Join Dancin’ Oxford for a fabulous summer afternoon of performances on the Dance Stage in Gloucester Green. The varied programme includes national professional companies James Wilton Dance (who performed Leviathan to a sell-out audience at Pegasus this March), Company Chameleon, Sole Rebel Tap and C-12 Dance Theatre, plus the ever popular Grannny Turismo (who are bringing their revved-up shopping trolleys back to the streets of Oxford!) plus talented local street dance crews Beat Street and Step2Dance. It’s free, it’s exciting, it’s awesome, it’s the very best in dance to the heart of the City! All afternoon there will be much to see and enjoy (including a mass Zumba workout!).
Stay for 10 minutes, for an hour or all afternoon. See below for a schedule of performing groups. Bring the family, a picnic or choose from the many street food stalls on site selling food from around the globe. Fun for everyone, and best of all its free!
Date: Saturday 15th July, 12.00-4.00pm
Location: Gloucester Green Market Square, Oxford OX1 2BU
Dancin’ On The Green features:
James Wilton Dance – Leviathan
A 25 minute performance of the sell-out show seen at Pegasus in February, Leviathan will leave you gasping for air under the sheer ferocity of movement. A cast of 7 will wow you with a blend of athletic dance, martial arts, capoeira and partner-work, accompanied by a powerful electro-rock soundtrack by Lunatic Soul! Follow Captain Ahab and the crew as they search for the great white whale Moby Dick…you won’t regret it
Company Chameleon – Push
Athletic yet sensitive, Push is a beautiful yet powerful and engaging male duet, which looks at the different stances we take as relate to one another. The piece looks at how we push to exert dominance and control, and at other times choose to submit and step back
Choreographed by Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner, aka Company Chameleon.
Co-commissioned by Without Walls and Dance Initiative Greater Manchester
Sole Rebel Tap – Spatterdash
An energetic and colourful tap show to an electro-swing soundtrack created especially by The Chicken Brothers. Sole Rebel Tap’s glamorous dancers tear up the stage with spats, fishnets and tailed jackets dancing to well- known music, creating an uplifting and popular show which will appeal to all ages.
Plus, don’t miss some of the best Urban Dance crews Oxford has to offer, including Beat Street and Step2Dance
C-12 Dance Theatre return to Oxford with Secret Encounters – A series of short dance pieces, choreographed by exciting, diverse and award winning choreographers that will pop up unexpectedly. Inspired by “First encounters that last forever”, the pieces will transform outdoor spaces into a live performance for a brief moment. The times will be secret, the locations will be secret…… Catch them if you can! CLICK TO WATCH TRAILER
Dancin’ on the Green is supported by Oxford Playhouse
12.15 – 12.35pm – Music (DJ Set)
12.35 – 12.40pm – Beat Street (street dance)
12.40 – 12.50pm – Sole Rebel Tap – ‘Spatterdash’
12.50 – 1.10pm – Company Chameleon – ‘Push’
1.10 – 1.15pm – Step2 Dance (street dance)
1.15 – 1.40pm – James Wilton Dance – ‘Leviathan’
1.40 – 1.50pm – Sole Rebel Tap – ‘Spatterdash’
1.50 – 2.05pm – Granny Turismo (On the Green)
2.05 – 2.10pm – Compere
2.10 – 3.00pm – Zumba ‘Summer Jam’ (with George Martini & team)
3.00 – 3.05pm – Beat Street (street dance)
3.05 – 3.25pm – Company Chameleon – ‘Push’
3.25 – 3.30pm – Step2 Dance (street dance)
3.30 – 3.55pm – James Wilton Dance– ‘Leviathan’Dancin’ on the Green
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