a prestigious ensemble, with six Olivier Awards to its name for groundbreaking shows including Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Nutcracker and The Red Shoes.

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