Maiden Voyage Dance

28/08/2026

Tonight’s the night! We’re delighted to be presenting Rivers Remember as part of Belfast Mela, in partnership with Arts Ekta

This special evening brings together Odissi dancer and choreographer Kavita Dwibedi and NI contemporary dance artists Maeve McGreevy and Sarah Flavelle with live music by Ursula Burns, exploring how movement carries memory across Ireland and India.

One seat left for tonight's performance at the Lyric Theatre — thank you to everyone who booked, we can’t wait to share this with you. 🎭 lyrictheatre.co.uk/whats-on

Arts Council of Northern Ireland Belfast City Council

20/08/2026

31/07/2026

Anything to Declare is multi-art form contemporary creative response to the border on the island of Ireland. It is not a comment on its future rather on its existence.

Anything to Declare was originally created and presented in the border village of Swanlinbar in 2024 and is now being reimagined as part of Féile Derry 2026 with an exciting new commission from Derry based composer/mixer/producer Caolan Austin

Here we briefly profile one of performers and pieces of work being presented as part of Anything to Declare:

Dylan Quinn: Dancer, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre presents “wounded"

A solo dance dance performance that explores the physical, emotional and eternal impact of the creation of the border. presented to 42 people, 21 one sitting either side of a dimly lit room. With movements that carve through the space and actions that violently shudder "wounded" leaves a deep impression.

“Anything to Declare” will be presented on 13th and 14th August at 7.30pm. Tickets and further information are available via Féile Derry Eventbrite page.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anything-to-declare-an-artistic-border-reflection-tickets-1993933649220?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Advanced booking is essential as limited spaces are available.

The audience will be guided across three venues .artscentre and includes walking between locations. If you have any mobility or accessibility requirements, please get in touch before booking.

Originally created with support for The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and now being presented as a result of support from Arts Council of Northern Ireland

01/07/2026

Resonant Bodies / Shared Sounds
20–25 July 2026 Crescent Arts Centre

Presented by LuailDance in partnership with Maiden Voyage

This July, we're hosting a cross-border residency bringing choreographers, composers, dancers and musicians together at Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast for a week of collaborative practice.

More info ⬇️

30/06/2026

Kicking off the week in the studio with choreographer Takeshi Matsumoto and composer Fionnuala Fagan-Thiébot developing an exciting new work for young audiences! 🎉 Creating with dancers Katie Albon, Roberta Ceginskate and Andrea Madore. Excited to have this team with us — more to come as the work develops. ✨

27/06/2026

🌊 Derry friends — head down to In Your Space Circus Carnival of Colours / Maritime Festival TODAY to catch some live dance performances and lots more!

Maíre Morrison and Sarah Flavelle are performing their dance duet Encounters at two times this afternoon:

1:45pm — Starboard Stage

3:00pm — Parasol Stage

Free to attend — see you there! 💙

Encounters is supported by Maiden Voyage Dance MatchMake programme funded by Arts Council of Northern Ireland

21/05/2026

We're so excited for audiences to see this film. 🎬

LuailDance and filmmaker Nicky Larkin have created something truly special — To This I Belong, a documentary film following four choreographers across the island of Ireland, their dance rooted in land, memory, and belonging.

Tobi Omoteso (Limerick), Lucia Kickham (Wexford), Edwina Guckian (Leitrim), and Dylan Quinn (Fermanagh) — four voices, four provinces, one remarkable portrait of an island in motion.

The film has its world premiere at Docs Ireland Film Festival on June 20th at 3.30pm. This is one not to miss.

🎟️ Book your tickets: https://docsireland.ie/programme/whats-on

Directed by Nicky Larkin. Commissioned by Luail. Supported by the The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

11/05/2026

Our Moonlight Dream tour has come to an end — for now.

A huge thank you to the staff teams Dublin Dance Festival and The Ark Dublin for their warm welcome and to the wonderful audiences who joined us to dream.

Thank you to our brilliant creative and technical team: choreographer Georgia Tegou, composer and live musician Ursula Burns, set & lighting designer Ciarán Bagnall, costume designer Úna Hickey, technical manager Alan Clarke, technician Stephen Quinn and PR Sarah Hughes.

A very special thank you to the talented performers who brought the show to life — our celestial musician Ursula Burns, Bear Sandy Cuthbert, Fox Janie Doherty, curious child Andrea Madore, and baby Bear Martha Tribe.

Dream well, until our next moonlit meeting. ✨

Moonlight Dream is a Maiden Voyage Dance production, co-commissioned by Maiden Voyage Dance and LuailDance. Maiden Voyage Dance is principally funded by Arts Council of Northern Ireland and supported by Belfast City Council

09/05/2026

✨️Surprise!✨️ Moonlight Dream choreographer Georgia Tegou (third from right) flew in specially from London today ✈️ to see the show and congratulate the team on their Dublin Dance Festival performances.

08/05/2026

Congratulations to team Moonlight Dream on an amazing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in today's The Irish Times for their performances at The Ark, Dublin as part of Dublin Dance Festival !

The show continues until this Sunday - catch it if you can 🌛🦊🐻👧!

Choreography: Georgia Tegou
Composition and live music: Ursula Burns

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/05/08/moonlight-dream-review-delightful-childrens-dance-show-goes-on-a-magical-tour-of-the-night-sky/

LuailDance
Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Dublin Dance Festival 2026: Sandy Cuthbert, Janie Doherty and Andrea Madore skim around the stage as Ursula Burns performs a perfectly otherworldly score