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WATCH: Rise 2023 – I am from Reykjavik

WATCH: Rise 2023 – I am from Reykjavik

It’s simple really. I come to Findhorn, I find a spot, I build myself a shelter, I take it down. I want to know what is required of a stranger in a new city and what is …

WATCH: Rise 2023 – AFTER ALL

Image: Genevieve Reeves

WATCH: Rise 2023 – AFTER ALL

AFTER ALL is a celebration of our vulnerable and courageous existence, Solène Weinachter melds dance, comedy, storytelling, and theatre to ask – what happens in the end?  …

WATCH: Rise 2023 – READY

WATCH: Rise 2023 – READY

READY is a full-length solo by Matthew Hawkins. He is 64 and he properly started dancing in ’64. READY is his vessel for movements he has always been making, mixed with recent loves and fresh potential. …

WATCH: Rise 2023 – Tits & Teeth

WATCH: Rise 2023 – Tits & Teeth

Thick & Tight present Tits & Teeth; a collection of performed portraits of famous and infamous people, brought back to life through dance, mime, drag and lip syncing. Expect to be entertained by the likes of Barbara …

WATCH: Rise 2023 – One Woman – I Hear YOU

WATCH: Rise 2023 – One Woman – I Hear YOU

Salma Faraji invites you to a sharing of her work so far, the process of a vulnerable journey. A short solo. A reading of prose, with British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation. Some thoughts on my experiences as …

TAKE PART: Contact Jam

TAKE PART: Contact Jam

Led by Kirstie Simson. Families are welcome, but due to the free-flowing nature of the movement, we would ask that parents keep close watch over their young people, to avoid any collisions or calamities. …

WORKSHOP: Movement Play for Families

WORKSHOP: Movement Play for Families

Music. Props. Collaboration. Fun! Join us for a creative movement session for all the family, from tots to grandparents. Be prepared to take off your shoes and socks, to connect with each other, and to explore different …

TALK: Kirstie Simson

TALK: Kirstie Simson

All I will ever need to know in this life is already inherently present within me.In a state of alert relaxed surrender and a quietness of being, an intense listening facilitates deep communion – where the movement …

WORKSHOP: Getting READY

Image: Chantal Guevara

WORKSHOP: Getting READY

Get ready for the day with a gentle somatic movement session with Matthew Hawkins.Enjoy a gentle but telling arc of continuous moves, with focus on the body: gradually opening your mind to a day of dance performances. …

WATCH: Rise 2023 – Screen Programme

WATCH: Rise 2023 – Screen Programme

A look at dance in film from a new perspective. Following their experience in making a film version of the wildly successful dance theatre performance, SAVAGE, Dance North Youth Company have curated a programme of dance on …