Fresh from the huge success of May’s International Dance Festival Birmingham 2016 (DanceXchange’s largest programme) the new season of dance offers something for everyone from the English premiere of a charming, family-friendly show at Christmas, to a visually mesmerising production at the cutting-edge of dance and digital technology.

Autumn 2016 season highlights include:
• A thrilling international triple bill from acclaimed National Dance Company Wales who are making their first visit to Birmingham with Folk.
• Performance art from award-winning Alexander Vantournhout in a solo focused on the autobiography of his own body.
• A brand new triple bill from 2Faced Dance which showcases new works from three world-class female choreographers performed by an all-male company of dancers.
• Cutting-edge dance and motion responsive technology in Alexander Whitley Dance Company’s Pattern Recognition featuring a score by critically-acclaimed electronic composer Scanner and Southbank Centre artist-in-residence cellist Oliver Coates.
• International dance artist Didy Veldman’s The Happiness Project, the first project from her new company Umanoove combining live music and dance.
• The Wolf and Peter, a retelling of Prokofiev’s famous Peter and the Wolf by CoisCéim Dance Theatre. The English premiere of this magical Christmas show for families told from the perspective of the Wolf.

DanceXchange is also well-known for its hugely popular dance classes which begin a new term on 19t September with a free taster week from 12th September offering the ideal opportunity to sample a style. 36 classes are on offer in 14 different dance styles including new classes featuring Bollywood, Flamenco and Jazz. Classes are for all abilities.