Barrowland Ballet

☺️ Creator and Choreographer Natasha Gilmore joined The Unexpected Gift team in Belfast and took part in a Creative Conversation with Director of Inclusive Theatre Andrew Stanford about the value of inclusive performance.

#belfast #theatre #dance #inclusivearts

Here’s our performers Joanne Pirrie, Rander Martins and Bryn Thomas getting ready for The Unexpected Gift 🎁 🎉

#belfast #theatre #kidstheatre #dance #international

And off we go! ⛴️

The Barrowland Ballet team is heading to the BELFAST CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL 2026 for The Unexpected Gift from the 7th - 8th March. 🎁

#dance #childrenstheatre #theatre #performance #belfast

Some snaps of Family Portrait over the weekend at the Schrittmacher Festival in the Netherlands. 🇳🇱

#netherlands #installation #videoinstallation #installationart #movement

Performers Otis Bazie Gilmore, Inigo Bazie Gilmore, Frieda Bazie Gilmore, Natasha Gilmore

Co-Creators/Directors Natasha Gilmore and Robbie Synge

Family Portrait opens this Sunday at the Schrittmacher Festival in the Netherlands. 🇳🇱

Here’s a look at some of the stills from the interactive video installation. 🌲

#netherlands #installation #videoinstallation #installationart #movement

Acrobatics, empathy and handfuls of sticky tape at Belfast Children’s Festival Amid an ‘extremely challenging arts funding climate’ in the North, the inclusive, international event aims to bring hope and joy to young audiences

🎁 The Unexpected Gift gets a shoutout in the @irishtimes.com

We can’t wait to bring the show to the Belfast International Children’s Festival 2026 next week!

💫 7-8 March 2026 💫

#dance #belfast #childrensfestival #choreography

Scottish Competition 2: From the Edges Whether co-dependent addicts living under the radar, or BSL users navigating culture clash and the excessive demands of the hearing world, the...

Long term Wolf Pack company member, & Dance Artist in Wee Man, Leo Convey features in the short film 'TheTwelfth Day of Findom', being screened at GFT on 20th March as part of the Glasgow Short Film Festival's 'Scottish Competition 2: From the Edges'.

BB wish him and the film the best of luck!🤞

Rep Stripped Call Out | Dundee Rep What is Rep Stripped? Rep Stripped is Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre’s platform for fresh work, new voices and bold ideas. Built on the success of p

Rep Stripped (22-25 Apr) will be a festival of scratch performances at @dundeerep.bsky.social. Open to dance makers in Scotland, this is a paid artist development opportunity to present a project ready to be tested in front of an audience.

Deadline 16th February: dundeerep.co.uk/get-involved...

📣 In honour of Rosina Bonsu and her incredible influence on Scotland’s dance scene, Project X & The Work Room are partnering to deliver a third Rosina Bonsu Bursary Award, to support a Scotland based choreographer/dance artist from the African/Caribbean diaspora.

theworkroom.org.uk/opportunitie...

Playful Tiger and Tiger Tale are heading to WESTK FUNFEST in Hong Kong this March as part of our 2026 tour. 🤩

Image Credit: WestK Performing Arts 西九演藝

#internationaltour #dance #scottishdance #hongkong

We’d like to say a big thank you to those who supported so far in donating a tree. Here are just a few 2025 milestones from Trees For Life 🌱 on the impact it’s had in the Scottish Highlands.

treesforlife.org.uk/groves/540179/

Image credits:
1. © Tom Gilpin
2. © Chris Aldridge
3. © James Shooter

10 years of brilliance 🎉

Happy work anniversary to our wonderful General Manager, Nicola Denman! Thank you for everything you do to support Barrowland Ballet behind the scenes and beyond.

Happy Monday! 🤗

The Unexpected Gift is heading to The MAC, Belfast International Children’s Festival 2026 in March as part of our international tour!

🗓️ 7-8 March 2026
🎟️ youngatart.co.uk/events/the-u...

#Belfast #festival #dance #childrensfestival #complexneeds

Barrowland Ballet & The Work Room co-run weekly, morning contemporary class for the professional dance community in Glasgow on Thursdays and Fridays.

🗓️ 15th Jan - 27th Mar 2026
⏰ 9.30am-10.45am

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📸 Eoin Carey

#Glasgow #danceclass #proclass #dance

🌎 Check out Culture for Climate Scotland’s Guide to Preventing, Reducing and Recycling Waste and a case study on how we as a company continue to use sustainable and repurposed materials across our productions.

cultureforclimate.scot/guide/guide-...

#climate #scotland #sustainablity #productions

The Gift is going on an international tour and we’re excited to be bringing it to the Shanghai Children’s Art Theatre next month! 🇨🇳

#TheGift #Shanghai #Dance #DanceTheatre #contemporarydance #internationaltour

📣 Barrowland Ballet is looking for an experienced and highly organised Production Manager to lead the planning, management, and delivery of all technical aspects of our performances and touring productions.

Apply here: barrowlandballet.co.uk/news/could-y...

We look forward to hearing from you! ☺️

Today we say a huge thank you & goodbye to our brilliant Production Manager, Elle Taylor.

Elle has been such an integral part of our team, & while we’ll miss her greatly, we’re delighted to see her take on an exciting new role as Production Manager at Scottish Opera. Wishing you all the very best 🥳

Early Career Artist Support Programme 2025 Launches with Two Emerging Artists — BARROWLAND BALLET We’re excited to announce our two emerging artists as part of our Early Career Artist Support Programme 2025.

We are excited to announce the first two artists to kick off our Early Career Artist Support Programme 2025 with The Work Room. 🥳

Find out more in our news story below 👇

#Dance #Choreography #Scotland #EarlyCareer

Wolf Pack is back after our summer break. We're looking forward to welcoming new members and starting the creation of a new piece together to premiere next year. 🤩

Wolf Pack is delivered thanks to support from Tramway and Young Start.

#WolfPack #intergenerational #communitydance #dance #scotland

Edinburgh Fringe Q&A: Natasha Gilmore (Barrowland Ballet) Natasha Gilmore, Artistic Director of Barrowland Ballet, presents two shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year – Chunky Jewellery and Wee Man

Natasha Gilmore, Artistic Director of @barrowlandballet.bsky.social, presents two shows at the #EdFringe this year – Chunky Jewellery and Wee Man

Natasha Gilmore with support from Dance Artist, Vince Virr led workshops at @ntsonline.bsky.social last week as part of their Drama Teacher day. 😁

🌟 Meet our incredible community cast! 🌟

We’re thrilled to have these brilliant performers joining our cast of 8 for Wee Man at this year’s Fringe.

We can’t wait for you to see them in action this summer!

#WeeMan #myassembly #edfringe #daretodiscover #theatre #dance #dancetheatre #edinburgh

🐯 The first wave of tigers have arrived in Korea for ‘Playful Tiger’ & ‘Tiger Tale’ for the 2025 Assitej Korea International Summer Festival 🎉

#theatreforkids #theatre #internationaltheatre #tour #dance

Congratulations to Davey Anderson who is Playwrights’ Studio Scotland’s new 2025 Associate Playwright.

Davey is both in Wee Man as a performer and the sound designer for Chunky Jewellery, both coming to Edinburgh Fringe this Summer. 🥳

#theatre #scotland #playwright #sounddesigner #dance

Barrowland Ballet’s Chunky Jewellery is highlighted as a top pick for Edinburgh Fringe in The Skinny ☺️

Catch us at Assembly Rooms: Music Hall from 01-24 Aug, 13:30 🥳

🎟️ assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/900...

#ChunkyJewellery #MyAssembly #edinburgh #fringe #edinburgh #comedy #dance #theatre

Edinburgh festival 2025: kicks and tricks in this summer’s dance and circus shows Get ready for gravity-defying acrobats, electrically stimulated dancers and a punk ballet take on Mary, Queen of Scots

Wee Man is featured in The Guardian's top picks for Edinburgh festival 2025 dance and circus shows. 😊

📍Assembly @ Dance Base
🗓️ 5-17 August, 19:00

#WeeMan #MyAssembly #EdFringe #Dance #DareToDiscover #DanceTheatre

Incredible audience reception last night at @cnauldtheatre.bsky.social for Wee Man! 🥰

💥 A must see this Edinburgh Fringe.

🎟️ assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/111...

#WeeMan #theatre #dance #dancetheatre #edfringe #myassembly

Don’t miss our upcoming performances of Wee Man.

📍 @cnauldtheatre.bsky.social - tomorrow at 7pm

📍 Johnstone Town Hall, Paisley - 13th June, 7pm

📸 Andrew Perry

#WeeMan #theatre #dance #dancetheatre #masculinity #cumbernauld #scotland