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DO: Movement Session with Kirstie Simson

DO: Movement Session with Kirstie Simson

Join Kirstie Simson for a physical movement workshop, part of her Dance North AIM residency. Explore dance, movement, and body awareness in a supportive environment. Open to all, with no prior experience needed. …

DO: Film showing – Kirstie Simson

DO: Film showing – Kirstie Simson

Join Kirstie Simson in an informal film showing, where she will be sharing selected performances from her forty year career. Watch, discuss and reflect on Kirstie’s journey as part of her Dance North AIM (Arts in Moray) …

DO: Gentle Movement Workshop

DO: Gentle Movement Workshop

A gentle introduction to exploring movement with Kirstie Simson - no dance or movement experience necessary, inclusive body exploration session and open to all. …

NEWS: Open Letter: Closure of the Open Fund for Individuals

Open Letter

NEWS: Open Letter: Closure of the Open Fund for Individuals

The staff of Dance North Scotland have joined over 100 signatories to this open letter to the Scottish Government, expressing grave and deep concern over the Scottish Government's failure to provide certainty surrounding the £6.6 million Grant …

DO: Being Well Group – Workshop Session

DO: Being Well Group – Workshop Session

Join our free wellness workshops in Findhorn, designed for women navigating menopause. Explore gentle movement, share your journey, and connect with others in a supportive environment as part of Dance North's Arts in Moray programme.These sessions are …

DO: Afternoon JAM led by Kirstie Simson

DO: Afternoon JAM led by Kirstie Simson

Kirstie's final workshop with us until her return in October offering a Contact Improvisation Dance Jam session - for people who like and are experienced in movement. Kirstie will lead a warm up and then guide us …

DO:  Health Circle with Kirstie Simson

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DO: Health Circle with Kirstie Simson

Kirstie warmly invites you to explore concepts crucial to our well-being: health, self-care, resilience, care for others, surrender, creativity, connectedness, community, and restoration. …

WATCH: Rise 2024 – Keep the Fire Burnin’

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WATCH: Rise 2024 – Keep the Fire Burnin’

It's more than just a project; it's a communal effort to create a dance floor together. An ongoing artistic endeavour focused on crafting sections of this dance floor in various places, engaging different communities through workshops, conversations, …

WATCH: Rise 2024 – Club Origami

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WATCH: Rise 2024 – Club Origami

Dive into the magical world of Club Origami, an immersive and interactive dance show inviting family audiences to create, imagine and explore whole new ways of thinking, playing and moving. …

WATCH: Rise 2024 – When the Bleeding Stops

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WATCH: Rise 2024 – When the Bleeding Stops

When the Bleeding Stops – Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir addresses the silence and taboo that seems to engulf menopause in Western society, as well as her personal experience of ageing as a dancer. …