Four exciting international artists curate the 2022 programme from across the Commonwealth territories including practices of indigenous artists from Canada and
CommonTalk is a specially curated discussion panel series as part of Birmingham International Dance Festival (BIDF). Taking inspiration from the Commonwealth G
A series of screendance short films and videos by Midlands-based artists commissioned by DanceXchange for the festival, including award-winning, Anywhere is a D
Take part in dance classes at DanceXchange all through the festival! Come down to the studio and get your fix of dance in a variety of styles from ballet to ja
This is a free outdoor event UK Premiere Fences and barbed wire, rusty metal sheets on roofs of dwellings, hanging flags, solid footsteps striking the groun
This is a free outdoor event Join Hubbub Theatre Company’s resident DJ’s and dancers as we bring the Hubbub Dance Club to the BIDF stage! We’ll be playing all
This is a free outdoor event World Premiere Welcome to the world of Critical Mass, where we share our identity and invite you to explore your own in the wor
This is a free outdoor event Join our amazing inclusive party in Centenary Square for all to enjoy – expect a unique experience full of fun, good music and lau
This is a free outdoor event Some of the best talent from across the West Midlands’ communities will takeover Centenary Square to present inspiring, fun and en
This is a free outdoor event LOStheULTRAMAR appears and go to the streets to astonish the passersby, walking in procession and visiting the parks. They settle
This is a free outdoor event A fresh, quirky, colourful and magical collision of traditional and Hip Hop dance and music: high-energy, with a unique remix of M
This is a free outdoor event Join us for a family-friendly rave in the square playing the best in house, garage, and drum and bass with some of the nation's bi
Produced by Stephanie Ridings in association with Lou Lomas, Tappin’ In is a co-created mass participation tap dancing and storytelling extravaganza. Celebrati
This is a free outdoor event A high-octane journey of Dancehall through the ages - from dinki mini to ska, rocksteady to mid-school, right through to the prese
This is a free outdoor event Get your body moving and join us for a free unique and calming Sunday morning yoga experience outside at Chamberlain Square. All a
A bespoke workshop created to learn from leading inclusive dance artists (Anjali Dance Company). A high quality physical and engaging day as part of Birmingham
This is a free outdoor event Vibes #5 is a 30-minute audio experience, a chance to be outside in the city and sense it in a completely different way. Vibes
This is a free outdoor event Join Brummy babs, Fatt Projects, as they take over the BIDF public programme for an afternoon with MOBILISE - a huge interactive q
An exciting programme designed to celebrate UK-based dance artists that bring life and joy to outdoor places. Hosted online and in Birmingham, the Outdoor Dance
An excellent opportunity for dance teachers, practitioners and artists to learn new skills, enhance their teaching knowledge and connect with others from across
Price: Full Price: £10, With show ticket: £15
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Black British Ballet project in partnership with Ballet Soul and Birmingham Royal Ballet will deliver a series of FREE ballet workshops for professional dancers
World Premiere Celebrated Bharatanatyam artist Mavin Khoo presents an experiential evening of dance in two halves. Khoo begins by inviting contemporary artist
This is a free outdoor event Guided by our hosts, a diverse cast of 8 international guest dancers will go head to head to the sound of a live band and a
This is a free outdoor event Pushing the limits of their signature, between the organic and the mechanic, and manipulations of time and space, the two choreogr
All eyes are on Birmingham this summer for the Commonwealth Games – and to mark the moment, BRB’s Director Carlos Acosta is bringing together three thrilling wo
This is a free outdoor event “bring the fire” Afro street moves collide with tech and visuals! 4 dancers from London's Dragonsquad busking crew (of Oxfo
An introduction and dive into the professional dance industry with insights from international artists and companies. A bespoke all in one physical and engaging
This is a free outdoor event New work premiering in 2022 Timeless is about the passing of time and the fear that we as humanity are literally running out of
This is a free outdoor event Following the critical acclaim of DONUTS, Extended Play presents How To Build A Universe, premiering at Birmingham International D
This is a free outdoor event Dandyism is centuries old. The original African Dandies represented empowerment and post-colonial freedom. They appropriated the
This is a free outdoor event Black Victorians by Artistic Director and Choreographer Jeanefer Jean-Charles is inspired by nineteenth-century studio photographs
This is a free outdoor event Mughal Miniatures will use dance, live music, theatre, puppetry, intricate costuming and set design, creating living versions of I
This is a free outdoor event Joseph Toonga works at the forefront of Hip Hop in the UK and internationally. He describes himself as being in a continual search
This is a free outdoor event Challenging myths and expectations of the South Asian body in Indian classical dance, Thakore and Patel present the complexities o
This is a free outdoor event A male and female duet, Void explores the space created by the pandemic, and what has moved into that space - both good and bad.
UK Premiere In this new work, the Canadian-Swedish creative alliance of Emmanuelle LêPhan and Elon Höglund combine elements of contemporary dance, street dance
As Birmingham prepares to host the Commonwealth Games, REMEMBRANCES asks how best to welcome Indigenous people as visitors to the city, the country and the land
This is a free outdoor event UK Premiere The Scale Have you ever been fascinated by astronauts floating in space, free and moving without any effort? Mo
This is a free outdoor event In a world where animals and people live together, we encounter hippopotamuses that choose a middle path. Are the humans disguised
This is a free outdoor event BONDED explores the construct of human dependency - especially that of siblings - and how time and external conditions can affect
This is a free outdoor event The Place presents the album: skool edition by SAY Celebrate the joy and innocence of making up dances to exciting new music in
This is a free outdoor event Look Mum, No Hands! is a tender story about friendship and growing up. It is a visually beautiful, and physically surprising, comi
This is a free outdoor event Presented by Kundle Cru & Crying Out Loud Sometimes our emotions build up. When we let off steam it releases the pressure. But
This is a free outdoor event UK Premiere The new production of the Barcelona based company Cia Moveo is the third part of a trilogy dedicated to the relatio
This is a free outdoor event Right in the heart of the city rises the set of ‘Mind the Gap’ – a massive and monolithic silhouette. But don’t be fooled by its a
This is a free outdoor event UK Premiere Come on feet is a dance and live music performance coming from the energy and craft of underground dance forms (foo
This is a free outdoor event UK Premiere The Pantograph Have you ever been fascinated by astronauts floating in space, free and moving without any effort
This is a free outdoor event Jham! An innovative classical Indian dance and music production conceptualised and created by award-winning choreographer Nina Ra
UK Premiere Made within the lands of the Six Nations of the Grand River, Canada and Piha, Aotearoa (NZ), the performance affirms First Nation womxn’s kinship r
UK Premiere Be guided through a powerful, mystical journey with HUMANHOOD Dance Company’s visionary dance theatre meditation, ∞{Infinite}. Julia Robert & Rudi
CommonTalk is a specially curated discussion panel series as part of Birmingham International Dance Festival (BIDF). Taking inspiration from the Commonwealth G
Tickets go on sale soon On a planet from another time and space there lived fictional humanity that failed to respond to their environmental crisis. Four spiri
UK Premiere Created & Performed by David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen in collaboration with Elya Grant, David Harvey, and Renee Sigouin Bygones celebrates
UK Premiere With Mailles, the choreographer, singer and author Dorothée Munyaneza created a dance and vocal performance for six female African or of African de
This is a free outdoor event The Place presents the album: skool edition by SAY Celebrate the joy and innocence of making up dances to exciting new music in
This is a free outdoor event Mughal Miniatures will use dance, live music, theatre, puppetry, intricate costuming and set design, creating living versions of I
This is a free outdoor event Dumped on an island, with just the clothes on your back, a seemingly random collection of objects in front of you and 3 other peop
This is a free outdoor event PLI brings together 22 conference chairs, obsessive rhythm and one devoted man. On a small platform, Viktor Černický dives resolut
This is a free outdoor event Forbidden Identity explores the personal struggle of a Deaf child growing up in a hearing world; denied access to British Sign Lan
This is a free outdoor event Dandyism is centuries old. The original African Dandies represented empowerment and post-colonial freedom. They appropriated the
This is a free outdoor event World Premiere Originally commissioned by Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park in 2021 for their Green Dwelling site, Where All
This is a free outdoor event Black Victorians by Artistic Director and Choreographer Jeanefer Jean-Charles is inspired by nineteenth-century studio photographs
This is a free outdoor event Challenging myths and expectations of the South Asian body in Indian classical dance, Thakore and Patel present the complexities o
This is a free outdoor event “bring the fire” Afro street moves collide with tech and visuals! 4 dancers from London's Dragonsquad busking crew (of Oxfo
This is a free outdoor event In a world where animals and people live together, we encounter hippopotamuses that choose a middle path. Are the humans disguised
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