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RISE is Dance North’s festival of contemporary dance and performance. A responsive programme that adapts from year to year – sometimes existing as a standalone weekend of performance and sometimes offering performances over the course of several months. RISE often features an emphasis on outdoor work and increasingly exists in conversation with community and ecology in Moray.

WATCH: Rise 2024 – Keep the Fire Burnin’

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 – Subterranéa

WATCH: Rise 2024 – Subterranéa

Evolving from 45 years of dedicated dance practice, and wide renown as a leading light in the art of improvisation, Kirstie shares her story of dealing with a life-threatening health crisis: cancer, and its recurrence. …

WATCH: Rise 2023 Retrospective

WATCH: Rise 2023 Retrospective

This video retrospective, filmed by Mike Webster/Spiral Out Pictures and edited by Graeme Roger/Wildbird, is a look back at some of the highlights of this year's RISE. Thank you so much to all of the artists, audiences, …