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

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.”

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

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

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.’

Next Generation Festival
Festival of dance shows by youth companies and graduating dance students from the world’s leading ballet schools and dance companies.

Estuary Festival 2025
Arts festival along the Thames Estuary in London, Kent and Essex
Dance performances include:
21 June: ANCHORED at Chatham Historic Dockyard
27—18 June: SALT at Concord Beach Eastern Esplanade, Canvey Island

Gala de Danza
Arts, music and dance festival
Feature dancers: Cesar Corrales, Francesca Hayward, Melissa Hamilton (Royal Ballet), Andres Zuniga, Emma Von Enck (New York City Ballet), Jinhao Zhang (Bayerisches Staatsballett), Shale Wagman (Paris Opera Ballet). Vsevolod Maievskyi (English National Ballet), Braylon Browner (So You Think You Can Dance) and rising stars from Youth America Grand Prix and Trinity Laban.
Programme includes:
World premiere from choreographer Emma Evelein (performed by Rambert)
New work by Jade Hale-Christofi (performed by Jinhao Zhang
Uk Professional Latin Champions Anton Sboev and Patrizia Ranis
Murmuration by Sadeck Berrabah
Plus musical performances and art installations
Festival has been running since 2013 in Mexico, having been founded by Christina Lyon. This is its first London show.

Serena Thomas & Brice And Giada
Contemporary dance
Two shows
Felicity, Serena Thomas: ‘delves into ideas of complicity and power within the fashion industry’
H(om)e coming, Brice and Giada: ‘delves into the essence of folklore’
Rescheduled performances from Resolution Festival 2025.

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.’

Ballet Nights
Multi-performance dance show
Scottish premiere
Highlights include:
I Married Myself, Christopher Wheeldon. Performed by Constance Devernay-Laurence (piece originally created for TV show Étoile
Death of The Bachelors, BLACBRIK
Czárdás, Steven McRae
SPLICE, Ekleido
Excerpts from Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations

IF: Milton Keynes International Festival
Multidisciplinary Arts Festival
Dance shows include:
19 July: One Sky, Pagrav Dance Company

The Four Seasons, James Wilton Dance
‘Expect a dynamic fusion of classical dance, martial arts and acrobatics set to Max Richter’s evocative reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.’

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

Wandsworth Arts Fringe
Arts festival in Wandsworth, London
Various dance performances and workshops across the borough

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.”

Emergence, Joss Arnott Dance
On tour. See event for dates.
Mixed programme by postgraduate dancers of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford
Programme
New work by Sofia Nappi
New work by SAY (Sarah Golding and Yukiko Masui)
New work by Joss Arnott and Lisa Marie Robinson

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

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

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

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

INTOTO Dance 2025
On tour, see event for dates
Contemporary dance
Programme of newly commissioned works by:
Lucia Chocarro (dance theatre piece)
Askshay Sharma (mix of contemporary and classical Indian music)
Luke Birch (inspired by English folk stories)

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

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

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

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.”


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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Self / Unnamed, Georges Labbat
“A duet for two bodies: Georges Labbat and his translucent, rigid and plastic alter-ego, fashioned in resin.”
Contemporary dance
Part of Van Cleef & Arpels Dance Reflections Festival

Outsider, Rachid Ouramdane & Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève
Contemporary dance
“Dancers and athletes move effortlessly between a criss-crossing web of high wires and slack lines”
Part of Van Cleef & Arpels Dance Reflections Festival

Neither Drums no Trumpets, Pam Tanowitz
Postmodern dance performed in an unusual space
Award-winning American choreographer
An exploration of rituals
Part of Dance Reflections Festival by Van Cleef & Arpels.

Join, Ioannis Mandafounis /Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
A contemporary dance piece reinterpreted every time its performed.
This time Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company join forces with Rambert Dance School students.
Part of Van Cleef & Arpels Dance Reflections Festival

We wear our wheels with pride, Robyn Orlin
Contemporary African dance
“an homage to the rickshaw drivers of South Africa’s past.”
Performed by “Moving into Dance Mophatong (MIDM), a company nourished by Zulu traditions and a flagship for contemporary dance in South Africa.”
Part of Van Cleef & Arpels Dance Reflections Festival

Close Up, Noé Soulier
Contemporary dance mixed with video technology
French choreographer
Accompanied by a live performance of Bach’s The Art of Fugue
Part of Dance Reflections Festival by Van Cleef & Arpels.

Cunningham Forever, Lyon Opera Ballet
Two contemporary dance pieces by 20th century modern dance legend Merce Cunningham
Programme:
BIPED: “references that humans are two footed creatures. The choreography focusses on movement restricted to motion supported by the feet.”
Beach Birds: “In Cunningham’s words Beach Birds “is all based on individual physical phrasing. The dancers don’t have to be exactly together. They can dance like a flock of birds, when they suddenly take off.””
Part of Van Cleef & Arpels Dance Reflections Festival

Giselle…, François Gremaud
Contemporary dance
Solo retelling of the ballet Giselle
Accompanied by live music
Part of Dance Reflections Festival by Van Cleef & Arpels.