DO: Aerobics with Soul®️
Salma Faraji is inviting you to an open-access class of Aerobics with Soul®. Based on traditional dances from Tanzania, this is a multi-level class combining Fitness Industry guidelines with the magic and creativity of African Dance. The …
Image: Clea Wallis
WATCH: Alien Species
Plastic waste is having an irreversible, devastating effect on the planet especially in the sea. A recent study has found micro-plastics, not only in sea creatures but now present in human blood. A new Alien Species will …
DO: Dance North Summer School 2022
Games, Movement, Dance, Getting Creative, indoors and outdoors at The Park Ecovillage, Findhorn! Activities will include contemporary dance classes with Ruth Kent and a session of Aerobics with Soul® with Salma Faraji. …
LOStheULTRAMAR by Foco alAire, photo by Vincent Muteau
WATCH: RISE 2022 Festival of Contemporary Dance & Performance
RISE is back for 2022! Dance North’s festival of contemporary dance and performance is coming back on Saturday 11 June, building on the tremendous success of the 2021 programme. RISE 2021 showed how well outdoor performances …
Threaded Fine by Rosemary Lee, image by Eoin Carey
WATCH: RISE 2022 – THREADED FINE
Choreographer Rosemary Lee has brought together a cast of dancers from across Scotland and ranging in age from 9-70+ years to create a new site-specific version of her Threaded Fine project. One after the other, 24 dancers …
Calum Barbour as Cole & Tess Letham as Annie with Laika the dog in Do you mind can I ask...(what happened to your legs?)
WATCH: RISE 2022 – Dancing on the Inside: honouring the legacy of Simon Fildes
Simon Fildes (1962 – 2021) was an international award-winning Scottish filmmaker, producer and curator, and he was an artist with close links to Dance North as a colleague, collaborator, presenting artist, and friend. …
LOStheULTRAMAR by Foco alAire, photo by Vincent Muteau
WATCH: RISE 2022 – LOStheULTRAMAR
In LOStheULTRAMAR, Mexican dance company Foco alAire take to the streets to astonish passers-by, inviting people to join their procession as they pass through parks and public spaces. This is an interactive public performance …
DO: Foco alAire Open Level Workshop
Come along and gain insight into the creative process, movement ideas, costuming and soundscape that went into the making of Foco alAire’s LOStheULTRAMAR, part of RISE 2022. Explore body awareness and …
DO: Mushroom Culture and Cultivation
Mushroom Culture and Cultivation with AIM Artist Simone Kenyon and invited guests. Room to Learn / Grow / Share. Inspired by the work of the Radical Mycologists movement, this is a new community mushroom growing project taking …
NEWS: Ruth Kent joins Dance North as Dance Development Lead
The team at Dance North are absolutely delighted to welcome Ruth Kent as our new Dance Development Lead. Having studied in Scotland and at Laban Centre London Ruth has enjoyed a varied and diverse career in the …
MAKE: Woodland Understory Walk
Join local fungi enthusiast Daniel Lacasta Fitzsimmons to explore the local woodland ecology. The first session as part of a 7-week mushroom culture and cultivation project with artist Simone Kenyon. …
DO: May to June Term – Forres Youth
New term for Dance North Youth Forres – An opportunity to learn contemporary dance technique, choreographic and performance skills in a safe environment. Young people will have fun and explore their creativity. …
DO: Apr – Jun Term – Dance Movement Group
Dance North’s Dance and Movement Group is a weekly group for young people aged 8-14 with different levels of ability and inclusive of children with additional support needs. The sessions encourage creativity... …
DO: May to Jun Term – Fochabers Seniors
New term for Dance North Youth Fochabers Seniors – An opportunity to learn contemporary dance technique, choreographic and performance skills in a safe environment. Young people will have fun and explore their creativity learning. …
DO: May to Jun Term – Fochabers Juniors
Do you have a child, (Age 7-11), who has loads of creativity and loves to move and dance? Bring them along to our Junior Fochabers class. Young dancers get an opportunity to learn contemporary dance technique as …