Dance umbrella

What is the purpose of the Dance Umbrella?
Dance Umbrella is a commissioner of new work, co-producing with partners based in the UK and abroad, to invest in the next wave of international choreographic talent.
Alongside this, we deliver year-round creative learning initiatives for all ages and nurture the development of arts professionals..
Freddie Opoku-Addaie - Artistic Director & Chief Executive - Dance Umbrella LinkedIn.
The Dance Umbrella is the flagship event of the Bath & North East Somerset School Sport Partnership.
This ever-popular event has grown into a fantastic showcase for schools' dance, and it provides children with meaningful and enjoyable learning experiences outside of the classroom.
The Umbrella Dance is a very popular folk dance during the Han Dynasty in China.
The dance originated from a district in China well known for making umbrellas, thus the Umbrella Dance shows many local elements of this district.

As a contemporary dance festival we look for work from a range of cultural and choreographic styles that is articulate, brave, inventive and rigorous,

Dance Umbrella is a London festival 45 years in the making and moving with the times. Every year our festival ignites London and online with the next generation of trailblazing artists.

Dance umbrella

What is the purpose of the Dance Umbrella?