CatStrand & Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival are proud to present ‘Move South: Immersive Dance Theatre In Galloway’, a dynamic programme of performances and participatory events featuring some of Scotland’s most exciting touring dance companies. We invite you to experience some of the most innovative work being produced in Scotland in the first of what we hope to be an annual event.
With events taking place between the 2nd and 12th of April, Move South will feature performances of Bodies Of Water (BOW Collective), A Journey of Flight (Kathryn Gordon) and My Muses Take Care of Me (Fleur Darkin). There will also be a series of workshops and engagement opportunities led by the visiting artists and Paragon Music.
Move South 2025 features:
Wed 2 & Fri 4 April: Paragon Music are running fun, sociable and fully accessible sessions for young people and family members to explore live music and dance. They will be joined by the BOW Collective on the Friday sessions.
Fri 4 Apr: Paper Planes is a relaxed workshop which features mindfulness and paper plane making, forming a mini-installation during A Journey Of Flight
Sat 5 & Sun 6 April: A Journey of Flight (Kathryn Gordon) is a dreamlike and intimate immersive performance inspired by the migration of birds that explores themes of departure, nostalgia, and the essence of flight.
Sat 5 & Sun 6 April: Kathryn Gordon and Jorja Follina will guide participants through 2 movement sessions, exploring flight and suspension in the body, and our hopes and dreams for the future. This will create a short curtain raiser for A journey of flight on Sunday. The sessions are open to all ages and abilities.
Sat 5 Apr: Bodies of Water (The BOW Collective) is a unique performance experience, exploring and celebrate this transformative element that connects all living things. A playful, multi-sensory performance experience weaving together movement, choreography, water, objects and sound.
Fri 11 Apr: My Muses Take Care of Me (Fleur Darkin) is a dynamic conversation between bodies and wild sculptural pieces by French visual artist Claire-Rose Barbier. Drawing on themes of ancient feminine power, armoury and the presence of nature, the company carry audiences on a journey through life, death, love and regeneration.
Move South-Immersive Dance Theatre In Galloway is a partnership project between CatStrand and Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival. Move South is made possible by support from Creative Scotland.
About CatStrand Arts
CatStrand is GCAT’s venue in New Galloway, opened in 2007 after renovation from a derelict Primary School. Since then, it’s 90-seat auditorium has hosted many great acts through CatStrand Arts, now averaging 130 a year to more than 4,000 people annually.
CatStrand also homes a gift shop, welcoming café and bookable meeting / event spaces.
For the CatStrand Artistic Vision, see GCAT – GCAT
About Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival
Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival supports people in some of the region’s most rural areas to experience world class performing arts. We bring the best local and national artists to our communities; we invest in our performing artists; introduce our young people to live performance and engage people of all ages, from all walks of life, with our imaginative programme.
Scotland’s Largest Rural Performing Arts Festival is back for its 46th Anniversary Festival across Dumfries & Galloway from 17th May – 1st June 2025.The Festival is a celebration of local and national artists and its wide ranging 2025 programme of events has something for everyone to enjoy. The 46th Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival has curated an eclectic and exciting programme including a wide range of events in music, theatre, dance, comedy and spoken word. Our full festival programme is announced on the 9th of April. Tickets can be found at www.dgartsfestival.org.uk.
About GCAT
The Glenkens Community & Arts Trust (GCAT) seeks to improve the lives of the people of the Glenkens and district by interweaving arts, community, and heritage to enrich the area’s life. We deliver our artistic vision with passion and creativity and drive economic and social regeneration by championing the Glenkens & District Community Action Plan. Our many initiatives foster a strong, inclusive community, promoting lifelong learning and sustainable development.
For more information about GCAT and its projects, visit http://www.gcat.scot For more information about the Glenkens, visit the Glenkens Hub (a GCAT project) on www.glenkens.scot/
