12 & 13 Oct 2022
Live performance
Brixton House
Dance Umbrella Festival
London's festival of groundbreaking international and UK dance returns October 2025, taking place on stages across our global city and online.
Other events
Live performance
13 & 14 Oct 2022
Live performance
Bernie Grant Arts Centre
nora chipaumire ShebeenDUB
22 & 23 Oct 2022
Live performance
National Gallery
Chiara Bersani Seeking Unicorns
15 - 23 Oct 2022
Live performance
Studio 3 Arts (Sat 15 Oct), Watermans Arts Centre (Sun 16 Oct), The Albany (Thu 20 Oct), Stanley Arts (Fri 21 Oct), The Place (Sat 22 Oct), artsdepot (Sun 23 Oct)
de Stilte Do-re-mi-ka-do
22 & 23 Oct 2022
Live performance
Sedgehill Academy, Lewisham
Alleyne Dance Close to Home: The Mass Dance Event
12-14 Aug 2022
Stanley Arts
Family Dance Weekender
9-13 Aug 2022
Watermans Arts Centre
Beavers Children's Centre
Studio 3 Arts
Heath Park Community Centre
Stanley Arts
Angel Exit Theatre toooB
20 Oct 2022
Live performance
National Gallery
Panel discussion: Dis-rupting the museum Chiara Bersani, Chisato Minamimura, Dalibor Šandor, Kate Marsh
11 Oct 2022
Live performance
Bernie Grant Arts Centre
Panel Discussion: Dub – Forward-thinking frequency Dr ‘Funmi Adewole Elliott, nora chipaumire, Yassmin V. Foster, Spider J
3 May 2023
Zoom
Julia Cheng in conversation with Freddie Opoku-Addaie Building a portfolio career: Navigating the dance industry and beyond
11 - 14 Oct 2023
Performance
Barbican, The Pit
Ioanna Paraskevopoulou MOS
The stage transforms into a cinematic soundscape in this captivating audio-visual experience.
27 - 28 Oct 2023
Performance
Sadler's Wells
Via Katlehong - Marco da Silva Ferreira & Amala Dianor Via Injabulo
The award-winning South African dance company joins forces with two sought-after choreographers.
6 - 7 Oct 2023
Performance
The Place
SU PinWen & Alexandre Fandard Change Tempo
International double bill featuring Girl’s Notes and Comme un symbole.
21 - 29 Oct 2023
Performance
Multiple Locations
Xenia Aidonopoulou Skydiver
Soar through the fluffy clouds in this magical multi-sensory dance experience for families.
7 Oct 2023
Performance, Workshop Free
Somerset House
Jade Hackett London Battle
A takeover of Somerset House's outdoor courtyard with live dance, workshops, DJs and a big party.
19 - 20 Oct 2023
Performance
Battersea Arts Centre, Grand Hall
Sonya Lindfors One Drop
A speculative summoning, a decolonial dream, an autopsy of the Western stage and an operetta.
21 Oct 2023
Performance
Stanley Arts
BirdGang Ltd Family (dys)Function
Analogue and digital worlds collide as an intergenerational cast from Croydon come together.
14 Oct 2023
Industry event
Studio Wayne McGregor
Studio Sessions 2023
Introducing dance artists from England to promoters from the UK and abroad.
6-31 Oct 2023
Stopgap Dance Company - Kazuyo Morita Dance Tapes: On the Way to My Body
An intimate and immersive audio experience from Japanese artist Kazuyo Morita.
6-31 Oct 2023
Stopgap Dance Company - Shyne Phiri Dance Tapes: Within My Own Bones
An intimate and immersive audio experience from Zimbabwean choreographer Shyne Phiri.
10 Oct 2023
Abby Zbikowski Artist Encounters: Coaching as a Creative Pursuit
Professional development workshop on cultivating skills, sharing knowledge and asking questions.
6-31 Oct 2023
Trajal Harrell Choreographer’s Cut: Dancer of the Year
The internationally renowned choreographer delves into the creative process behind his work.
6-31 Oct 2023
Trajal Harrell O Medea
Beginning where Euripides’ Medea ends, this piece explores the wild grief that our lives produce.
6-31 Oct 2023
SU PinWen Girl’s Notes Film Work
An exploration of touch, sensitivity, and tactile culture, through a unique visual language.
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