Let’s Dance International Frontiers (LDIF) is a vibrant and dynamic annual dance festival dedicated to celebrating the art of dance while also pushing the boundaries of artistic expression and cultural discourse.
The festival offers a diverse and innovative programme that encapsulates the rich international tapestry of Leicester, featuring an array of performances, engaging discussion seminars, hands-on masterclasses, and an insightful annual conference. Over the past fifteen years, LDIF has emerged as a crucial platform for the arts, showcasing over 340 artists and dance companies, highlighting its role as a launchpad for new works and talent in the dance community.
Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage is inviting dance presenters and programmers to join over 60 international dance practitioners for LDIF25. The following bespoke package of events provides the opportunity to see high quality dance performances from five artists and companies, engage with best practice in the sector through the annual conference and have time for key meetings.
This package includes:
Cia Pé No Mundo
Monday 12 May
7.00pm
The Guildhall
An intimate performance from Brazil’s Cia Pe No Mundo, bringing Leicester’s oldest building to life. The company’s rich dance vocabulary explores a dialogue between Brazilian African Indigenous manifestations and contemporary dance.
Intersection: Diasporic Dialogues
Conference
Tuesday 13 May
10.00am – 5.00pm
Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage
An annual gathering of artists, activists and practitioners. This year’s conference initiates a conversation in culture, connections and collaborations across Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. Featuring panellists:
- Melissa Blanco Borelli
- Anita Gonzalez
- Diedre Nyota Dawkins and Torens L Johnson
- Cláudia Nwabasili and Roges Doglas
- Eduardo Vilaro
- Melissa M Young
Networking Event
Tuesday 13 May
5.30pm
Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage
An opportunity to meet fellow practitioners and open the door for innovative collaborations, talent development and ideas exchange.
Signatures and the Black British Dance Platform
Wednesday 14 May
7.45pm
Curve
Two platforms in one evening of dance, Signatures and the Black British Dance Platform showcase emerging talent in a unique mixed bill performance, supported by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage and FABRIC. The line-up includes:
- TETHERED – Jameel Hendricks
- Mixtape – Liam Francis, FranDanCo
- Don’t Step on My Shoes – BlacBrik
- Echoes of Connection – Blake Arts
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