Luca Silvestrini's Protein

Luca Silvestrini's Protein Protein connects people and everyday life through dance. We are people focused.

Protein creates and tour dance theatre that is connected to real life; it’s an experience that people can easily and deeply engage with.

Happy International Dance Day 🧡Sending love from Protein Dance!We’re sharing powerful moments from There and Here 2024, ...
29/04/2026

Happy International Dance Day 🧡
Sending love from Protein Dance!

We’re sharing powerful moments from There and Here 2024, performed at The Place, London, launching Refugee Week 2024. This unforgettable piece brought together an incredible ensemble of artists from Iran, Colombia, Afghanistan, Congo, Peru, Cameroon and Ukraine.

Over three weeks at The Place, participants came together to sing, dance, express their creativity, and share their individual stories—building something rooted in connection, courage, and collective resilience.

There and Here is dedicated to the over 100 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, and the impacts of climate change.

We’re proud to announce that There and Here returns this year with two performances:

📅 Thursday 21 May 2026
🕒 3pm & 7pm
📍 The Place, London

Book your tickets now and join us. Link in bio.

Supported by The Place and the Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation.

Photos by Alice Underwood Films

ArtAndResilience

CALL OUT: Community Dance Groups 💃🕺Protein Dance is looking for Greenwich based groups to take part in (In)visible Danci...
16/04/2026

CALL OUT: Community Dance Groups 💃🕺

Protein Dance is looking for Greenwich based groups to take part in (In)visible Dancing this September - a unique outdoor performance in Woolwich Town Centre, as part of a major festival!

Who can join?
Adult community groups based in Greenwich — all movement styles welcome, including:
Lindy hop, street, ballroom, martial arts, folk/traditional, circus, cheerleading, capoeira, parkour, dance fitness & more...

If your group moves, we want to hear from you!

Why take part?
✨ Perform your own routine to a live band!
✨ Be part of a large-scale outdoor event!
✨ Help celebrate and bring Woolwich Town Centre to life!

Project Dates
📍 Saturday 5 September 2026
Group rehearsal at Woolwich Works
📍 Sunday 6 September 2026
Performance in Woolwich Town Centre

How to apply
📩 Register your interest by emailing info or links about your group to:
[email protected]
🗓 Deadline: Midnight, 28 May 2026

(In)visible Dancing is funded by Royal Borough of Greenwich and supported by Woolwich Works.

Photos by Ali Wright Theatre Photography of (In)visible Dancing 2019

We are so proud of our weekly sessions at Creating Ground CIC. A massive thank you to Protein’s dance artists Rachele Ra...
15/04/2026

We are so proud of our weekly sessions at Creating Ground CIC.
A massive thank you to Protein’s dance artists Rachele Rapisardi and YUYU RAU 饒宇玉 for their amazing work.

The National Lottery Community Fund Royal Borough of Greenwich Home-start Greenwich

📣 We have been nominated for BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE COMPANY at National Dance Awards 2025!!!We are delighted to have rec...
10/04/2026

📣 We have been nominated for BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE COMPANY at National Dance Awards 2025!!!

We are delighted to have received this recognition at this particular moment in time, and we wish to thank and celebrate every single artist, participant, organisation, funder and supporter who has participated and contributed towards an amazing year of dance.

Thank you and congratulations to all nominees.



📸 Nathan Bartman as Papageno in Protein’s The Magic Flute, image by

🎬 We’re excited to begin a new participation project with students from Newhaven School in Greenwich over the next three...
05/03/2026

🎬 We’re excited to begin a new participation project with students from Newhaven School in Greenwich over the next three weeks.

Together, the students will take part in creative workshops and collaborate to co-create a dance theatre film at Tramshed, Woolwich — exploring movement, storytelling and their own ideas through dance and film.

This project is part of Luca Silvestrini’s Protein’s Real Life, Real Dance inclusion programme, which champions young people’s voices and creativity. Previous projects include But I Am (2023) and This Is Us (2021).

Funded by Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Supported by Tramshed, Woolwich Common Community Centre, GCDA Trading, Woolwich Works.

We can’t wait to get started and see what the students create! 💫

📅 Monday 02 March⏰ 9.30am – 5.30pm📍 Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory11 No.1 St, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6H👉 Tick...
19/02/2026

📅 Monday 02 March
⏰ 9.30am – 5.30pm
📍 Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory
11 No.1 St, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6H

👉 Tickets via Eventbrite link in bio

Embrace is supported by Royal Borough of Greenwich, Woolwich Works and Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation.

✨ News! “But I Am” is heading to Puerto Rico! ✨We’re so pleased to announce that our award-winning film But I Am has bee...
18/02/2026

✨ News! “But I Am” is heading to Puerto Rico! ✨

We’re so pleased to announce that our award-winning film But I Am has been selected for screening at Festival Videodanza de Puerto Rico from 13–16 May 2026 🇵🇷🎬

Created with and for young people from King’s Park and Newhaven School, this film grew from a three-week intensive at Woolwich Works in November 2023 and was shot across the Royal Arsenal Riverside.

Made in collaboration with filmmaker Alice Underwood Films, Andy Pink composer and dance artists Temitope-Ajose Cutting and Emily Thompson-Smith, this project celebrates youth, creativity, and collaboration.

After screenings in Australia, USA, China, Cyprus, and the UK, we’re so excited to share this journey in Puerto Rico next!

Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
💛

Royal Borough of Greenwich Royal Arsenal Riverside Community Arts Council England Berkeley Group Royal Arsenal Woolwich

📣 We are delighted to share the news that Protein has been nominated for the Creative and Cultural Contribution Award at...
10/02/2026

📣 We are delighted to share the news that Protein has been nominated for the Creative and Cultural Contribution Award at the Best in Greenwich Business Awards 2026, sponsored by Clarion Housing.

We’ve been based and making work in the Royal Borough of Greenwich since 2012, and over the years we’ve been collaborating with local organisations, schools and communities, performing in high streets, iconic buildings and outdoor spaces, care homes, community halls and libraries.

As a Resident Artistic Company at Woolwich Works since 2021, we are continuing to reach out and engage artists, communities and audiences to make Greenwich a borough full of cultural activities to create, enjoy and participate in.

We are pleased to be nominated alongside Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Punchdrunk, Taru Arts, Sugar Studios and we congratulate with all shortlisted.

Berkeley Group

What previous participants say about Embrace… “It was such a well-paced day — a safe and warm space to learn together wi...
04/02/2026

What previous participants say about Embrace…

“It was such a well-paced day — a safe and warm space to learn together without judgement or expectation.”

“Thank you for putting this wonderful day together. Amazing speakers, full of knowledge in their field and truly inspirational. 😁🙏🏼 Gracias!”

“This felt like a valuable part of developing my creative practice and deepening my understanding of the world around me.”

“I felt validated in my own access work and really appreciated hearing different voices and perspectives.”

📅 Monday 02 March
⏰ 9.30am – 5.30pm
📍 Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory
11 No.1 St, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6H

🎟 Spaces are very limited — early booking recommended

👉 Tickets via the link in bio

Embrace is supported by Royal Borough of Greenwich, Woolwich Works and Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation

NOW ON SALE our 10th Edition of EMBRACE limited spaces – early booking recommended🗓️ Monday 02 March 2026⏰ 9.30am - 5.30...
29/01/2026

NOW ON SALE our 10th Edition of EMBRACE
limited spaces – early booking recommended

🗓️ Monday 02 March 2026
⏰ 9.30am - 5.30pm
📍 Works

Embrace, Protein’s ongoing professional development programme, returns for its 10th edition. The day combines practical and reflective training, creating space for sharing, discussion and learning around working with — and practising — dance today.

Join us for a one-day training designed for artists, facilitators, educators and practitioners working with young people, particularly those in alternative provision or with lived experience of trauma.

Bringing together leading voices from theatre, youth services and creative practice, Embrace is grounded in Protein’s inclusive, people-first approach.

🌟 Guest contributors include:
• Jacqueline Stewart & Tracey Anderson from Clean Break
• Teachers from Newhaven School
• Independent dance artist Charlene Low
• Speakers from Voice Box

Participants will leave with greater confidence, deeper understanding, and practical tools to support young people with empathy, clarity and care.

This training is for anyone working with young people — not just artists — and is particularly relevant for alternative provision, youth justice and trauma-affected communities.

🎫 Important Ticketing Info
Only 10 places available for the morning session with Clean Break (full-day pass only)
• Full Day Pass – £37 (10 spaces)
• Half Day Pass (from 1pm) – £17 (25 spaces)
• FREE afternoon sessions for those working, living or studying in the Royal Borough of Greenwich (book half-day pass)

☕ Light refreshments provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch.

Access
For access support or alternative formats, contact:
📧 [email protected]

👉 Book now via eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/embrace-supporting-young-people-with-care-and-creativity-tickets-1981748853167

Photo from Protein’s Real Life Real Dance project by Nicholas Minns.

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Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal
London
SE186HD

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:15am - 5:15pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:15pm
Thursday 9:15am - 5:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm

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