HOME: A mass dance celebration

A spectacular large scale, promenade performance taking place at this year’s Middlesbrough Mela.

The colourful spectacle featuring people of all ages and abilities will incorporate dance, music, costume and site décor all based around the concept of HOME.

Commissioned by Borderlands Creative People and Places and funded by Arts Council England, the project will feature professional dancers alongside a community cast made up of people from across Middlesbrough.

Many will have been attending dance sessions in venues across the town; others will have participated in creating site dressing including hundreds of beautifully crocheted flowers; some will be dressed in costumes based around Middlesbrough’s iconic buildings and others will have contributed their voices to the specially commissioned soundtrack.