Dance Base

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

Five dancers, five guys, 40° in the studio. 🌡️

Hip-hop, breaking, contemporary and everything that fits in between, in Miller de Nobili’s PACK five dancers test the limits of their bodies. Presented as part of the Made in Germany Showcase, this dynamic show plays with group dynamics, exploring what rules and roles make up togetherness.

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Pack by Miller de Nobili
13 – 25 Aug | 14:40 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/504-pack

Miller de Nobili

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

"Soulful, imaginative, and rhythmically contagious" (The NY Times), Ragamala Dance Company is one of the USA’s most highly regarded companies of the South Indian diaspora.

Their new work by Artistic Director Aparna Ramaswamy, Ananta, The Eternal, is the first duet performance featuring sisters and acclaimed Bharatanatyam artists Aparna and Ashwini Ramaswamy, in a performance describing the eternal relationship between the deity and the devotee.

Ananta, The Eternal by Ragamala Dance Company
13 – 25 Aug | 13:00 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/489-ananta-the-eternal

FREE Street Dance workshop for ages 12-17! 🌟

In this workshop you'll learn the foundations of hip hop, focus on grooving, musicality, and have loads of fun! We'll also teach you a bit of hip-hop history to discover how this vibrant culture was created. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or just starting out, join us for an unforgettable dance workshop filled with energy, creativity, and fun!

Wednesday 7 August, 16.30 - 18.00

Book your FREE space here https://www.dancebase.co.uk/classes/street-dance-workshop-ages-12-17/?id=138593

Image credit: Amy Sinead

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

A regular collaborator with Dance Base, Alan Greig is set to deliver a site responsive solo dance performance, Within Reach, that looks at the ageing body and plays with gender, identity, and LGBTQ+ icons including Quentin Crisp, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis and Tennessee Williams. Delivered through a combination of eccentric spoken word monologues and crisp choreographed vignettes as he traverses the halls of Dance Base, the work provides a captivating, engaging and humorous exploration of identity, culture, and the cracked glamour of fame.

Within Reach by Alan Greig
9 – 11 Aug | 13:20 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/636-within-reach

Alan Greig Dance

During the Festival we will be offering professional class each week with Scottish and visiting international teachers.

Professional Contemporary 10:00 – 11:30
Tuesday 30 July – Sunday 04 August with Tess Letham
Tuesday 06 – Sunday 11 August with Mathieu Geffré
Tuesday 13 – Sunday 18 August with Lewis Major
Tuesday 20 – Sunday 25 August with Bridie Gane

Professional Ballet 11:30 – 13:00
Fridays 2, 9, 16 & 24 August with guest teachers Lewis Landini and Constant Vigier.

For professional artists these classes are available at £5 per class.

To book see https://www.dancebase.co.uk/professionals/train-with-us/

Image Credit: Stuart Armitt

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

From across the pond, acclaimed Canadian dance company Éowyn Emerald & Dancers return to Edinburgh with a riveting and deeply intimate jazz programme, which showcases her dazzling dancers and stunning choreographic vision.

Featuring 144 Ferrero Rochers, this is a show that follows a couple from their post-war meet-cute through the journey of their life, and leaves audiences feeling the highs and lows of the emotions they convey through stunning dance technique.

Éowyn Emerald & Dancers
6 – 11 Aug | 19:45 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/703-eowyn-emerald-dancers

Éowyn Emerald & Dancers

Paid Artist Residency Programme - Spring 2025 Call out

Are you an artist who see their work based in movement, dance and/or choreographic practice? Are you based in Scotland? Then the paid Artist Residency programme is for you!

Our paid residencies are for professional dance artists and choreographers looking to develop their work in a supportive, well equipped, and welcoming space.

Deadline: Wednesday 2 October, 11:00

For more information and how to apply, go to https://www.dancebase.co.uk/professionals/current-opportunities/

Image Credit: Amy Sinead

Join us during the festival for some dancing with a great line-up of teachers to get you moving and having fun in the studio during the summer break.
Classes running from 30 July - 25 August!

🌟Tuesdays
18:30 – 19:30 Reggaeton with Pirita Tuisku (All Levels)
19:45 – 20:45 House Dance with Ashley Jack (All Levels)

🌟Thursdays
18:30 – 19:30 Contemporary Dance with Alan Greig (All Levels)
19:45 – 20:45 Ballet with Benoit Egloff (All Levels)

🌟Fridays
10:00 – 11:00 Inclusive Dance with Emma Smith (All Levels)

🌟Sundays
10:00 – 11:00 Vintage (60+) Ballet with Kirsty Po***ck (All Levels)
11:15 – 12:15 AfroCuban with Yamil Ferrera (All Levels)

Our festival classes have something for everyone and are available to book now on our website. See you on the dance floor!

To book go to https://www.dancebase.co.uk/get-dancing-dance-base-timetable-class-picker/

Image Credit: Stuart Armitt

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

Award-winning choreographer Mathieu Geffré with his production company Rendez-Vous dance will present their first contemporary dance production What Songs May do… at Dance Base this August.

A traditional love duet through a q***r lens, two dancers expose the fractured relationship of a once romantic couple as they delve into the past in an attempt to rebuild their future together. This moving piece is performed to the evocative songs of Nina Simone. 🎼

What Songs May Do by Rendez-Vous Dance
6 – 11 Aug | 19:00 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/634-what-songs-may-do

There will also be a chance to dance alongside Mathieu Geffré, as he delivers a series of contemporary dance classes for professional level dancers between 6 – 12 Aug. Click the here to book your space https://www.dancebase.co.uk/classes/professional-contemporary-with-mathieu-geffre/?id=134829

Rendez-Vous dance

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

In one of his two shows at Dance Base this August, rising star of Australian Dance choreographer-director Lewis Major presents Triptych, a new mixed bill of award-winning dance works.

In this unique collaborative performance between Lewis, his company, and his mentor, the Legendary Russell Maliphant, three unique repertoire pieces investigate various poetic possibilities, universal rhythms and cycles performed by Major's company of dancers. Triptych is a captivating evening of dance, of connection between internal and external worlds - of non-duality - all set within a whirling maelstrom of movement, sound and light.

Triptych by House of Oz, Assembly Festival and Lewis Major
2 – 25 Aug | 21:40 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/612-lewis-major-triptych

❗️Please note a date and time change for this show!❗

🌟DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

Charles Pas and Courtney May Robertson bring two explosive but intimate physical poems to this year's programme: Victory Boogie Woogie and the pleasure of stepping off a horse when it's moving at full speed. 🐴

Desires and fears collide in an attempt to embrace the contradictions that make up a multifaceted human in this exhilarating double bill which will be providing late-night entertainment for audiences at Dance Base this August.

Victory Boogie Woogie and the pleasure of stepping off a horse when it's moving at full speed by Charles Pas and Courtney May Robertson
NEW DATES AND TIMES: 13 – 28 & 21 - 25 Aug | 11:45 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/632-victory-boogie-woogie-the-pleasure-of-stepping-off-a-horse-when-its-moving-at-full-speed

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

When the language of rational-centred social science and the words we use reach their limit, we turn to art for how it deals with the climate crisis.

In its European premiere, Jajack Movement’s, Sleeper presents a beautiful partnership for a sustainable tomorrow. Part of Korean Season and presented by Atobiz Ltd, choreographer Kim Yu-mi’s unique dance language replaces the words we use to deal with the climate crisis with tying and untying knots, a traditional act of Korean community spirit, and praying for the restoration of life.

Sleeper by Jajack Movement
2 – 18 Aug | 20:30 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/506-sleeper

🤩PAID PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY🤩

Applications are now open for our next Autumn Scratch Night!!

The Dance Base Scratch Nights provide a supportive platform for dance artists to share their work, try our new ideas and gain feedback from their audiences. This edition will be curated by our very own Artistic Director, Tony Mills who is looking for work that offers high levels of physicality which can "move our audiences with movement."

Interested? Find out more, including how to apply here https://www.dancebase.co.uk/professionals/current-opportunities/scratch-night-call-out/

Applications Close: Wednesday 4 September, 11:00

It’s South Asian Heritage Month! Here at Dance Base, we’ve got lots exciting upcoming events which showcase South Asian dance:

🌟 We’re working with Theiya Arts to explore styles like Bhatantanatyam, Kathak, Kandyan dance, and Bollywood with people living with Parkinson’s and their families, friends and carers. Next session – Monday 15 July, 10:15 at Leith Community Centre.

🌟 The South Asian Dance Jam is where dancers and musicians with a background in South Asian Arts can practice their skills, share their knowledge, learn new styles, form collaborations and support each other as a community. Next session – Sunday 04 August, 14:00 at Dance Base.

🌟 We’ve got a new classical Indian dance/Bharatanatyam class starting in Autumn 2024 with Sanath Kumar. Check it out in our Autumn brochure!

🌟 Our popular and well established Bollywood class with Ravikumar runs on Monday evenings at 17:45.

🌟 Our exciting Fringe programme includes Ananta, The Eternal by Aparna Ramaswamy, performed by Sisters and acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancers/choreographers Aparna Ramaswamy and Ashwini Ramaswamy. 13 – 25 Aug, Dance Base.

Find out more by heading to our website!

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

This August Dance Base hosts the European premiere of Taiwan Season: Palingenesis by D_Antigone Production Taiwan!

Three lithe, masked bodies emerge as if from a primordial ooze and proceed to morph their way through a series of carefully crafted chain reactions. Inspired by a biological concept of regeneration, hot-shot Taiwanese choreographer Chuang Po-Hsiang's timeless, absorbing dance trio is an extreme expression of intimacy, trust and transformation.

Tickets on sale now!

Palingenesis by D_Antigone Production Taiwan
2 – 25 Aug | 18:40 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/509-taiwan-season-palingenesis

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Marlous Lang-Peterse as our new Head of Professional Programme!

Marlous (she/her) has worked in the arts for over 10 years and will bring a depth of producing expertise and experience to this role. Marlous will be joining the team from 1st August where she will be supporting the Dance Base Festival in partnership with Assembly.

Find out more https://www.dancebase.co.uk/announcing-our-new-head-of-professional-programme/

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

What does it mean to be a man today?

In a sensitive and rich performance piece making its world premiere and Dance Base this August, Robbie Synge - aged 44, and Edinburgh-born Alfie aged 10, explore this question through dance and play in The Show for Young Men. Directed by Eoin McKenzie, this is a funny and tender new contemporary dance performance for audiences aged 8+ that considers familiar and unexpected ideas about masculinity and friendship.
Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase, in association with Imaginate.

The Show for Young Men by GuestHouse Projects
2 – 24 Aug | 17:30 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/512-the-show-for-young-men

GuestHouse Projects

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

Join us this August for a double-bill performance by two Hong Kong artists, who use different approaches to interpret body and dance, stage and performance.

It's Not My Body Chapter 3.5 by Wong Tan-ki - Wrestling with his own shadow, the dancer's every move, pause and limbo on stage construct a strong proposition about his dance life.

This Is by Dick Wong - From Duchamp to Kosuth to Lewitt, This Is looks to visual art to reinvestigate time, space and the body on stage.

Book your tickets now!

It's not my body chapter 3.5/This is by Wong Tan-ki and Dick Wong
2 – 11 Aug | 16:05 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/609-its-not-my-body-chapter-35-this-is

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

Having mesmerised audiences and critics alike with her Fringe 2022 performances of AND, Charlotte Mclean IS BACK at Dance Base this August alongside collaborators to present Futuristic Folktales.

Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase, this dance for hope scrutinises reproductive injustices by reimagining the tale of the first womb, a folkloric creation narrative often silenced. Two dancers perform alongside an evocative soundscape of experimental bagpipes composed by Malin Lewis in this beautiful, emotive, and at times humorous, show.

Futuristic Folktales by Charlotte Mclean
13 – 18 Aug | 15:50 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/494-futuristic-folktales

Charlotte Mclean

Choreographer placement with Scottish Dance Theatre | Call out

Dance Base and Scottish Dance Theatre are collaborating again to support one Scotland-based independent dance maker to develop their choreographic practice by working with the Scottish Dance Theatre Company for one week in November 2024!

Application Deadline | Wednesday 11 September

FB For more details visit https://www.dancebase.co.uk/professionals/current-opportunities/choreographer-placement-with-scottish-dance-theatre/

Image credit: by Genevieve Reeves, featuring dancer Orla Hardie

FREE RESIDENCY SHARING

The Dimestop have been in residency this week exploring how popping culture connects and grounds them. The Dimestop believes that we display our culture through the embodiment of dance, but what exactly have we embodied as popping dancers?

Come along and see their free work-in-progress sharing at 15:00 - 16:00 at Dance Base tomorrow.

Book your ticket here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dimestop-ayedentify-company-sharing-tickets-871919202807?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

The Dimestop

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

Looking for a family-friendly day out at the Fringe? Scotland’s longest running children’s theatre company Catherine Wheels is set to present The Last Forecast, their first ever dance piece!

Created and choreographed by the incredibly stylish Bridie Gane, the show is set on an island where Gael, a gecko-like creature lives alone, in harmony with the surroundings, until a stranger arrives, disturbing this island sanctuary...

The Last Forecast by Bridie Gane and Catherine Wheels
3 – 18 Aug | 13:15 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/510-the-last-forecast

From 20 – 26 Aug, Bridie Gane will be delivering a series of Professional Contemporary Classes at Dance Base – click the link in our bio to book your space!

Bridie Gane / Catherine Wheels Theatre Company

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

Next Zone makes its Fringe return as part of in TRANSHUMANIST, a popping duet between two male dancers who unfold in an alluring universe where the boundaries between artificial and human nature dissolve. In an electronic soundscape, they take the audience into what feels like another reality in this journey of heart and mind.

TRANSHUMANIST by Next Zone
2 – 25 Aug | 14:30 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/630-transhumanist

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

In her eightieth year, PRIME’s own Christine Thynne wondered if she might create her first dance performance. This August she teams up with co-creator Robbie Synge to do just that, presenting her solo debut These Mechanisms.

Among precarious assemblies of materials, Christine performs and informs, evolves and dissolves, splashes and crashes. Led by play and curiosity and with infectious personality, audiences encounter the banal to the jaw-dropping. This is real, and what happens along the way we can’t be sure. Nor can Christine.

These Mechanisms by Christine Thynne and Robbie Synge
2 – 4 Aug | 19:45 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/701-these-mechanisms

⭐ JOB OPPORTUNITY ⭐

Could you be our next Chief Executive who will lead the Dance Base team on its mission to help dance flourish and change lives in Scotland. This is a full-time and permanent post that supports the overall running of the organisation.

If you already have senior leadership experience in an arts or cultural organisation and a knowledge or passion for dance and the performing arts sector this could be the job for you?

Salary: £52,000 - £56,000 depending on skills and experience.

Get your applications in by Monday 15 July at 12 noon.
For more information and to apply visit https://www.dancebase.co.uk/about-us/work-for-us/

📸 Stuart Armitt

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

Join us this August for a joyful celebration of the dance of life, regardless of where you are on that road. Featuring Dance Base's in-house companies Lothian Youth Dance Company and PRIME, Timeless brings together dancers aged 14 to 80+ in one life-affirming showcase with four new works by choreographers Katie Armstrong, Tony Mills, Lewis Normand, and Alan Greig.

Get your tickets now!

Timeless with performances by PRIME & LYDC
2 – 11 Aug | 15:50 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/629-timeless

At the end of June, the Summer Rumble showcase wowed audiences with a celebration of many of the groups that our health, wellbeing & engagement team work with.

This included brilliant performances by Inclusive Class, Dance for Parkinson's, Dance Base's Community Dance Group, and our in-house dance companies Lothian Youth Dance Company, and PRIME Elders Company.

🌟Want to get involved with LYDC? Aged 14-21? Love dancing? Join us!
Lothian Youth Dance Company is currently looking for new dancers.
Auditions will be on Saturday 6 July, 11:00-13:00 at Dance Base

To book your free place at the LYDC workshop audition visit https://www.dancebase.co.uk/classes/lydc-workshop-audition/

Photos credit: Amy Sinead

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly🌟

Enter a mesmerizing world of illusion in Macarena Recuerda Shepherd’s Fringe debut The Watching Machine.

The Watching Machine was the name given to those 19th century objects that created illusions through mirrors and shutters. This August, the stage will become “The Machine” - watch as Macarena plays with light, shadows and reflections to experience what is illusion, what is representation and what is theatrical convention.

The Watching Machine by Macarena Recuerda Shepherd
6 – 11 Aug | 17:15 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/700-the-watching-machine
recuerdashepherd

🌟 DANCE BASE FESTIVAL 24 in partnership with Assembly Festival 🌟

Sit back and enjoy your flight as ACCA Dance Theatre (ACCA) presents its first full-length show: Occupational Hazard. ✈️

Fusing comedy, clowning and choreography, Occupational Hazard follows a day in the life of air hostesses Becky and Linda as they navigate consent as a woman in the service industry.

Recipients of the 2024 Keep it Fringe Fund, this comedic Fringe debut from ACCA Dance Theatre will be landing in Dance Base from 2 to 4 August only so be sure to make it to the gate on time!

2 – 4 Aug | 17:15 | https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/696-occupational-hazard