12 February 2026

It’s the final countdown to Light Up Fest with only 9 days to go. The event is free but spaces are limited, so make sure you secure your tickets. Light Up Fest returns to Cannon Hill Park on Saturday 21st February. Join us for the second edition of this magical lantern procession as we celebrate creativity, community […]

Our Artistic Director Johnny Autin, alongside Hannah Woodliffe, with the support of LADA, invites you to apply for Making Weather — a process-led, peer learning lab for 12 artists working with children and young people. Artists today face urgent challenges, from climate grief and cost-of-living pressures to stretched school capacity and the need for accessible,

We’re inviting passionate and skilled individuals to join Autin Dance Theatre’s Board of Trustees at an exciting moment in the company’s development. As we continue to grow our national and international reach and deepen our work with communities and artists, we’re looking to strengthen our governance with trustees who bring legal expertise, accounting skills, or

We’re thrilled to welcome two incredible new performers to Parade – The Giant Wheel. Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Matthew Rawcliffe and Ellie McDonald Matthew is an award-winning dance artist, best known for winning the contemporary category of BBC Young Dancer and performing the title role in the Danish Royal Theatre’s Pinocchio.

We’re delighted to share that we have officially joined Fool’s Paradise, the UK’s leading booking agency for street theatre and outdoor arts. This marks an exciting new chapter for us as we partner with an agency representing some of the best outdoor artists in the country. Promoters can now book all of our walkabout acts,

We’re proud to have delivered the first two sessions of our new men’s wellbeing programme. From a men’s wellness day at the DT Performance Cars showroom to our collaboration with Walsall Council and Mettaminds at The Table Walsall, both sessions focused on boosting wellbeing, encouraging movement and creating meaningful connection. The days included gentle movement

We’re incredibly grateful to the John Feeney Trust for funding our SEN Schools Low-Fly Aerial Dance Project. Their support has been instrumental in giving us the tools, time, and capacity to plan and deliver these workshops – and to bring something truly special into school spaces. Last month we delivered a high-school workshop with 42

Light Up Fest Lantern Making Workshops as part of Birmingham Light Festival are welcoming, hands-on community sessions inviting families, young people, and visitors of all ages to come together and create beautiful, illuminated lanterns inspired by light, connection, and love.  Hosted by the Pen Museum and led by artists from Autin Dance Theatre, these workshops

We’ve been blown away by the incredible participation in our lantern-making workshops for Light Up Fest. A huge thank you to our brilliant delivering artists, led by our education coordinator Natasha Boyes and supported by talented collaborators Hannah Woodliffe, Angharad Jones-Young and Freya Davis. Together we created 10 beautiful planters during the Loop learning workshops