Summer School with ADHOK

As part of our annual Summer School programme bringing leading European outdoor arts companies to the UK, Compagnie ADHOK will lead a five-day intensive workshop to develop and explore your ability to create a language with dance and theatre in public space. ADHOK's co‑founders, Doriane Moretus and Patrick Dordoigne, have each shaped the art form for over three decades — this is a rare chance to work closely with artists operating at the very top of their field.

Over the course of the lab you will explore movement and create choreographies while developing skills for integrating artistic ideas into outdoor locations, diving into the characteristics and practicalities of different sites and types of project - learning to choose the right spaces for performance. You will learn how to work and guide the natural movement of audiences to create powerful promenade performances. The week will culminate in a large group outdoor performance of the theatrical choreographies developed throughout the workshop.

Who is it for?

This opportunity is for outdoor performance makers wanting to deepen their practice, learn directly from leading practitioners and take their work to a new level. This is a movement-focused lab, but you do not need to be from a dance or theatre background specifically. We welcome artists working at any point in their career including those thinking about working in the outdoors for the first time.

About ADHOK

Adhok’s work is sensitive, playful and emotionally resonant, inviting us to reflect on what it means to be alive. Their recent trilogy traces the arc of a lifetime, from youth to old age. Blending dance and theatre, they use public space with exceptional precision, creating poetic images that both respond to and transcend their surroundings. Find out more

Residency Date

Mon 27 - Fri 31 Jul 2026

Time

Arrive from 1pm on Monday 27th July for a Welcome Dinner at 7pm and depart after lunch on Friday 31st July.

Venue

101 Outdoor Arts, Greenham Business Park, Newbury, RG19 6HN

Meals & Accommodation

All food is professionally catered for by 101’s fantastic caterer Treble Stef. On-site accommodation is available on a first come, first served basis. Ideally artists should be available to attend all five days.

Cost

£195 including meals and accommodation.

Access

We have accessible parking bays, accommodation, rehearsal spaces and WC facilities. Learning resources or transcripts of the event are available in large print. 101 is neurodivergent friendly with an accessible quiet room available and an informal environment with flexible seating and staging.

Please tell 101 Outdoor Arts what support would enable you to fully participate in this opportunity when booking.