Dance, Modern within 5 miles of Glasgow

7 events within 5 miles

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Glasgow Schools’ Street Dance Championships

Forty teams of 7–18 year olds from primary and secondary schools across Glasgow bust a move for glory and bragging rights in this inaugural competition. Expect tons of swagger and a fair amount of popping and locking.

Emirates Arena, Glasgow (1.9 miles)

Fri 7 Jun

Prices to be confirmed / 0141 287 7000

  • 09:00 – 17:00

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 (0.5 miles)

Tue 28 May

£10.50–£25 / 0844 871 7647

Wed 29 May

£10.50–£25 / 0844 871 7647

SURGE 2013

Conflux's festival of street arts, physical theatre and circus showcases new work from Scottish and international companies and artists, staged in venues and streets around the city. There's also a range of workshops and masterclasses running alongside.

The Briggait, Glasgow (0.5 miles)

Mon 22 Jul

Times & prices vary (free–£15) / 0141 559 4925

Tue 23 Jul

Times & prices vary (free–£15) / 0141 559 4925

Wed 24 Jul

Times & prices vary (free–£15) / 0141 559 4925

…and 4 more dates until 28 Jul

(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 (1.7 miles)

Fri 24 May

Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6 / 0845 330 3501

Part of ARIKA13 Episode 5: Hidden in Plain Sight.

  • 20:30

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 (0.3 miles)

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
…and 3 more dates until 16 Jun

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 (1.7 miles)

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 (1.6 miles)

Fri 23 Aug

Prices to be confirmed / 02920 799199

  • 09:00 – 17:00