RISE festival of contemporary dance and performance 2023
Friday 26 May – Sunday 28 May
Join us in Dance North’s 20th anniversary year with a three-day festival of performances, films, workshops and talks
Originally called Bodysurf Scotland and founded in 2003, Dance North Scotland has been a nexus for all things contemporary dance in Moray and the North-East for two decades. For much of that time, RISE has been at the heart of Dance North Scotland’s creative programming, and this year’s festival is a true celebration of past, present and future. An examination of lives lived, of ritual and grief. An exploration of who we are, and who we could be. A delve into feelings of exclusion and of welcome, of connection with home and with biome. It’s a programme that encompasses life within a community, and it’s an invitation to join us in taking a breath, sharing a smile and having a dance.
Friday 26 May | |
9am | Workshop: Getting READY, Matthew Hawkins |
4pm | READY, Matthew Hawkins |
7pm | A Sensoral Lecture, Sindri Runudde |
8.45pm | Tits & Teeth, Thick & Tight |
9.45pm – 1am | Dance North’s 20th Birthday Party |
Saturday 27 May | |
9am | Workshop: Getting READY, Matthew Hawkins |
10am | My-co-listening, Simone Kenyon |
11am – 6pm (durational performance) | I am from Reykjavik, Sonia Hughes |
11.30am | Talk, Kirstie Simson |
1.30pm | Screen Programme, curated by Gail Sneddon & Dance North Youth Company |
3pm | AFTER ALL, Solène Weinachter |
5pm | READY, Matthew Hawkins |
8pm | AIRE: For My Mother, Kirstie Simson |
9pm – 11pm | Fireside Gathering (BYO) |
Sunday 28 May | |
10am – 11am | Workshop: Movement Play for Families, led by Ruth Kent & Neil Callaghan |
11.30am – 1.30pm | Sunday Picnic (BYO) |
1.30pm | Screen Programme, curated by Gail Sneddon & Dance North Youth Company |
1.30pm | One Woman – I Hear YOU, Salma Faraji |
3pm – 5pm | Jam, led by Kirstie Simson |
3.30pm | Screen Programme, curated by Gail Sneddon & Dance North Youth Company |