
Join us on 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.
Tickets are on sale now! You can browse the full array of performances and participation events below or download the brochure
Friday 26th May
Getting Ready, a workshop with Matthew Hawkins | READY, Matthew Hawkins | A Sensoral Lecture, Sindri Runnude |Tits & Teeth, Thick & Tight | Dance North’s 20th Birthday Party
Saturday 27th May
My-co-listening with Simone Kenyon | Embodied intelligence during turbulent times, a talk with Kirstie Simson | I am from Reykjavik, Sonia Hughes | Screen Programme |
AFTER ALL, Solène Weinachter | READY, Matthew Hawkins | AIRE: For My Mother, Kirstie Simson | Fireside Gathering (BYO)
Sunday 28th May
Movement Play Workshop for Families, with Neil Callaghan and Ruth Kent | Sunday Picnic (BYO) | Screen Programme |One Woman – I Hear YOU (excerpt), Salma Faraji | Dance Jam, led by Kirstie Simson