Dance Performances

A celebration of creative working showing new works devised by students from the Department of Dance, Film and Theatre and the Department of Music and Sound Recording.

An evening of dance as a result of a collaboration between two local dance companies; Actual Size Dance Company based at the University of Surrey, and Nutshell Contemporary Dance, a newly formed professional company, who have performed choreographic work around London and Surrey.

The Student Fundraiser

Wednesday 23 February, 19.30

Students present a fun-filled showcase of dance performances.

"A subtle, quick-witted essay on the fluctuation of human interaction...an arresting piece that left you, in a desirable sense, wanting more." The Times

Henri Oguike, one of the UK’s most inventive choreographers, presents a stunning new triple bill and a handpicked quintet of world-class dancers.

Does everything really begin with one or is it that everything ends with one?

Final year dancers and choreographers showcase their exciting new work.

Final year dancers and choreographers showcase their exciting new work.

Dance students at the University of Surrey invite audiences to see a wide range of dance performances, ranging from Contemporary to Ballet, African, Kathak and Hip Hop.

Dance students at the University of Surrey invite audiences to see a wide range of dance performances, ranging from Contemporary to Ballet, African, Kathak and Hip Hop.

Rudolf Laban’s unpublished drawings and his graphic representation of his icosahedral model in dance will be used for the first time to create a performance-based and artistic response.

Kathakbox is the latest production from one of the UK’s most dynamic dance companies. 

Winner of the Sadler’s Wells Global Dance Contest, James Wilton Dance presents a programme of dynamic and daring contemporary dance work where performers are pushed to their physical limits.

Please join us for an extra special Christmas Show to celebrate the new School of Arts, featuring students from Dance, Film, Theatre, Music and Sound Recording, and the Guildford School of Acting.

A celebration of collaborative and creative working showcasing performances by students from the School of Arts.    

The University of Surrey's resident dance company Actual Size has devised a collection of works for you to enjoy and admire.

Known for mining witty and profound dance theatre from everyday life, Luca Silvestrini's award-winning Protein has struck dance gold with LOL (Lots of Love).

Teamed up with Woking Dance Festival and Kane FM, we bring you an evening that celebrates Hip Hop and the vibrant art forms that have stemmed from its surrounding culture.

Does the dancing have to stop as the body ages?
How does the older dancer draw on sensory memory and the imagination to make dances?
What does 'mature ballet' look like?
What IS a mature dance?

You are invited to a vivid celebration of our student talent.

Transform@work is the second biannual postgraduate symposium organised by Dance Studies at the University of Surrey.

Featuring work from across the artistic spectrum, these shows celebrate the creative diversity that is bred from a year's hard work at Surrey. 

iWEAVE explores the transformation of a dancer's costume into a digital wearable item inviting unique movement interactions.

Inspired by E A Abbott's 1884 novella Flatland, the classic science and mathematical fiction.

We are very excited to welcome the internationally acclaimed State of Emergency as part of our Black History Month activities and celebrations. In a unique performance especially for the University of Surrey, the company will perform excerpts and improvisations from "Desert Crossings", their internationally acclaimed dance theatre production, alongside "Sketches From Grahamstown".

Please join us for our annual Christmas Show. To celebrate the year end, we have mulled wine, mince pies and some fantastic performances for you to enjoy.

Featuring new work by two exciting dance artists - 'Obverse' by Joe Moran and 'Ordinary Courage' by Theo Clinkard

Actual Size is a student led dance company, working with professional dance artists and developing their own work. In the past the company has worked with artists including Luke Birch, Annie Lok, Karen Da Silva and most recently Rosie Heafford (Second Hand Dance).

Actual Size has also been fortunate enough to tour work and perform at dance platforms such as Dancin’ Oxford in 2010.

Weightless is a new work celebrating Yael Flexer’s 20th anniversary as a choreographer. Engaging, thoughtful, but with a cheeky wink, this show carries Yael’s trademark witty text and humour combined with fastpaced, space-hungry movement and a driving musical score by Israeli cellist Karni Postel.

It also features an exciting digital element with radio-controlled floating objects drifting through the auditorium and a multiplicity of sound objects; disembodied voices immersing both audience and performers.