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| Visit us at the British Council Arts Uk website, where we have information about dance, drama, music and other visual and performing arts |
| Visit this Google map to find the geographical location for this event. It points to the town of Roubaix. |
| Download the programme for the three day event in English or French |
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 UKMoves in Roubaix offers three days’ total immersion in the originality and creativity of British dance today.
The event focuses on the vitality of ideas shown by choreographers from across the Channel. Always ready to transgress established codes, to integrate other art forms, to explore new territories, they continue to reinvent the scene.
Download the programme for the event and information on how to get there
‘UKMOVES is a British Council initiative organised in collaboration with the Centre Chorégraphique National Roubaix Nord-Pas de Calais in partnership with other cultural organisations: le Garage/Théâtre de l’Oiseau Mouche, la Condition Publique, Danse à Lille, le Musée La Piscine et l’Office de Tourisme of Roubaix.
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About 100 artists from 15 companies will be present, some of whom like Jonathan Burrows et Matteo Fargion, Rosemary Butcher, Wendy Houston, Bock and Vicenzi, Walker Dance Park Music, Eddie Ladd, Charles Linehan, New Art Club and Rosemary Lee already enjoy international reputations whilst others like Anna Krzystek, Colin Poole, Frauke Requardt, Dog Kennel Hill Project, Anushiye Yarnell and Laila Diallo are new talents waiting to be discovered.
Download the full listing of participating companies
An exhibition of one of the most exciting and important photographers specialising in British dance, Chris Nash, is another reflection of the richness and diversity of the UK dance scene.
UKMoves will take place on the following days in October:
Thursday 4
Friday 5
Saturday 6
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Over and above being a true partnership between the British Council and important French cultural structures, this platform is an occasion to bring together in Roubaix some ninety dance professionals from all over Europe presenting new shows. In presenting seminars on 'Community' and 'Integrated' dance.UKMOVES will illustrate that the vitality of choreography in the UK is also a result of its strong implication in social issues and espeically the work carried out in these fields
Please read more about the seminars
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Following Zagreb et Vilnius, the choice for the next British showcase fell naturally on Roubaix for the vitality of the partnerships offered and the quality of the technical equipment in these revitalised cultural spaces : le Garage/Théâtre de l’Oiseau Mouche, la Condition Publique, Danse à Lille, le Musée La Piscine et l’Office de Tourisme. The artists will bring their « British touch » to all the above venues! |
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UKMoves is a European platform event and will attract many professionals from the Dance and Performing Arts fields across Europe. Still, it is part of the normal yearly programme of the Roubaix venues involved.
If you are Dance programmer or a professional working in the field of Dance and would like to attend please contact us on UKMOVES@britishcouncil.org
If you just would like to attend one or more performances and get a taste of the current British Dance scene you can buy tickets by contacting the venues box-office directly. You can do so by visiting our partners websites. Please see list of partners at the bottom of this page. |
Partner organisations
The following partner companies are taking place in the organisation and support of this event:
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