UCLan Dance

10/11/2025

Our Dancing Journey: Living with Parkinson's and Dementia, a symposium and performance taking place on the 27th and 28th of November at University of Lancashire.

This event is part of an exchange between the University of Lancashire LPM Dance , Melanie Brierley Conscious Bodies, Dr Richard Coaten and The Contagious Joy Collective joining us from Romania, to celebrate and share the innovative practice in Dance for people living with Parkinson’s.

Booking links below.
Our Dancing Journey: 27/11
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-dancing-journey-living-with-parkinsons-and-dementia-tickets-1746709668639

Empowering Voices Performance: 28/11
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empowering-voices-tickets-1734420601709?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our Dancing Journey: Living with Parkinson's and Dementia, a symposium and performance taking place on the 27th and 28th of November at University of Lancashire.

This event is part of an exchange between the , Melanie Brierley Conscious Bodies, Dr Richard Coaten and The Contagious Joy Collective joining us from Romania, to celebrate and share the innovative practice in Dance for people living with Parkinson’s.

Booking links below.
Our Dancing Journey: 27/11
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-dancing-journey-living-with-parkinsons-and-dementia-tickets-1746709668639

Empowering Voices Performance: 28/11
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empowering-voices-tickets-1734420601709?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/09/2025

SHOUTING OUT LOUD PRESTON 2025
We are very excited to share the reconstruction of Shouting Out Loud by Gaby Agis on September 25th in the Media Factory, ME020. Relaxed Sharing at 3pm, Performance at 6.30pm. Free of charge.

'The 1980s were a period of great social and political unrest. Thatcherism was in full swing. The miners' strikes and gay pride, anti- racist and feminist movements dominated the landscape. This provided the context and backdrop to artists' lives. Again, we live in turbulent and uncertain times. By reconstructing Shouting Out Loud, I am interested in discovering to what degree art reflects the times that we live in.' - Gaby Agis,2025

Shouting Out Loud is being performed in Preston to celebrate the long history of dance at The University of Lancashire, honouring the faculty, the students and the extended dance community of the North West.

14/07/2025

HUGE congratulations to the class of 2025! You did it! We hope you had the best time celebrating your achievements in the glorious sunshine. Go be brilliant just like we know you can be! 🎓🥳🍾

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07/05/2025

BODIES IN FLIGHT make performance where flesh utters and words move, that challenges and re-energizes the conventional relationship between audiences and performers, and audiences and place. They insist on the buzz of ideas, on philosophy and poetry, using words and images, movement and stillness, voices and bodies, in order to move audiences emotionally and intellectually.

Here Bodies in Flight return to the Department where Sara Giddens was Professor of Choreographic Practice to mark the publication of their book Flesh and Text that celebrates over 30 years of making performance.

Join us for the launch of Flesh and Text edited by Simon Jones and Sara Giddens.

University of Lancaster, Media Factory, Kirkham Street Preston, PR1 1JN
13 May 2025
16:00–18:00

Reserve your spot here 👉https://ow.ly/eLGr50VH0ts

UCLan Dance

23/04/2025

Join us to celebrate our dear colleague Sara’s new book…!

Flesh and Text: Devising Performance with Bodies in Flight
Book Launch
Tuesday 13 May 2025
4pm – 6pm
ME002 Media Factory

BODIES IN FLIGHT make performance where flesh utters and words move, that challenges and re-energizes the conventional relationship between audiences and performers, and audiences and place. They insist on the buzz of ideas, on philosophy and poetry, using words and images, movement and stillness, voices and bodies, in order to move audiences emotionally and intellectually.

The event will be approximately 1 hour 15 minutes, including an In-Conversation discussion and short performance extract/s, followed by drinks and an opportunity to purchase the book.


Booking information:
Places are free but booking is required. To confirm your attendance, please sign up here: https://fleshandtext.eventbrite.co.uk

14/04/2025

📣 ⭐ Our final ever In Motion ⭐ 📣

Join us for one last mega-celebration of dance from our course programme and our brilliant school and community partners!

Taking place on 30th April and 1st May we will be sharing the latest tour piece from UCLan Dance Company, ‘Morph to Move’, by guest choreographer alongside a specially commissioned performance by our alumni, choreographed by .l.mcclelland (Wed only) and a whole host of school and community groups either led by or involving our students past and present! A great opportunity to celebrate the brilliance of our graduates and how far and wide their talents reach.

Link in bio. Get your tickets asap!

31/03/2025

⭐ PR1 Performance ⭐️

Join us this Wednesday (2nd April) for UCLan Dance Company’s performance of Morph to Move by the brilliant performed in the PR1 gallery in Victoria building. Free performance, no booking required, just pop along.
Starts at 12noon, running time 15 minutes.

21/03/2025

Next up, meet Matilda!

My name is Matilda Richards and I’m from Lincoln in the East Midlands.

From a young age, I have always had a passion for teaching, and it was something I knew I wanted to pursue as I got older. I’ve always aspired to be a Performing Arts teacher, but I didn’t want to let go of dance, as it’s such an important part of my life. This course has given me the opportunity to continue pursuing dance while also focusing on the teaching aspect.

If I had the opportunity to give 13-year-old Matilda a piece of advice, I would tell her that it’s okay to let go of people and situations that are holding you back, and that it’s perfectly fine if you’re not everyone’s cup of tea. ☕️

In three years, I will have completed my SCITT and will be working in a secondary school as a Performing Arts teacher. Additionally, I hope to have made progress in the plans for my own dance company, which I am currently in the process of developing.

20/03/2025

Meet our UCLan Dance Company members for 2025!

Hi, I’m Kate Rumley and I’m from Gloucestershire.

When looking for a university I wanted a course that had a bit of everything. Although I knew I wanted to learn more about facilitation, I wasn’t ready to give up learning about choreography, performance and improvisation. My first experience of UCLan was so positive and made me feel really creative and inspired - I knew I had to study here!

My advice to first year Kate would be ‘don’t be scared of this new chapter’. The things you will learn, the people you will meet and the opportunities provided to you will play a huge part in shaping the rest of your life. You’re here for a reason and with hard work, new opportunities will arise. 

In 3 years time I hope to have a Masters Degree in Dance Education and a PGCE. I would like to be teaching dance within a school, ensuring that creative education is part of every child’s life. A passion of mine, which I hope to continue pursuing, is advocating for the importance of creative arts within curriculums across the UK.

04/03/2025

This semester our students are developing their own research enquiries, connecting to current dance practice and exploring how this impacts their own facilitation through a real world placement. Over the last few weeks they have been developing their practice in the studio before heading out to work with school settings, care homes, community groups and adult dancers. Best of luck guys, super invaluable experience!