UK Dance Calendar
Browse all dance happening across London and the UK, all in one place.

NOW, Jasmin Vardimon
On tour: various locations
Contemporary dance
25th Anniversary of the company

Swan Lake, New Adventures
On tour: various locations
Contemporary dance
Choreographed by Matthew Bourne
Has a plot
LGBTQ+ themes

Hansel and Gretel, Northern Ballet
On tour: various locations
Ballet
Has a story
For young families

Anton du Beke at the Musicals
On tour: various locations
Stricty Come Dancing professional tour
Latin and Ballroom dance

Romeo and Juliet - The Royal Ballet
Classical ballet
Shakespeare’s ultimate romantic tragedy told through dance
Great for dance newbies
Choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan
Has a narrative

Inside Giovanni’s Room, Phoenix Dance Theatre
On tour: various locations
Contemporary dance
Narrative work
Inspired by Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Choreographed by Marcus Jarrell Willis
Ages 10+ (Contains themes of a sexual nature and depictions of violence)

Midnight Dancer, Nikita Kuzmin
On tour: various locations
Stricty Come Dancing professional tour
Latin and Ballroom dance

Shadows, Ballet Black
On tour: various locations
Modern ballet
Two shows
Premiere of Cassa Pancho’s adaptation of My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
A new work by award-winning choreographer Chanel DaSilva, making her British choreographic debut.
Ages 12+

Jane Eyre, Northern Ballet
On tour: various locations
Ballet
Narrative ballet based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë
Nominated for the South Bank Sky Arts Dance Award 2017
Choreographed by Cathy Marston

A Night To Remember, Aljaž & Janette
On tour: various locations
Stricty Come Dancing professional tour
Latin and Ballroom dance

Fault Lines, Lîla Dance
Contemporary dance
Explores the damage that is happening to the environment

Goner, Marikiscrycrycry
On tour: open event for dates
Contemporary dance
Explores the damage that is happening to the environment

Puss in Boots, Let’s All Dance Ballet Company
Narrative ballet
For young families
“About a friendship between a magical cat and a young man with a talent for music.”

Sunny Side, Northern Rascals
On tour - click event for dates
Contemporary dance, theatre and spoken word
“A raw, portrayal of the modern young male experience, informed by the experiences of over 750 young people across the UK.”

The Crucible, Scottish Ballet
Narrative ballet
Based on the Arthur Miller play about the Salem witch trials
Choreographed by Helen Pickett

Swan Lake, New Adventures
On tour, see event for dates
Contemporary dance
Narrative dance
Retelling of Swan Lake
LGBTQ+ themes

ROOH: Within Her, Pagrav Dance Company
Contemporary kathak
Solo performance
“A powerful celebration of everyday female heroism”

An Autopsy of a Mother, a Bear and a Fridge, Deborah Light
Dance theatre
An exposure of “both personal experiences and patriarchal systems that place pressure on the female body.”
Songs of the Bulbul, Aakash Odedra Company
‘Inspired by the ancient Sufi myth of a bulbul captured and held in captivity.’
Kathak dance
‘Rooted in the expansive music, dance, and poetry traditions of Sufism’
Choreographed by Rani Khanam

ALiCE, Jasmin Vardimon
On tour: various locations
Contemporary dance
A re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland

BRB2: Carlos Acosta's Ballet Celebration
On tour, see event for dates
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s junior company
Mixed programme of classical ballet works originating from Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes.
Repertory includes: The Firebird, Le Spectre de la rose, Les Sylphides, Les Biches and Scheherazade.

Bring Your Own, Rambert
On tour, see event for dates
Contemporary triple bill by French trio (LA) HORDE
Weather is Sweet*: ‘catapults us into some of our times’ most pressing questions over intimacy, consent and sex-positivity.’
Room with a View: ‘forces us to look in the mirror and ask-what do I care about?’
HOP(E)STORM*
*Premieres at Southbank Centre, London

VERVE
On tour, see event for dates
The touring group of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Triple bill of contemporary dance by three international choreographers
Swiss-based Luca Signoretti
Vietnamese, German-born Thanh-Tú 'Sattva' Nguyen
Tel Aviv based Bosmat Nossan

Detention, Gary Clarke Company
On tour, see event for dates
A dance theatre work exploring the impact of Section 28, a piece of legislation which prohibited the promotion of homosexuality.

Kontemporary Korea: A double bill of K:Dance
On tour. See event for dates.
Contemporary dance
Two works:
0g (zero grams) by Melancholy Dance Company: About finding meaning in the mundane
A Complementary Set_Disappearing with An Impact by Choi x Kang Project: Explores the gap between dimensions.
Part of Festival of Korean Dance 2025

Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works, The Royal Ballet
Four ballets by British Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon
Fool’s Paradise
The Two of Us
Us (Duet)
An American in Paris - an extract of the ballet from his Tony Award-winning musical.

Specky Clark, Oona Doherty
Contemporary dance theatre
Follows ‘the story of Oona Doherty’s Great Great Grandfather Specky Clark and his arrival in Belfast.’
Irish choreographer

Youth Dance Platform 2025
Mixed programme of works by youth dance companies from London and the South East
Companies include: Hampshire Youth Dance Company, Project Female Dance Company, Pagrav Dance Youth Company, SYNC, Sujata Banerjee Youth Company and Thrive Youth Dance Company.

A Night With Boy Blue, Generation Blue
Hip-Hop
Mixed programme of work performed by students and professional dancers

Kontemporary Korea: A double bill of K:Dance
Contemporary dance
Two works:
0g (zero grams) by Melancholy Dance Company: About finding meaning in the mundane
Shinsegae by Ji-hye Chung: The choreographer’s UK debut sees her dissect the act of walking.
Part of Festival of Korean Dance 2025

Evolution, Kai Widdrington
On tour, open event for dates
Strictly Come Dancing professional tour
Latin and Ballroom dance

Art of Andalucia, Daniel Martinez
Flamenco dance
“A musical representation of the 8 regions that make up the autonomous community of Andalucia in the South of Spain, the birthplace of flamenco; Cordoba, Sevilla, Cadiz, Malaga, Jaen, Granada, Huelva and Almeria.”
Presented by Daniel Martinez, “a Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer from Cordoba, based in Scotland since 2015.”

The Midnight Bell, New Adventures
On tour, see event for dates
Contemporary, narrative dance show from Matthew Bourne
‘Step inside The Midnight Bell, a tavern where one particular lonely-hearts club gathers to play out their lovelorn affairs of the heart; bitter comedies of longing, frustration, betrayal and redemption.’

aWokening, Winnie Ho
Contemporary dance
‘Artist Winnie Ho uses the concept of wok chi (鑊氣), the fleeting energy of wok cooking which gives Cantonese cuisine its distinct flavour, as a metaphor for her diasporic and queer identity.’
Hong Kong choreographer
Part of Queer East Festival 2025

Worn, IDP x Complicité
Physical theatre inspired by the discarded garments of Leeds
Performed by students of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Little Murmur, Aakash Odedra & Lewis Major
Dance theatre
For ages 7+
About living with dyslexia

Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby, Rambert
Contemporary, narrative dance theatre
Based on the famous TV show

Ballet BC
Canadian contemporary dance company
Two works
Frontier, Crystal Pite
Passing, Johan Inger

Ham:beth by Modern Table
On tour. Open event to see dates.
Contemporary dance
‘Loosely inspired by depictions of madness in Hamlet and Macbeth, Ham:beth combines traditional Korean songs with a live rock band to create a powerful gig atmosphere.’
Part of Festival of Korean Dance 2025

THE HEAT, Becky Namgauds
Dance theatre
‘fractures the expectations of the home as a place of comfort.’
Inspired by Paula Rego’s Dog Woman paintings

Vuela, Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras
Flamenco Dance
Mixed programme paying tribute to the flamenco guitar virtuoso, Paco de Lucía.
25th anniversary of Sara Baras’ company
Part of the 2025 Flamenco Festival

TRAPLORD, Ivan Michael Blackstock
Contemporary dance theatre
Won 2023 Olivier Award for Best New Dance Show
“an invitation to question the stereotyping of Black men in contemporary western society”

The Love Behind My Eyes, Ali Chahrour
Arab dance
Lebanese choreographer
‘poetic and deeply political dance performance is anchored in the stories, legends, and lyrical poetry (ghazal) of the Arab patrimony, and particularly in the ancient story of the forbidden love between Bin Daoud and his lover Bin Jamea, who lived in times of social and religious turmoil.’
Part of Shubbak Festival 2025

The Sticky Dance, Second Hand Dance
Sensory, interactive dance show for young children and families.

Onegin - The Royal Ballet
Ballet
Narrative
Choreographed by John Cranko
Based on the novel Eugene Onegin by Pushkin.

Manjal, Tarweedeh and Nabad Troupe
A mix of Dabke (a Levantine folk dance) and poetry
‘A journey across Palestinian stories’
Part of PalArts Festival

First Work in Progress / Reflexiones sobre las Parcas - Paula Comitre, Florencia Oz y Carmen Angulo
Flamenco Dance
A dance piece that ‘unpacks what it is to be a woman.’
Work in progress
Part of Flamenco Festival 2025

Sketches: Past, Present, Future, Northern Ballet
Ballet
Mixed programme of new works by Northern Ballet company members and guest artists
Ends with an extract from the classical ballet Paquita

Natural Behaviour, Thick & Tight
On tour, see event for dates
Contemporary dance variety show mixing dance, satire, impersonation, drag and writing.
“a queer look at what it means to be natural or unnatural within ecology and society.”

KISMET, Rambert
On tour, see event for dates
Contemporary dance double bill which reflects ‘on the unpredictable and deeply human experience we all share.’
Gallery of Consequence, Emma Evelein: Brings ‘to life the chaos, quiet, and connections we find in transit.’
B.R.I.S.A., Johan Inger: ‘A joyful whirlwind of movement, music, and humour.’

Momentum, London City Ballet
On tour, open event for dates
Ballet
Mixed programme
Haieff Divertimento, George Balanchine
‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, Alexei Ratmansky
Consolations & Liebestraum, Liam Scarlett
New works by Florent Melac and Tasha Chu [select venues]

Black Sabbath - The Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet
On tour, see event for dates
Contemporary ballet show inspired by the music and life of heavy metal band Black Sabbath

Home-coming, Georgia Tegou and Kristina Pulejkova
Immersive contemporary dance performance
“A meditation on identity, loss, and self-discovery”

Jungle, Korea National Contemporary Dance Company
Contemporary dance
‘Based on ‘Process Init’, an unconventional movement research method developed by the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company’s artistic director, Sung-yong Kim’.
Dancers embody the movements of the jungle: animals, plants and humans.
Part of Festival of Korean Dance 2025

KABEL, Matsena
Welsh-Zimbabwean brothers “Anthony and Kel Matsena bring you a reimagined telling of the tale of Cain and Abel”
Dance theatre
Their style is a mix of “traditional African dancing and a background in different styles of hip-hop and krump, merging contemporary movements together.”

Breakin’ Convention Festival, Sadler’s Wells
Biggest celebration of Hip-Hop culture
Also workshops during the day
Different mixed programme each night
Saturday: BirdGang, Lauren Scott, illiwild, Chandenie Gobardhan, The Ruggeds, Simeon Campbell, Saïdo Lehlouh
Sunday: Unity Dance Company, Max Revell, illiwild, Tarantism, The Ruggeds, Simeon Campbell, Saïdo Lehlouh

Breakin’ Convention: Fierce Friday
Opening night of Breaking’ Convention Festival
Featuring a dance battle front on house, followed by performances by whacking icon Mounia Nassangar, b-boy crew The Ruggeds and others.

Family Jam, Breakin’ Convention 2025
Free hip-hop activities and performances for families

The Speakeasy, Fuse Community Arts
Community dance artists
A celebration of the 1920s through various dance styles

Womb Party, Amarnah Ufuoma Cleopatra & Stefania Pinato
Dance theatre.
“A vibrant celebration of bodily autonomy and the power of choice” aiming at sparking conversations around abortion.

Snow White: The Sacrifice, balletLORENT
Retelling of Snow White for ages 16+
Dance theatre
Story by Carol Ann Duffy

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Clod Ensemble
Set to Charles Mingus’ album ‘The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady’
Music performed by Nu Civilisation Orchestra
Opportunity to join in the dancing

Giselle, Ballet Cymru
Classical ballet
A narrative ballet about betrayal and forgiveness.
One of the most well known and beloved ballets in the repertory

My First Ballet: Swan Lake, English National Ballet
Classical narrative ballet
Swan Lake adapted for children
Narrated

Snow White, balletLORENT
Family friendly retelling of Snow White
Dance theatre
Story by Carol Ann Duffy

Eala Shàilein (The Swan of Salen), Ballet Folk
Ballet (shown as a film, with live harp accompaniment by The Willow Trio)
Performed as part of the Edinburgh International Harp Festival.
A retelling of Swan Lake “retold through the lens of the Gaelic tale Eala Shàilein”.

Dancesport Festival
Ballroom and Latin dance competition
At the home of ballroom dancing in the UK: Blackpool Winter Gardens

The Forsythe Programme, English National Ballet
Mixed contemporary ballet programme:
Playlist (EP) - ballet to modern music
Herman Schmerman (Quintet) - first UK showing in nearly 30 years
Rearray (London Edition 2025) - premiere
Choreographed by William Forsythe


Threshold: Scores for Self Adventure (without Salvation)
Part of a monthly artist residency night at Chapter Theatre, Cardiff
Curated by Anushiye Yarnell with contributions from Tim Bromage, Tess Gray, Liam Wallace and Lara Ward
Works in progress and new pieces

International Draft Works
Mixed programme of new works from ballet companies around the world.

HERE AND NOW, McNicol Ballet Collective
On tour - click event for dates
Mixed programme celebrating the company’s 5th anniversary


The Köln Concert, Trajal Harrell / Zürich Dance Ensemble
Contemporary dance, meshing other dance styles together: voguing meets influences from Ancient Greek to Japanese Noh theatre
American choreographer Trajal Harrell
Soundtrack made from Keith Jarrett’s album The Köln Concert and Joni Mitchell.

Ọkan, Maya & Toussaint
Contemporary dance duet.
“Invites audiences to reflect on the complexities of being while celebrating resilience and connection.”
“Blends the fluidity of Salsa with the precision of Wing Chun martial arts”

Plue, Eli Lewis and Joe Garbett
Contemporary dance duet.
Looks with love at how queer people appear and disappear as they adjust and re-position for the gaze of others.

Made in Wales, Ballet Cymru 2
Ballet
Mixed programme of new work and loved pieces in Ballet Cymru’s repertory.
Ballet Cymru 2 is Ballet Cyrmu’s pre-professional programme

Tales of Dafne and Calypso: A Female Odyssey, New English Ballet Theatre
Ballet
The company will be joined by international guest artists, Fernanda Oliveira and Fabian Reimair.
A mixed programme of works:
Apollo e Dafne by Valentino Zucchetti
A new work, title TBC, by Valentino Zucchetti
The Four Seasons, Jenna Lee
By a Thread: Calypso, Marika Brussel
Acts of Exaltation, Matthew Ballet


Home-coming, Georgia Tegou and Kristina Pulejkova
Immersive contemporary dance performance
Accompanying VR experience
“A meditation on identity, loss, and self-discovery”

South Asian Dance Equity, Mixed Bill
Mixed programme of new South Asian Dance
Performances by:
Kandyan Dancers Company
Godhadi (Abhaya Rajani)
Sanchita Mazumdar and Sandhaya Gurung
Collaboration between Komal Gandhar and Jaivant Patel Company
Hosted by award-winning writer Sabah Choudrey
Post-show discussion

Balanchine: Three Signature Works, The Royal Ballet
Classical ballet mixed programme
Serenade (non-narrative)
Prodigal Son (narrative work based on the biblical tale)
Symphony in C (non-narrative)
Three works by George Balanchine, the influential early 20th-century choreographer who is considered the father of American ballet.
Part of Dance Reflections Festival by Van Cleef & Arpels.

CROW / Pigeons, Julie Cunningham & Company / Jules Cunningham
Two contemporary dance works exploring marginalised people:
CROW: “Jules and collaborators explore a more spacious world of responsive ritual, symbolism and connected solitude, qualities associated with the crow.”
Pigeons: “Working with pigeon groupings and behaviour, the dancers explore ways of being alone and together, disruption and distraction.”
Part of Van Cleef & Arpels Dance Reflections Festival