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Category Archive: Dance

Tenth anniversary for Festé

The tenth annual Derby Festé has a packed programme of spectacular family entertainment featuring top local, national and […]

September 18, 2016 Dance, Drama, Festivals, Music, Shows

Debut arts festival for Duffield

The organisers of a new village arts festival are certainly punching above their weight this month as visitors […]

September 13, 2016 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Exhibitions, Festivals, Literature, Music, Photography, Prose, Sculpture, talks, Textiles, Visual Art, Workshops

Free summer arts festival for Bolsover

See off the Summer, a big, bright and brilliant free outdoor arts festival is being staged in Bolsover […]

August 26, 2016 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Festivals, Magic, Music, Shows

Free taster classes at Déda in Derby

Regional dance house Déda in Derby is holding free taster sessions on Saturday September 3 for two of […]

August 25, 2016 Dance

New season of Sensational Salsa

Sensational Salsa is back for a brand new autumn season at The Old Clubhouse, Buxton, offering a six-week […]

August 24, 2016 Dance

Buxton Festival Fringe Awards

The Buxton Festival Fringe Awards Ceremony were held at the Old Clubhouse in the town on July 24 and […]

August 2, 2016 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Festivals, Literature, Music, Shows, Theatre, Visual Art

Magical underwater world will wow Feste crowds

A magical underwater spectacle will be the headline act at Derby Festé this year. French company Transe Express […]

July 16, 2016 Dance, Festivals, Music

Join summer school for performing arts

You can explore the magical world of Cats at a two-day Performing Arts Summer School at the Medway […]

July 4, 2016 Dance

Ashbourne Festival starts tomorrow

As always the Ashbourne Festival will be bringing big names and award-winning performers to Derbyshire this month. Among […]

June 16, 2016 Authors, Books, Classical, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Exhibitions, Festivals, Folk, Literature, Magic, Music, Poetry, Rock/Pop, Uncategorized

Furthest From the Sea entertain in city

Derby will be buzzing with creativity for the fourth annual Furthest From The Sea Festival – a one […]

June 13, 2016 Comedy, Crafts, Dance, Drama, Festivals, Folk, Jazz, Music, Rock/Pop

Theatre to be transformed for festival

Derby Theatre’s summer festival of fresh, new and exciting performance –DEparture Lounge returns for a fourth year next […]

June 12, 2016 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Festivals

Circus artist clinches deal

Circus artist and aerialist Ria Ashcroft has clinched support to create a new performance that will be seen […]

June 6, 2016 Dance, Festivals

Award-winning dance show comes to Déda

Lost Dog, led by its highly accomplished artistic director Ben Duke, recently hit the jackpot with five-star reviews […]

June 1, 2016 Dance, Poetry

Centenary celebrations for Pear Tree Library

It is 100 years since the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie gave the city of Derby a grant to build […]

May 15, 2016 Authors, Books, Dance, Folk, Literature, Music, Poetry

Culture fest is underway in Belper

It would be hard to pack any more into the month-long Belper Arts Festival which continues to grow […]

May 5, 2016 Ceramics, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Festivals, Film, Literature, Music, Photography, Prose

French circus company brings show to Déda

French circus company Circa Tsuica is coming to Déda in Derby with its hit show Opus 7. Joining […]

March 3, 2016 Dance

City centre live sessions launch on Saturday

St Peters Quarter Live’s season of monthly variety events returns to St Peters Cross in Derby on Saturday […]

March 2, 2016 Comedy, Dance, Festivals, Music

Dance competition kicks off today at Déda

Dance groups from across Derbyshire will perform in the county U.Dance competition – Interface – today and tomorrow – […]

February 23, 2016 Dance

Tideswell Cinema celebrate tenth season

Ten years ago Tideswell Film Club was just starting out as a new venture in the village’s school […]

February 14, 2016 Dance, Drama, Film, Opera

International exchange plans forge ahead

Arts  groups in Derby are forging ahead with plans to set up an innovative international exchange with counterparts […]

December 30, 2015 Dance, Exhibitions, Festivals, Uncategorized

Review: Cinderella, Derby Theatre

Cinderella Derby Theatre style is just what you would expect feisty and fun, full of festive sparkle and […]

December 8, 2015 Dance, Drama, Music, Uncategorized

Circus Mayhem comes to Déda

Circus and comedy combine in Circus Mayhem, an absurd variety show for audiences of all ages presented by Circus […]

October 29, 2015 Comedy, Dance, Uncategorized

New physical theatre courses

A new physical theatre course has been launched at Déda in Derby, which aims to improve budding actors’ […]

October 17, 2015 Dance, News

Derby Folk Festival almost here

The Derby Folk Festival returns to the city in October with a wide variety of performances in venues […]

September 23, 2015 Dance, Folk, Music

Jump to the Festé beat

The headline act for Derby Festé 2015 will be the UK premiere of a stunning drum and firework […]

September 14, 2015 Dance, Drama, Festivals, Music

International music and dance on Derby streets

Visitors to Derby’s St Peters Quarter on Saturday August 22 will be treated to a carnival of energetic […]

August 12, 2015 Dance, Festivals, Music

Home-grown talent for Melbourne Festival

The Made In Derbyshire 2015 campaign has so inspired the director of the Melbourne Festival Sharon Brown that […]

August 4, 2015 Ceramics, Comedy, Crafts, Dance, Drama, Exhibitions, Festivals, Literature, Music, Storytelling, Visual Art, Workshops

Buxton Festival Fringe award winners

One of the biggest and busiest Buxton Fringes concluded on Sunday with an emotional Awards Ceremony at the […]

July 29, 2015 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Exhibitions, Festivals

Table talk with Carol Taylor of Wirksworth Festival

A new woman has taken over the helm of the team responsible for staging the Wirksworth Festival  – and […]

June 22, 2015 Ceramics, Comedy, Crafts, Dance, Drama, Exhibitions, Festivals, Literature, Music, Photography, Storytelling, Textiles, Visual Art

Pop-up art event for rural communities

The Flaming Skirt Festival is a contemporary pop-up family art event based in and around rural communities. The […]

June 11, 2015 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Music

Theatre announces autumn season

Derby Theatre has announced its autumn season celebrating the theatre’s 40th anniversary. From big-hearted, bold and brassy smash-hit […]

June 5, 2015 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Pantomimes, Shows, Uncategorized

Bakewell Day of Dance

Bakewell Carnival gets off to a flying start on Saturday June 27 with The 13th International Day of Dance. […]

June 5, 2015 Dance, Festivals

Drum and firework show to headline Festé

The headline act for this year’s Derby Festé is the UK premiere of the stunning drum and firework show, Danbor […]

May 11, 2015 Dance, Drama, Festivals, Music

Youth dance groups win festival places

Two of Déda’s youth performance companies have won places in a top level national dance festival in Plymouth […]

April 13, 2015 Dance

Knickerbocker Glorious is back for the summer

Derby Cathedral Quarter’s programme of Saturday entertainment was launched at the weekend with a day of live entertainment and […]

March 25, 2015 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Art, Workshops

Acts sign up for Buxton Fringe

The Buxton Festival Fringe is already beginning to fill up with more than 60 acts already signed up ahead […]

March 12, 2015 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Festivals, Literature, Music

Your chance to join national touring show

Budding local performers are being invited to audition to be part of the Derby performance of a national […]

February 25, 2015 Dance, Drama

Winter wonderland arrives with Russian ice stars

Buxton Opera House will be transformed into a winter wonderland when The Russian Ice Stars take over the […]

February 4, 2015 Dance, Drama

Three Keepers take to the stage

Derbyshire-based physical theatre company WinterWalker are touring the Midlands in February and March with their first major production […]

January 31, 2015 Dance, Drama

Chance to join new aerial skills classes

Déda in Chapel Street is expanding its class programme for young people and adults with the introduction of […]

January 7, 2015 Dance

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    • Richard Wheeler – photographer
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