RESOLUTION 2026

Photo by Camilla Greenwell. Artwork by Ali Vermilio.

The festival of new choreography

The UK’s biggest festival of new choreography returns to The Place, showcasing 60 companies across 20 exhilarating nights.

An unmissable event in the contemporary dance calendar for over 35 years, Resolution is THE platform for exciting and innovative dance.

Discover the dance artists of tomorrow, experimenting with the ideas that matter today.

WHAT'S ON

  1. This image is split into three parts. On the top, a layered image featuring a sea with two distant figures standing before it, a light brick wall casting shadows of three posing figures, and three people shown from the shoulders up, one facing forward, with two behind her in profile facing right and left. In the centre, blurred image of a person with long black hair, seen upside down, wearing a long white dress, leaning sideways with arms raised to shoulder level and elbows bent at right angles. On the bottom, three people, all wearing white t-shirts and black trousers, are in an all-black theatre setting, with two standing back to the audience, lifting the legs of a third person lying on their stomach, looking forward and reaching ahead.

    At The Place

    RESOLUTION 26: Ruth Polden, Rose Ryan and Nick Pile, Paul Davidson and Noah Meteau

    Resolution Festival

  2. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, black-and-white photo of two people, one in a black T-shirt and trousers leaning back and looking sideways while holding another partly hidden behind them with an arm wrapped around their neck. In the middle, person with long black braids wearing a nude camisole, shown from the shoulders up at a diagonal angle, holding an intense gaze under warm light. On the bottom, black-and-white photo of an older adult sitting in a studio, wrapped in a large bundle of cables and holding one cable while looking to the side.

    At The Place

    RESOLUTION 26: Anna Zhimolokhova, Elisabeth Mulenga and Cailin Leigh & Co

    Resolution Festival

  3. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, in red light, two rows of people, with the front row lying on their backs propped on elbows with knees bent, and the row behind leaning forward with arms hanging down. In the centre, an extended arm clenched in a fist, dressed in a sheer, beige stocking which is being pulled down by another hand, and with a disproportionately small person, wearing a beige leotard, crouching on all fours atop the arm, gazing toward the viewer. On the bottom, a person with short hair wearing a blue shirt leans forward with their face down, holding on their back another person whose hair is long and partially braided, wearing a navy T-shirt layered over a light purple long sleeve, and holding a yellow rose in their hand.

    At The Place

    RESOLUTION 26: Algo Au and Cynthia Cheung, Lucy Turner and Dance Collide

    Resolution Festival

  4. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, two dancers in a studio during a floor movement, one low to the ground while the other bends backward over them, limbs extended and motion blurred. In the middle, overhead view of metal trays holding a syringe, medical tools, a rosary, pearls, a small glass of milk, and an ornate book on a white background. On the bottom, a person dressed in a satin bra and black blazer leans backward, covering their open mouth with one hand and extending the other arm above their head to touch the head of another person embracing them from behind, who is wearing a grey blazer and has long, curly ginger hair.

    At The Place

    RESOLUTION 26: AmyFoskettDance, Host Bodies Dance Collective and Antonello Sangirardi

    Resolution Festival

  5. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, a dancer with long, flowing hair performs a dynamic floor move onstage, balancing on one hand with one leg extended upward. They wear a white top and dark, loose trousers, illuminated against a deep blue backdrop with shadowy figures in the background. In the middle, four people lined up behind one another, each extending their right arm diagonally to the side at gradually increasing heights, creating the appearance of a bird’s wing. On the bottom, a double-layered image featuring a portrait of a person with slicked-back black hair, yellow eyeshadow, and brown lipstick, looking toward the viewer with their mouth slightly open, overlaid with white and grey abstract shapes resembling clouds.

    At The Place

    RESOLUTION 26: Siyu Lu, Damara Velázquez and Evie Longstaff

    Resolution Festival

  6. At The Place

    RESOLUTION 26: Billy Gigurtsis and Jana Melkumova-Reynolds, Julia Lupașcu and Brooke Sorensen

    Resolution Festival

Press

  1. RESOLUTION 2026 - The UK’s biggest festival of new choreography returns to The Place

  2. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, a woman with long hair, wearing a white tank top and dark trousers, is illuminated by low light as she wraps her arms around herself and curves her back. In the centre, a person in a grey dress with ruffled lining poses with arms raised, blurred from movement, leaning slightly backward and looking sideways against a light grey background. On the bottom, man shown from the shoulders up laughing against a purple background, surrounded by flying syringes.

    Wed 11 Feb: Rachel Elderkin, Taylor Lauren Hughes and Wayward Thread

  3. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, a person in a white overall faces right, holding on their shoulders a person in a short red dress facing left, both gazing ahead. In the centre, blue silhouette of a person seen from behind, knees bent and head lowered out of view, arms raised above their back with palms spread, posed against a salmon-orange background. On the bottom, a group of people dressed in full black jumping and looking down, their loose hair set in motion, while one person at the back wearing a white animal mask poses with their right arm raised overhead.

    Tue 10 Feb: Danyna Mearns and Adam Havsky, Antonia Latz and Luke Maher, and Rebelo Dance Company

  4. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, two people caught in a prowling motion in a dark theatre setting, wearing skintight grey-and-white costumes with matching caps, makeup, and gloves tipped with long, spiky fingers, evoking lizard-like creatures. In the centre, three people sitting, wearing white tops and short red skirts, stretching their legs and arms forward with fingers spread, caught amid a network of red and white strings cascading from above. On the right, blue-filtered image of two people wearing black tops, one also in grey tracksuit trousers, with one carrying the other on their shoulder and both holding a forward gaze.

    Sat 7 Feb: Room Dance Company, Kirstin Halliday and Lilah Bobak

  5. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, blurred image of a person captured mid-movement, with their long hair and loose white attire set in flowing motion. In the centre, black and white image of three people on stage: two in silhouette – one a close-up profile, the other seated in the distance – and one visible figure wearing a white top and black trousers, posed sideways, leaning back with arms held in front of her body; the backdrop features a round light resembling a full moon. On the bottom, blurred image of a person captured mid-movement, with their long hair and loose white attire set in flowing motion.

    Fri 6 Feb: Manon Servage, Keer Xiang and Branca Peixoto

  6. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, a person dressed in white stands in a dim spotlight against a dark background, holding their hands raised to chest level in a gesture, with their face hidden in shadow. In the centre, close-up of a person’s arms with fingers spread, reaching behind their back while lying face down in a lightly lit dark setting. On the bottom, two figures are illuminated by yellow light as one person squats holding another who is upside down, leaning backward and wrapping their thighs around the squatting person.

    Thu 5 Feb: MANACAN, Shea Sullivan and Jie Gao

  7. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, a nude woman lying on a sofa draped with a painted canvas, captured upside down, holding an intense gaze forward. In the centre, a person in a black costume stands at the front, looking downward, while a group behind her extends their arms to create a geometric pose against a background suggesting a church setting. On the bottom, in a setting featuring a grassy field with trees, a red brick building, and a cloudy sky, there are four blurred figures, three gathered outside, and one emerging from the building accompanied by orange smoke.

    Tue 20 Jan: Hannah Todosijczuk, SYNECHO and Kill Your Darlings

  8. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, woman standing on stage in front of a group of musicians, wearing a long dark skirt and white jacket, captured in between movements with her arms by her sides. In the centre, person wearing a navy shirt and two blue shirts styled as a skirt with red sneakers, caught mid-movement, setting the fabric into motion. On the bottom, a person with long platinum blonde hair covering their face, wearing a white tank top and leather trousers, kneels on grass while holding a leaf blower aimed at their face, setting their hair into motion.

    Sat 17 Jan: Fin de Fiesta, JJ James and Lauren Scott

  9. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, a decrepit room with peeling paint and a rundown wooden floor, featuring a distorted mannequin sitting on an abstract structure by a window, while another abstract structure hangs from the ceiling. In the centre, black and white image of two people, one standing sideways with a leg bent backward, nearly touching the other, who sits with one leg bent and the other extended back, leaning on one arm and reaching the other behind them. On the bottom, a layered image showing the back of a person wearing a black balaclava, positioned against a background of trees and overlaid with a translucent perspective view of a columned pavilion.

    Fri 16 Jan: ZhouXin Theatre, Babyteeth and Dream

  10. This image is divided into three parts. On the top, a blurred photo shows a group in uniform grey dresses standing in formation with their backs to the audience, arms raised overhead, while one figure stands off to the right, set apart with arms resting by her sides. In the middle, two people are embracing, with one suspended above and hanging downward, wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, while the other stands below, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. On the bottom, two people wearing all-white attire kneel closely together, one partly atop the other, looking sideways, on a rectangular white drape marked with abstract multicoloured lines.

    Thu 15 Jan: Mia Segal, Greta Gauhe and Deborah DiMeglio, and Hui-Hsin Lu

  11. The image is divided into three parts. On the top, collage featuring silhouettes mid-movement with raised arms, formed from colourful, abstract patterned shapes. In the centre, a fracture in glass set against a pitch-black background. On the bottom, silhouette of a person standing with legs apart and knees bent inward, leaning forward as they lift their arms straight behind their back in a symmetrical pose, wearing translucent beige fabric that stretches from knees to arms as they extend.

    Wed 14 Jan: Wild Guess, Westpfel Co. and Ming Chin HSIEH

  12. The image is divided into two parts. On the top, a dancer in a red fringed outfit performs a deep back-arched floor pose on a dimly lit wooden stage. In the middle, a group of people in formation, with the central figure wearing a black studded gilet and beige loose trousers, leaning backward and raising an arm above their face.  On the bottom, a person in a white shirt and black trousers raises one arm sideways in dim, warm light, with shadows across their shirt forming three silhouetted figures.

    Tue 13 Jan: Isadora D'Héloïsa, Qi Song and Seirian Griffiths

  13. Sat 10 Jan: Maya Inniss, Aurora Casatori and Ty Burrows

  14. Fri 9 Jan: Sana El-Wakili, Esther Cheong and Paxton Ricketts