Rural Moves – Details, episodes & analysis

Rural Moves: A series of podcasts exploring a decade of dance in rural communities

Since 2015 the Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI) has been facilitating extraordinary encounters between dance artists and rural audiences. 

During a decade in which our relationship with live performance has been challenged by a pandemic, and the rise of the online attention economy, RTDI has resolutely championed the joy of intimate connections in community spaces around the UK. 

In six 36-minute episodes, four hosts and their guests explore the legacy of RTDI, celebrate the people who made it happen, and look to the future.

Artists, choreographers, producers, promoters, project staff and partners reflect on their experiences over the last ten years. 

Enjoy unique insights into this distinctly different approach to touring and what we can learn from RTDI’s 421 rural shows performed by 55 companies to more than 20000 audience members at over 400 venues across the UK. 

Students, artists, producers, promoters, venues and audiences anywhere will find something to inspire in this joyful journey through a decade of dance.