Experience the Magic of Dance
Join Beeja at Dance Festival Croydon 2024
Immerse yourself in a celebration of movement and creativity at Croydon’s premier dance event curated and produced by Beeja. Witness breathtaking performances and be part of a vibrant community of dance enthusiasts.
Photographs by Vipul Sangoi
Discover Dance Festival Croydon 2024
Dance Festival Croydon 2024 is a spectacular showcase of contemporary dance, bringing together talented performers from across the globe. DFC24 is the forth edition of Dance Festival Croydon. Curated and produced by Beeja, a renowned Croydon-based dance company, the festival is held across multiple venues including Whitgift Centre on 7-8 September, Stanley Arts on 12 October; Shoestring Theatre, CYTO on 26 October; and Ashcroft Thetare, Fairfield Halls on 8 November. It brings together local, national and international performers and dance companies for a series of captivating performances and interactive workshops designed to inspire and engage audiences of all ages.
Dance Festival 2024 Festival Program
Join us at the launch weekend of Dance Festival Croydon 2024 (DFC24) at Croydon Central Library, Braithwaite Hall and Whitgift Centre on 7-8th September 2024.
Forthcoming Events
Fairfield Halls
The final event of Dance Festival Croydon will be at the Ashcroft Theatre in Fairfield Halls.
8 November 2024
The programme explores contemporary kathak and flamenco dance forms, presented by two Croydon based companies, Subrang Arts and Jose Agudo Dance Company.
The first half features solos by Shyam Nayan and Jose Agudo, Subrang’s ensemble dancers and duet between Shyam and Jose. The second half will be Jose with one of the finest spanish guitarist in UK, Ramon Ruiz, and an excerpt from Carmen. Carmen is choreographed by Jose and performed by Rambert young dancers.
8th November 2024
7 – 9PM
Past Events
Braithwaite Hall, Rewind Gallery & Croydon Central Library
7th September 2024
The first day of DFC24 is for participation. Get involved in learning dance, music and crafts. There will be dance workshops in Braithwaite Hall, muisc workshops in the Rewind Gallery and crafts workshops in the central library.
7th September 2024
11AM-4PM
Whitgift Centre
Join us at the launch weekend of Dance Festival Croydon 2024 (DFC24) at Croydon Central Library, Braithwaite Hall and Whitgift Centre on 7-8th September 2024.
8 September 2024
The second day of DFC24 starts from George Street/North End with a performance procession led by amazing Prakash RL on South Indian drums and dancers.
There will be a programme of performances and workshops in the Whitgift Centre, showcasing leading national dance companies and artists. This include Stop Gap, Devika Rao, Sonia Sabri Company, Anubhava, Upahaar, Beeja and others.
8th September 2024
1PM-4PM
Stanley Arts
The second event of Dance Festival Croydon 2024 will be at Stanley Arts.
12 October 2024
Exciting and challenging work from two amazing and thoughtful dance companies, En Route by Glitch and Uncharted Waters Are Navigable by Little Paper Boats by Croydon based Vinicius Salles.
12 October 2024
7 – 9PM
Shoestring Theatre, CYTO
The third event will be at Shoestring Theatre, CYTO.
26 October 2024
Belgium based Sooraj Subramanium will present his new work Reflections of an Indian Dancer. This work is a collaboration between Balbir Singh Dance Company and Sooraj. The second artist on the day is Croydon talent Aaron Baksh. He will present a solo as well as performance with the Legacy Youth Dance Group.
26 October 2024
7 – 9PM
Relive the Magic
Highlights from Dance Festival Croydon 2023
CYTO
Stanley Arts
Whitgift Centre
Fairfield Halls
Photographs by Vipul Sangoi