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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 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, …

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 …