TIN Arts

10/04/2026

This week, as part of our campaign to open the TIN Dance House: A Home for Every Body, we’re looking in depth at our five campaign aims to see what impact our new home will have.

Friday – Wider Impact

Building on our Talent Development North programme with Yorkshire Dance and Cheshire Dance, we want the TIN Dance House to become a welcoming hub for inclusive practice, strengthening connections locally, regionally and nationally.

See how Talent Development North is supporting TIN artist George here: https://www.tinarts.co.uk/current-projects/talent-development-north/

And help us support others likes George in our new home by donating at https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000Cshh0YAB

Donations received by 30th April will be doubled.



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09/04/2026

This week, as part of our campaign to open the TIN Dance House: A Home for Every Body, we’re looking in depth at our five campaign aims to see what impact our new home will have.

Thursday – Artistic excellence

Each year we produce more than thirty dance pieces. Some are short pieces performed at our own events and some are performed at national platforms. Watch TINeke, our youth dance company, perform City in Flight at Saddler’s Wells East in 2025: https://youtu.be/G5EY_fDrOqs

Help us produce even more high-quality in our new, much needed, dance space by donating at: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000Cshh0YAB
Donations received by 30th April will be doubled.



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09/04/2026

TIN Arts is raising vital funds to open "The Tin Dance House," a brand-new inclusive dance hub located in Durham. Contributions will help transform this space into a fully accessible home for talent development and community creativity

Thanks to a generous donor, every £1 donated up to £10,000 will be doubled until 30 April. This means supporters can make twice the difference at a critical moment.

Head here to donate: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000Cshh0YAB

08/04/2026

This week, as part of our campaign to open the TIN Dance House: A Home for Every Body, we’re looking in depth at our five campaign aims to see what impact our new home will have.

Wednesday – Life-long pathways

Did you know that people of all ages dance at TIN Arts? Some join as children, others as adults and some have even been with us for over 20 years.

Read about the experience of Catherine, a long-term GeTIN2Dance participant, performing at Best Foot Forward athttps://www.tinarts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Catherine-Case-Study-1.pdf

Help us grow and adapt our programmes in a new home and support long-term participation, progression and wellbeing across different life stages by donating at: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000Cshh0YAB

Donations received by 30th April will be doubled.



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07/04/2026

This week, as part of our campaign to open the TIN Dance House: A Home for Every Body, we’re looking in depth at our five campaign aims to see what impact our new home will have.

Tuesday – Increased capacity

We currently have over 50 children and young people who take part in our out-of-school dance programmes. The TIN Dance House will give us the space to welcome more young people, reduce waiting lists and respond to growing demand, ensuring that no-one is excluded from our work simply because there is not enough room.

Flash back to SLIDE 2025 to see our young dancers in action: https://www.tinarts.co.uk/slide-2025-thank-you/

And help us to open the door to those we’ve yet to meet by donating at: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000Cshh0YAB

Donations received by 30th April will be doubled.



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06/04/2026

This week, as part of our campaign to open the TIN Dance House: A Home for Every Body, we’re looking in depth at our five campaign aims to see what impact our new home will have.

Monday – Accessibility

The TIN Dance House will create an accessible, purpose-designed home where disabled and non-disabled people can participate equally and confidently, removing the physical barriers that currently limit inclusion.

Find out how TIN Arts grew and became a sector leader in access and inclusion in dance by watching Footprints, a film made in 2019 to celebrate our 20th anniversary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WmEfyWDf6s&t=1876s

And support our journey over the next 20 years by helping us to open the door to the TIN Dance House and donating: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000Cshh0YAB

Donations received by 30th April will be doubled.



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02/04/2026

The TIN Team will be out of the office until the 13th of April. Thanks for your continued support, and see you soon!

01/04/2026

We’re excited to share more from North East Moves 🎬

If you haven’t watched the film yet, you can find it using the link below. We’d love to hear what you think!

At the premiere, we also shared interviews with the dancers, the teams from both TIN Arts and Perform[d]ance, and filmmaker Roswitha Chesher. Their thoughts and reflections on the project are now available to watch alongside the film on our website!

Link: https://www.tinarts.co.uk/north-east-moves-watch-the-film-now/

This project is funded by Cultural Bridge, which celebrates bilateral artistic partnerships between the UK and Germany through the collaboration between Arts Council England, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, British Council, Creative Scotland, Fonds Soziokultur e.V., Goethe-Institut London and Wales Arts International - Celfyddydau Rhyngwladol Cymru.

We are thrilled to share North East Moves – a new dance-for-screen film where young people from the UK and Germany express their hopes, aspirations and shared experiences, set against … Continue reading North East Moves – Watch the film now!

25/03/2026

We are thrilled to share North East Moves - a new dance-for-screen film where young people from the UK and Germany express their hopes, aspirations and shared experiences, set against stunning heritage and landscapes.

"An exciting, captivating and life affirming experience for the audience. The inclusive and skilled collaboration between the young dancers, crossing national and language barriers along with their willingness to be open to new opportunities, people and experiences was inspirational." (audience feedback)

Produced by Perform[d]ance (GER) and TIN Arts (UK), 'North East Moves' is a result of an international collaboration project where young people connected to both organisations worked with filmmaker Roswitha Chesher to explore ideas of identify, place and connection across international borders.

You can watch it on our website here: https://www.tinarts.co.uk/north-east-moves-watch-the-film-now/

This project is funded by Cultural Bridge, which celebrates bilateral artistic partnerships between the UK and Germany through the collaboration between Arts Council England, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, British Council, Creative Scotland, Fonds Soziokultur e.V., Goethe-Institut London and Wales Arts International - Celfyddydau Rhyngwladol Cymru.

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20/03/2026

We had a great day in Manchester bringing together Cheshire Dance, Yorkshire Dance, TIN Arts and the Talent Development North artists to connect, move and look ahead!

We shared honest conversations, heard more about each artist’s journey, spent time in the studio together and had plenty of fun along the way. Looking forward to the next time we all come together.