HATCH: our annual scratch night

We are presenting a handful of exciting, new scratch performances by South East based dance artists at The Dance Space as part of HATCH 2026. 

HATCH is an opportunity for dance artists at any stage of their career to test early ideas for performance work with a live audience; and for audiences to experience an insight into the process of making new performance work.

 

Not been to The Dance Space before? Check out our virtual tour here

 

Meet the artists performing below...

 

Date and time
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Times
7pm
Duration: 2 hours
Location
Jamie Watton Creation Space at The Dance Space
Ticket Price
Pay what you can
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Meet the Artists

Two people in waterproof coats hang off of rusty pipes. They hold each others hands to support their weight. It is dark and the two people are lit by a bright light

Daniel Bennett and Sky Cook

Showcasing at HATCH

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Daniel Bennett and Sky Cook
A person in a purple dress and with purple glitter on their head and eyes stands with one hand on their hip.

Ebony Rose Dark

Showcasing at HATCH

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Ebony Rose Dark
A woman wearing black stands in a dimly lit, concrete studio. One hand covers her eyes and the other her body, with both palms facing away from her

Louise Maryam

Showcasing at HATCH

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Louise Maryam
Artistic image with a blue background with white ants. There are three polaroid of a persons face with the colours inverted red. The middle face has a white star shape across so you can only see the eye

HotCat Collective

Showcasing at HATCH

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HotCat Collective
A person with white face paint on and a white dress on stand against a dark background. They have both arms in the air and buttons are falling all around them as they smile and laugh

Nelly Lewis

Showcasing at HATCH

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Nelly Lewis
An artistic image of a body with six arms, all with hands pointing outwards. There is a shadowed silhouette  of a persons face layered behind

Sam Wild (with Camille)

Showcasing at HATCH

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Sam Wild (with Camille)
In a public space with a crowd watching, one dancer holds another up above their head.

Professional class with Linden Dance Company

A free professional class open to professional dancers, recent graduates and advanced dance students

Monday 06 - Friday 10 July 2026
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Professional class with Linden Dance Company
Two figures look at each other askance, one with a silly facial expression, the other laughing.

Permission to Play

A series of classes, workshops and masterclasses led by renowned dance and physical theatre practitioners.

Monday 01 June - Friday 03 July 2026
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Permission to Play
A man poses in a dance studio, crouched low with one hand under his chin and one balanced on his knee

Professional Contemporary Training

Tuesdays at 6pm

Tuesday 14 April - Tuesday 14 July 2026
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Professional Contemporary Training
Four dancers wearing loose colourful t-shirts and baggy trousers sway backwards with their hair flying.

Rhiannon Faith Company - Open company class

Vibrant and energetic class with a full movement warm-up exploring contemporary technique.

Tuesday 09 June 2026
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Rhiannon Faith Company - Open company class