March 2025
27th -29th Mar, Paul McCartney Auditorium, LIPA
Third-Year Dance Students Present: Destinations
Across 11 devised pieces, Destinations evokes a series of desired alternate realities - whether tangible, virtual or fantastical. A striking visual experience, Destinations features Commercial, Contemporary and Jazz with professional choreographers specialising in different genres, contributing to the performance. Book here.
28th-29th Mar, New Adelphi Theatre, Salford
Emergence 2025
Emergence, the touring postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford, return with a brand-new, triple bill programme of adrenaline-fuelled dance performed by a new company of extraordinary dancers. Book here.
29th Mar, Arts Centre, Edge Hill University
Symphony of Movement - Swati Dance Company
Experience the timeless beauty of Bharatanatyam in Swati Dance Company’s new production Symphony of Movement, a captivating fusion of classical grace and contemporary artistry. Book here.
Swati Dance Company: Symphony of Movement
April 2025
1st Apr, Quays Theatre, The Lowry
Georgia Tegou & Kristina Pulejkova: Homecoming
HOMECOMING blends storytelling, dynamic choreography, and cutting-edge technology to trace the journey of a woman on a quest to reconnect with her lost sense of self. Through a stunning live performance interwoven with immersive holographic projections, we follow a journey between two worlds, where reality bends and breaks. Book here.
1st-2nd Apr, Storyhouse Chester
Lay Down Your Burdens - Rhiannon Faith Company
Restore your weary soul with Olivier Award Nominated Lay Down Your Burdens. With extraordinary physical performance, brave testimonials, music from a live Ceilidh band and riotous pub games, this dance theatre show draws together those who have been estranged or never even dreamed they were connected. Set in a pub on-stage, you’re invited to join in with the proceedings and participate in the fun, as much as you like. Book here.
2nd April, Quays Theatre, The Lowry
Malik Nashad Sharpe - Goner
Lightly touching on the topics of abuse, Caribbean migration, alienation, belonging, addiction, and violence, Goner is utilising the formal tools of solo authorship and the aesthetics of horror to create radical visual culture from the marginalised perspective, and to tease out and establish a Black tradition of horror for the live context. Book here.
4th Apr, Contact
Turn 2025 - Word of Warning + Contact
The annual whirlwind of new North West dance returns to Contact, taking over the building with up to ten short works from emerging dance artists. Book here.
4th Apr, Storyhouse Chester
Anton Du Beke - At the Musicals
Strictly Come Dancing legend and judge, Anton Du Beke, takes to the stage in 2025. With his live band, guest singer and dancers, expect a fab-u-lous evening of song, dance and laughter. Book here.
12th Apr, Macclesfield Library
The Mountain Witch - Rachel Dean/Speedwell Dance
Join Speedwell Dance's performers within an immersive set to awaken scampering creatures, tiptoe past the Mountain Witch's cave and finally convince her to allow the sun to return. A joyous and inclusive experience for children aged 3-8 years and their families. Find out more here.
12th-13th Apr, Storyhouse Chester
Giovanni Pernice: The Last Dance
Giovanni, the Italian maestro of dance, takes centre stage in ‘The Last Dance’, a mesmerising production that transcends the boundaries of live performance. Book here.
23rd Apr, Unity Theatre Liverpool
We're Here Because They Were | Work in progress - Fabiola Santana
Three women from the Global Ethnic Majority whose families have been impacted by colonisation share their own histories of care, resilience, legacy, and how these stories live in their bodies. Going beyond everyday storytelling, transforming those energies into a live experience. Book here.
26th Apr, Arts Bar Hope Street, Liverpool
Leap 2025's Big Burlesque Cabaret Opening
Enter a world of raucous entertainment as we launch this year’s festival with an evening of burlesque, cabaret and jazz dance. Join us at the speakeasy for a great night out! Book here.
26th-27th Apr, Blackpool Grand
A Star is Born - Amanda Rogers School of Dance
This inspiring show follows a young person’s dream of becoming a star, capturing the excitement, challenges, and triumphs along their journey. With breath-taking choreography and live musical performances, this is a story of dreams, friendship, transformation, and the drive to shine. Book here.
27th Apr, Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool
Dancing at the Palm House - Leap Dance Festival
Join us at Liverpool’s iconic Palm House to see performances by community groups from across Liverpool City Region. There’ll also be free dance workshops to take part in throughout the day. Free to attend.
29th Apr, Capstone Theatre, Liverpool
Schools Dance Platform: On Broadway (Leap Dance Festival)
Our Schools Dance Platform returns for 2025, celebrating the enormous talent in the region. This year, young people from schools and colleges share work inspired by musicals. Book here.
30th Apr, Arts Centre, Edge Hill University
SUNNY SIDE - Northern Rascals
SUNNY SIDE is a raw and powerful portrayal of the modern young male experience, touring in partnership with Andy’s Man Club and informed by the voices of over 750 young people across the UK. Combining contemporary dance, theatre, and spoken word, this socially urgent work from Northern Rascals explores the pain and loneliness that shape the journey from adolescence to adulthood. Book here.
30th Apr, Falibroome Academy Macclesfield
Fault Lines - Lila Dance
As our planet's voice gets louder, are we ready to listen? Fault Lines pulls at the tension in our relationship with nature. Our constant pursuit of progress increasing the speed of life has left us out of sync with the natural world. Book here.
Turn 2025
May 2025
1st May, Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster Arts
Jean Daniel Broussé: (le) Pain
JD will not follow his father, or his father’s father or his father’s grandfather into the family bakery. The boulangerie story has ended. (le) Pain is about breadmaking, physical heroics, growing up queer in a boulangerie in the south of France, endings and new beginnings. It involves circus, dance, storytelling, Béarnaise folklore video, karaoke and laughter. Book here.
3rd May, Northwich Town Centre
Now Northwich Outdoor Festival 2025
Now Northwich is back for another year, bringing to the town a majestic explosion of international dance and street arts. Free entry.
3rd May, Vicars Cross Community Centre
Fault Lines - Lila Dance
As our planet's voice gets louder, are we ready to listen? Fault Lines pulls at the tension in our relationship with nature. Our constant pursuit of progress increasing the speed of life has left us out of sync with the natural world. Book here.
4th May, Capstone Theatre Liverpool
Youth Dance Showcase - Leap Dance Festival
Dance schools and youth dance groups from across Liverpool City Region share their work on a professional stage, in an evening celebrating local youth talent. Book here.
5th May, Liverpool ONE
Dancing in the Streets - Leap Dance Festival
Enjoy outdoor performances from the region’s leading dance artists. Expect to see larger than life characters across the city centre. Funded by Liverpool BID Company and Liverpool ONE. Free to attend.
6th May, Lyric Theatre, The Lowry
Aakash Odedra Company with Manchester Camerata: SONGS OF THE BULBUL WITH FULL ORCHESTRA
Aakash Odedra unites with musical greats, Abi Sampa, Sarthak Kalyani, Rushil Ranjan and forty of Manchester Camerata’s musicians for a unique live orchestral performance of Songs of the Bulbul. This one-off evening, blending captivating dance, peerless singing and orchestral mastery, will be an unforgettable experience. Book here.
8th-9th May, New Adelphi Theatre Salford
Dance @ Salford
Join us for our annual Dance@Salford festival featuring captivating new dance works devised and performed by our talented students. This year’s event promises an eclectic mix of theatrical, digital, emotional, and experimental works that showcase the immense creativity within our Dance@Salford community. Book here.
9th May, Unity Theatre Liverpool
New Dance Work - Leap Dance Festival
See experimental new works-in-progress, in a night of performances from Liverpool based artists/companies, featuring work commissioned by Culture Liverpool. Book here.
13th-14th May, Storyhouse Chester
Theatre Re Presents: BIRTH
As one of the UK’s leading visual theatre companies, Theatre Re combines original live music with striking visual theatre to create world class, deeply moving, non-verbal productions about universal human challenges and the fragility of life. Book here.
14th-15th May, Quays Theatre, The Lowry
Gary Clarke Company: DETENTION
DETENTION explores the impact of SECTION 28: a piece of largely hidden legislation from Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Government in 1988, which 'prohibited the promotion of homosexuality', forcing people from the LGBT+ community into a place of secrecy, fear and shame at a time when the country was in industrial turmoil and the gay community was being ravaged by the onslaught of AIDS. Book here.
20th May, Quays Theatre, The Lowry
Kontemporary Korea - HAM:BETH
K-pop boy-band meets Shakespearean drama in this energetic all-male show by Modern Table Dance Company. Book here.
24th May, Quays Theatre, The Lowry
Ali Chahrour - The Love Behind My Eyes
A powerful exploration of love, loss, and longing by Beirut-based choreographer and dancer Ali Chahrour. Inspired by the tragic story of Mohamed Bin Daoud, a revered Iraqi jurist whose devotion to a young man consumed him until his final breath, The Love Behind My Eyes is a powerful testimony of forbidden love—where lovers perish with eyes wide open, staring into the gaze that once gave them life. Book here.
Jean Daniel Broussé: (le) Pain