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Hare-raising news about Dada-South!

Dada-South starts the new year proud to announce that we will be changing our name to Ardent Hare. That's right! Ardent Hare!

Our official name change on 1^st February 2012 will be the culmination of 18 months development work in repositioning and rebranding Dada-South to better reflect the artists with whom we work to facilitate their successes and our own strategic direction.

We've chosen the word ‘ardent' because it is hardwired to ideas of intensity, zealousness, fierceness and eagerness - all of which echo our passion for what we do. The hare is a symbol of renaissance, rebirth, regeneration, transformation, enlightenment and madness! The ancient Egyptian hieroglyph - a picture of a hare - means ‘to be' and is associated with creation. Hare people are considered to be very artistic and we all know that hares are dynamic, quick movers.

In many mythic traditions, we discovered that hares are contradictory, paradoxical creatures. We felt this reflected our own interest in paradoxes - disability is important/disability is not important. Disability means different things to different people.

So, Ardent Hare it is!

We hope that you like our new name and new look! Sign up to receive monthly news on our holding page at www.ardenthare.org.uk or go to our facebook page Ardent Hare and become a fan.We'll be launching our new website on 1st February 2012.

But that's not all we're after from you! In this bleak financial climate, we've been asked by artists up and down the country what they can do to support us right now, all of us knowing that small organisations like ours can be particularly vulnerable. Well, we need your support right now as we launch Ardent Hare.

We're looking for your stories, anecdotes and defining highlights of your time spent with Dada-South. What are your memorable Dada-South moments of the past eight years and what are your hopes and aspirations as we transform ourselves into Ardent Hare?

Your responses will play a key part in our fundraising campaign over the next few months. So, if Dada-South has meant anything to you in the past, let us know and help us to secure our future as Ardent Hare. Post your stories on our new facebook page or email them to info@ardenthare.org.uk