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DanceEast, Jerwood DanceHouse
Foundry Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1DW
Performance & Event Archive
Welcome to the DanceEast Archive
Have a look at some of the previous events and activities that have taken place at the DanceHouse.
Fri 5 Oct
CONTAGION
Contagion dramatises the horrors of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, which killed more people than the First World War itself. The performance is inspired by the nature and spread of the flu virus, the unseen enemy that mankind was battling within, while engaging in more conventional warfare in the world outside.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 5 October | 7:30PMTicket Price
From £12, £9 Concessions
Thu 18 - Sat 20 Oct
MEDUSA
Created on the coast of Barcelona and inspired by its marine life, Jasmin Vardimon presents her new work Medusa. Celebrating 20 years of the Jasmin Vardimon Company, this piece examines the gendered historical significance of Medusa; the myth, the symbolism and the philosophical
idea of ‘reflection’.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 18 October | 6:30PMFriday 19 October | 7:30PM
Saturday 20 October | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
From £12, £9 concessions
Wed 31 Oct - Sat 3 Nov
SPILL: Imagined Touch
Imagined Touch is a sensorium created in collaboration with Deafblind artists Heather Lawson and Michelle Stevens.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 31 October – Friday 2 November
2.00 – 4.00pm
6.00 – 8.00pm
Saturday 3 November
12.00 – 4.00pm
Ticket Price
Timed entry to the installation every 30 minutes
£5
Fri 28 & Sat 29 Sep
THE STORM
We are excited to launch the season with a premiere from James Wilton Dance, The Storm; a whirlwind of lightning fast athleticism where acrobatics, break-dancing, martial arts and contact work fuse to form dance that will blow you away.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 28 September | 7:30PMSaturday 29 September | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
From £12, £9 Concessions
Age Suitability
10yrs+
Hired
Event
Event
Sat 28 Jul
Hired
Event
Saturday 21 July | 6:00PM
Event
Sat 21 Jul
MUSICALITY 2018
The Emma Dodd School of Performing Arts proudly presents their annual showcase ‘Musicality 2018’. A fun packed, action filled showcase of the very best of the students work over the past year. Suitable for all ages.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 21 July | 2:00PMSaturday 21 July | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£15, concessions £12
Hired
Event
Event
Tue 3 - Thu 5 Jul
Sat 26 May
PHOTOEAST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DANCEEAST
PhotoEast believes photography can bring positive change for individuals and communities. The theme for the 2018 PhotoEast Festival is ‘Belonging’ – the Waterfront will become a public gallery, presenting local life next to contemporary photography.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 May
Exhibit | 10.00am – 5.00pm
Saturday Performances | 11.00am, 2.00pm & 4.00pm
Ticket Price
This is a free event
Sat 14 & Sun 15 Jul
U.DANCE NATIONAL FESTIVAL 2018
ONE DANCE UK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DANCEEAST.
Each year the U.Dance National Festival showcases a selection of the best youth dance groups from all over the country.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 14 July | 7:30PMSunday 15 July | 3:30PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
Thu 12 Jul
USED TO BE BLONDE
National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) are working with guest Artistic Director Sharon Eyal this summer. This new commission will contain Sharon Eyal’s signature style, conveying extreme emotions through movement.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 12 July | 7:30PMTicket Price
From £12, £9 concessions
Hired
Event
Event
Sun 15 Apr
Hired
Event
Thursday 15 March | 7:00PM
Friday 16 March | 7:00PM
Event
WED 14 - FRI 16 MAR
Finborough School presents Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls is a musical romantic comedy involving the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler and a puritanical missionary, a showgirl dreaming of the straight-and-narrow and a crap game manager who is anything but.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 14 March | 7:00PMThursday 15 March | 7:00PM
Friday 16 March | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£12
Hired
Event
Event
Tue 24 Apr
ENCORE DANCE COMPANY
Encore Dance Company, the 3rd year Graduate Company from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, returns with an exciting mixed programme of all dance genres.
Performance Dates and Times
Tuesday 24 April | 7:30PMTicket Price
£15, £13 concessions | buy five tickets for the price of four
Hired
Event
Event
WED 31 JAN - FRI 2 FEB
Hired
Event
Friday 16 February | 7:30PM
Saturday 17 February | 1:00PM
Saturday 17 February | 6:00PM
Event
THU 15 FEB - SAT 17 FEB
LANDSEER PLAYERS – THE WIZARD OF OZ
Follow the yellow brick road on a magical journey from Kansas to the Emerald city, in a dazzling and high energy panto version of this beloved musical alongside Dorothy, the Tin Man, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and rather a lot of Munchkins! Click your heels and join us in this Wizardly Wonderful treat; there's no place like theatre!
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 15 February | 1:00PMFriday 16 February | 7:30PM
Saturday 17 February | 1:00PM
Saturday 17 February | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£12.50, £10.50 concessions
FRI 9 FEB
THE KNOT
Following The Happiness Project, which launched her company at DanceEast in 2016, Dutch-born Didy Veldman’s new production is The Knot, an examination of the social and personal significance of marriage in contemporary Western society.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 9 February | 7:30PMTicket Price
From £12, £9 concessions
SUN 18 FEB
U.DANCE REGIONAL PLATFORM
Youth dance groups from all over the East of England come together for this spectacular event held at the University of Bedfordshire, to showcase the talent of young people in the region.
Performance Dates and Times
Sunday 18 February | 7:30PMTicket Price
£10, £7 concessions
FRI 23 & SAT 24 MAR
MACBETH
The multi-award winning Mark Bruce Company presents a striking dance theatre adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a tragic descent into the darkest sides of human nature.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 23 March | 7:30PMSaturday 24 March | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
From £12, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
14yrs+FRI 13 & SAT 14 APR
WHAT THE MOON SAW
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen and re-imagined by 2Faced Dance Company, What The Moon Saw presents a magical journey through the night!
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 13 April | 10:30AMFriday 13 April | 1:30PM
Saturday 14 April | 10:30AM
Saturday 14 April | 1:30PM
Ticket Price
From £10, £7 concessions, £30 family ticket
Age Suitability
3yrs+FRI 20 APR
THE ENORMOUS ROOM
PLEASE BE AWARE: Due to the theft of Stopgap’s van containing the entirety of their set, the scheduled performance on Friday 23 February has been postponed until Friday 20 April 7.30pm. Stopgap Dance Company present The Enormous Room, where the past is still present and memories collide with reality. Combining exquisite detail in movement with evocative text and design, the production takes the audience somewhere between this world and the next.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 20 April | 7:30PMTicket Price
From £12, £9 concessions
FRI 9 MAR
BEAUTiFUL
BEAUTiFUL encompasses movement and text, exploring love and sexuality from the point of view of women; what is fantasised about, desired and permissible within the complex web of social structures, expectations and cultural history.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 9 March | 7:30PMTicket Price
From £12, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
16yrs+
Hired
Event
Wednesday 6 December | 7:00PM
Event
TUE 5 DEC & WED 6 DEC
Winter Wonderland
A ‘feel good’ performance of one terms' work from dance clubs Year 7 - 10; Stardust and Diamond Dance Companies and Sixth Form Dance Academy. This is an opportunity for the students' choreography to be showcased as a result of many GCSE students running lower school clubs.
Performance Dates and Times
Tuesday 5 December | 7:00PMWednesday 6 December | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£7
Hired
Event
Saturday 9 December | 6:00PM
Event
SAT 9 DEC
IT’S CHRISTMAS – THE EMMA DODD SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
The Emma Dodd School of Performing Arts presents its Christmas Singalong spectacular. A sparkly and twinkly jingly show packed full of Christmas cheer, which promises to get you into the festive spirit.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 9 December | 2:00PMSaturday 9 December | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£15
Hired
Event
Friday 19 January | 7:30PM
Saturday 20 January | 2:30PM
Saturday 20 January | 7:30PM
Event
THU 18 - SAT 20 JAN
FAIRY TALE DREAM
Follow the cast as we dive into Pantoville to meet some of the most loved characters of the fairy tale world in the age-old battle of Good vs. Evil. Will our Prince get the Princess? Will our nameless protagonist ever get his Happy Ever After? Join us in this Fairytale Dream to find out!
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 18 January | 7:30PMFriday 19 January | 7:30PM
Saturday 20 January | 2:30PM
Saturday 20 January | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£12 adult
£6 child
£9 concession
£26 family (2 adults + 2 children)
Age Suitability
AllFRI 15 SEPT
TO BE FELT
DanceEast and Roman River Music Festival present a beautiful afternoon of dance and live music in the spectacular location of St Martin's Church, Colchester. Cellist Matthew Sharp will be joined on stage by a group of dynamic dancers choreographed by Joseph Toonga.
Performance Dates and Times
3.00pm & 6.00pm
Ticket Price
£18 unrestricted view
£12 restricted view
£6 under 30 years
FRI 22 & SAT 23 SEPT
TRIPLE BILL
National Dance Company Wales, the country's flagship company, will visit the Jerwood DanceHouse for the first time with a new triple bill. Full of character and stunning movement performed by technically beautiful dancers, these acclaimed works will ignite and inspire audiences of all ages.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 22 September | 7:30PMSaturday 23 September | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£17.5Age Suitability
11yrs+FRI 20 & SAT 21 OCT
DOUBLE BILL
We welcome Scotland's national contemporary dance company, Scottish Dance Theatre, to the Jerwood DanceHouse for the first time. The company commissions some of the most exciting choreographers and artists from all over the world to make bold and daring new works.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 20 October | 7:30PMSaturday 21 October | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£17.50, £12 concessions
Age Suitability
12yrs+FRI 17 & SAT 18 NOV
THE BUILDY-UPPY DANCE SHOW
The Buildy-uppy Dance Show is the warm and humorous sequel to Tom Roden and Anna Williams' The Doodle Dance Show, performed here in 2015. It's an interactive theatrical adventure for all the family to enjoy together; a magical, musical ever-changing playground constructed and inhabited by its audience.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 17 November | 1:30PMSaturday 18 November | 11:00AM
Saturday 18 November | 2:30PM
Ticket Price
£10Age Suitability
4yrs+FRI 6 & SAT 7 OCT
TRIPLE BILL
Joss Arnott Dance’s new contemporary programme takes you on a gripping journey through athletic and technically brilliant choreography that has established the company as one of the most exciting new voices in British dance.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 6 October | 7:30PMSaturday 7 October | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£12
Age Suitability
11yrs+FRI 27 OCT
COCKFIGHT
Two blokes in an office. One older, one younger, each body pushed to its limits. A cross between The Office and an Australian style cage-fight, this game of comical one-upmanship builds to a moment of impact where everything is suspended.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 27 October | 7:30PMTicket Price
£15, £10 concessions
Age Suitability
12yrs+FRI 3 & SAT 4 NOV
TONY ADIGUN’S FAGIN’S TWIST
We are excited to welcome Avant Garde Dance Company back to Ipswich, following its premiere performance at the Jerwood DanceHouse in April 2016 and a successful UK tour.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 3 November | 1:30PMFriday 3 November | 7:30PM
Saturday 4 November | 4:00PM
Ticket Price
£12, £9 concessions
WEDS 13 - SUN 17 DEC
THE BORROWERS
“The perfect festive treat for all the family, based on the much loved book”
See it here first! Preview performances of a new dance theatre production that will capture the imagination of children, families and people of all ages, based on Mary Norton’s much loved book The Borrowers, about tiny people who live under the floorboards.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 13 December | 1:30PMThursday 14 December | 10:30AM
Thursday 14 December | 1:30PM
Friday 15 December | 10:30AM
Friday 15 December | 1:30PM
Friday 15 December | 7:30PM
Saturday 16 December | 2:30PM
Saturday 16 December | 7:30PM
Sunday 17 December | 2:30PM
Ticket Price
£10Age Suitability
5yrs+FRI 10 NOV
8 MINUTES
Alexander Whitley takes on the breath-taking scale of space for his company’s new work. Working in partnership with scientists from STFC RAL Space at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 8 Minutes draws inspiration from the images and data of solar science research.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 10 November | 7:30PMTicket Price
£17.50, £12 concessions
Age Suitability
All
SUMMER CELEBRATION
This platform will showcase DanceEast's performance groups alongside local community groups from the region and DanceEast's Centre for Advanced Training. Each group has been working on the theme of 'family' as a starting point for the creation of their work.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 1 July | 4:30PMSaturday 1 July | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£10
Hired
Event
Wednesday 12 July | 7:00PM
Thursday 13 July | 7:00PM
Event
Copleston High School Summer Dance Showcase
Copleston High School is proud to present a dance variety show, showcasing the work of GCSE and A Level Dance groups, dance companies Diamond and Stardust, as well as the dance clubs from Year 7 to 13 and the Sixth Form Dance Academy.
Performance Dates and Times
Tuesday 11 July | 7:00PMWednesday 12 July | 7:00PM
Thursday 13 July | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£808/06/2017
Pulse Dance Day
Each year the New Wolsey Theatre invites DanceEast to programme an evening of new dance as part of its annual PULSE Festival. This year DanceEast presents a fun and thought-provoking triple bill by some of the most exciting contemporary dance artists.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 8 June
Ticket Price
See all three shows for £15
23/06/2017
TAP JAM | OLD KENT ROAD
Join three world-class tap dancers as they improvise along with a live band. Energetic, creative and full of individuality, this infectious dance style transports you back to the 1930s when dancers would improvise, jam and battle on street corners.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 23 June | 7:30PMTicket Price
£12
Hired
Event
Saturday 15 July | 6:00PM
Event
15/07/2017
MUSICALITY
The Emma Dodd School of Performing Arts present their annual Showcase " Musicality". Encompassing the very best of the students work over the past year. An action packed, fun filled show suitable for all ages!
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 15 July | 2:00PMSaturday 15 July | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£15, £12 concessions
Hired
Event
Sunday 11 June | 3:00PM
Event
11/06/2017
CHILDREN’S THEATRE COMPANY SHOWCASE
Over 100 performers of the CTC Academy will take to the stage this June as they proudly present their first showcase; a celebration of talent and musical theatre.
Performance Dates and Times
Sunday 11 June | 12:00PMSunday 11 June | 3:00PM
Ticket Price
£15, £12 concessions
Hired
Event
Thursday 2 March | 7:00PM
Friday 3 March | 7:00PM
Event
Wed 1 - Fri 3 March
Fiddler on the Roof
A cast of 65 from St Joseph’s College bring you this eternally popular musical production, about one man’s struggle to hold on to his family and values in a changing world.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 1 March | 7:00PMThursday 2 March | 7:00PM
Friday 3 March | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£15, £13 concessions
Hired
Event
Event
WED 12 & THURS 13 APRIL
Sat 11 March
THE INKWELL
DanceEast presents its much anticipated annual community project with a cast of up to 200 people from across the Babergh, Mid Suffolk and Forest Heath Districts.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 11 March | 4:00PMSaturday 11 March | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions, £30 Family Ticket
Age Suitability
AllFri 5 May
ROSALIND
James Cousins' latest work is inspired by one of Shakespeare's most headstrong and independent heroines, Rosalind. In this unique production, Cousins takes her passion and eloquence beyond words, to somewhere only movement can go.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 5 May | 7:30PMTicket Price
From £12, £9 concessions, £6 school groups
Age Suitability
12yrs+
Fri 24 Feb
MATERIAL MEN REDUX
Shobana Jeyasingh presents Material Men redux, performed by two dazzling dancers of Indian heritage, each choosing styles that couldn't be more different; classical Indian and hip hop.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 24 February | 7:30PMTicket Price
From £12, £9 concessions, £6 school groups
Age Suitability
12yrs+Sat 11 Feb
SPRING SHOWCASE
Featuring DanceEast's performance companies and Centre for Advanced Training, this showcase presents a variety of styles from all ages.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 11 February | 4:30PMSaturday 11 February | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions, £30 Family Ticket
Age Suitability
AllSAT 8 APRIL
GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS
Northern Ballet brings this classic children's story to life and is the perfect opportunity for your little ones to enjoy live ballet, music and theatre for the first time.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 8 April | 12:00PMSaturday 8 April | 2:00PM
Saturday 8 April | 4:00PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions, £30 Family Ticket
Age Suitability
All
Hired
Event
Event
Thurs 16 - Sat 18 Feb
TUES 15 - THURS 17 NOV
Hired
Event
Event
TUE 14 - THU 16 NOV
Wed 14 - Sun 18 Dec
PINOCCHIO
Jasmin Vardimon's Pinocchio will combine physical theatre, quirky characterisation, innovative technologies, text and dance.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 16 December | 10:30AMFriday 16 December | 7:00PM
Saturday 17 December | 2:00PM
Saturday 17 December | 7:00PM
Sunday 18 December | 2:00PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
Age Suitability
7yrs+
THURS 27 - SAT 29 OCT
BEASTIE
Inspired by the imagination of young people, Beastie is an innovative participatory experience for children aged 6-10 years as part of this year's SPILL Festival.
Performance Dates and Times
01473 295900 or online at spillfestival.com
Thursday 27 – Saturday 29 October at 9:30, 12:00 & 2.30pm each day
Ticket Price
Buy one for £10, get one for £5
Sat 10 - Sun 11 September
Sat 30 July
END OF YEAR SHOW
Students from the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training perform a mixed bill of original works commissioned by some of the most influential and international choreographers for their annual End Of Year Show.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 30 July | 4:30PMSaturday 30 July | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£10Sat 29 July
CAT END OF YEAR SHOW
Students from the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training perform a mixed bill of original works commissioned by some of the most influential and international choreographers for their annual End Of Year Show.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 29 July | 4:30PMSaturday 29 July | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£10Thurs 28 - Fri 29 July
WILD SPACE
DanceEast is proud to be supporting choreographer Robert Binet and playwright Rosamund Small in the creation of a groundbreaking and thought-provoking ballet, Terra Incognita.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 28 July | 7:45PMFriday 29 July | 7:45PM
Ticket Price
£40Age Suitability
10yrs+
Sat 9 July
THE ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE GHOST
Based on the book The Little Ghost by Otfried Preussler, The Adventures of The Little Ghost transports the audience into a magical world that unfolds before their eyes.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 9 July | 2:00PMSaturday 9 July | 4:30PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
Age Suitability
4yrs+
Fri 10 June
Thurs 2 June
PULSE DANCE DAY
Part of PULSE Festival 2016, Brighton-based duo The Hiccup Project celebrate love and lust in all its messy and confusing forms in an honest, provocative and laugh-out-loud funny performance.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 2 June | 9.30pm
Ticket Price
Starting from £8.50
£5 under 26
Sun 19 June
The CTC Showcase
Over 100 performers of the CTC Academy will take to the stage this June as they proudly present their first showcase; a celebration of talent and musical theatre.
Performance Dates and Times
Sunday 19 June | 2:30PMSunday 19 June | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£15, £12 concessions
Age Suitability
All11-14 May
The House of Bernarda Alba
Gallery Players present The House of Bernarda Alba written by Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca in 1936, only a month before he was murdered by Fascists at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 11 May | 7:30PMThursday 12 May | 7:30PM
Friday 13 May | 7:30PM
Saturday 14 May | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£14.50
Age Suitability
All
26 - 28 May
VUELOS
Multi-award winning international company Aracaladanza returns to the UK to delight audiences with their new dance theatre production Vuelos (Flights), made especially for families.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 26 May | 1:30PMFriday 27 May | 1:30PM
Friday 27 May | 6:00PM
Saturday 28 May | 1:30PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
£30 Family Ticket
£5 School Groups
Age Suitability
5yrs+
20 May
TRIPLE BILL
Ballet Black, a company for international dancers of black and Asian descent, collaborates with three bold and inventive choreographers to present a trilogy of narrative and abstract dance.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 20 May | 7:30PMTicket Price
£12, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
7yrs+
2 May
ENCORE DANCE
The Encore Dance tour brings together graduates from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts with all of the skills and talents that have been nurtured throughout the course to showcase to the public.
Performance Dates and Times
Monday 2 May | 7:30PMTicket Price
£10, £7 concessions
Age Suitability
All
15 April
A ROOM FOR ALL OUR TOMORROWS
Following a thrilling performance at the Jerwood DanceHouse during PULSE Festival in June 2015, DanceEast is very excited to welcome back Igor and Moreno with their new show.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 15 April | 7:30PMTicket Price
£12, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
All
23 March
TORTOISE & THE HARE
We are delighted to welcome to Ipswich, for the first time, one of the UK's most popular dance companies, Northern Ballet.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 23 March | 2:00PMWednesday 23 March | 4:00PM
Wednesday 23 March | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
£30 Family Ticket
£5 School Groups
Age Suitability
3yrs+
4 - 5 March
DIGITOPIA
Tom Dale Company creates extraordinary performances that bring together urban contemporary dance, electronic music and digital art.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 4 March | 10:30AMFriday 4 March | 7:00PM
Saturday 5 March | 2:30PM
Ticket Price
£10, £7 concessions
£30 Family Ticket
£5 School Groups
Age Suitability
5yrs+
18 - 20 February
Aladdin
The Landseer Players are excited to bring their Genie-us of a pantomime to the Jerwood DanceHouse. This magical family show will be sure to entertain you whatever your age.
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 18 February | 2.00pm
Friday 19 February | 7.30pm
Saturday 20 February | 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Ticket Price
£10, £8.50 concessions
Age Suitability
3yrs+
29 January
I LOVED YOU AND I LOVED YOU
This rapturous new production by Sweetshop Revolution, half-way between dance and a play, tells an extraordinary true story of young Welsh composer Morfydd Owen.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 29 January | 7:30PMTicket Price
£12, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
16yrs+
22 - 23 January
The Little Match Girl
Arthur Pita returns to Ipswich with this touching tale, based on the classic Christmas story, of an impoverished young street girl's hopes and dreams, beautifully told through dance, song and original live music.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 22 January | 11:00AMFriday 22 January | 7:00PM
Saturday 23 January | 2:30PM
Ticket Price
£7, £5 CONCESSIONS, £20 FAMILY TICKET
Age Suitability
5yrs+16 - 20 DECEMBER
Chotto Desh
Chotto Desh, meaning 'small homeland', draws on Akram Khan's unique quality of cross-cultural storytelling, creating a compelling tale of a young man's dreams and memories from Britain to Bangladesh.
Performance Dates and Times
Wednesday 16 December | 10:30AMWednesday 16 December | 1:30PM
Thursday 17 December | 10:30AM
Thursday 17 December | 1:30PM
Friday 18 December | 7:00PM
Saturday 19 December | 3:00PM
Saturday 19 December | 7:00PM
Sunday 20 December | 3:00PM
Ticket Price
CHRISTMAS SHOWS | £10, £7 CONCESSIONS, £30 FAMILY TICKET
Age Suitability
7yrs+4 - 5 December
The Doodle Dance Show
Grab a pen and kick off your shoes for this playful, interactive story-show by Anna Williams and Tom Roden that will get the whole family drawing and moving, doodling and imagining.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 4 December | 1:30PMSaturday 5 December | 11:30AM
Saturday 5 December | 2:30PM
Ticket Price
£7, £5 CONCESSIONS, £20 FAMILY TICKET
Age Suitability
All19 - 21 November
May Contain Food
Award-winning Protein returns with its most playful collaboration to date as four vocalists and four dancers all sing for their supper in a dining setting that may contain food...
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday 19 November | 7:30PMFriday 20 November | 7:30PM
Saturday 21 November | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£12 – £15, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
12yrs+
6 November
23 October
Chotto Desh
Chotto Desh, meaning 'small homeland', draws on Khan's unique quality of cross-cultural storytelling, creating a compelling tale of a young man's dreams and memories from Britain to Bangladesh. Catch the world premiere this October and watch it again in December when its returns as our Christmas show.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 23 October | 7:00PMTicket Price
WORLD PREMIERE | £12 – £15, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
7yrs+16 October
5 | 0
Critically acclaimed Joss Arnott Dance presents a triple bill that will take you on a gripping journey of power, precision and heart-pounding choreography with Dame Evelyn Glennie who will be performing live onstage.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 16 October | 7:30PMSaturday 17 October | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£12 – £15, £9 concessions
Age Suitability
12yrs+
1 August
End of Year Show
Students from the DanceEast Centre for Advanced Training perform a mixed bill of original works commissioned by some of the most influential national and international choreographers.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 1 August | 4:30PMSaturday 1 August | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£8Age Suitability
All25 July
Paperwork! The Physical Musical
With office politics, whodunnits and even a romance or two, the multi-talented cast quite literally turn the working week upside down and inside out to an original soundtrack of jazzy upbeat songs.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 25 July | 4:00PMSaturday 25 July | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£10Age Suitability
All21 July
FRAME[D]
This new commission sees Cherkaoui revisiting moments from his established catalogue of work including: Babel(words), Puz/zle, Genesis and TeZukA, incorporating new ideas and movement material from the young dancers.
Performance Dates and Times
Tuesday 21 July | 7:30PMTicket Price
£8Age Suitability
All12 July
Noteriety Choir in Concert
Making their DanceEast debut, Noteriety are a 40 strong community choir based in Ipswich. All profits from this concert will be going towards Rett UK and Help For Heroes
Performance Dates and Times
Sunday 12 July | 6:00PMTicket Price
£7.50, Concessions £5.50
Age Suitability
All7 - 9 July
Copleston High School Summer Dance Show
Copleston High School is proud to present a dance variety show, showcasing the work of the GCSE Dance and A level Dance groups.
Performance Dates and Times
Tuesday 7 July | 7:00PMWednesday 8 July | 7:00PM
Thursday 9 July | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£8Age Suitability
All20 June & 2 July
BELONGING(s)
BELONGING(s) is Tilted Productions’ new outdoor promenade piece. It merges contemporary dance, physical theatre and movement poetry with objects.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 20 June | 3:00PMSaturday 20 June | 6:00PM
Thursday 2 July | 3:00PM
Thursday 2 July | 6:00PM
Ticket Price
£0Age Suitability
7yrs+
27 June - 1 July
Move | Be Moved Performance Platform 2015
This performance platform, designed specifically for schools, colleges, private dance schools, community groups and choreographers from across the region and beyond, provides the opportunity for people to showcase their skills in dance.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 27 June | 4:30PMSaturday 27 June | 7:30PM
Sunday 28 June | 4:30PM
Sunday 28 June | 7:30PM
Monday 29 June | 7:00PM
Tuesday 30 June | 7:00PM
Wednesday 1 July | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£8Age Suitability
All
29 & 30 May
The Spalding Suite
Conceived by Inua Ellams and directed by Benji Reid the work is inspired by the UK's basketball sub-culture and explores the battles between the human body and mind in this fast-paced game.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 29 May | 9:00PMSaturday 30 May | 7:30PM
Ticket Price
£12Age Suitability
12yrs+
1 May
Promises of Happiness
This is a dance show for joy, for simple pleasures, for saying 'no' to people who want to tell us what should or should not make us happy; and to endless promises of happiness alluding to a world just out of reach.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 1 May | 7:30PMTicket Price
£12Age Suitability
All24 April
17 & 18 April
Varmints
Varmints tells the poignant tale of one small creature’s struggle to preserve a world in danger of being lost forever. Every day the city grows larger and the noise grows louder, until there is so much noise that no-one can hear themselves think.
Performance Dates and Times
Friday 17 April | 1:30PMSaturday 18 April | 1:30PM
Ticket Price
£12Age Suitability
7yrs+
14 & 25 March
The Village
The Village is inspired by the hundreds of little villages across England. The audience will zoom in and out of local characters’ lives to reveal a web of community spirit.
Performance Dates and Times
Saturday 14 March | 4:00PMSaturday 14 March | 7:00PM
Ticket Price
£8Age Suitability
All
6 February
Dreaming In Code
Award-winning choreographer Tamsin Fitzgerald and Eddie Kay for Frantic Assembly present Dreaming in Code, an explosive and instinctive brand-new double bill performed by one of the UK’s most innovative male dance companies.
