London's festival of groundbreaking international and UK dance, takes place on stages across our global city and online every October, with occasional events throughout the year
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Shakespeare's Globe & Online
How does movement direction differ from choreography, and why the sudden grow in demand?
1 - 2 Feb 2025
Sadler's Wells
Inspired by rave culture & traditional Portuguese dance; shortlisted for Rose International Dance Prize
9 Oct 2024
Barbican
Interrogating discussions around the body, its politics, movement practices and colonial history
9 - 12 Oct 2024
Barbican
Urgent and subtly spectacular, deconstructing gender norms and Western classical dance & music
11 - 12 Oct 2024
The Pit, Barbican
A reflection on what is lost & transformed, revisiting rituals rooted in Brit-Gujarati working-class experience
12 Oct 2024
The Place
Introducing dance artists based in England to promoters from the UK and abroad
15 Oct 2024
Trinity Laban & Online
A unique chance to delve into one of the dance world’s most distinctive minds
16 Oct 2024
Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
A solo which takes a deep dive into dance’s past and the hierarchical principles driving movement
18 - 19 Oct 2024
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Six performers challenge their physical and mental limits in an explosive, genre-bending new work
22 - 23 Oct 2024
The Place
Exploring femininity & identity, connecting with childhood to reimagine happy endings
24 - 25 Oct 2024
Brixton House
A solo that celebrates and holds the artists’ multiplicities as queer Afro-Nordic siblings
26 - 27 Oct 2024
Unicorn Theatre & Potters Fields Park
Performances, workshops and arts & crafts for the whole family to enjoy
1 - 2 Feb 2025
Sadler's Wells
Inspired by rave culture & traditional Portuguese dance; shortlisted for Rose International Dance Prize
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