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A dancer in a dark, dusty outfit is captured mid-air during a dynamic leap or fall on a stage, with a massive, textured black mound or cave-like structure dominating the background.

Performance & Dance

Spring/Summer 2026

Spotlighting cutting-edge new work from around the world

See international and UK-based artists at the height of groundbreaking theatre, dance and circus in our performance and dance programme

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Saturday 6 June

The Ruggeds Takeover
Top-down view of a breakdancer performing a one-handed freeze on a circular mat, surrounded by a large crowd of spectators.

The Ruggeds Takeover

Performance & dance
Riverside Terrace
Free
GROOVE
Group of performers posing with instruments, records and houseplants on a white backdrop

GROOVE

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Thursday 25 June

COLOSSUS
Large group of dancers lying down in a circle around one stood dancer lifting one arm and look at their hand

COLOSSUS

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Friday 26 June

COLOSSUS
Large group of dancers lying down in a circle around one stood dancer lifting one arm and look at their hand

COLOSSUS

This performance is open to school groups at a reduced rate of £5 per ticket. To book for a school group, please contact [email protected]

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
COLOSSUS
Large group of dancers lying down in a circle around one stood dancer lifting one arm and look at their hand

COLOSSUS

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Saturday 27 June

COLOSSUS
Large group of dancers lying down in a circle around one stood dancer lifting one arm and look at their hand

COLOSSUS

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wednesday 22 July

Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN
Dancers in silhouette perform on a dark stage beneath a row of intense vertical blue spotlights.

Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Thursday 23 July

Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN
Dancers in silhouette perform on a dark stage beneath a row of intense vertical blue spotlights.

Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Friday 24 July

Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN
Dancers in silhouette perform on a dark stage beneath a row of intense vertical blue spotlights.

Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Saturday 25 July

Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN
Dancers in silhouette perform on a dark stage beneath a row of intense vertical blue spotlights.

Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN
Dancers in silhouette perform on a dark stage beneath a row of intense vertical blue spotlights.

Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wednesday 14 October

Who Are We?
Performer wearing all black performing a flip through the air on a floury stage

Who Are We?

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Thursday 15 October

Who Are We?
Performer wearing all black performing a flip through the air on a floury stage

Who Are We?

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Friday 16 October

Who Are We?
Performer wearing all black performing a flip through the air on a floury stage

Who Are We?

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

While you're with us

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
People enjoying the Jeppe Hein Fountain at the Southbank Centre

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

A summer favourite returns to our site with water fountains to splash around and cool down in

Shopping
Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

William Pye's Zemran
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
Bright sunlight bursts through green leaves with a lens flare, set against a blue sky and a textured concrete building.

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.