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(M)imosa/Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (M)
Cecilia Bengolea, François Chaignaud, Marlene Monteiro Freitas and Trajal Harell in a choreographic collaboration of virtuosic movement, sculptural acrobatics and elaborate drag, which imagines what might have happened if someone from the 1963 Harlem voguing ball scene had performed alongside the early postmoderns at…
Tramway, Glasgow
Fri 24 May
Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6 / 0845 330 3501
Part of ARIKA13 Episode 5: Hidden in Plain Sight.
- 20:30
A Night at the Theatre
Students from the Lynne Crombie School of Dance aged 2–18 perform Alice in Wonderland and present a showcase of dance from tap to cheerleading to acro gymnastics.
Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
Mon 17 Jun
£12 (Under 12s £10) / 01292 288235
- 19:00
Once Upon a Dream
Students from Yvonne Gray Dance Studios showcase their talents in this fairytale performance.
Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
Wed 26 Jun
£10.50 (£8) / 01592 611101
- 19:00
Thu 27 Jun
£10.50 (£8) / 01592 611101
- 19:00
Fri 28 Jun
£10.50 (£8) / 01592 611101
- 19:00
Queen of the Dance
Ex-Riverdancer Catherine Gallagher and a vast crew of precision Irish step dancers present this new show of high stepping, stomps and kicks.
Caird Hall, Dundee
Wed 22 May
£23/21 (£22/20; Children £15) / 01382 434940
Rachel Birch-Lawson/Darren Ellis: Double Bill (Frugal Feasts/After Effects)
- Written by: Darren Ellis
An evening showcasing rising choreographic talents featuring a duet about power, resistance and accommodation and a piece with dancer and drum.
Deda, Derby
Sat 8 Jun
£10 (£8) / 01332 370911
- 20:00
Rambert Dance Company: RainForest
- Directed by: Mark Baldwin
- Written by: Merce Cunningham
The national company for contemporary dance performs Merce Cunningham's piece, accompanied by an electronic score from David Tudor.
Barbican Centre, London EC2Y
Wed 5 Jun
Art Gallery
£25 Lower Gallery Stool Seating; £20 Lower Gallery Stool Standing; £22 Front Row Sitting Lower Gallery; £18 Standing Upper Gallery / 020 7638 8891
- 19:00
Rambert School Of Ballet And Contemporary Dance: Moving Visions
The work explores the nature of religious and mystical experience and the relation of this to ritual. The performer becomes comparable to a shaman bringing non-ordinary experience into the ordinary world, or heaven to earth.
Riley Theatre, The Northern School Of Contemporary Dance, Leeds
Fri 7 Jun
£6.50 (£4.50) / 0113 219 3018
- 19:30
The Rays of Sunshine Concert
Big charity pop concert headlined by Rays of Sunshine ambassadors JLS and also featuring Olly Murs, Kimberley Walsh, Angel, Charlie Brown, Flawless and Ruff Diamond.
Royal Albert Hall, London SW7
Sat 6 Jul
£25–£100 / 0845 401 5045
- 14:15 – 17:30
Reflex Dance Studios Flash Mob
Eighties style flash mob dancing.
Various Venues, Brick Lane, London E1
Sat 25 May
Phone for prices / 07772 713601
- 17:00
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Novato Dance Company return with their biggest company yet for this mixture of contemporary dance, tap, theatre and song.
Mission Theatre, Bath
Thu 30 May
£7 (£5) / 01225 463362
Fri 31 May
£7 (£5) / 01225 463362
Sat 1 Jun
£7 (£5) / 01225 463362
Richard Alston Dance Company
The company dancers perform a mixed repertoire of Merce Cunningham dances within the art gallery setting.
Barbican Centre, London EC2Y
Wed 29 May
Art Gallery
£18–£25 / 020 7638 8891
- 19:00
Richard Alston Dance Company & Britten Sinfonia: Barbican Britten: Phaedra (Lachrymae/Phaedra/Sechs Holderlin Fragmente/Les Illuminations)
- Written by: Richard Alston
This all-Benjamin Britten evening sees debut dance performances of the dramatic Phaedra and poetic Holderlin Fragments, performed alongside Les Illuminations and the tender Lachrymae. The musicians of the Britten Sinfonia join the dance company on stage, for this unique collaboration.
Barbican Centre, London EC2Y
Wed 6 Nov
Barbican Theatre
£16–£35 / 0845 120 7511
- 19:45
Thu 7 Nov
Barbican Theatre
£16–£35 / 0845 120 7511
- 19:45
Sat 9 Nov
Barbican Theatre
£16–£35 / 0845 120 7511
- 19:45
Richard Alston Dance Company: Mixed Programme (Unfinished Business/Darknesse Visable/Lachrymae/Roughcut)
- Written by: Benjamin Britten
Showcasing the togetherness of musicality and choreography that the contemporary company are known for, this mixed programme of four distinct works are performed to music by Mozart and Federico Busoni, Thomas Ades, Benjamin Britten and Steve Reich.
The Atkinson, Southport
Thu 23 May
The Atkinson Theatre
£11 (£9) / 01704 533333
- 19:30
Rosas & Ictus: Drumming
- Written by: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's contemporary dance company performs her piece for 12 dancers set to Steve Reich's rhythmic score, which is played live on stage by contemporary music ensemble Ictus.
Sadler's Wells, London EC1R
Tue 25 Jun
£12–£27; £8 standing / 0844 412 4300
- 19:30
Wed 26 Jun
£12–£27; £8 standing / 0844 412 4300
- 19:30
Scottish Dance Theatre: Second Coming and Winter, Again
The dance troupe's double-bill spring show takes on the LA-street-dance-influenced Second Coming and Winter, Again, an exploration of the season choreographed by someone who knows it well – Jo Strømgren, a Norwegian.
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Tue 28 May
£10.50–£25 / 0844 871 7647
- 19:30
- 19:30
Wed 29 May
£10.50–£25 / 0844 871 7647
- 19:30
- 19:30
Serendipity In Association With Dance4: Autograph
A platform allowing emerging choreographers and dance students to showcase their concepts. Three young dancers take to the stage to perform pieces about religion, self perception and boy image.
Peepul Centre, Leicester
Thu 23 May
Phone for prices / 0116 261 6000
- 21:00
Siobhan Davies Dance: Every Day
Artist Davies presents her physical response to the theme of the everyday. Performed by dance artist Helka Kaski, the work moves within the gallery space and amongst other works on display.
Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Tue 11 Jun
Free / 0141 287 3050
- 11:30 – 16:30
Wed 12 Jun
Free / 0141 287 3050
- 11:30 – 16:30
Thu 13 Jun
Free / 0141 287 3050
- 11:30 – 16:30
Free / 0141 287 3050
The artist talks about her work.
- 18:00
Splash of Colour
The young pupils(ages 3–18) of Susan Diane School of Dance put on a show that spans ballet, modern, jazz and tap. Proceeds go to Florence Nightingale Hospice.
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Street Dance
Hip-hop and street moves for young hip things. Wear loose clothes and indoor trainers or jazz shoes. Ages 9–12 from 4.30pm; ages 13+ from 5.30pm.
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Tue 21 May
£62 for a ten week term (ages 13–17 £52; ages 9–12 £42) / 01463 234234
- 16:30
- 17:30
Tue 28 May
£62 for a ten week term (ages 13–17 £52; ages 9–12 £42) / 01463 234234
- 16:30
- 17:30
Tue 4 Jun
£62 for a ten week term (ages 13–17 £52; ages 9–12 £42) / 01463 234234
- 16:30
- 17:30
Summer Dance Project: INITIATE3
A dance project designed as part of Woking Dance Festival where participants learn new skills and work with stand-out choreographers. Ages 11–21. No experience necessary for week one; week two requires grade three or equivalent experience.
H G Wells Conference And Events Centre, Woking
Mon 29 Jul
£75 for one week / 01483 737830
- 09:30 – 16:30
Tue 30 Jul
£75 for one week / 01483 737830
- 09:30 – 16:30
Wed 31 Jul
£75 for one week / 01483 737830
- 09:30 – 16:30
Rhoda McGaw Theatre, Woking
Mon 5 Aug
£125 for two weeks / 01483 737830
- 09:30 – 16:30
Tue 6 Aug
£125 for two weeks / 01483 737830
- 09:30 – 16:30
Wed 7 Aug
£125 for two weeks / 01483 737830
- 09:30 – 16:30
Swan Lake Reloaded
Fredrik Rydman fuses contemporary street dance with modern technology in this modern adaptation of Tchaikovsky's ballet of romance and heartbreak.
London Coliseum, WC2N
…and 2 more dates until 10 AugSylvie Guillem: 6000 Miles Away (Bye/Rearray/27'52")
- Written by: William Forsythe
The dancer presents works by three leading choreographers, with the programme featuring Mats Ek's recent solo work, Bye, William Forsythe's duet, Rearray, performed by Guillem and La Scala principle Massimo Murru, and the duet 27'52" choreographed by Jiri Kylian.
Sadler's Wells, London EC1R
Tue 21 May
£12–£52 / 0844 412 4300
- 19:30
Wed 22 May
£12–£52 / 0844 412 4300
- 19:30
Thu 23 May
£12–£52 / 0844 412 4300
- 19:30
Tempered Body Dance Theatre: It Goes Here Now
A dissection of mankind's fascination with making people, presented through a combination of physicality with science.
Rich Mix, Bethnal Green
Sat 1 Jun
Upstairs
£8 (£6) / 020 7613 7498
- 19:30
Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church (S)
Trajal Harrell performs a stripped down, solo version of Twenty Looks imagining dance history as it might have been.
Tramway, Glasgow
Sat 25 May
Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6 / 0845 330 3501
Part of ARIKA13 Episode 5: Hidden in Plain Sight.
- 21:45
UDO World Street Dance Championships
A chance to see the next Diversity as dancers and groups from around 30 nations take part in this, the eighth annual World Street Dance Championships.
SECC, Glasgow
Fri 23 Aug
Prices to be confirmed / 02920 799199
- 09:00 – 17:00





