Forum Theatre 2023

Billingham Forum Theatre – World Dance Gala

Friday, 18th August 2023 at 7.30 pm

Performances by International Dance Companies from Bulgaria, Chile, India, Mexico, Peru and Philippines.

Special performances by:

• Eliot Smith Dance Company – ‘Bloom’ and special commission ‘Broken Wing’

• Jenny and Ricardo Oria – Argentinian Tango 

• Rebecca Perez – Flamenco,  re-creating the scene from a famous photograph of Salvador Dali painting a canvas under the feet of a famous Flamenco dancer.

• Devika Rao –  Yakshagama dancer from Balbir Singh Dance Company.

• Ballet Folklorico ‘Tupa Marka’ (Chile) will perform a special commission by BIFF entitled ‘Ode to Time’ inspired by a poem by famous Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda.

• Local artist Jo Pickering will be doing live on-stage painting of the dancers while they perform. A feat rarely seen in modern theatres.

• The show will also be accompanied by a number of stunning digital projections.

Tickets: £12. Consessions £10

Forum Theatre Box Office: 10642 552663

www.forumtheatrebillingham.co,uk