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# Autin Dance Theatre

Innovative & Interdisciplinary Dance Company

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- [Home](https://autindt.co.uk/) - Autin Dance Theatre • Directed By Choreographer Johnny Autin and Producer Kirsten Tranter, Autin Dance Theatre is a collaborative and project-based organization that produces engaging artistic performances and provides extensive learning and participation programs in communities.
- [Zig Zag!](https://autindt.co.uk/zigzag/) - Zig Zag! is a charming, non-verbal outdoor duet for all ages (5+). Two performers build a playful world from simple objects — dozens of wooden reels — setting tiny tasks that become big decisions. From chaos to calm, connection to division, they fix jams and rebuild together with crafted object manipulations and comic clarity. Zig
- [Meet The Team](https://autindt.co.uk/meet-the-team/) - Meet the Core Team Johnny Autin CREATIVE DIRECTOR - HE/THEY Johnny is an established dance leader and award-winning choreographer, specialising in multidisciplinary choreography, street theatre and contemporary dance, with over 20 years of experience in professional, community, and educational dance projects. He has been commissioned to create new work by international organisations such as Arts
- [WOW! Fest](https://autindt.co.uk/wow-fest/) - WOW! Fest WOW! Fest – A Celebration of Outdoor Dance & Performance WOW! Fest (Walsall Outdoor Wonders Festival) is an exciting new outdoor arts festival celebrating the best dance and movement-based performances created in the Midlands. WOW! Fest is returning for the second edition on the Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th July 2026 at Walsall’s Arboretum
- [Eko the Sea Giant](https://autindt.co.uk/ekos-walkabout/) - Meet Eko, a 13-foot-tall Sea Giant, brought to life by 5 world-class puppeteers. As the captivating star of Autin Dance Theatre’s acclaimed show Out of the Deep Blue, Eko rises from the depths, inspiring awe and wonder wherever he roams. This outdoor spectacle combines physical theatre and puppetry to tell a poignant story of climate
- [Up in the Sky](https://autindt.co.uk/up-in-the-sky/) - Up in the Sky Up in the Sky is an awe-inspiring outdoor aerial dance theatre production that tells the story of a group of young men, as they navigate challenges of displacement and change. Performed by 6 exceptional performing artists on a stunning 7-metre circular truss, this unique show blends aerial dance, dynamic storytelling, and
- [Performances](https://autindt.co.uk/all-shows/) - Our Shows WOW! Fest WOW! Fest (Walsall Outdoor Wonders Festival) is an exciting new outdoor arts festival celebrating the best dance and movement-based performances created in the Midlands. WOW! Fest is returning for the second edition on the Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th July 2026 at Walsall’s Arboretum Park, this vibrant two-day event will bring together artists, communities, and
- [Parade](https://autindt.co.uk/parade/) - Parade – The Giant Wheel is a moving performance inspired by the beauty, power, and impact of people from different walks of life coming together, featuring a 12-foot tall Giant Wheel powered by 5 street artists and accompanied by music and a large community cast of local groups and individual performers. Autin Dance Theatre uses their
- [Light Up Fest](https://autindt.co.uk/light-up-fest/) - Bringing light, art, and community together. Light Up Fest is a vibrant, community-driven celebration by Autin Dance Theatre in partnership with Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), featuring awe-inspiring performances, interactive installations, and large-scale processions. Bringing light, movement, and creativity to public spaces, the festival invites audiences to explore themes of connection, resilience, and hope. Light Up
- [Contact](https://autindt.co.uk/contact-3/) - Get In Touch We'd love to hear from you! Our Details: Meet Us STEAMhouse, 9 Belmont Row, Birmingham, B4 7RQ Email Us hello@autindt.co.uk Phone 07585081539 Booking Enquiries For all booking enquiries, please contact us at hello@autindt.co.uk. One of our team will get back to you as quickly as possible to assist with your enquiry. Email Autindt
- [Chronos](https://autindt.co.uk/chronos/) - Chronos Trailer Coming Soon Step right out and experience Chronos – The Giant Wheel a captivating performance commissioned by Green Man 2025 for Little Folk. This family spectacle delves into our relationships with time. Set against the backdrop of a giant hamster wheel, 5 outstanding dancers will intertwine their journeys, with music, movement, and narrative to explore themes
- [Brimstone](https://autindt.co.uk/brimstone/) - Brimstone Brimstone – The Dragon is a roaming theatrical experience that sparks imagination, instils wonder, and imparts subtle lessons in a way that resonates with children and their families. The 6-metre long Giant Dragon puppet designed by Mr Cleaver’s Monsters, is brought to life by 4 highly skilled puppeteers to tell the magical and adventurous
- [Street Games in the square](https://autindt.co.uk/street-games-in-the-square/) - Street Games is an inclusive and accessible fun day of street games, live music and dance with BSL Performance and Interpretation. You can expect games from around the world that everyone can get involved in, hosted by fabulous Game Hosts and party music sets from EIF Sound and Music. Recently commissioned by OPUS (Outdoor Places Unusual
- [Meet The Board](https://autindt.co.uk/meet-the-board/) - Meet The Board Matthew Peters For 30 years, Matthew Peters has been leaving his mark, both as a performer and manager, in some of the most prestigious concert halls and performing arts centres across North America and Europe. After receiving his degree in Cello Performance from Northwestern University (USA), he began his career by becoming
- [Out Of the Deep Blue](https://autindt.co.uk/out-of-the-deep-blue-ootdb/) - Out of the Deep Blue is an outdoor physical theatre performance featuring a 13-foot tall Puppet operated by 5 puppeteers and a female dancer. This spectacle is designed specifically for family and festival audiences and tells the magical story of Eko, a sea giant who rises from the deep ocean and who encounters, on the
- [Learning & Participation](https://autindt.co.uk/learning-participation/) - Learning & Participation EDUCATION AND LEARNING Autin Dance Theatre offer a range of educational offers for professionals, young dancers and community participants. We offer open professional classes alongside our partners at Brum Pro Class and other professional training for artists from time to time. We can deliver bespoke projects and one-off workshops in educational and
- [Creative Team](https://autindt.co.uk/creative-team_live/) - Meet Our Creative Team! Meet our creative team, without this bunch of wonderful people we couldn’t operate and continue to put on amazing performances for you. We are constantly updating this page with new additions to the team. Keep your eyes peeled! AllMusicianBSL interpretorDesign / ConstructionPerformerPhotographer / VideographerCreative ConsultantPuppeterOther Puppeter & Consultant Ben Thompson Ben
- [About Us](https://autindt.co.uk/about-us/) - Who Are We? Our Mission Autin Dance Theatre is an award-winning, interdisciplinary touring company based in Birmingham. Autin Dance Theatre is a collaborative ensemble of creatives who devise & produce aspirational, socially engaged & mass participatory movement projects regionally & internationally. Autin Dance Theatre’s distinctive artistic voice draws on contemporary social issues (environment, community, relationships
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- [Dystopia](https://autindt.co.uk/dystopia/) - Dystopia is a dance theatre duet for the outdoors and unusual spaces that is performed in the round. This jaw-dropping and thought-provoking performance, is exploring the themes of our human need for connection and belonging, in opposition with our modern anxieties based on fear and violence. The piece speaks about the power balance in relationships.
- [Commissions](https://autindt.co.uk/commissions/) - Past Comissions 2023 The Flock The Flock was inclusive dance and puppetry project that was commissioned by Bellfield Infant School Bellfield Junior School, and Longwill School for Deaf Children in Birmingham, through Birmingham Arts School. All three schools worked together with Creative Director Johnny Autin and artists Kevaughn Liang, Billy Read and Stephanie Bentley over
- [Dates](https://autindt.co.uk/dates/) - Tour Dates
- [Past Works](https://autindt.co.uk/past-works/) - Past Works Queer Words Performed by an all-LGBTQ+ cast of 3 exceptional performers, Queer Words is a bold, provocative, and multi-disciplinary performance. Combining story-telling, spoken word, dance and physical theatre, Queer Words investigates toxic ideals and the crisis of masculinity. Read More TZ Project The TZ Project is an ongoing East African Cultural Exchange Programme
- [Queer Words](https://autindt.co.uk/queer-words/) - Performed by an all-LGBTQ+ cast of 3 exceptional performers, Queer Words is a bold, provocative, and multi-disciplinary performance. Combining story-telling, spoken word, dance and physical theatre, Queer Words investigates toxic ideals and the crisis of masculinity. Brutally honest, darkly funny and at times controversial – Autin Dance Theatre is tackling a culture of violence and
- [Square One](https://autindt.co.uk/square-one/) - Square One’ is a bold and original solo performance combining digital media and dance theatre. Choreographer Johnny Autin has long been fascinated by mental health and emotional wellbeing. For his new work, he delves into his own personal journeys through mental, physical and spiritual changes, and our increasing need for higher level of consciousness. ‘Square One’ is a bold and original solo performance combining digital
- [A Posi+ive Life](https://autindt.co.uk/a-positive-life/) - A Posi+iveLife is an accessible, immersive and interactive theatre experience led by six contemporary characters featuring dance, physical theatre, spoken word and BSL interpretation. The piece is a special invitation to a house party like no other, where web of stories around sex, love and relationships unveils, with audience participation and original scenography transporting the
- [Blog/News](https://autindt.co.uk/blog-news/) - News November 2022 Invitation to join Autin Dance Theatre’s Board Autin Dance Theatre is at an exciting point in the company’s history and its development as leading arts organisation. We are looking to elevate the company to a new stage in order to expand our team’s capacity, build on our growing national and international reputation,
- [Big Brum Boogie](https://autindt.co.uk/big-brum-boogie/) - Big Brum Boogie Big Brum Boogie is a participatory community project bringing together older, younger folks and anyone in between in Birmingham. The participants developed, learnt and performed the Big Brum Boogie FLASHMOB across Birmingham in August and September 2021! The project celebrated lockdown easing, giving our fancy-footed participants a sense of excitement and connection
- [Taksim Square](https://autindt.co.uk/taksim-square/) - Taksim Square TAKSIM SQUARE is a poignant piece of dance theatre which came about as an artistic response to the popular protests in Turkey and the unfolding of the Arab Spring. The work draws on personal testimonies, key images, and is told through symbolic movement and patterns. It takes its audience on a moving and
- [TZ Project](https://autindt.co.uk/t-z-project/) - TZ Project During Nov-Dec 2017 Creative Director Johnny Autin and visual artist Donata Kukytė travelled to Tanzania. We held a professional audition process both in Dar and in Arusha to select the dancers for the work, the musicians, and the setup of the live performance towards a showcase event. During both residencies, Johnny delivered a series

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