A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance

TOURING IN AUTUMN 2024!

Live dance exploring the tension between loss and joy

A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance is an hour-long double bill presented by Springs Dance Company.

An intimate, uplifting dance show choreographed by Lizzi Kew Ross and Heather Richmond.

Created after the pandemic, the performance offers audiences an opportunity to reflect on grief, human connection and joy, and is ultimately a celebration of life.

As seen on the BBC! Watch Now (at 54:30).

Last night was easily the best experience, the best performance, the best night. Stunning. Blown away. So grateful.

Alan Dunn, Audience Member

It does not offer easy answers or a simplistic message, but relates to universal emotional experiences. That makes it incredibly powerful and accessible to people from any background.

Andrea Weigert, Audience Member

Tour Dates 2024

TOUR DATES SEP - OCT 2024VENUE
Friday 13th September

St Michael's Church Wandsworth, London

Sunday 15th September

Beverley Memorial Hall, near Hull, Yorkshire

Friday 4th October

St Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent

Saturday 5th October

St Mary Magdalene Church, Gorleston, Norfolk

Sunday 6th October

The Ark Church, Isleham, Cambridgeshire

Friday 11th October

Christ Church, Mile End, London

Saturday 12th October

St Mary's Church, Stoke Bishop, Bristol

Friday 18th October

St Luke's Church, Maidenhead, Berkshire

Saturday 19th October

Bingham Methodist Church, Nottinghamshire

Sunday 20th October

Putney Methodist Church, London

Visit the events page for more information.

Preview:

Documentary:

Creatives

Ruth Hughes - Artistic Director
Lizzi Kew-Ross - Choreographer
Heather Richmond - Choreographer

Booking Information

Now booking for 2024.

Ideal for galleries, chapels, museums, churches and arts venues. The performance works best in reflective spaces.

The performance is presented in the round, with audience on three or four sides.

Venue requirements:

  • For the performance we will require a clear flat space of around 7m x 7m, on which we lay our dance floor and set up our lighting.
  • Springs provides all its own lighting, sound equipment and set and would just need 5 hours in the space to set up for the show before the performance start time. 
  • The performance will ideally take place in the round, with the audience on three sides where possible.

To find out more about hosting a performance, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Booking Information
Community Engagement Information

All photos were taken during rehearsals in January and February 2022. 

Photographer: Ruth Hughes

Springs Dance Company is a Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England & Wales, No. 6371136.  Registered Charity No. 1136487.
Registered office address: 4 Cedars Close, Occold, Eye, Suffolk IP23 7PB