Leap Festival 2026 - Shows & Events
Leap Festival 2026
Shows & Events
Liverpool Dance Prize
Thursday 30 April 2026
Five emerging dance artists have been awarded £750 to create new work, and will compete for a further development grant of £1000: Joseph Thomas Adamson's Parallel Pulse is a contemporary dance duet that investigates the complex and contra...
Queer Moves
Friday 1 May 2026
An evening of new work by LGBTQIA+ artists from Liverpool City Region. Amber Buttery and Owen Gillott Subverting a traditional Ballroom sequence dance through a queer lens, the work will break away from 'expected' gender roles in partner da...
Windows of Displacement | Toussaint To Move
Saturday 2 May 2026
Issues surrounding migration, home, borders and identity pose some of the biggest questions of our time. Choreographed and performed by Akeim Toussaint Buck, Windows of Displacement, is an autobiographical solo blending dance, song and spok...
Dancing In The Streets
Monday 4 May 2026
Our day of free dance activity in the heart of Liverpool City Centre returns enjoy outdoor performances from the region's leading dance artists in a range of dance styles. This event is free to attend, no ticket required and is sponsored by...
Phoenix Dance: Interplay
Friday 8 May 2026
Phoenix Dance Theatre presents a powerful mixed bill showcasing work by internationally renowned choreographers Travis Knight & James Pett (Pett & Clausen Knight) and Ed Myhill, alongside Yusha-Marie Sorzano and Phoenix Dance Theatre's arti...
Big Burlesque Cabaret
Saturday 9 May 2026
Enter a world of raucous entertainment for the finale of Leap Dance Festival 2026, with an evening of burlesque, cabaret and aerial performances, in Shakespeare North's breath-taking Cockpit Stage. Featuring: The Classic Tease Serving B...
Leap Dance Festival Take Over: Scratch
Saturday 9 May 2026
Three new dance works in development, created for Leap 2026, exploring identity, intimacy and liberation. Featuring Taciturn | Women Holding Things In the rhythm of everyday life, their hands gather the things that keep the world moving. Th...
