Past Events

A challenging and generous space to dance.

Going to a dance class can be scary! Unscary Saturdays are inclusive classes open to all ages and abilities, from professional dancers to untrained enthusiastic movers. The aim is to dismantle the unhelpful pressures and sense of intimidation that can often be felt in dance spaces.

This is a chance to try out dance styles that you’ve always wanted to give a go but felt too scared OR that you did long ago but feel out of practice with now. Come with a keenness to explore movement and an openness to try stuff. Children 12 years and under must be accompanied by a participating adult.

This class will be with Adesola Akinleye. Peace, joy, and love ballet (reclaiming ballet). This is a ballet class for the love of dancing. Adesola approaches ballet from an Afro-Indigenous worldview where dancing together is part of exploring and expressing the world around with joy.

Photo Cheniece Warner.

Choreographic Forum is part of the Society for Dance Research’s regular programming. The Forum invites artists and dance-scholars to share thoughts about a particular work or body of work. I will be Chairing the discussion about the Black British Ballet’s recent touring piece, “Movement Islands”.

In this talk, Dr. Adesola Akinleye will discuss Space+Dance+Digital (S+D2), a dance project creating choreography accessed through the immersive digital platform of Augmented Reality (AR).

Opening Reception of the exhibition of SPLASH! a multidisciplinary dance and drawing project that brings visual artists and dancers together to explore our relationship with water. Artwork from Andrew Hinton, Mary Rodriguez, and photography by Cheniece Warner. The Opening reception will include an immersive dance performance in the artwork by DancingStrong Movement Lab. artistic-directors Adesola Akinleye and Helen Kindred.