Joss Arnott Dance

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23/07/2026

🌈 Excited to share the trailer for our brand new production “Tin Man and the Scarecrow”🌈

Following a pilot tour to primary schools and libraries this summer, we’re excited to bring the show to our future audiences next year!

A big thank you to our amazing team and to our funders and supporters for their continued support enabling us to bring dance to so many young people!

Dancer and Lead Outreach Facilitator
Original music
Dramaturgy
Original Costume and Set Designer: Eleanor Bull 
Puppet Technical Design and Maker: Keith Frederick 
Costume Supervisor: .armitage
Set Construction: Take 1 Scenic 
Workshop Facilitators
Audio Description
Branding and Artwork

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Funded by , The Granada Foundation and Rochdale Borough Culture Network. Supported by

07/07/2026

📣 📣 FREE COMPANY CLASS IS BACK! [AUGUST SERIES] 📣 📣

We are delighted to announce that we are opening up free company class in Salford and Manchester on the following dates to professional dancers and those in training (18+).

Dates and Teachers
- Mon 10 & Tues 11 August - Yue Ying Ho
- Wed 12 August - Dom Coffey
- Thurs 13 August - Robbie Ordona
- Fri 14 August - Joss Arnott
- Mon 17 August - Dom Coffey

Location:

- Tues 18 August - Robbie Ordona
- Wed 19 & Thurs 20 August - Yue Ying Ho
- Fri 21 August - Joss Arnott

Location: .artsmcr

Time: 10:00-11:15

Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you wish to join us on any of the dates above please email

[email protected]

and we look forward seeing you there!

Also a big shout out to all the amazing dancers in our promo video!!

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🌈 We’ve loved presenting our brand new production “Tin Man and the Scarecrow” over the past week that is currently touri...
06/07/2026

🌈 We’ve loved presenting our brand new production “Tin Man and the Scarecrow” over the past week that is currently touring to schools and libraries! 🌈

More public shows in Rochdale this weekend at Rochdale Central Library Rochdale Library Service 11:00 and 13:30 before our final shows in schools over the next couple of weeks!

Dancer and Lead Outreach Facilitator Dominic Coffey
Original music Oleta Haffner
Dramaturgy Sue Buckmaster
Workshop Facilitators J E C O
Original Costume and Set Designer: Eleanor Bull 
Puppet Technical Design and Maker: Keith Frederick 
Costume Supervisor: .armitage
Set Construction: Take 1 Scenic 
 
Audio Description Vicky Ackroyd
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Funded by Arts Council England, The Granada Foundation and Rochdale Borough Culture Network. Supported by Your Trust Dance@Salford

30/06/2026

🎩💫🎉 FUNDING & TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!! 🎩💫🎉
 
We’re so EXCITED and PROUD to announce that “Meet the Hatter”, our latest dance and multimedia show, is going back out on tour across the UK and Internationally for 2026-27!!
 
Following on from our 15th anniversary year and tour, we are absolutely thrilled to have successfully received funding from to make our biggest tour in the company’s history a reality.
 
With multiple 5* reviews and incredible feedback from our audiences, “Meet the Hatter” is our most ambitious production to date and incorporates live performance with stunning digital technologies to create the Hatter’s epic, cinematic version of Wonderland using the power of his imagination.
 
Catch us on tour from October with more dates to be announced inc. Autumn 27!
 
AUTUMN 26 - UK

24th Oct - Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth
27th Oct - Gloucester Guildhall
29th Oct - Rotherham Civic Theatre
31st Oct - Storyhouse, Chester
18th - 20th Dec - Loading Bay, Bradford 
 
SPRING/SUMMER 27 - UK

6th Feb - Lowry, Salford
12th-13th Feb - Norwich Playhouse
16th-18th Feb - Sadler’s Wells, London
20th Feb - CAST, Doncaster
26th June - Harrogate Theatre 
 
USA TOUR
 
Alaska Center for the Performing Arts 
2nd - 5th December 2026 
 
Sheldon Community Arts Hangar, Alaska 
7th December 2026 
 
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, California
18th - 23rd March 2027 
 
CANADA TOUR
 
Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Winnipeg 
4th - 16th April 2027 
 
Ontario Presents 
 
Flato Markham Theatre
19th & 20th April 2027 
 
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
21st April 2027 
 
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga
22nd April 2027 
 
Kingston Grand Theatre
25th & 26th April 2027 
 
River Run Centre, Guelph
27th - 29th April 2027 
 
Chatham Capitol Theatre
4th May 2027 
 
The Rose Theatre, Brampton
6th May 2027 
 
The Burlington Performing Arts Centre 
9th & 10th May 2027 
 
For more information, and to BOOK TICKETS, visit the link in our bio! 🎩✨

🌈 We’ve been busy over the past few months enjoying the research, development and creation of “Tin Man and the Scarecrow...
22/05/2026

🌈 We’ve been busy over the past few months enjoying the research, development and creation of “Tin Man and the Scarecrow” that will tour in June/July this year to schools and libraries! 🌈

As part of our Human Centred Design process working with our intended audiences, we’re extremely proud to be working with schools in the North to ensure our work stays relevant, excited and inspiring for young people.

We’re can’t wait to start performing this new show that features the talents of our amazing creative team

Dancer and Lead Outreach Facilitator
Original music
Dramaturgy
Workshop Facilitators Joshua Owen Maiya Leeke
Original Costume and Set Designer: Eleanor Bull
Puppet Technical Design and Maker: Keith Frederick
Costume Supervisor: Rosie Armitage
Set Construction: Take 1 Scenic

Audio Description
Photography

Funded by , The Granada Foundation and Rochdale Borough Culture Network. Supported by

More details coming soon ‼️

🎩“Meet the Hatter”🎩 As our first tour comes to an end, we wanted to share how extremely grateful we are for the last two...
22/03/2026

🎩“Meet the Hatter”🎩

As our first tour comes to an end, we wanted to share how extremely grateful we are for the last two and a half years of creating and touring our most ambitious production to date!

Thank you to our fabulous audiences, partners, funders, tour venues and participants who we’ve loved working with and to our wonderful dream team of collaborators that made this show come life!

The response to “Meet the Hatter” has been overwhelming and we’re excited to share some responses with you so please take a look!

We can’t wait for what’s to come! Stay tuned! ✨

Creative Team

- Dancers and
- Dramaturg
- Composer
- Multimedia Artist
- Lighting Designer and Production Manager
- Movement Consultant
- Animation Artist
- Costume Designer .design
- Costume Assistant - Ellie Nicholas
- Dance Artist
- Audio Describer

For Joss Arnott Dance

- Executive Producer
- Associate Producer
- Marketing Manager
- General Manager, Karen Parry
- Fundraising Consultant, Joanne Peters
- PR and Communications

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through .

Commissioned by Lincoln Arts Centre.

Supported by , .artsmcr, , , Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Children’s Capital of Culture, The Golsoncott Foundation, , and Unity Theatre Trust.

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We’re thrilled and grateful to enter the new year by officially announcing that we are developing a new show that will p...
09/01/2026

We’re thrilled and grateful to enter the new year by officially announcing that we are developing a new show that will premiere in summer 2026 !!

Created for audiences 5+ and their families, “TIN MAN and the Scarecrow” is our new dance production that is being created specifically for a variety of performance spaces that include schools, libraries, community centres and outdoor festivals.

Watch this space for more news soon including information on our cast and collaborators!!

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through , The Granada Foundation and Rochdale Borough Culture Network.
 
Supported by and .

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