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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 15h

Today, Eliot Smith has been working with the talented young dancers at Alnwick Academy of Dance. We can’t say too much just yet… but expect a surprise at the premiere of POPPY!

📍 Alnwick Playhouse
📅 9 November 2025
🕠 5:30 PM
👉 Get your tickets now at: alnwickplayhouse.co.uk/event/eliot-...

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 3d

On 9 Nov, Eliot Smith Dance performs POPPY at Alnwick Playhouse — a moving tribute on #RemembranceSunday.

We’re fundraising for Royal British Legion 🌹
👉 royalbritishlegion.enthuse.com/pf/eliotsmit...

#EliotSmithDance #POPPY #Remembrance #SupportOurForces

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 5d

📣 FREE PRO CLASS 📣
Join Eliot Smith Dance for free Company Class in Alnwick at Alnwick Playhouse!

🗓️ 20–24 Oct 2025
🕙 10AM (1hr)
🎓 For pros & final-year students
Led by Eliot Smith (Graham-based contemporary)
DM or email [email protected] to book!

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 10d

✨ ESD Online presents two new dance films!

🎖 POPPY — streaming 11 Nov only
🎄 The Three Jolly Ghosts of Christmas — 14–31 Dec

Stream from home & feel the magic.
🎟️ Get tickets: www.eliotsmithdance.com/online

Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 12d

🌹 Sea of Red Dancers — a powerful new community dance piece comes to Woodhorn Museum.

Inspired by the poppy & Eliot Smith’s POPPY, this moving tribute honours all impacted by conflict.

🗓 Sat 1 Nov 2025
🕛 12 noon
🎟 Free with entry (kids go FREE!)

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 14d

Eliot Smith Dance returns this #RemembranceSunday with POPPY — a powerful reflection on war, love & sacrifice.

Live at Alnwick Playhouse 9 November 5.30pm – don’t miss out!

🎟️ Book now: alnwickplayhouse.co.uk/event/eliot-...

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 15d

THE WAIT IS OVER…
Meet the incredible cast of Eliot Smith’s POPPY:
STEFANOS, AMY, YAMIT, KARISHMA, DANIEL

Catch them live on stage at Alnwick Playhouse on Remembrance Sunday, 9 NOVEMBER 2025 at 5:30 PM

Discover more about POPPY and book your tickets now at: alnwickplayhouse.co.uk/event/eliot-...

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 16d

It’s #BlackHistoryMonth ❤️💚💛

At Eliot Smith Dance, we celebrate the power, pride & contributions of the Black community — incl. Black LGBT+ voices.

This year’s theme: “Standing Firm in Power and Pride.”

We stand as active allies — this month & always.

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 17d

Eliot Smith Dance is excited to welcome two new dancers — Stefanos Dimoulas and Daniel James — as we kick off a bold new season with POPPY this autumn.

📸 Slide 1: Stefanos Dimoulas www.eliotsmithdance.com/stefanosdimoulas

📸 Slide 2: Daniel James
www.eliotsmithdance.com/danieljames

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 18d

“Striking and Emotive.”
Eliot Smith’s POPPY returns after 7 years — reimagined, with a new score by Adam Johnson and performed by 5 exceptional dancers.

📍 Alnwick Playhouse
🗓️ Sun 9 Nov 2025 | 5:30PM
🎟️ Tickets: alnwickplayhouse.co.uk/event/eliot-...

📸 Yamit Salazar | 📷 Darren Irwin

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 22d

❄️ ESD WINTER INTENSIVE 2026 – LONDON!

📍 Acosta Dance Centre
📅 3–4 Jan

A dynamic 2-day intensive for dancers 18+, led by Eliot Smith, Yamit Salazar & guest ballet artist Raymond Chai.

Classes: Ballet, Graham-based Contemporary, ESD Rep + more.

🎟️ Register now: www.eliotsmithdance.com/intensive

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 26d

FINAL AUDITION CALL 📣
Eliot Smith Dance is seeking 2 male-identifying pro dancers (UK-based) for the recreation & tour of POPPY.
🗓️ Audition: 29 Sept 2025 (Newcastle)
🕔 Apply by: 26 Sept, 17:00 GMT
🔗 www.eliotsmithdance.com/jobs
#DanceAudition #MaleDancers #ContemporaryDance #ESD #POPPY

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 27d

As part of R&D for POPPY, Eliot Smith visited Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum today.

POPPY reflects on war, love, and sacrifice — a tribute to remembrance and resilience.

With thanks to Agata and the museum team.

Find Out More: www.eliotsmithdance.com/autumn2025-spring2026

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · 29d

P O P P Y 🌹 is coming to Alnwick Playhouse on Remembrance Sunday, 9 November 2025 at 5.30pm.

Don’t miss this emotionally resonant performance from Eliot Smith Dance!

🎟️ Book tickets online via the link in our bio or visit alnwickplayhouse.co.uk/event/eliot-...

📞 Phone Box Office 01665 660550

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Sep 16

AUDITION CALL 📣
Eliot Smith Dance is seeking 2 male-identifying pro dancers (UK-based) for the recreation & tour of POPPY.
🗓️ Audition: 29 Sept 2025 (Newcastle)
🕔 Apply by: 26 Sept, 17:00 GMT
🔗 www.eliotsmithdance.com/jobs
#DanceAudition #MaleDancers #ContemporaryDance #ESD #POPPY

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Sep 15

📣 CALL OUT: SEA OF RED DANCERS
Join a powerful community dance project by ESD, reflecting on war, remembrance & hope.

🕊️ Open to all adults
📍 Woodhorn Museum, Ashington
🗓️ Rehearsals: 19 & 26 Oct | Performance: 1 Nov
🎟️ Free to join – register by 12 Oct
🔗 www.eliotsmithdance.com/news

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Aug 31

Reflecting on a powerful Summer 2025 Season! Huge thanks to all who joined us—from Human | Candlelight to Denmark debuts, ESD Presents, and community work. We’re pausing to recharge, but POPPY returns this autumn 🍂

🎟️ Alnwick Playhouse, 09 Nov
🔗 eliotmithdance.com/autumn2025-spring2026

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Aug 30

As we begin our journey back home to Newcastle from Denmark—by train, bus, and ferry—we want to take a moment to say tak to everyone who came to see MERGING.

You can now catch up on what we’ve been working on at: www.eliotsmithdance.com/merging

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Aug 29

🌱 Join us for MERGING this weekend!

📍 Åsen Teater, Jerslev
🗓️ August
🕓 Fri 29 – 16:00 & 20:00
🕚 Sat 30 – 11:00

🎟️ Tickets & more info: www.eliotsmithdance.com/merging
(Link in bio)

Supported by Danish Arts Foundation, Dansk Artist Forbund, and the William Demand Foundation.

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Aug 28

This week, Eliot Smith led a community dance workshop in Frederikshavn, DK as part of MERGING — a new work shaped by local voices through dance, music, visual art & nature.

Don’t miss the shows this weekend!

Åsen Teater, Jerslev
Fri 29 – 16:00 & 20:00
Sat 30 – 11:00
www.eliotsmithdance.com/merging

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Aug 27

Eliot Smith Dance is hiring!

Seeking 2 male-identifying pro dancers (UK-based) for POPPY tour.

🗓️ Audition: 29 Sept @ Dance City, Newcastle
🕔 Apply by 26 Sept – www.eliotsmithdance.com/jobs

#DanceAudition #ESD #ContemporaryDance #DancerCallout

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Aug 26

Community is at the heart of MERGING — a new interdisciplinary dance work shaped by local, multigenerational voices through music and material workshops.

📍 Åsen Teater, Jerslev
🗓️ August
🕓 Fri 29 – 16:00 & 20:00
🕚 Sat 30 – 11:00

🎟️ Tickets & info: www.eliotsmithdance.com/merging
(Link in bio)

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Aug 25

From Newcastle 🇬🇧 to North Jutland 🇩🇰 — we’ve arrived in Denmark via ferry ⛴️ + rail 🚆 to begin rehearsals for MERGING, opening this Friday. A lower-carbon journey in line with our sustainable touring ethos.
🔗 www.eliotsmithdance.com/merging

#MERGING #GreenTouring

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Aug 23

Happy Weekend! 🇬🇧 🇩🇰

We’re en route to Denmark by ferry, train, and bus — to embark on a sustainable tour — as we prepare to perform MERGING.

Learn more about the upcoming event at: www.eliotsmithdance.com/merging
🔗 Link in bio

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Eliot Smith Dance @eliotsmithdance.bsky.social · Aug 22

JUST ANNOUNCED: ESD WINTER INTENSIVE 2026 – LONDON!

📍 Acosta Dance Centre
📅 January 3–4

Join Eliot Smith Dance for 2 days of bold training in ballet, Graham-based contemporary, and ESD rep – led by Eliot Smith, Yamit Salazar & guest Raymond Chai.

Register now: eliotsmithdance.com/intensive

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