This spring, we welcome critically acclaimed choreographers including Charlotte Vincent and Olivier Award-winner Botis Seva, and host Brazil’s hottest dance company and home-grown Brighton-based talent.
Photography: Until We Sleep (Tom Visser), São Paulo Dance Company (Iari Davies)
Hip hop - but not as you might expect
This March, Botis Seva’s fearless and original Hip Hop collective Far From The Norm premiere their powerful new piece challenging our perception of dance, Until We Sleep.
With a team of dancers at the very top of their game, get ready for striking costumes, piercing lighting design and a soundscape of percussion, guttural sounds and soul-touching music; the perfect backdrop for Botis Seva’s unmistakable choreography.
A local anniversary, an exclusive premiere
We’re delighted to be a part of the 30th anniversary celebrations for Charlotte Vincent’s Brighton-based Vincent Dance Theatre! Renowned for creating exceptional and socially engaged stage and film work, the company mark their anniversary with a brand-new production, PLAY, premiering with us on 14 Mar.
Made and performed by four local young people and Vincent Dance Theatre collaborator Aurora Lubos, PLAY digs into the upheaval of the past few years, and celebrates young people's incredible resilience during the huge personal and global changes they face.
Woven with Charlotte’s trademark dark humour, come along and celebrate Brighton’s immense local talent.
A UK debut for Brazilian fire
From 27-28 February, trailblazers of the South American contemporary dance scene, São Paulo Dance Company visit Brighton for the very first time on their UK and Ireland debut tour.
Artistic Director Inês Bogéa, dancer, filmmaker and writer, has three outstanding and world-renowned international choreographers on board for the triple-bill performance, including Cassi Abranches, fresh from working with Birmingham Royal Ballet on Black Sabbath – The Ballet.
Each distinct piece showcases the individual flair of the 22-strong dance ensemble and choreographers, combined with the simmering style of Brazilian dance.
Discover a world of dance this spring
Self-deprecating, introspective and whip-smart, Catherine Bohart delves into her ‘needless worries’ in Borrowing Trouble. Bohart discusses moving in with her girlfriend for the first time and mental health in this powerhouse house hour from Irish comedy favourite (Fri 16 Oct). Dan Tiernan has hit rock-bottom in Quartz and All, and what better way to cope that to turn to the world of crystal healing? This “brilliant, blistering, eardrum-drum battering” (Daily Telegraph) sees Tiernan armed with rose quartz and sage as he discusses sexuality and mental health in an uproarious hour of stand-up (Fri 23 Oct). Over at the Concert Hall, internationally acclaimed comedian and filmmaker Simon Amstell presents an hour of reflection, dissection, and the psychology of indulging in a celebrity crush in I Love it Here (Thu 22 Oct).