Shaped and delivered by XTRAX and Fabric, the Outdoor Dance Showcase was an exciting programme designed to celebrate UK-based dance artists that bring life and joy to outdoor places.
It provided a platform for national and international promoters to connect and build meaningful relationships with a curated selection of outdoor dance artists looking to tour their work beyond borders.
Outdoor Dance Showcase 2022
Hosted both online and in Birmingham as part of Birmingham International Dance Festival 2022. The artistic programme included 20+ companies, with six UK 2022 premieres, and a rich programme of both UK and international shows from Canada, Spain, France and Belguim.
Amongst others, the showcase included the following shows:
- Black Victorians by Jeanefer Jean Charles
- BONDED by Alleyne Dance
- Born to Protest by Joseph Toonga / Just Us Dance Theatre
- CROWD_CTRL by AndroidX + Megahertz
- Blame Game by Kundle Cru, presented by Crying Out Loud
- Dandyism by Patrick Ziza Dance
- DEVA by Pagrav Dance Company
- Look Mum, No Hands! By Daryl Beeton Productions and Mimbre Acrobatics
- How To Build A Universe by Extended Play
- The Album:skool edition by SAY
- Timeless by Joli Vyann
There was also a professional programme that followed a hybrid format including events such as pitching sessions, panel discussions and networking opportunities, both in-person and online using the interactive Swapcard platform.
Shaped and delivered by XTRAX and Fabric, the Outdoor Dance Showcase was presented as part of BIDF 2022 and supported by Arts Council England.
Black Victorians by Jeanefer Jean Charles, photography by Ash Mills
Image of Rodadoras by Becky Manguads at BIDF 2018 by Stephen Wright.
Outdoor Dance Showcase 2021
ODC21: UK Dance Showcase was devised and delivered in partnership with XTRAX as part of the international showcase programme Platform 4:UK; Dance4 as part of Dance from England (now Fabric International); and DanceXchange (now Fabric), producers of Birmingham International Dance Festival
National and international delegates also had access to the Outdoor Dance Collection 2021 Catalogue, presenting a curated selection of some of the most exciting current outdoor work available for touring by UK dance artists
Pitching artists included:
- Pravaas by Akademi
- BONDED by Alleyne Dance
- Echoes by Cia Moveo
- Company Chameleon
- Good Youtes Walk by Far From The Norm
- Sphera by Humanhood
- Jukebox by Jamaal Burkmar
- Black Victorians by Jeanefer Jean-Charles
- Timeless by Joli Vyann
- Future Cargo by Requardt & Rosenburg
- Drumming in the Hall of the Moutain by Stefan Jovanovic
- Frock by Stopgap Dance Company
- Solo Prét-à-Porter by Danse K par K
- Syvian Émard Danse
ODC21: Dance & The Outdoors Symposium
The ODC21: Dance & The Outdoors Symposium was a two-day digital conference devised and produced by 101 Outdoor Arts and The Place in partnership with DanceXchange (now Fabric) producers of BIDF. It brought together practitioners, producers and presenters of outdoor dance to explore how artists are creating work for public space.
The symposium looked at a range of practice in locations from urban to rural and in contexts that range from touring to site-specific to participant-led. Some of Europe’s most exciting choreographers and companies took part in panel sessions that aimed to shine a spotlight on the wealth of outdoor dance practice. We explored how this distinctive yet diverse field contributes to the development of dance – bringing new audiences and new approaches and creating interventions that transform and disrupt our relationship with the world around us.