Multi-sensory contemporary dance show for children and families, a playful night-time adventure with live music, sound, scents and audience interaction.
Dance In The Dark comes to Gloucester Guildhall on Sunday 7 February 2027, with two performances that afternoon: one at 1:30pm and another at 3:30pm. It's a contemporary dance show for children, and the whole thing is built around a giant sleepover den. The invitation is to turn up in your favourite PJs, so the audience spends the show in their nightwear, tucked into a slumber party that starts as the lights go down.
From there, the show follows a night-time journey into a world of imagination. As darkness descends, the children giggle while getting ready for bed, play in the spooky shadows, and listen to the sounds of the night. They'll feel the blustery wind and the drizzly rain, meeting friendly nocturnal creatures along the way — slithering slugs, magical moths and fantastical fireflies. It's a multi-sensory feast that mixes contemporary dance, live music, immersive sound, scents and audience interaction, all in an inclusive and humorous format suitable for ages 3 and over. The show was co-created with children and families, so it's built for the way kids actually engage with a performance.
It finds its home at Gloucester Guildhall, the county's premier arts venue, which stands at 23 Eastgate Street, GL1 1NS. The building dates back to 1890, built on the site of Sir Thomas Rich's Blue Coat School, and is known as 'The County's Liveliest Venue'.
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Tickets are £13 for adults, £11 for children, and there's a family ticket for £40. With two shows on the same afternoon, you can pick whichever time fits your day best.
