The Playground Tour

Two dancers - one in pink and one in blue - dance energetically in a school playground whilst children wave their arms and jump in front of them
Photo by Roswitha Chesher

Bring two fantastic dance shows directly to your playground, festival or event this summer!

Now in its sixth year, The Place will bring two inspiring and entertaining dance shows for children directly to primary school playgrounds in a 50-minute double-bill. PRISMA by Rotem Weissman and BUGs! by Lea Anderson will get young audiences dancing in their seats and all the way home.

Discover this year's shows

Photo by C Mehmet Vanli

PRISMA by Rotem Weissman


A weird and wonderful dance show for young audiences.

Inspired by children’s books that open doors to fascinating worlds – from the wild imagination of Where the Wild Things Are, to microscopic universes, to the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly – Prisma translates stories, images, and characters into irresistibly fun movement.

BUGs! by Lea Anderson

Created in collaboration with choreographer and performer Lewis Norman and musician Steve Bake. Dressed as giant insects, the performers present a series of funny, funky short dances inspired by insect dance moves - from the honeybee’s waggle to the ant’s tremble - accompanied by live rhythmic, electronic music and creature sound effects.

The year fours really enjoyed the performances, they left feeling inspired

Teacher, Brecknock Primary School (2023)

Thank you for the performance, it was very powerful

Teacher, St Andrew’s CE Infants School (2023)

Oh my gosh, that’s so cool.

Student, Legacy Youth Centre (2023)

Find out more about The Playground Tour

Important Information

  • Each piece is approx. 20 minutes, the full show will last approximately 50 minutes. It will be followed by a Q&A with the children.

  • The show can be performed twice daily, making it accessible to the whole school. We will work with your school timetable to plan both performances around breaks and lunchtimes wherever possible. We recommend grouping by age (younger years first or older years first).

  • We will bring a portable sound system that we will set up in the playground.

  • We would need 6m x 6m minimum for the performance area.

  • We will need two car parking spaces and easy access to the playground.

  • We would need one hour of set up time before the performances, and thirty minutes to pack up after the second performance

  • We would need a private and secure room for performers to warm up and leave their belongings in, with access to power.

  • There should be an alternative indoor space should the performance have to move inside due to weather conditions (e.g. rain, heat).

  • All performers will be DBS checked before entering your school.

  • We will ask for your school’s Risk Assessment and protocol so that we can ensure we are in line with your policies.

  • For children sensitive to noise, we would advise noise cancelling headphones due to live music.

If you have any questions or concerns about any of this information please let us know as we may be able to address these.

Let's make it happen!

Get in touch if you have any questions or would like to book The Playground Tour for your school, by contacting vasanthi.argouin@outlook.com

The Playground Tour is produced and toured by The Place. Prisma is developed with and supported by the Goethe-Institut London. BUGS! is supported and co-commissioned as part of Stomping Ground, a commissioning partnership with Creative Crawley, City Moves, FABRIC, FESTIVAL.ORG, Pagrav Dance Company, Strike a Light, The Place and Tramway. Thanks to The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, University of Exeter for BUGS! project research support.