Studio Sessions 2023

Studio Sessions is a presenter programme, introducing dance artists from England to promoters from the UK and abroad, with the ambition of brokering new relationships for international co-commissioning and future touring. Studio Sessions is a partnership between Dance Umbrella and FABRIC that has been running since 2018.

Four artists will be sharing works-in-progress at this year’s Studio Sessions as part of Dance Umbrella Festival 2023, which is in partnership Studio Wayne McGregor:

Theo Clinkard, Village
Choreographer and stage designer, Theo Clinkard uses the paintings of 16th-century Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder as a point of departure for Village, a large-scale work where history becomes a way to reflect us back to ourselves and a cacophony of moving bodies, startling design and resonant song make for an urgent widescreen dance event.
About Theo

Dickson MBI, Tellus
Tellus is an expression of appreciation for our mothers and the earth that sustains us all, and an apology for the destruction we have, and continue, to cause.
About Dickson

Rachel Bagshaw, Trio
Trio is a new piece of dance theatre that subverts our understanding of access; giving creative agency to the relationships between physical bodies, captioning and audio description. At times playful and sensual, other times manipulative and shapeshifting, three voices explore each other in a battle for dominance of the space.
About Rachel

Zoi Dimitriou, Boulevard Humaine
Boulevard Humaine is a new dance work by Zoi Dimitriou for 3 performers evoking the music Okho by Iannis Xenakis with additional counterpoint pieces by composer Sam Hayden. Created online and in person in Greece and the UK, Boulevard Humaine is a creative exploration of and response through dance to Xenakis’ themes and rhythms, alongside themes of interculturalism, belonging and the core question of how can we be different together.
About Zoi

This is a great opportunity for industry professionals to find about these four new works that will hit the stage in 2024-25, as well as network with a range of artists, producers and promoters whilst attending Dance Umbrella.

This collaboration is possible through generous support from Arts Council England via the Dance from England programme.