Dance City is providing a series of workshops suitable for a range of ages and abilities during the month-long festival, including Dive in at DC! a special day of workshops and performances for families on Bank Holiday Monday 5 May.
A series of festival talks and discussions offers audiences the opportunity to meet and talk to choreographers and performers taking part in the festival.
Dance City’s social space will be animated every Saturday during the festival with performances from youth dance companies, dance schools and community groups. An opportunity to see the best of the region’s emerging talent and outstanding local dancers and ensembles.
Throughout the festival, dance choreography students from Northumbria University will be around the city collecting video clips of movement from the general public. The collected clips will be edited into a video that will be screened during the festival. Participants will be invited to receive a personal copy of the video so watch out for the students in festival t-shirts in town throughout May.
Keep your eyes peeled for our touring performers. Venues include Grainger Town, Quayside Sunday market and of course Monument!
Times and dates not specified - it's a surprise!
Relax and recharge before and after festival events at our very own Urban café. Look out for a series of festival specials as well as hot and cold drinks, juices, smoothies and a great European menu.
Relax on a sofa at Dance City with a pre show drink and catch up with all the latest dance films produced by artists living and working in the north east.
The closing weekend of Dancing The World 08 will centre around the world premiere of OPEN PROJECT, a performance by the world's most acclaimed female flamenco dancers of the moment, Belen Maya and Olga Pericet.
The performance forms only part of the weekend’s experience. There is also a full program of Flamenco dance, guitar and basic percussion classes suitable for all levels, including children to create a true fiesta weekend.
Click here for more programme and package information about the Flamenco Weekend.