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Wednesday 3^rd February

Registration, Information, Ticketing & Digital Suite

09:00 – 20:00 3rd February StageSide

On arrival at BDE, your first port of call should be StageSide,...
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British Council Roadshow

16:30 – 18:00 3rd February StageSide

The British Council’s Drama & Dance Advisors will be on hand...
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The Forest
Fevered Sleep

16:30 – 17:30 3rd February Birmingham Repertory …

The Forest is a new dance-based performance piece for children...
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Sitting Room Circus
Wildwood Productions

17:30 – 18:30 3rd February DanceXchange Studios

Aimed at family audiences aged 5 and above, this is a new piece...
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Welcome Reception

18:40 – 19:50 3rd February Council House Chambe …

To mark the opening of BDE 2010 we’ll be hosting a special...
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God's Garden
Arthur Pita

20:00 – 21:15 3rd February Birmingham Repertory …

This exclusive preview performance brings to life the intensity...
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Reception: Arts Council England

21:40 – 22:20 3rd February Crowne Plaza

Join Arts Council England for a reception at Crowne Plaza...
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Babel
Stan Won't Dance

22:30 – 23:40 3rd February The Patrick Centre

Choreographic mavericks Liam Steel and Robert Tannion return with...
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Thursday 4^th February

Registration, Information, Ticketing & Digital Suite

09:00 – 20:00 4th February StageSide

On arrival at BDE, your first port of call should be StageSide,...
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Getting Dance Out and About in the 21st Century
Independent Dance Manager's Network

09:30 – 11:00 4th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

From touring to distribution: what dance, where we put it, who...
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DanceXchange Profile Event

09:30 – 10:30 4th February DanceXchange Studios

Find out more about DanceXchange, the host of this British Dance...
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Morning Class: Gary Clarke

09:30 – 11:00 4th February DanceXchange Studios

Professional-level morning class for visiting company members and...
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Forward Motion: Intros
The British Council and South East Dance

11:00 – 12:02 4th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Featuring historic, seminal and ground breaking films, Forward...
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Meet the Artists

11:00 – 12:00 4th February StageSide

A chance to meet up with other delegates, as well as companies...
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Studio Sharing: The 5 Man Show
dx productions

12:00 – 13:00 4th February DanceXchange Studios

From suave men in suits, to highly physical dance, and...
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Dance3
National Dance Network Initiative

12:00 – 13:00 4th February The Patrick Centre

A triple bill of new work from the next generation of...
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Reception: Scottish Arts Council & Arts Council of Wales

13:10 – 14:20 4th February The Loft Lounge

The Scottish Arts Council (SAC) and the Arts Council of Wales (
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Salvage
Lost Dog

14:30 – 15:30 4th February Elmhurst School For …

Employing the company’s unique blend of dance, theatre and live...
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Birmingham City Walking Tour 1: Digbeth

14:30 – 16:00 4th February The Loft Lounge

While you’re at BDE, why not take some time out from dance and...
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Forward Motion: Insights
The British Council and South East Dance

14:30 – 15:52 4th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Featuring historic, seminal and ground breaking films, Forward...
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Debate: In Britain today, are we bringing the best dance work to audiences in middle and large scale theatres?

16:00 – 17:30 4th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Join us for this debate, where speakers include: Tim Brinkman,...
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British Council Roadshow 2: India, Middle East, North Africa & East Asia

16:30 – 17:30 4th February StageSide

The British Council’s Drama & Dance Advisors will be on hand...
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Self-Interrupted Exhibition
Iona Kewney

16:30 – 17:00 4th February Ikon Eastside

Iona’s work is balanced between dance, madness and performance...
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The Forest
Fevered Sleep

16:30 – 17:30 4th February Birmingham Repertory …

The Forest is a new dance-based performance piece for children...
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5 SOLDIERS - The Body is the Frontline
Rosie Kay Dance Company

17:30 – 18:30 4th February DanceXchange Studios

5 SOLDIERS is a timely, controversial, thought provoking and...
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Forward Motion: Artists' Choice
The British Council and South East Dance

17:30 – 18:47 4th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Featuring historic, seminal and ground breaking films, Forward...
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Reception: Birmingham Royal Ballet & Elmhurst School for Dance

18:30 – 20:00 4th February Birmingham Repertory …

Join Birmingham Royal Ballet at this reception, during which...
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Yesterday
Jasmin Vardimon Company

20:00 – 21:15 4th February Birmingham Repertory …

Celebrating the company’s 10th anniversary, Yesterday is a...
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Reception: Akademi

21:40 – 22:20 4th February Crowne Plaza

Join Akademi for this evening reception, prior to our late night...
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Roam
Tom Dale Company

22:30 – 23:20 4th February The Patrick Centre

Roam is a captivating journey by five incredible dancers into a...
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Friday 5^th February

Registration, Information, Ticketing & Digital Suite

09:00 – 20:00 5th February StageSide

On arrival at BDE, your first port of call should be StageSide,...
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Morning Class: Anthony Missen

09:30 – 11:00 5th February DanceXchange Studios

Professional-level morning class for visiting company members and...
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The Morning After

09:30 – 11:00 5th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Are we in love, or was it just a one night stand? BDE asks how is...
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Trade Fair

10:00 – 14:00 5th February Town Hall

A trade fair for exhibitors open to artists, companies, venues or...
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Meet the Artists

11:00 – 12:00 5th February StageSide

A chance to meet up with other delegates, as well as companies...
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Lost
Aakash Odedra

12:00 – 12:10 5th February The Patrick Centre

Aakash Odedra presents a solo Kathak piece, part of a full length...
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Appel / Eteins Pas / Breaking Point
Company Decalage

12:15 – 12:55 5th February The Patrick Centre

A selection of works by West Midlands-based Mickael Riviere’s...
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Professor Liz Aggiss: Survival Tactics
Liz Aggiss

13:00 – 13:50 5th February Council House Chambe …

In her Performance Lecture, Liz Aggiss asks the question: how...
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Spaceman (Public Only Event)
Dudendance

13:00 – 13:50 5th February @ A E Harris

Spaceman draws inspiration from astronaut training procedures and...
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Buffet Lunch

13:10 – 14:20 5th February Town Hall

Join us at the Trade Fair event in Town Hall for a buffet lunch.
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Forward Motion: Intros
The British Council and South East Dance

14:30 – 15:32 5th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Featuring historic, seminal and ground breaking films, Forward...
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Birmingham City Walking Tour 3: Jewellery Quarter

14:30 – 16:00 5th February Town Hall

While you’re at BDE, why not take some time out from dance and...
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The Land of Yes and The Land of No
Bonachela Dance Company

14:30 – 15:50 5th February Elmhurst School For …

In a new collaboration with composer Ezio Bosso, Rafael Bonachela...
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Birmingham City Walking Tour 2: Digbeth

14:30 – 16:00 5th February Town Hall

While you’re at BDE, why not take some time out from dance and...
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Under Glass
Clod Ensemble

15:00 – 15:35 5th February @ A E Harris

Under Glass is a performance which takes place within a series of...
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The BDE 2010 Research Project

16:00 – 18:30 5th February Birmingham Repertory …

The BDE Research Project (BDERP or Dragons Den of Dance as it is...
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Forward Motion: Insights
The British Council and South East Dance

16:00 – 17:22 5th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Featuring historic, seminal and ground breaking films, Forward...
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Ghosts in the Machine
Billy Cowie

16:30 – 16:55 5th February Ikon Eastside

Ghosts in the Machine is a twenty-five minute looped, projected...
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British Council Roadshow 3: Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, North America, Australia & New Zealand

16:30 – 17:30 5th February StageSide

The British Council’s Drama & Dance Advisors will be on hand...
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Spaceman
Dudendance

16:30 – 17:30 5th February @ A E Harris

This piece draws inspiration from astronaut training procedures...
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2 Men and a Michael
Gary Clarke

16:55 – 17:10 5th February Ikon Eastside

Gary Clarke’s 2 Men and a Michael is a dead pan send up of stand...
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Under Glass (Public Only Event)
Clod Ensemble

17:30 – 18:05 5th February @ A E Harris

Under Glass is a performance which takes place within a series of...
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L.O.L (lots of love)
Protein

17:30 – 18:30 5th February DanceXchange Studios

LOL looks at love, wanting and connectedness in our...
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Forward Motion: Artists' Choice
The British Council and South East Dance

17:30 – 18:47 5th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Featuring historic, seminal and ground breaking films, Forward...
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Under Glass
Clod Ensemble

18:30 – 19:05 5th February @ A E Harris

Under Glass is a performance which takes place within a series of...
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Reception: International Dance Festival Birmingham

18:40 – 19:50 5th February Town Hall

International Dance Festival Birmingham (IDFB) is a significant...
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If We Go On
Vincent Dance Theatre

20:00 – 21:30 5th February Birmingham Repertory …

Pulling VDT’s work away from its usual dramatic arcs, seamless...
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Ras Goffa Bobby Sands/The Bobby Sands Memorial Race
Eddie Ladd

22:30 – 23:30 5th February The Patrick Centre

This is a dance piece following the life on Bobby Sands who died...
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Saturday 6^th February

Registration, Information, Ticketing & Digital Suite

09:00 – 20:00 6th February StageSide

On arrival at BDE, your first port of call should be StageSide,...
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A New Diversity? A debate on diversity in UK dance
National Dance Network

09:30 – 11:00 6th February StageSide

Hear from and debate with prominent artists, programmers and...
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Morning Class: Rosie Kay

09:30 – 10:30 6th February DanceXchange Studios

Professional-level morning class for visiting company members and...
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The Morning After

09:30 – 11:00 6th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Are we in love, or was it just a one night stand? BDE asks how is...
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Topshot
Thomas Hall & Mark Parry

10:00 – 14:15 6th February The Electric Cinema

Topshot is an interactive installation event where the viewers...
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Breakfast with Akram Khan
Akram Khan Company

10:30 – 11:45 6th February DanceXchange Studios

This special studio-based breakfast event features excerpts from...
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Meet the Artists

11:00 – 12:00 6th February StageSide

A chance to meet up with other delegates, as well as companies...
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Presentation: Work for Children & Families
Boy Blue Entertainment, Theatre-Rites, Sadler's We…

11:00 – 12:00 6th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

A presentation featuring discussion about two dance projects...
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Listen
ACE dance and music

12:00 – 12:30 6th February The Patrick Centre

Choreographed by Artistic Director Gail Parmel and Dougie Thorpe,...
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Funny Bones
DanceXchange / Two's Company Dance Management

12:00 – 12:30 6th February DanceXchange Studios

Funny Bones is a brand new double bill of contemporary dance for...
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Multi Platform Dance: what and where is dance in a digital world?

12:15 – 13:40 6th February The Electric Cinema

Jonnie Turpie, Co-Director of Dance TV and Director of Digital...
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Gertrud
Simon Ellis

12:30 – 12:45 6th February The Patrick Centre

This piece is an imagined and performed conversation through time...
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Reception: People Dancing

13:10 – 14:20 6th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Join the People Dancing team to find out more about current...
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Multi Platform Dance: Ravi Deepres in conversation with Jonathan Watkins

13:45 – 15:30 6th February The Electric Cinema

Jonathan Watkins, Director of Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, talks...
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Funny Bones
DanceXchange / Two's Company Dance Management

14:00 – 14:30 6th February DanceXchange Studios

Funny Bones is a brand new double bill of contemporary dance for...
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Still
Candoco Dance Company

14:30 – 15:10 6th February Elmhurst School For …

Still is a chaotic, wild, seriously funny piece about love and...
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Birmingham City Walking Tour 4: Jewellery Quarter

14:30 – 16:00 6th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

While you’re at BDE, why not take some time out from dance and...
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Under Glass
Clod Ensemble

15:00 – 15:35 6th February @ A E Harris

Under Glass is a performance which takes place within a series of...
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The 5 Man Show
DX productions

15:00 – 16:00 6th February DanceXchange Studios

From suave men in suits accompanied by Leonard Bernstein’s...
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Rites
Company Chameleon

16:30 – 17:15 6th February The Patrick Centre

Rites is the first major work from Company Chameleon, making use...
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British Council Roadshow 4: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Central & Southern Asia

16:30 – 17:30 6th February StageSide

The British Council’s Drama & Dance Advisors will be on hand...
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Figure This
Anna Krzystek

16:30 – 17:15 6th February Ikon Eastside

Figure This is the third in a series of solo pieces based on the...
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Tea with Jasmin Vardimon
Jasmin Vardimon Company

17:30 – 18:30 6th February DanceXchange Studios

Jasmin Vardimon Company presents a short extract from Vardimon’s...
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Under Glass (Public Only Event)
Clod Ensemble

17:30 – 18:05 6th February @ A E Harris

Under Glass is a performance which takes place within a series of...
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Under Glass
Clod Ensemble

18:30 – 19:05 6th February @ A E Harris

Under Glass is a performance which takes place within a series of...
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Stride!

18:40 – 19:50 6th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Move through the foyer spaces of Birmingham Hippodrome, look up...
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Meet the Artists

19:00 – 20:00 6th February StageSide

A chance to meet up with other delegates, as well as companies...
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Two x Two / Choice / AfterLight Part 1
Russell Maliphant Company & CobosMika Company

20:00 – 21:00 6th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

For this special programme, Russell Maliphant Company presents...
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Final night party

21:10 – 23:45 6th February StageSide

Join us at StageSide to celebrate four fantastic days of British...
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Sunday 7^th February

The Morning After

09:30 – 11:00 7th February Birmingham Hippodrom …

Are we in love, or was it just a one night stand? BDE asks how is...
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This year’s BDE programme is bursting with performances, debates, receptions and opportunities to network.

Here’s where you can find out more about all the activities on offer. Scroll through the listings opposite to see the four days at a glance or, if you’re only attending certain days or want to see specific types of work, use the filters below to narrow your search.

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