OutdoorArtsUK

WILD

Motionhouse / (Without Walls commission)

As urban humans, how do we relate to a way of being that we no longer understand? Is the wild still shaping our behaviour? Motionhouse's new outdoor show for 2019.
Sacred Fires

Walk the Plank / Kadam Dance

Inspired by the simple geometry incorporated in an ancient mystical diagram, Sacred Fires was originally created for Manchester Diwali Dashera Mela | Photo: Walk the Plank
Scalped

Initiative.dkf / (Without Walls commission)

Playing on the idea that life is a fashion show, this is an outdoor dance theatre exhibition piece focusing on black women’s hair in professional spaces and western society.
The Band

Levantes Dance Theatre

With striking aesthetics and a rousing soundtrack, THE BAND is a quirky, humorous display of desperate ambition and blind affection told through awe-inspiring dance, theatre and circus. Photo: Aleksandra Warchol
D-construction

Compagnie Dyptik / Bell Square

Outdoor choreographic piece for six dancers, performed at Waterman's Bell Square in 2018. Photo: Vipul Sangoi
Chipolatinos!

The Chipolatas

The globe-trotting Chipolatas performing the four-person 'Chipolatinos' at Beijing Chaoyang Spring Carnival.
Zara

Mind the Gap / Walk the Plank

Zara is an epic Co-Production between Mind the Gap and Walk the Plank, in collaboration with Emergency Exit Arts, Illuminos & Royal Holloway. Photo: Chris Payne
The Colour of Time

Cie Artonik / Derby Festé

Seen here at Derby Festé, this rainbow eruption of powder and dance is a stunning reinvention of the traditional Indian Holi festival; created by the much-missed Alain Beauchet | Photo: Derby Festé
As the World Tipped

Wired Aerial Theatre / XTRAX

An ambitious and extraordinary piece outdoor theatre combining dramatic film and visuals with breathtaking aerial performance to tell a powerful tale of an ecological crisis | Photo: SIRF
The Sultan's Elephant

Royal de Luxe / Artichoke

When this elephant and his companion brought London to a standstill, it opened many people's eyes to the possibilities of outdoor arts | Photo: Matthew Andrews

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A Statement on Brexit

Read how OutdoorArtsUK intends to support UK artists working in Europe and UK festivals engaging European artists.