London's groundbreaking international and UK dance festival, taking place across the city and online from 9 - 31 October 2024.
Dance Umbrella, London’s annual international contemporary dance festival, is delighted to announce the full 2024 festival programme taking place across London, and online, from 9 - 31 October 2024.
Dance Umbrella’s co-CEO and Artistic Director Freddie Opoku-Addaie commented ‘Dance Umbrella 2024 is our 46th Festival taking place across our global city, and 4th online as we continue to connect and grow with our national and international audiences. This year’s festival encapsulates themes of transformation, reflection and representation.
Live Programme Includes:
UK premiere of Mamela Nyamza’s Hatched Ensemble at the Barbican and first look at Hetain Patel’s Mathroo Basha playing in The Pit.
UK premiere of Diana Niepce’s The Other Side of Dance at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.
UK premiere of POCKETART'S Fairy Tales at The Place.
For change tempo: Adam Seid Tahir & Amina Seid Tahir’s several attempts at braiding my way home at Brixton House
Previously announced european premiere of Abby Z and the New Uility’s Radioactive Practice at Sadler's Wells.
Family shows from de stilte and Hackney Showroom.
Digital Programme Includes:
Films: Abby zbikowski’s Radioactive Practice; Rosemary Lee & Hugo Glendinning’s Sentence, POCKETART'S Folds of Touch, Lea Anderson’s The Featherstonehaugh’s Draw on the Sketchbooks of Egon Schiele and Hetain Patel’s Animations.
Choreographers Cut: Ioanna Praskevopoulou talking about Mos & artist encounters with Lea Anderson.
Programme also includes studios sessions and panel discussions to be announced
The Digital Pass is Pay What You Can and will give viewers access to the entire digital programme within this year’s festival, available online to global and national audiences from 9 - 31 October.
FESTIVAL TRAILER HERE
Further Information & Full Programme HERE