Dance Umbrella

Dance Umbrella London's international dance festival, taking place 9-31 October across the capital and online ✨ Artistic Director and CEO: Freddie Opoku-Addaie
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Ignite your dance skills and be part of Dance, Camera, Action: a brand-new dance film project for the Autumn term with H...
19/07/2024

Ignite your dance skills and be part of Dance, Camera, Action: a brand-new dance film project for the Autumn term with Hip Hop Theatre and Street Dance company Impact Dance 🎥🍂

🗓️ Taster workshops 8 & 22 August

Learn how to get involved: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/event/dancecameraaction/

We are looking for participants who:

- Live or go to school in Westminster or neighbouring boroughs
- Aged 9+
- Have a membership with St Andrew’s Youth Club (new members are welcome to join!)

✨ No previous dance or film experience necessary ✨

Win tickets to the opening night performance of Dance Umbrella Festival 2024 or a Digital Pass 🎟️Ahead of the Festival, ...
16/07/2024

Win tickets to the opening night performance of Dance Umbrella Festival 2024 or a Digital Pass 🎟️

Ahead of the Festival, we're trying to find out a bit more about our audiences so that we can make sure you have the best experience 🤗

For your chance to win tickets to see HATCHED ENSEMBLE by Mamela Nyamza at the Barbican or get a free Digital Pass this October, all you need to do is complete this short survey: https://www.surveyhero.com/c/jeau4mmp

📸 Mark Wessels

We're hiring 🌟We're looking for a new Assistant Producer to work across London's international festival of dance! This i...
21/06/2024

We're hiring 🌟

We're looking for a new Assistant Producer to work across London's international festival of dance! This is a great opportunity to develop experience in contemporary performance production.

Deadline 15 July | Learn more & apply now: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/about-us/work-with-us/

Introducing the dance artists and companies part of this year's Dance Umbrella Festival 🤗They will be coming to you this...
19/06/2024

Introducing the dance artists and companies part of this year's Dance Umbrella Festival 🤗

They will be coming to you this October in venues across London and online via our Digital Pass ✨

Explore the programme in full: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/festival/

In memory of Emma ❤️"We dedicate Dance Umbrella Festival 2024 in memory of Emma Gladstone OBE, Dance Umbrella’s Artistic...
13/06/2024

In memory of Emma ❤️

"We dedicate Dance Umbrella Festival 2024 in memory of Emma Gladstone OBE, Dance Umbrella’s Artistic Director and CEO 2014-20. Emma’s creative brilliance and ethical compass were always pioneering, whilst being aligned with a rapidly changing world."

Freddie Opoku-Addaie
Artistic Director and Co-CEO, Dance Umbrella

📷 Portrait of Emma Gladstone by Hugo Glendinning

11/06/2024

Dance Umbrella Festival 2024, here we go 🚀

London's festival of groundbreaking international and UK dance is back! Join us for spectacular performances on stages across our global city and online.

Featuring:
Abby Z and the New Utility
Adam Seid Tahir
Amina Seid Tahir
de Stilte
Diana Niepce
Hackney Showroom
Hetain Patel
Hugo Glendinning
Ioanna Paraskevopoulou
Lea Anderson
Mamela Nyamza
POCKETART
Rosemary Lee

9-31 October | Explore the programme: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/festival/

We've curated another selection of free dance films & videos to get you feeling inspired this June ✨Featuring Waacking t...
03/06/2024

We've curated another selection of free dance films & videos to get you feeling inspired this June ✨

Featuring Waacking to Little Simz, a dance film inspired by Celine Song's Past Lives, DV8, Gregory Maqoma, Aditi Mangaldas and Alleyne Dance 🎥

Watch now:

A curated selection of free dance films and videos available to watch online

Guess what? London Battle is BACK 💥Returning for a second triumphant year, the epic hip hop battle curated by Jade Hacke...
30/05/2024

Guess what? London Battle is BACK 💥

Returning for a second triumphant year, the epic hip hop battle curated by Jade Hackett will takeover Somerset House's iconic outdoor courtyard this summer ☀️

Expect breaking showcases, workshops, live DJs and a BIG outdoor party, all culminating in a head-to-head dance battle between the four corners of London. Teams to be announced 👀

Sat 17 Aug | Learn more: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/event/london-battle-2024/

Yesterday our leadership duo Freddie Opoku-Addaie (Artistic Director & Co-CEO) and Tania Wilmer (Co-CEO) attended the Ga...
16/05/2024

Yesterday our leadership duo Freddie Opoku-Addaie (Artistic Director & Co-CEO) and Tania Wilmer (Co-CEO) attended the Garden Party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Creative Industries 🤩👑

We're so excited to announce a full weekend of family fun, created specially for Dance Umbrella Festival 2024 🥳🎭 Perform...
16/05/2024

We're so excited to announce a full weekend of family fun, created specially for Dance Umbrella Festival 2024 🥳

🎭 Performances from de Stilte & Hackney Showroom
💥 Workshops
🎨 Arts & crafts

26-27 Oct Unicorn Theatre & Potters Fields Park | Learn more: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/event/dance-umbrella-family-weekend-2024/

🤝 In partnership with Unicorn Theatre & Team London Bridge

30/04/2024

You’ve got the Booker prize for books, Turner for art and launched on International Dance Day – the Rose International Dance Prize, a biennial prize for new dance creations from Sadler's Wells! 🏆🌹

A huge congratulations to the nominees:
- An Untitled Love by Kyle Abraham (USA)
- Larsen C by Christos Papadopoulos (Greece)
- Encantado by Lia Rodrigues (Brazil)
- CARCAÇA by Marco da Silva Ferreira (Portugal)

We are especially excited to reveal that we will be presenting CARCAÇA alongside Sadler's Wells & Big Pulse Dance in London, February 2025 💜

Learn more about the prize: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/2024/04/29/dance-umbrella-announces-new-show-carcaca-by-marco-da-silva-ferreira-shortlisted-for-rose-international-dance-prize/

Portuguese dance artist Marco da Silva Ferreira has been shortlisted for the first ever Rose International Dance Prize (...
29/04/2024

Portuguese dance artist Marco da Silva Ferreira has been shortlisted for the first ever Rose International Dance Prize (think the Turner or Booker Prize, but for dance!) 🌹

We're so excited to be presenting his work CARCAÇA in London, February 2025, with Sadler's Wells & Big Pulse Dance 🎆

The piece explores tools of cultural construction through the encounter of Portuguese folk dances and contemporary street/clubbing dances.

Parabéns Marco 💜

Tickets on sale 10 May | Learn more about the show and the prize: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/2024/04/29/dance-umbrella-announces-new-show-carcaca-by-marco-da-silva-ferreira-shortlisted-for-rose-international-dance-prize/

18/03/2024

"Via_Katlehong was the first generation that took this dance form [Pantsula] to the world" 🇿🇦

The South African dance company discuss their exhilirating show Via Injabulo at Sadler's Wells in London, which saw them collaborate with two international choreographers: Amala Dianor (Senegal/France) and Marco da Silva Ferreira (Portugal).

Specially filmed for Dance Umbrella Festival 2023 🎥

Watch the full talk: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/2024/03/18/watch-via-katlehong-on-via-injabulo-post-show-talk-at-sadlers-wells/

Big news... Dance Umbrella Festival 2024 returns this October and we are so excited to reveal the first show in our prog...
14/03/2024

Big news... Dance Umbrella Festival 2024 returns this October and we are so excited to reveal the first show in our programme of boundary pushing international dance 💥

US dance company Abby Z and the New Utility are coming to Sadler's Wells for the European premiere of their physically explosive, genre-bending new work Radioactive Practice ☢️

On sale 25 March | Learn more: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/event/abby-z-and-the-new-utility-radioactive-practice

"She was kind and curious, genuine and generous, ready to take risks and quick to laugh with an infectious, mischievous ...
13/02/2024

"She was kind and curious, genuine and generous, ready to take risks and quick to laugh with an infectious, mischievous cackle."

Lyndsey Winship remembers the life and career of Emma Gladstone OBE, our beloved former Artistic Director & Chief Executive ❤️

Dancer and artistic director of the Dance Umbrella festival known for being an innovative force in the industry

One week left to apply for our Head of Marketing role ✍️This individual will be responsible for planning and delivering ...
05/02/2024

One week left to apply for our Head of Marketing role ✍️

This individual will be responsible for planning and delivering marketing, media and communication strategies for London's international dance festival

Deadline 12 Feb | Apply now: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/about-us/work-with-us/

It is with great sadness that we are announcing the death of Emma Gladstone OBE. A pioneering and highly respected leade...
24/01/2024

It is with great sadness that we are announcing the death of Emma Gladstone OBE. A pioneering and highly respected leader in the dance world across the globe, Emma was Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Dance Umbrella from 2013 to 2021. Emma died on Monday 22 January, after a short illness, at home and surrounded by her loving family.

As well as being internationally celebrated for her exquisite taste and incisive acumen, Emma was a joyful collaborator who was loved by artists, colleagues and audiences alike. Her infectious laugh, delicious wit and kindness made her a cherished friend and mentor to more people than we can count; and her dedicated encouragement, care and companionship made her an extraordinary mother, stepmother and wife. ❤️

Read full statement:

Photo credit: Hugo Glendinning

18/01/2024

Exciting news 🤩

You can now watch the full performance of BirdGang ltd's newest show Family (dys)Function, which premiered at Stanley Arts as part of Dance Umbrella Festival 2023 🎥

Experience a collision of analogue and digital worlds as the hip hop movement architects bring together an intergenerational cast from the communities of Croydon.

Part of This is Croydon

Check it out: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/2024/01/17/watch-birdgang-ltds-family-dysfunction-from-dance-umbrella-festival-2023/

New freelance job opportunity at Dance Umbrella ✨We're hiring for a Head of Marketing, responsible for planning and deli...
15/01/2024

New freelance job opportunity at Dance Umbrella ✨

We're hiring for a Head of Marketing, responsible for planning and delivering marketing, media and communication strategies for London's international dance festival.

Deadline 12 Feb | Learn more & apply now: https://danceumbrella.co.uk/about-us/work-with-us/

📸 One Drop by Sonya Lindfors at Battersea Arts Centre, part of Dance Umbrella Festival 2023. Credit Tuukka Ervasti.

We're back for the new year and what a way to kick things off with the news that our former Artistic Director Betsy Greg...
08/01/2024

We're back for the new year and what a way to kick things off with the news that our former Artistic Director Betsy Gregory has been awarded an OBE for her Services to Dance!

Congratulations Betsy 🥳

📸 Hugo Glendinning

Thank you for all the support you've shown DU this year, and we can't wait for what the new year brings...Wishing everyo...
20/12/2023

Thank you for all the support you've shown DU this year, and we can't wait for what the new year brings...

Wishing everyone a safe and relaxing festive break 🎄

Big love,
The DU Team ❤️

18/12/2023

Celebrating 10 years of bringing inspiring international dance work to young audiences in outer London boroughs 🥳

First conceived by our former Artistic Director Emma Gladstone in 2014, the Orbital Tour has since become an essential part of DU's annual festival programme ✨

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