UK Dance Calendar

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

Shadows, Ballet Black
Mar
13
to 21 May

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+

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BRB2: Carlos Acosta's Ballet Celebration
May
6
to 17 May

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.

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Bring Your Own, Rambert
May
7
to 1 Nov

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

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VERVE
May
8
to 22 May

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

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Youth Dance Platform 2025
May
10

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.

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Art of Andalucia, Daniel Martinez
May
15
to 22 Nov

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.”

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The Midnight Bell, New Adventures
May
15
to 4 Oct

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.’

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aWokening, Winnie Ho
May
16

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

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Ham:beth by Modern Table
May
20
to 24 May

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

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The Love Behind My Eyes, Ali Chahrour
May
28

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

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KISMET, Rambert
Jul
3
to 8 Nov

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.’

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Momentum, London City Ballet
Jul
12
to 22 Nov

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]

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KABEL, Matsena
May
5
to 7 May

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.”

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Breakin’ Convention Festival, Sadler’s Wells
May
3
to 4 May

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

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Balanchine: Three Signature Works, The Royal Ballet
Mar
28
to 8 Apr

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.

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CROW / Pigeons, Julie Cunningham & Company / Jules Cunningham
Mar
27
to 28 Mar

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

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