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As our summer touring season draws to a close, we want to take a moment to say a huge thank you to all of our incredible touring partners, presenters, audiences and participants who have joined us on the road this summer. From communities taking part in workshops and participatory activities to audiences gathering to experience

What a summer it’s been for Zig Zag!! After an exciting period of research and development, we’ve loved taking our newest show out on its first summer tour and sharing it with audiences across the country. Zig Zag! is a playful, non-verbal dance-theatre duet where 2 performers transform dozens of simple wooden reels into a

Discover Living Mural: Stories of the Arboretum, a colourful two-sided mural by Walsall artist Alice Tanasie, celebrating the stories, memories and heritage of Walsall Arboretum. 🌳✨ Created as part of this year’s WOW! Fest, the mural brings together stories from local residents, schools and community groups, woven together with elements of the Arboretum’s history. Come

✨ Meet our newest team member, Ellen Chambers! ✨ As Autin Dance Theatre CIO continues to grow as a charity, we’re delighted to have recently welcomed Ellen Chambers to the team to support our ongoing company development. Ellen joins us as our Senior Organisational Development Lead, bringing with her more than 18 years’ experience across

With Under the Same Sky now just 1 month away, our Education and Participation team is in full swing, bringing together an exciting programme of workshops, creative activities and community engagement ahead of the big celebration on Saturday 3 October in Solihull. Led by our Special Projects Coordinator, Laura Hague, the Under the Same Sky programme

Discover Living Mural: Stories of the Arboretum, a colourful two-sided mural by Walsall artist Alice Tanasie, celebrating the stories, memories and heritage of Walsall Arboretum. Created as part of this year’s WOW! Fest and supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the mural brings together stories from local residents, schools and community groups, woven with

What a fantastic weekend it was as WOW! Fest returned to Walsall Arboretum for its second edition! Across 2 incredible days, we welcomed over 1,000 visitors to celebrate outdoor arts, dance and community in the heart of Walsall. Audiences enjoyed an inspiring programme of performances, including our very own Out of the Deep Blue and Street Games, alongside BLOOM(s) by Levantes Dance Theatre, Who Do

We had an incredible time working with the talented Year 8 students at Queensbridge School as part of their CREATE Values Week, delivering a series of creative workshops inspired by the themes of peace, conflict and unity. Led by our fantastic workshop team, Johnny Autin, Eleanor Stephenson, Angharad Jones Young and Victoria Drew, students explored movement, music, visual arts,

Following the incredible success of this year’s WOW! Fest, we’re now looking ahead to WOW! Fest 2027 and inviting local and regional businesses to become festival sponsors. Your support will help us keep the festival free and accessible, expand our Next Gen schools programme, champion local artists, and provide vital accessibility measures such as BSL interpretation. In return, we

One of the biggest hits of WOW! Fest 2026 had to be our Low Fly Aerial Dance Have-a-Go Tasters: Up in the Sky!  We were overwhelmed by how popular the workshops were, with so many of you stepping into a harness for the very first time to experience the joy of aerial dance. It was incredible