COMMONS Festival 2023

15 May - 28 May

COMMONS returns for 2023 as part of the London Borough of Culture celebrations. A curated dance festival of performances, workshops and exhibitions.

Stanley Arts continues its commitment to showcase dance for everyone with a joyful programme of exhibitions, workshops, performances and parties; all celebrating the glorious diversity of dance and exploring our shared love of movement and music!

Leading Hip-Hop we’ve got the movement architects BirdGang Ltd. Thick & Tight will be bringing a contemporary twist and Akademi are leading our South Asian work.

Photography credit to Vipul Sangoi.

Watch the trailer to find out more. They’ll be plenty for all ages to appreciate, watch, and get involved with.

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BirdGang LTD, award winning Hip Hop dance company at COMMONS Festival 2022

Silhouette taken during a South Asian event, part of COMMONS Festival 2022

During COMMONS Festival 2022, we hosted talks to get to know our key partners, special guests and the processes behind their art form

COMMONS Festival Exhibition returns! Open throughout the whole festival, from the 15th of May to the 28th

Hip Hop performances and workshops are part of our 2023 programme

Don't miss the Extravaganza, a genre-defying performance made up from each key partner

We are proud to have an queer presence as part of COMMONS Festival 2023. Be sure to check out what Thick & Tight have to offer!

This Spring, come witness something fresh as we encourage new audiences to dive into our workshops, exhibitions and dance battles

COMMONS Extravaganza

Birdgang Ltd Presents: The Battle Cage

Oceanallover Presents: Ecdysis (In Vivo)

Akademi presents: Understanding Bharatanatyam – Open to all with Mathangi

Thick & Tight and Corali Dance Company

Commons Festival Exhibition at Stanley Arts

COMMONS exhibition

Akademi presents: Contemporary Bollywood with Aanchal Gupta

Akademi presents Breakdance and Bharatanatyam with Shreya Vadnerkar

Akademi presents Elemental: Forces of Nature

Queerly Come Dancing in Stanley Hall

Queerly Come Dancing

Oceanallover Workshop: Ecdysis – Shedding Your Skin

Thick & Tight and Azara Meghie

Thick & Tight and Vidya Patel

Thick & Tight: Can dance be entertaining and political?

COMMONS Extravaganza After Party at Stanley Arts

COMMONS Extravaganza After Party

Beeja Dance presents- Choogh Choogh, part of COMMONS Festival 2023

Choogh Choogh

BirdGang Ltd Presents: An Intro to Hip Hop with Kayla “Peackock” Lomas-Kirton

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