Eliot Smith Dance Announces 2026 Summer Season

This season Eliot Smith Dance (ESD) brings together an international residency, new digital insights, guest choreography, and professional training, and we look forward to welcoming you to be part of it.

The season begins with an international residency in New York (22 April – 3 May) at the Taylor Centre for Dance Education, where Eliot Smith will begin developing "HUNTER", a new solo work inspired by the shipbuilding heritage of Wallsend, North Tyneside, and the early creative life of legendary American choreographer Paul Taylor. The music for HUNTER will be composed by ESD’s award-winning Composer in Residence, Adam Johnson.

In June, ESD premieres "In Motion: Eliot Smith and the Story of ESD" on ESD Online (24 June). Directed by award-winning filmmaker Elijah McDonnell, the documentary reflects on fifteen years of building a contemporary dance company in the North East.

The summer also welcomes Lorenzo Pagano, Guest Principal Artist with the Martha Graham Dance Company, who returns to Newcastle to restage his work, "Interrupted Souls" on Smith, alongside hosting a Graham Technique Masterclass at Dance City, Newcastle (3 July). The season concludes with the ESD "Summer Intensive" (29–31 July) at Newcastle Dance Centre.

Alongside this, ESD continues its commitment to community engagement through youth workshops across Northumberland throughout the summer.

They hope you will join them across the season and look forward to welcoming you to be part of this exciting season for Eliot Smith Dance.

Discover at: www.eliotsmithdance.com/summer2026