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Dancefest Outstanding contemporary dance opportunities. Dancefest produces outstanding contemporary dance opportunities.

Over three decades we have provided opportunities for over 200,000 people to take part in contemporary dance, through our programme of classes, workshops, school and community projects. We have created outdoor performances on our high streets, at stately homes and in public open spaces (both urban and rural) reaching audiences of over 150,000 people. We have created communities, nurtured young talent, ignited curious minds and restored spirits. We take people on creative journeys and play a key role in the cultural ecology of our region.

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04/10/2026

🐦 Today’s the day!🐦

Join Kate TayKate Taylorect Project OK on in WorcesteWorcestert 11am-4pm!

🐦 We’ll be there as part of the fantastic Flock, a specially created community dance performance. Find us at the back of The Arches WoThe Arches Worcesterersity ofUniversity of Worcester 2pm.

🐦 There’s also story time at The Hive from 11amThe Hivecan catch the Pigeon duet outside Scala Worcester at 12Scala Worcester
🐦 And there’s a pigeon art trail across the city!

Find all the details at https://www.katetaylor.uk/project-pigeon

02/10/2026

Have you noticed all the pigeon artwork popping up around Worcester?

This Sunday Project Pigeon lands at The Hive to take over the 11am Rat-a-tat slot with a story time and movement workshop, followed by a craft activity.

Then from 12-4pm you can collect a map from the pigeon information coop at the Hive and follow the Catch the Pigeon Art Trail

For more information on Project Pigeon visit: https://www.katetaylor.uk/project-pigeon

For more information on any of the events happening here at The Hive visit thehiveworcester.org

One of the classes we lead with Malvern Theatres! We love our classes here.
02/10/2026

One of the classes we lead with Malvern Theatres! We love our classes here.

POV: My view from the office looking into Gentle Dance this morning 🤩

So much joy and vibrancy from our dancers with a beautiful group of regular, new and retuning faces!!

Dancefest Malvern Theatres

Such beautiful responses to Elgar At The Asylum - and we absolutely loved Abi’s artwork and chatting to her about how sh...
01/10/2026

Such beautiful responses to Elgar At The Asylum - and we absolutely loved Abi’s artwork and chatting to her about how she created it.

A fitting read for International Day of Older People.
01/10/2026

A fitting read for International Day of Older People.

October 1st is the United Nations International Day of Older People 2026. Here’s an article from our magazine Animated – More than Just a Number – that details the evolution of a participatory project into the performance ‘In the End we Begin’, produced by EncoreEast, a company of older dancers in the East of England.
Discover the full story here: https://bit.ly/4yofQbH

💡We’re incredibly excited to be part of Severn Arts’ Bridges of Light this year, with our installation, How Do You See M...
01/10/2026

💡We’re incredibly excited to be part of Severn Arts’ Bridges of Light this year, with our installation, How Do You See Me?💡

Some of our Jigsaw dancers have been working with creative technologist Noel Jones to create an immersive world of dance, reflection and light, inviting you to experience movement in a new way.

You’ll find us at Royal Porcelain Works’ Henry Sandon Hall - we’ll be there to welcome you!

We had a lot of fun watching Kate Taylor’s duet Pigeon performed by Hannah and Steph in our Horizon Hub classes last wee...
30/09/2026

We had a lot of fun watching Kate Taylor’s duet Pigeon performed by Hannah and Steph in our Horizon Hub classes last week. You can watch the duet and more this Sunday, Pigeon is a free live performance event in Worcester City Centre.

Expect dance performances, roaming theatre, ‘Catch the Pigeon’ art trail and watch as a large flock of performers from across the city swoop, scatter, then strut around Arch 27

Find full details at https://www.katetaylor.uk/project-pigeon

Thank you to Lynn Denham for Worcester for this beautiful response to
30/09/2026

Thank you to Lynn Denham for Worcester for this beautiful response to

🎭 Elgar at the Asylum 🎼
was a wonderful celebration of the power of arts and music to be inclusive and change lives 👏👏

It was also thought-provoking and emotional
🤔 what does asylum mean?
🤔 when I came to Worcester, Powick was still a psychiatric hospital
🤔 how have antipsychotic drugs changed the world?
🤔AI can enable people with disabilities to be creative and participate
🤔exploring an unfamiliar part of Worcester history

Thank you to everyone who collaborated on this special project The Monday Nite Club C&T Dancefest Vamos Theatre Take Part - Malvern Theatres Ed Kimberley

30/09/2026

🐦This Sunday 🐦 Kate Taylor's Pigeon is a FREE live performance event in Worcester city centre - and everyone is invited!

Expect dance performances, roaming theatre, ‘Catch the Pigeon’ art trail, and watch as a large flock of performers from across the city swoop, scatter, then strut around Arch 27 😊

It's all taking place between Scala, The Hive and Arch 27 - find full details at: https://www.katetaylor.uk/project-pigeon

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