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Future Cargo by Requardt and Rosenberg. - Credit: Contributed The Norfolk and Norwich Festival is back this year with music, literature, art, theatre and more. We've gathered some unmissable highlights from 2021's festival 1 The Garden Party in Chapelfield on May 22 and 23 includes nine performances and experiences - book free tickets to see drama, circus, music and more. 2 Future Cargo was due to be the premiere of last year’s coronavirus-cancelled festival. A truck arrives from an unknown location loaded with a mystery shipment. As the sides roll up a stunning sci-fi dance show begins. Pe...

Dance Umbrella today announces the appointment of new Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Freddie Opoku-Addaie. Only the fourth person to hold this position in 43 years, Freddie heralds a new era in the festival's artistic leadership. Opoku-Addaie is a critically acclaimed choreographer, dancer/performer, curator and teacher and is also the recipient of several choreographic awards and commissions. East London-born, Freddie's Ghanaian heritage informs his art practice through which he references disparate movement styles, folkloric themes and structured choreography to make witty, convers...

Opoku-Addaie is only the fourth artistic director in Dance Umbrella’s 43 years, following Val Bourne, Betsy Gregory and Emma Gladstone. The annual London festival is a reliable highlight in the dance calendar, from its early days giving the first exposure to Mark Morris, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Michael Clark to recent years uncovering contemporary ice skaters Le Patin Libre and acclaimed choreographer Oona Doherty. Opoku-Addaie’s mission is to “widen the centre”, meaning to broaden the idea of what mainstream contemporary dance is: what it looks like, who makes it, where we see...