Lydia Wharf with BirdGang Ltd

Lydia Wharf is an independent producer working in contemporary and hip hop dance theatre, tending to specialise in practices of care, access and inclusion. She works directly with a range of artists and companies, most recently BirdGang Ltd, Dance Umbrella, Julie Cunningham & Company, Stuart Waters and Northern Rascals. Lydia has a long, twisty relationship with dance; as performer, writer, facilitator and producer. She reviews regularly for Gramilano and Springback Magazine and was writer in residence at the Festival, Varna in 2023 and Tanec Praha in 2024. Earlier this year she co-designed and hosted the Art of Dialogue, a series of discursive events as part of the Czech Dance Platform and co-produced the Commons Festival for Stanley Arts.