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The Playground is a free platform for professional artists to come together and share the space with

The Playground is the initiative of Rambert dancer Simone Damberg Würtz, and this page is run by The Playground Τeam which consists of Simone, alongside Rambert dancer Nancy Nerantzi and former Rambert dancer Julia Gillespie. Professional artists can download a sign-up form here:
rambert.org.uk/Playground-sign-up-form-Word rambert.org.uk/Playground-sign-up-form-pdf

15/06/2026

✨ We are incredibly excited to welcome Adrian Del Arroyo Adrian Del Arroyo to The Playground. ✨

Adrian is a dance director, writer, and producer whose choreographic practice is rooted in spirituality, healing, unity, and wisdom. Drawing inspiration from classical and contemporary dance, flamenco, Spanish Baroque traditions, martial arts, and ancient ritual, Adrian creates deeply atmospheric and thought-provoking work.

During this special research and development session, participants will explore material from ‘Dead Blue’, Adrian’s latest creation. Through movement, gesture, voice, storytelling, and live music, dancers will investigate themes of ancient knowledge, resonance, and human connection.

Adrian will be joined by his associate composer, Louis La Porte Louis, who will lead a short voice workshop before accompanying the session live.

Louis is an interdisciplinary composer and dancer, creating neoclassical soundscapes, and electronic music for dance workshops and live performances. His work draws inspiration from artists such as Arvo Pärt and GoGo Penguin, as well as spacious house music and geometric patterns.

Expect an evening of exploration, imagination, live music, and embodied storytelling unlike any other.

Images by Umberto Rozzo and Stephanie McMahon

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13/06/2026

✨ We are delighted to welcome Richard Chappell Richard Chappell Dance and Marla King .d to The Playground. ✨

Together, they will share insights into the creation process of Us Folk, Richard Chappell Dance’s latest production. Rooted in nature, community, and the power of social dancing, Us Folk reimagines folk traditions for a more inclusive and hopeful present.

Participants will explore how the spiralled nature of RCD’s contact work and floor work intersects with social dancing patterns and activities, offering a unique opportunity to experience the company’s creative process first-hand.

While everyone is welcome, this session will be particularly valuable for embodied professional dancers interested in exploring choreographic process and collaborative practice.

We can’t wait to welcome Richard and Marla to The Playground and spend an evening exploring movement, connection, and community together.

12/06/2026

✨ We are thrilled to welcome back Jaimée-Jett .jett and ITCH Dance to The Playground. ✨

Celebrating Pride Month, this creative session will explore themes of liberation, joy, and the subversion of gender roles as ITCH Dance continues developing new choreographic material for its next company work.

Participants will explore musicality, texture, storytelling, strength, precision, and fluidity through company repertoire and creative tasks. The session will have a higher physical and technical intensity, making it particularly exciting for dancers looking to challenge themselves in a supportive and inclusive environment.

ITCH Dance is dedicated to developing artistry, building community, and challenging traditional binaries within dance, and we are delighted to welcome them back to The Playground.

Images by Mark Turrell and Taiyo Nagano Taiyo Nagano

05/06/2026

💛 Booking is now open for our next Playground session on Friday 19 June!

Join us for an evening of creativity, collaboration, live music, and making work together in a supportive and welcoming environment.

Whether you’re a regular or thinking of joining us for the first time, we’d love to see you there.

📅 Friday 19 June 2026 🕡 18:30–21:00 📍 Rambert, London

Spaces are limited and usually fill quickly, so be sure to book early.

Link in bio.

Image by Playgrounder photographer Dominic Farlam 🤍

20/05/2026

We’re so excited to welcome Choreographer Attila Andrási and musician Jo Thomas to The Playground this Friday ✨

Attila (he/they) is a Hungarian, London-based dance artist and practice-led researcher whose work spans choreography, somatics, and neurodivergent perception. Their work explores rhythm, atmosphere, embodied attention, and sensory awareness through slow and immersive movement practices.

For this Playground session, Attila will guide participants through a deeply attentive movement practice focused on minor gesture, sensory detail, and subtle rhythmic shifts through the body. Working individually and in pairs, the session welcomes all levels, particularly those drawn to slow processes, rich sensory experience, and embodied exploration ✨

Joining Attila is the wonderful Jo, composer, musician, artist and dancer whose work has been presented internationally across sound art, experimental music, and performance. In 2012, Jo received a Golden Nica in Sound Art from Prix Ars Electronica for her work Crystal Sounds of the Synchrotron.

Working with intricate digital glitches, textures, noise, and live responsiveness, Jo creates expressive and immersive sound worlds, and we’re so excited to welcome her to The Playground for the first time 🎶

📍 Friday 22 May 2026
📍 Rambert HQ, 99 Upper Ground SE1 9PP, London
⏰ 18:30–21:00

We can’t wait for Friday 💫

📸 Images by Marcandrea

19/05/2026

We’re so excited to welcome choreographic duo Ekleido (Hannah Ekholm & Faye Stoeser ) and musician bobby demers back to The Playground this Friday ✨

Recognised for their dynamic work across live performance and film, Ekleido create multidisciplinary work that bridges contemporary dance, club culture, fashion, and electronic music. Their critically acclaimed works have toured internationally and been presented at venues and festivals including Sadler’s Wells, Glastonbury, Latitude, The Place, and DanceEast.

For this Playground session, Ekleido will be researching material for their new work, Femina — exploring femininity, power, restriction, and expression through movement, contact work, unison, and the use of handbags as props. The session welcomes all dance backgrounds, levels, and gender expressions ✨👜

Joining them is the wonderful bobby demers, multi-instrumentalist, e-drummer, long-time Playground collaborator, and beloved improviser across Trinity Laban and The Place. With decades of experience creating music for dance, we’re always so happy to have bobby back in the studio 🎶

📍 Friday 22 May 2026 📍 Rambert HQ, 99 Upper Ground SE1 9PP, London ⏰ 18:30–21:00

We can’t wait for Friday💫

📸 Images by Deborah Jaffe .jaffe and Henry Curtis

18/05/2026

We’re so excited to welcome back choreographer Gerrard Martin and musician William South to The Playground this Friday ✨

Gerrard Martin is a performer, choreographer, movement director, educator, and EDI advocate whose career has spanned companies and productions including Phoenix Dance Theatre, Ballet Black, Rosie Kay Dance Company, Union Dance, Akademi, and The Lion King in the West End.

For this session, Gerrard will explore connectivity and joy through phrase work, contact work, and improvisation — creating space for dancers to move, connect, and share the experience together.

Joining him is the brilliant William South, a hugely experienced composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated extensively across dance, theatre, film, and live performance. William regularly works with leading dance institutions and artists across the UK and beyond, and we’re always so happy to have him back in the studio 🎶

📍 Friday 22 May 2026  📍 Rambert HQ 99 Upper Ground SE1 9PP, London ⏰ 18:30–21:00

We honestly can’t wait to see what unfolds from this collaboration 💫

09/05/2026

Happy sunny Saturday Playgrounders ☀️

After two months away touring, we are SO excited to say that Playground is finally BACK — and booking is now OPEN! ✨

🗓 Friday 22 May 2026 🕡 18:30 – 21:00 📍 Rambert HQ, 99 Upper Ground, Southbank

We honestly can’t wait to see you all again — to move, play, create and reconnect 💫

👉 Find the booking link in our bio, and don’t wait, spots go fast! 👀

Throwback image from a session led by Choreographer on the 12th January 2018. Captured by photographer 📸

We can’t wait to see you all soon,  The Playground Team ✨

22/02/2026

‼️ SAVE THE DATES ‼️
 They’re finally here ✨ our new 2026 Playground dates 🎉
 Pop them in your diaries — we can’t wait to be back together🗓️
 22 May – TBC Rambert Studio availability 19 June – All studios 17 July – All studios 18 September – No Rambert Studio 23 October – All studios 13 November – All studios 4 December – No Rambert Studio

⏰ 18:30–21:00 📍 Rambert HQ, on the Southbank  🎟️ Booking opens approx. 2 weeks before each session.

📸 Image by the lovely Photographer Elena Fortin 🤍 We love it and it’s a throwback to the session from Friday, the 11th May 2018.

19/02/2026

🌈 PLAYGROUND TAKEOVER ALERT 🌈

We’re so excited to announce that the not only is the brilliant Jaimée-Jett .jett helping put the team tomorrow night, they are also taking over our Instagram, so make sure to tune in 💥

Jaimée-Jett is a professional multi-disciplinary dance artist, graduating with a First Class BA (Hons) in Dance Studies from University of Roehampton 🎓✨ They’ve performed professionally with Merlin Entertainment and Disney Cruise Line 😍

They’re also the Founder & Creative Director of ITCH Dance — an inclusive dance company all about artistry, breaking binaries, and creating opportunities through classes, charity fundraisers, and live performance projects ❤️‍🔥

We cannot wait to play, move, and celebrate with you all tomorrow night. 🫶✨

See you on here on at Rambert Studios 💖

Image by the amazing Taiyo Nagano 📸

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