The Impending Storm The Impending Storm
Performance

The Impending Storm

1st May The Patrick Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome

WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES!

Acclaimed dancer David Toole has collaborated with a team of UK and South African artists, both able-bodied and...

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Triple Bill Triple Bill
Performance

Triple Bill

3rd May The Crescent Theatre

INCLUDES WORLD PREMIERE OF NEW COMMISSION!

This breathtaking programme includes a work from Birmingham Royal Ballet’s award-winning Director,...

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Clouds Clouds
Performance

Clouds

5th May mac

Fantasy, imagination and magic – these are the essential ingredients that make up award winning Spanish dance company Aracaladanza.

Clouds...

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Spill - a playground of dance Spill - a playground of dance
Performance

Spill - a playground of dance

6th May Cannon Hill Park

WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES!

Highly playful and physical, and at times teasingly comical – this is a cheeky dance celebration of the child...

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IDFB

International Dance Festival Birmingham (IDFB), now in its third edition, is a major biennial festival produced by DanceXchange and Birmingham Hippodrome.

IDFB 2012 // Monday 23 April – Saturday 19 May 2012

Animating the city and capturing the imagination, IDFB brings a remarkable line-up of outstanding dance to theatres, streets and public spaces across Birmingham and the West Midlands and creates a wealth of engaging participatory activity for people of all ages. Already one of the largest dance festivals in the world, IDFB is unique in its diversity and internationalism, programming exceptional dance from across the globe and fostering new collaborations with international choreographers and artists.

View the programme highlights here.

Please note that International Dance Festival Birmingham is a curated festival, and therefore we don’t accept submissions from dance companies to take part. However if you want to send our programming team some information on your work you can email IDFB.

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Latest News

  1. Home: Andy Brunskill – Director // Assistant Director Opportunity

    12th January 2012

    We are excited to announce that Theatre Director Andy Brunskill has joined the Home team to create the final ... Read More

  2. Happy New Year from IDFB

    10th January 2012

    With Christmas celebrations fast becoming a dim and distant memory, we’re looking ahead to April (104 days to go – ... Read More

  3. DanceXchange and Birmingham Hippodrome launch IFDB 2012

    18th November 2011

    DanceXchange and Birmingham Hippodrome hosted the launch for IDFB 2012 in The Patrick Centre yesterday. Co-Artistic Directors David Massingh Read More

  4. New additions to the IDFB team…

    15th November 2011

    Now we’re getting ready to start announcing our 2012 festival our team is getting bigger again, with new members joining ... Read More