Digital Pass
Digital Pass 2025
2 October - 30 November
For the 2025 Festival, Dance Umbrella has curated a fresh line-up of innovative dance films and audio conversations, as well as recorded panel discussions from this year's festival. This digital offering is the perfect way to experience London’s international dance festival from wherever you are.
The Digital Pass gives you access to the entire 2025 digital programme.
Due to popular demand, we are excited to make this year’s digital programme available to watch for even longer, giving you a whole extra month to experience the works from 2 October - 30 November, at no extra cost!
Pay What You Can | £5, £10, £15, £20 or £30 - It’s up to you! Our recommended price is £15
If the minimum price (£5) is not possible in your current circumstances, please contact [email protected]
Explore the Festival
2 Oct - 30 Nov 2025
DigitalCuration from London International Screen Dance Festival Dance in Focus
A selection of some of the most inventive and curious short dance films from around the world
2 Oct - 30 Nov 2025
DigitalTjimur Dance Theatre bulabulay mun?
A poignant meditation on history, nature and the enduring will to remember
2 Oct - 30 Nov 2025
DigitalAndrea Peña & Artists 6.58: MANIFESTO
A striking choreographic triptych that interrogates the boundaries between the artificial and the human
2 Oct - 30 Nov 2025
DigitalA Curation of International Short Films Between Breath & Lens
A curation of international films, exploring movement in its most expansive and evocative forms
3 Oct 2025
Live panel discussion Digital
Studio Wayne McGregor
Sites of Meaning: Culture and the Global City
Exploring how culture, memory and migration influence our experience of place in the world
2 Oct - 30 Nov 2025
DigitalVincent Mantsoe Choreographer’s Cut: Men-Jaro
The legendary South African artist reflects on how he created his defining work
11 Oct 2025
Live interactive talk Digital
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe
Ben Duke Artist Encounters: Making Text Move
An interactive talk exploring the craft of storytelling through words and movement
2 Oct - 30 Nov 2025
DigitalRachel Krische & Laura Griffiths Dancing Class: Movings Stories of Levelling Up
Podcast interview series on the challenges & triumphs of pursuing dance amidst class inequalities
2 Oct - 30 Nov 2025
DigitalAmala Dianor Company & Grégoire Korganow Nioun Rec
A film blending urban, contemporary and African dance in a modernist architectural masterpiece
10 Oct 2025
Live panel discussion Digital
Battersea Arts Centre
Arts & Class
Exploring how class shapes opportunity, access and visibility in the arts
How to use the digital pass
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Purchase your Digital Pass
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Log into your Dance Umbrella account
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Explore our 2025 digital programme and press play!
Questions & Answers
Purchasing the Digital Pass +
I am located outside the UK, can I access the Digital Pass programme?
The digital programme can be accessed and viewed worldwide with a Digital Pass, apart from the following countries: China (excluding Hong Kong) and Indonesia. This is due to Vimeo.com being blocked in those countries.
For any further queries about your Digital Pass, please email [email protected]
I cannot find / have not received confirmation of my Digital Pass purchase
Please check your junk folder. If you are still having trouble, email [email protected] for further assistance.
Watching the Digital Pass programme +
When is the Digital Pass programme available to watch?
The programme will go live on Thursday 2 October 2025 at 10.00 BST and will be available until Sunday 30 November at 23:59 GMT.
The recordings of Sites of Meaning panel discussion, Artist Encounters with Ben Duke and the Arts & Class panel discussion will be made available in the days after the events have each taken place. Digital Pass users will receive email notification when the videos are ready to watch.
How do I watch the Digital Pass programme
- Log into your Dance Umbrella account with the same email address you used to purchase your Digital Pass.
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- If you already have an account with Dance Umbrella, you can use your previous login details as long as your email address is the same as the one you used to purchase the 2025 Digital Pass.
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- If you are new to Dance Umbrella (welcome!) please create your Dance Umbrella account using the same address you used to purchase your Digital Pass and set your new password.
- On the Festival 2025 or Digital Pass page, choose which Digital Pass event you would like to view and click on the page
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page, which is where you will find your Digital Pass video – press play and enjoy!
I am trying to reset my Dance Umbrella account password, but I have not received a reset link in my inbox
- Check your junk/spam folder
- If you still cannot see an email to reset your password, please contact [email protected]
When I press the play button, the video does not play
- Check your internet connection
- Ensure you have accepted the website cookies (see below for more information)
I cannot watch the video because I need to accept the cookies
Please accept the Dance Umbrella website cookies in order to watch. If you cannot find the option to do this, please try one of the following solutions:
- Click on the blue circle cookie icon in the bottom left corner of your screen to accept the cookies
- Go into your browser settings where you can manage the cookie settings for every website you have visited. Here you will be able to clear/accept the cookies for Dance Umbrella.
- Log into your Dance Umbrella account using an incognito browser
- Log into your Dance Umbrella account using a different browser
- Log into your Dance Umbrella account using a different device
I cannot hear anything when trying to view content
Ensure the volume in both the video player and your device is turned up.
The video keeps stopping and starting
Please check your internet connection.
For any further queries about your Digital Pass, please email [email protected]