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Festé Preview Show, 21st September

Laura Murphy’s A Spectacle of Herself

Join Laura on a mission to serve herself up [in]appropriately for your consumption, in a bold, cinematic, acrobatic odyssey.

Festé Preview Talk, 15th September

Dr Ann Featherstone’s Fools and Horses: The Victorian Circus

Dr Ann Featherstone talks about horses, tumblers, aerial acts, clowns and more!

Friday, 22nd September

Fireside presents Campside Conversations

Discover, explore and take part in this intimate campside conversation

Friday, 22nd September

Rogue Play’s Forests

A highly visual family friendly show using extraordinary acrobatic dance and movement.

Friday, 22nd September

Nikki and JD present Fireside

Circus, movement, theatre and live music come together to create an original campfire horror story

Friday, 22nd September

Nathan Geering a.k.a Awesome Wolf

Daring, exciting and truly awesome fire performance and breakdancing from the Sheffield-based internationally renowned artist

Friday, 22nd September

Terrianne

Queen of gritty powerhouse pop and Derbyvision winner Terrianne playing at Festé Friday night launch!

Friday, 22nd September

Deep Down Brass

From Glen Miller to The Prodigy and everything in between, Deep Down Brass are the Midlands' most exciting brass and drums group.

Friday, 22nd September

Nathan Geering a.k.a Awesome Wolf

Daring, exciting and truly awesome fire performance and breakdancing from the Sheffield-based internationally renowned artist

Friday, 22nd September

Shine A Light – Derbyshire & Toyota City 25 Years

Experience Derby's Guildhall like never before as it comes to life with the beauty and vibrancy of Toyota City.

Friday, 22nd September

Rogue Play’s Forests

A highly visual family friendly show using extraordinary acrobatic dance and movement.

Friday, 22nd September

Shine A Light – Derbyshire & Toyota City 25 Years

Experience Derby's Guildhall like never before as it comes to life with the beauty and vibrancy of Toyota City.

Friday, 22nd September

Nikki and JD present Fireside

Circus, movement, theatre and live music come together to create an original campfire horror story

Saturday, 23rd September

OutdoorArtsUK Drop-In Breakfast

Gather for a friendly breakfast at Déda to talk about at the special place that dance holds in the outdoor sector

Saturday, 23rd September

Tom Dale Company: Surge VR

A VR version of their live dance performance SURGE, get up-close and inside a boundless world, defy your senses and immerse yourself in a futuristic landscape.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

Déda Skate Park

Déda's Chapel Street is transformed for one day only into a pop up skatepark

Saturday, 23rd September

HandMade’s Wildernests

WilderNests is a unique production lovingly created by HandMade Theatre for children and families.

Saturday, 23rd September

Furthest from the Sea

Style yourself Festé with face painting and body art, sashes and hats, get yourself procession-ready or just chill in the calm zone to recharge your mind and body.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

Parade – The Giant Wheel

Parade is a moving performance inspired by the beauty, power and impact of people from different walks of life coming together.

Saturday, 23rd September

2Faced Dance’s Lungs of Our City

2Faced Dance return with this emotional, athletic and timely new dance theatre production.

Saturday, 23rd September

Lost Boy’s Lockheart and Quagzu

Meet the eccentric Professor Lockheart, and his traveling companion Quagzu. Together they are a time-traveling duo seeking new worlds, new knowledge, and, more importantly, new friends. Can you aid them on their quest? 

Saturday, 23rd September

Josh Arnott Dance presents RUSH

Joss Arnott Dance presents ‘RUSH’, a brand-new fast-paced, athletic and physically charged dance experience created for the streets.

Saturday, 23rd September

Look Mum No Hands

A tender tale of friendship and growing up. It explores a coming-of-age story about two friends testing their own boundaries.

Saturday, 23rd September

Highly Sprung’s Castaway

Drowning under a crushing mass of plastic, the Keeper of the Waterways awakens and rises up. It’s time for change.

Saturday, 23rd September

Going The Distance Workshop Intensive With Sterran Dance Theatre

An empowering workshop of boxing, contemporary, Cuban & Hip Hop dance set against the inspirational musical backdrop of grime.

Saturday, 23rd September

Small Island Stories

An audio and visual production based around stories of those who came to Derby on the Windrush

Saturday, 23rd September

Vanhulle Dance Theatre’s Dovetail

A highly physical explosive and emotive duet that delves into what it means to rebuild and rediscover oneself with the help of another.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

Rogue Play’s Forests

A highly visual family friendly show using extraordinary acrobatic dance and movement.

Saturday, 23rd September

Bicycle Ballet Co: Strictly Cycling

Performers in bright yellow take over the streets, creating epic human/bike sculptures; parking their bikes in the hands of passers-by and battling in slo-motion races.

Saturday, 23rd September

Delrevés Finale

Spectacular vertical ballet performed off of Derby's Silk Mill.

Saturday, 23rd September

Roll Model by Simple Cypher

A unique fusion of Hip Hop choreography and contemporary circus to create an uplifting experience.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

HandMade’s Wildernests

WilderNests is a unique production lovingly created by HandMade Theatre for children and families.

Saturday, 23rd September

Farmyard Circus

A warm and cheery, family-friendly, farm-life inspired circus spectacle, with group acrobatics, juggling, theatre, and live music.

Saturday, 23rd September

Josh Arnott Dance presents RUSH

Joss Arnott Dance presents ‘RUSH’, a brand-new fast-paced, athletic and physically charged dance experience created for the streets.

Saturday, 23rd September

Lost Boy’s Lockheart and Quagzu

Meet the eccentric Professor Lockheart, and his traveling companion Quagzu. Together they are a time-traveling duo seeking new worlds, new knowledge, and, more importantly, new friends. Can you aid them on their quest?

Saturday, 23rd September

Def Motion’s Cog in the Wheel

A dance storybook unfolding on stage, revealing the impact on our lives of the constant use of mobile technology and hustle culture.

Saturday, 23rd September

Parade – The Giant Wheel

Parade is a moving performance inspired by the beauty, power and impact of people from different walks of life coming together.

Saturday, 23rd September

Vanhulle Dance Theatre’s Dovetail

A highly physical explosive and emotive duet that delves into what it means to rebuild and rediscover oneself with the help of another.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

2Faced Dance’s Lungs of Our City

2Faced Dance return with this emotional, athletic and timely new dance theatre production.

Saturday, 23rd September

Look Mum No Hands

A tender tale of friendship and growing up. It explores a coming-of-age story about two friends testing their own boundaries.

Saturday, 23rd September

Bicycle Ballet Co: Strictly Cycling

Performers in bright yellow take over the streets, creating epic human/bike sculptures; parking their bikes in the hands of passers-by and battling in slo-motion races.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

Trinity Warriors

Trinity Warriors brings their power, physicality and energy to Festé this year.

Saturday, 23rd September

Highly Sprung’s Castaway

Drowning under a crushing mass of plastic, the Keeper of the Waterways awakens and rises up. It’s time for change.

Saturday, 23rd September

Rogue Play’s Forests

A highly visual family friendly show using extraordinary acrobatic dance and movement.

Saturday, 23rd September

Roll Model by Simple Cypher

A unique fusion of Hip Hop choreography and contemporary circus to create an uplifting experience.

Saturday, 23rd September

HandMade’s Wildernests

WilderNests is a unique production lovingly created by HandMade Theatre for children and families.

Saturday, 23rd September

Def Motion’s Cog in the Wheel

A dance storybook unfolding on stage, revealing the impact on our lives of the constant use of mobile technology and hustle culture.

Saturday, 23rd September

Vanhulle Dance Theatre’s Dovetail

A highly physical explosive and emotive duet that delves into what it means to rebuild and rediscover oneself with the help of another.

Saturday, 23rd September

Trinity Warriors

Trinity Warriors brings their power, physicality and energy to Festé this year.

Saturday, 23rd September

Farmyard Circus

A warm and cheery, family-friendly, farm-life inspired circus spectacle, with group acrobatics, juggling, theatre, and live music.

Saturday, 23rd September

Bicycle Ballet Co: Strictly Cycling

Performers in bright yellow take over the streets, creating epic human/bike sculptures; parking their bikes in the hands of passers-by and battling in slo-motion races.

Saturday, 23rd September

Soundcatchers

Live percussion, dance and cutting edge creative and digital technologies are used in a roving ‘walk-about’ performance.

Saturday, 23rd September

Riverlife Procession

Weaving along a river route within the city will be the return of Festé’s Community Procession, with 2023’s Riverlife.

Saturday, 23rd September

Compagnie des Quidams TOTEMS

Massive evanescent figures, dressed in long coats, which will wander through the crowds with controlled imbalances and incessant swirls. A roving performance that will amaze and astound audiences across the city.

Saturday, 23rd September

Nathan Geering a.k.a Awesome Wolf

Daring, exciting and truly awesome fire performance and breakdancing from the Sheffield-based internationally renowned artist

Saturday, 23rd September

Soundcatchers

Live percussion, dance and cutting edge creative and digital technologies are used in a roving ‘walk-about’ performance.

Saturday, 23rd September

Shine A Light – Derbyshire & Toyota City 25 Years

Experience Derby's Guildhall like never before as it comes to life with the beauty and vibrancy of Toyota City.

Saturday, 23rd September

Nathan Geering a.k.a Awesome Wolf

Daring, exciting and truly awesome fire performance and breakdancing from the Sheffield-based internationally renowned artist

Saturday, 23rd September

Soundcatchers

Live percussion, dance and cutting edge creative and digital technologies are used in a roving ‘walk-about’ performance.

Saturday, 23rd September

Delrevés Finale

Spectacular vertical ballet performed off of Derby's Silk Mill.

Festé Preview Show, 21st September

Laura Murphy’s A Spectacle of Herself

Join Laura on a mission to serve herself up [in]appropriately for your consumption, in a bold, cinematic, acrobatic odyssey.

Festé Preview Talk, 15th September

Dr Ann Featherstone’s Fools and Horses: The Victorian Circus

Dr Ann Featherstone talks about horses, tumblers, aerial acts, clowns and more!

Friday, 22nd September

Fireside presents Campside Conversations

Discover, explore and take part in this intimate campside conversation

Friday, 22nd September

Rogue Play’s Forests

A highly visual family friendly show using extraordinary acrobatic dance and movement.

Friday, 22nd September

Nikki and JD present Fireside

Circus, movement, theatre and live music come together to create an original campfire horror story

Friday, 22nd September

Nathan Geering a.k.a Awesome Wolf

Daring, exciting and truly awesome fire performance and breakdancing from the Sheffield-based internationally renowned artist

Friday, 22nd September

Terrianne

Queen of gritty powerhouse pop and Derbyvision winner Terrianne playing at Festé Friday night launch!

Friday, 22nd September

Deep Down Brass

From Glen Miller to The Prodigy and everything in between, Deep Down Brass are the Midlands' most exciting brass and drums group.

Friday, 22nd September

Nathan Geering a.k.a Awesome Wolf

Daring, exciting and truly awesome fire performance and breakdancing from the Sheffield-based internationally renowned artist

Friday, 22nd September

Shine A Light – Derbyshire & Toyota City 25 Years

Experience Derby's Guildhall like never before as it comes to life with the beauty and vibrancy of Toyota City.

Friday, 22nd September

Rogue Play’s Forests

A highly visual family friendly show using extraordinary acrobatic dance and movement.

Friday, 22nd September

Shine A Light – Derbyshire & Toyota City 25 Years

Experience Derby's Guildhall like never before as it comes to life with the beauty and vibrancy of Toyota City.

Friday, 22nd September

Nikki and JD present Fireside

Circus, movement, theatre and live music come together to create an original campfire horror story

Saturday, 23rd September

OutdoorArtsUK Drop-In Breakfast

Gather for a friendly breakfast at Déda to talk about at the special place that dance holds in the outdoor sector

Saturday, 23rd September

Tom Dale Company: Surge VR

A VR version of their live dance performance SURGE, get up-close and inside a boundless world, defy your senses and immerse yourself in a futuristic landscape.

Saturday, 23rd September

Déda Skate Park

Déda's Chapel Street is transformed for one day only into a pop up skatepark

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

Furthest from the Sea

Style yourself Festé with face painting and body art, sashes and hats, get yourself procession-ready or just chill in the calm zone to recharge your mind and body.

Saturday, 23rd September

HandMade’s Wildernests

WilderNests is a unique production lovingly created by HandMade Theatre for children and families.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

Parade – The Giant Wheel

Parade is a moving performance inspired by the beauty, power and impact of people from different walks of life coming together.

Saturday, 23rd September

2Faced Dance’s Lungs of Our City

2Faced Dance return with this emotional, athletic and timely new dance theatre production.

Saturday, 23rd September

Lost Boy’s Lockheart and Quagzu

Meet the eccentric Professor Lockheart, and his traveling companion Quagzu. Together they are a time-traveling duo seeking new worlds, new knowledge, and, more importantly, new friends. Can you aid them on their quest? 

Saturday, 23rd September

Look Mum No Hands

A tender tale of friendship and growing up. It explores a coming-of-age story about two friends testing their own boundaries.

Saturday, 23rd September

Josh Arnott Dance presents RUSH

Joss Arnott Dance presents ‘RUSH’, a brand-new fast-paced, athletic and physically charged dance experience created for the streets.

Saturday, 23rd September

Highly Sprung’s Castaway

Drowning under a crushing mass of plastic, the Keeper of the Waterways awakens and rises up. It’s time for change.

Saturday, 23rd September

Going The Distance Workshop Intensive With Sterran Dance Theatre

An empowering workshop of boxing, contemporary, Cuban & Hip Hop dance set against the inspirational musical backdrop of grime.

Saturday, 23rd September

Small Island Stories

An audio and visual production based around stories of those who came to Derby on the Windrush

Saturday, 23rd September

Vanhulle Dance Theatre’s Dovetail

A highly physical explosive and emotive duet that delves into what it means to rebuild and rediscover oneself with the help of another.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

Bicycle Ballet Co: Strictly Cycling

Performers in bright yellow take over the streets, creating epic human/bike sculptures; parking their bikes in the hands of passers-by and battling in slo-motion races.

Saturday, 23rd September

Rogue Play’s Forests

A highly visual family friendly show using extraordinary acrobatic dance and movement.

Saturday, 23rd September

Roll Model by Simple Cypher

A unique fusion of Hip Hop choreography and contemporary circus to create an uplifting experience.

Saturday, 23rd September

Delrevés Finale

Spectacular vertical ballet performed off of Derby's Silk Mill.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

HandMade’s Wildernests

WilderNests is a unique production lovingly created by HandMade Theatre for children and families.

Saturday, 23rd September

Farmyard Circus

A warm and cheery, family-friendly, farm-life inspired circus spectacle, with group acrobatics, juggling, theatre, and live music.

Saturday, 23rd September

Josh Arnott Dance presents RUSH

Joss Arnott Dance presents ‘RUSH’, a brand-new fast-paced, athletic and physically charged dance experience created for the streets.

Saturday, 23rd September

Lost Boy’s Lockheart and Quagzu

Meet the eccentric Professor Lockheart, and his traveling companion Quagzu. Together they are a time-traveling duo seeking new worlds, new knowledge, and, more importantly, new friends. Can you aid them on their quest?

Saturday, 23rd September

Def Motion’s Cog in the Wheel

A dance storybook unfolding on stage, revealing the impact on our lives of the constant use of mobile technology and hustle culture.

Saturday, 23rd September

Vanhulle Dance Theatre’s Dovetail

A highly physical explosive and emotive duet that delves into what it means to rebuild and rediscover oneself with the help of another.

Saturday, 23rd September

Parade – The Giant Wheel

Parade is a moving performance inspired by the beauty, power and impact of people from different walks of life coming together.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

Look Mum No Hands

A tender tale of friendship and growing up. It explores a coming-of-age story about two friends testing their own boundaries.

Saturday, 23rd September

2Faced Dance’s Lungs of Our City

2Faced Dance return with this emotional, athletic and timely new dance theatre production.

Saturday, 23rd September

Bicycle Ballet Co: Strictly Cycling

Performers in bright yellow take over the streets, creating epic human/bike sculptures; parking their bikes in the hands of passers-by and battling in slo-motion races.

Circo Rum Ba Ba’s The Whale

Come and discover a unique and fun performance inside a 60ft whale.

Saturday, 23rd September

Trinity Warriors

Trinity Warriors brings their power, physicality and energy to Festé this year.

Saturday, 23rd September

Highly Sprung’s Castaway

Drowning under a crushing mass of plastic, the Keeper of the Waterways awakens and rises up. It’s time for change.

Saturday, 23rd September

Roll Model by Simple Cypher

A unique fusion of Hip Hop choreography and contemporary circus to create an uplifting experience.

Saturday, 23rd September

Rogue Play’s Forests

A highly visual family friendly show using extraordinary acrobatic dance and movement.

Saturday, 23rd September

HandMade’s Wildernests

WilderNests is a unique production lovingly created by HandMade Theatre for children and families.

Saturday, 23rd September

Def Motion’s Cog in the Wheel

A dance storybook unfolding on stage, revealing the impact on our lives of the constant use of mobile technology and hustle culture.

Saturday, 23rd September

Vanhulle Dance Theatre’s Dovetail

A highly physical explosive and emotive duet that delves into what it means to rebuild and rediscover oneself with the help of another.

Saturday, 23rd September

Trinity Warriors

Trinity Warriors brings their power, physicality and energy to Festé this year.

Saturday, 23rd September

Farmyard Circus

A warm and cheery, family-friendly, farm-life inspired circus spectacle, with group acrobatics, juggling, theatre, and live music.

Saturday, 23rd September

Bicycle Ballet Co: Strictly Cycling

Performers in bright yellow take over the streets, creating epic human/bike sculptures; parking their bikes in the hands of passers-by and battling in slo-motion races.

Saturday, 23rd September

Soundcatchers

Live percussion, dance and cutting edge creative and digital technologies are used in a roving ‘walk-about’ performance.

Saturday, 23rd September

Riverlife Procession

Weaving along a river route within the city will be the return of Festé’s Community Procession, with 2023’s Riverlife.

Saturday, 23rd September

Compagnie des Quidams TOTEMS

Massive evanescent figures, dressed in long coats, which will wander through the crowds with controlled imbalances and incessant swirls. A roving performance that will amaze and astound audiences across the city.

Saturday, 23rd September

Nathan Geering a.k.a Awesome Wolf

Daring, exciting and truly awesome fire performance and breakdancing from the Sheffield-based internationally renowned artist

Saturday, 23rd September

Soundcatchers

Live percussion, dance and cutting edge creative and digital technologies are used in a roving ‘walk-about’ performance.

Saturday, 23rd September

Shine A Light – Derbyshire & Toyota City 25 Years

Experience Derby's Guildhall like never before as it comes to life with the beauty and vibrancy of Toyota City.

Saturday, 23rd September

Nathan Geering a.k.a Awesome Wolf

Daring, exciting and truly awesome fire performance and breakdancing from the Sheffield-based internationally renowned artist

Saturday, 23rd September

Soundcatchers

Live percussion, dance and cutting edge creative and digital technologies are used in a roving ‘walk-about’ performance.

Saturday, 23rd September

Delrevés Finale

Spectacular vertical ballet performed off of Derby's Silk Mill.