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Siobhan Davies Studios At Siobhan Davies Studios we believe in the power of dance for artistic and social change.
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Siobhan Davies Studios is an artist-led organisation that advocates for dance and choreography as uniquely positioned for artistic and social change. We connect artists, neighbours, and audiences through investigative, collaborative, and creative activities at our Studios in South London and beyond. Founded in 1988 by pioneering choreographer Siobhan Davies, the organisation has been housed in its RIBA award-winning studios since 2006 and under the co-Artistic Directorship of Annie Pui Ling Lok and Kat Bridge as of 2021.

Meet our artist for the Living Image Chapter 2.Introducing Sheri King, who joined Corali’s youth company, Kick Up in 201...
21/10/2026

Meet our artist for the Living Image Chapter 2.

Introducing Sheri King, who joined Corali’s youth company, Kick Up in 2015. Sheri has performed with Kick Up in Bowled Over (2017) and Sounds Good to Me (2020). She has also performed with Corali’s main company for 9 Windows Reimagined (2017), Ode to Edith (2022 and 2023), Excellent Together at the Royal Opera House (a collaboration with Thick & Tight) and was part of the Super Hot Hot Dog tour 2023-24. Sheri has been part of Freestylers, a collective made up of artists with and without disability, since 2019. With Freestylers she has performed in film and live work Everybody With Me Always (2021) which was toured nationally as part of the CONTINUOUS network, and Honey, you are art (2024).

She studied performing arts at Lewisham College, graduating in June 2024 and recently completed a placement at Siobhan Davies Studios (SDS) in collaboration with Southwark College. Sheri continues to work at SDS as an Event Assistant and will be performing later in November with Corali.

Sheri is passionate about dancing and loves contemporary dance and improvisation.

🌟 Marking SDS’s 20th anniversary, this four-chapter project (July 2026 – July 2027) invites 20 artists to deconstruct, dismantle, and reclaim movement traditions in a project that dis/honours Siobhan Davies’ original work, challenging how dance history is archived and celebrated.

🗓️ Thursday 5 Nov + Friday 6 Nov, 7 – 9 pm
🎟️ £10 - £20
🔔 More information: https://www.siobhandavies.com/events/living-image-chapter-2/

📸 Image: Sheri King (Brian Hartley)

🙀 Gabriel is returning to Unscary Saturdays— this time with Salsa! 💃🏽This is a fun introduction to Salsa, led by one of ...
20/10/2026

🙀 Gabriel is returning to Unscary Saturdays— this time with Salsa!

💃🏽This is a fun introduction to Salsa, led by one of the U.K.’s leading Salsa teachers Gabriel Bravo Rivera . Expect easy-to-follow footwork, partner work, and plenty of laughs in a friendly, supportive atmosphere.

👯 Please wear comfortable clothing and suitable footwear (clean trainers recommended). There is no need to bring a partner as we will be switching partners.

📆 Sat 14 Nov
🕰️ 1-3pm
🎟️ £10-15
🧏🏽 This session will be BSL interpreted by Eleni Vrasida

🆓 Free tickets for under 16s, support Workers, Carers and PAs
🔗 Book here: https://www.siobhandavies.com/events/unscary-saturdays-salsa-with-gabriel-bravo-rivera/

Meet our artist for the Living Image Chapter 2. Introducing Charlie Morrissey, who has been making performance and teach...
18/10/2026

Meet our artist for the Living Image Chapter 2.

Introducing Charlie Morrissey, who has been making performance and teaching internationally for over 35 years. His work asks what can happen in a live encounter; how it comes to happen and how performance is made, hosted and shared.

Long working relationships with artists including Steve Paxton, Lisa Nelson, Siobhan Davies, Kirstie Simson, Becky Edmunds, K.J. Holmes, Scott Smith, Andrea Buckley, Katye Coe, Lucy Suggate and Rob Hopper continue to shape, inspire and disrupt his work.

Alongside an international teaching practice, He is artistic director of Wainsgate Dances, an artist-led programme based in a former chapel in Yorkshire, where his interests in performance, place and community come together and are tested.

Current performance projects include Scáling with Markéta Stránská (Aerowaves 2026) , and Supernature, a solo originally created to accompany Siobhan Davies' film Transparent.

🌟 Marking SDS’s 20th anniversary, this four-chapter project (July 2026 – July 2027) invites 20 artists to deconstruct, dismantle, and reclaim movement traditions in a project that dis/honours Siobhan Davies’ original work, challenging how dance history is archived and celebrated.

🗓️ Thursday 5 Nov + Friday 6 Nov, 7 – 9 pm
🎟️ £10 - £20
🔔 More information on our website: https://www.siobhandavies.com/events/living-image-chapter-2/

📸 Image: Charlie Morrissey (Arnaud Beelen)

16/10/2026

🤩 A little chaotic and a lot of fun!

⚡️ Recreate the iconic Electric Slide with Nathaniel Parchment on our LPFE Celebration. He will be leading us through the movement again during the workshop.

📹 A short clip of the rehearsal and performance of POWER.

🧡 Also join us for the other workshops on the day with the amazing leading artist from our LANGUAGE / POWER / FEAR / EMOTION Project.

🗓️ Saturday 17 October, 2 pm – 7 pm
💃🏽 Drop-In | 🌈 All ages welcome
🎟️ £3 - £7
🔗Book and see the schedule of the day on our website: https://www.siobhandavies.com/events/lpfe-celebration/

💭 Some more audience and participant feedback from FEAR + EMOTION“It made me think about humanity, what is common to us ...
14/10/2026

💭 Some more audience and participant feedback from FEAR + EMOTION

“It made me think about humanity, what is common to us all and what makes us different.” - EMOTION audience member
“Thank you, that was so beautiful. It felt very communal and loving. Even though sometimes it’s scary, we feel the fear and do it anyway!” - FEAR audience member
“An amazing feat of choreography and organization” - EMOTION participant
“There are a few events in the year I look forward to, and this is one of them.” - FEAR participant

🧡 FEAR and EMOTION were the last two in our rotating series of community performance projects – LANGUAGE, POWER, FEAR, EMOTION – made in Elephant and Castle.

🎉 We are screening all four performances this Saturday, along with five movement workshops facilitated by the project's leading artists.

🌞 Join us on the day!

🗓️ Saturday 17 October, 2 pm – 7 pm
💃🏽 Drop-In | 🌈 All ages welcome
🎟️ £3 - £7
🔗Book and see schedule from our website: https://www.siobhandavies.com/events/lpfe-celebration/

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Image 1 & 3: Jemima Yong
Image 2 & 4: Cheniece Warner .warner

💭 Some audience and participant feedback from LANGUAGE + POWER“It was really refreshing to see people dance because they...
14/10/2026

💭 Some audience and participant feedback from LANGUAGE + POWER

“It was really refreshing to see people dance because they love it.” - POWER audience member
“What a surprise! I loved how inclusive and diverse it was. It gave me goose bumps. The energy was infectious and everyone gave 100%.” - LANGUAGE audience member
“An amazing and beautiful experience.” - LANGUAGE participant
“It felt transformative. I felt safe, welcomed, and valued in a way that was very new for me. It felt like belonging.” - POWER participant

🧡 LANGUAGE and POWER were the first two in our rotating series of community performance projects – LANGUAGE, POWER, FEAR, EMOTION – made in Elephant and Castle.

🎉 We are screening all four performances this Saturday, along with five movement workshops facilitated by the project's leading artists.

🌞 Join us on the day!

🗓️ Saturday 17 October, 2 pm – 7 pm
💃🏽 Drop-In | 🌈 All ages welcome
🎟️ £3 - £7
🔗Book and see schedule from our website: https://www.siobhandavies.com/events/lpfe-celebration/

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Image 1 & 4: Genevieve Reeves
Image 2: Julian Stallabrass
Image 3: Fikayo Adebajo

13/10/2026

📹 Sharing a short clip from the rehearsals and performance of FEAR. Directed by SDS Co-Artistic Director Annie Pui Ling Lok, Juan Ayala, Anne-Gaëlle Thiriot and Anna Alvarez, the piece was performed by 50 people with ties to the Elephant and Castle area—many of whom were taking the stage for the first time.

😱 In this project, we explored the fear of the unknown, the fear of our space or comfort being threatened, and how fear can control us. Together we explored how we can challenge fear through support and trust in one another.

👀 Watch the full performance on our LPFE Celebration this Saturday! We will be screening all performances of LANGUAGE / POWER / FEAR /EMOTION throughout the day.

💃🏽 Also, join the workshop with Anna Alvarez on the day! She will be teaching iconic tango moves from the FEAR project.

🗓️ Saturday 17 October, 2 pm – 7 pm
🚪 Drop-In | 🌈 All ages welcome
🎟️ £3 - £7
🔗Book and learn more about the schedule on our website: https://www.siobhandavies.com/events/lpfe-celebration/

Meet our artist for the Living Image Chapter 2.Introducing Subathra Subramaniam, Artistic Director and joint CEO of Akad...
11/10/2026

Meet our artist for the Living Image Chapter 2.

Introducing Subathra Subramaniam, Artistic Director and joint CEO of Akademi, a South Asian Dance organisation based in London. She is a choreographer and educator known for work that brings dance, culture and science together. Trained in the classical dance form Bharata Natyam, Subathra spent twenty years as artistic director of South Asian dance companies Angika and Sadhana Dance before joining Akademi.

Her choreography for theatres, festivals and outdoor spaces is developed through long-term collaborations with artists, scientists and academic institutions. She is a choreographer, movement director and a passionate educator. Her residencies include The Maudsley Hospital, University College London’s Environment Institute, The Place and Sura Medura, Sri Lanka.

As the former Co-Education Director of Cape Farewell, she co-led expeditions to the High Arctic and developed science and geography resources inspired by climate research. She regularly speaks at international conferences and is a trustee of South East Dance and Turtle Key Arts.

Her recent works include Surrender, Unkindest Cut, Under My Skin, Elixir and The Shiver.

🌟 Marking SDS’s 20th anniversary, this four-chapter project (July 2026 – July 2027) invites 20 artists to deconstruct, dismantle, and reclaim movement traditions in a project that dis/honours Siobhan Davies’ original work, challenging how dance history is archived and celebrated.

🗓️ Thursday 5 Nov + Friday 6 Nov, 7 – 9 pm
🎟️ £10 - £20
🔔 More information on our website: https://www.siobhandavies.com/events/living-image-chapter-2/

📸 Image: Subathra Subramaniam (Kathy Hinde)

10/10/2026

⚡️Experience and relive our annual community performance project LANGUAGE💬/ POWER💥 / FEAR😱 / EMOTION🌀 next Saturday.

🌞 It’s a day you can drop in and out of, we have:
⭐️ Screenings of the performances
⭐️ Workshops with previous facilitators to relive iconic moments with Akeim Toussaint Buck from LANGUAGE, Nathaniel Parchment from POWER, Anna Alvarez from FEAR, Sasha Mahfouz Shadid from EMOTION
⭐️ Karaoke and a dance party with Juan Ayala, co-director of all four performances

📹 Rehearsal and performance footage from EMOTION

🗓️ Saturday 17 October, 2 pm – 7 pm
💃🏽 Drop-In | 🌈 All ages welcome
🎟️ £3 - £7
🔗More information on our website: https://www.siobhandavies.com/events/lpfe-celebration/

📣 Coming up on our LPFE Celebration day on Sat 17 Oct....Workshops led by previous facilitators from the project:✨️ Jia...
03/10/2026

📣 Coming up on our LPFE Celebration day on Sat 17 Oct....

Workshops led by previous facilitators from the project:
✨️ Jia Yu Corti from POWER, 2023
✨️ Nathaniel Parchment from POWER, 2023
✨️ Anna Alvarez from FEAR, 2024
✨️ Sasha Mahfouz Shadid from EMOTION, 2025
✨️ Juan Ayala, co-director of all four performances!

🕰️ Detailed schedule coming soon...

🎉 Join us for an afternoon to celebrate LANGUAGE / POWER / FEAR / EMOTION - a four-year intergenerational performance project that ran from 2022-2025 and brought together those with strong connections to Elephant and Castle.

🗓️ Sat 17 Oct, 2 pm – 7.30 pm
💃🏽 Drop-In | 🌈 All ages welcome
🎟️ £3 - £7
🔗More information on our website, link in bio.

📸 Image credits: 1. Genevieve Reeves (POWER rehearsal, 2023) 2-4. Fikayo Adebajo (Dance Market, 2026) 5. Cheniece Warner (FEAR rehearsal, 2024)

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Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
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