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1 Jul 2022 - 2 Jul 2022
Ageless Festival 2022

Dance is universal. Dance transcends age. 

Over two days Ageless festival features an eclectic mix of bold new performances, inspirational talks, exhilarating workshops and professional classes from both local and international dance artists. 

 

the acts for the Summer Festival
Fri 1 Jul 2022 - Fri 8 Jul 2022
University of Leeds Summer Festival

A week of live music, concerts, talks, and industry sessions featuring and celebrating the success of University of Leeds alumni.

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This Summer
Gigs In Leeds

Listen up! Dive in to our gig listings page and go wild on the dancefloor. 

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A dead bird in hands Hyde Park Picture House - The Deathless Woman / Sun 3 Jul 2022 / Leeds University Union
This Summer
Film in Leeds

Discover award winning documentaries, films with live music, screenings including directors talks and Q&A's, timeless classics in black and white, family favourites, subtitled foreign language films and animations from anime to Aardman. Pass us the popcorn!

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A fairy made of wire, beads, paper and liquid glass dances in-between some black and white paper cut-out fairies.
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Junk fairies
Drawing Room, Leeds Central Library (1st floor)
Craft Workshop
Fishing4Compliments
Tue 28 Jun 2022
TNL: Fishing4Compliments
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Gig Music
View downstream from Leeds Bridge
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Waterways & Bridges of Leeds
Riverside Court LS1 7BU
Guided Tours Heritage Talk
Chapel FM - Old Seacroft Chapel pictured at night. With stained glass window above main doors at the front. There is a car park intron to he brick building.
Tue 28 Jun 2022
LEEDS 2023 Roadshow: Chapel FM
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Social
Also Online
Ema
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Hyde Park Picture House - Ema
Sheaf St
Film
A colourful illustration by artist Herfa Thompson of an ear with fun symbols coming out
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Drink & Draw
The Tetley
Craft Workshop
Futuristic eco friendly Afro punks Fulu Miziki Kolektiv to play rescheduled date at Leeds Headrow House on 29 June 2022 as part of first ever UK tour
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Fulu Miziki Kolektiv
Headrow House
Gig Music
Someone painting a pastel checkerboard design on their double candle holder
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Paint Your Own Candle Holder with Ceramic Room
The Crown at Boston Spa
Craft Workshop
Image of books and pages.
Wed 29 Jun 2022
The Writers Club
Left Bank Leeds
Discussion Literature Talk
Four photographs of people in purple and white circles.
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Before We Were Trans & Framing Agnes | Book Launch & Film Screening
CLAY | Centre for Live Arts Yorkshire
Discussion Film LGBT+ Talk
A dancer dressed in red leans back with their arms above their head
Wed 29 Jun 2022
CertHE Graduation 2022
The Riley Theatre
Dance Performance Show
Two people painting colourful checkerboard designs on some handcrafted double candle holders
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Paint Your Own Candle Holder with Ceramic Room
The Crown Boston Spa
Craft Workshop
Grilled meat is presented skewered on a crisp white plate on a colourful orange and green table
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Ox Club x House of Fu: Yakitori and Sake
Ox Club
Food & Drink
Animals band members
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Animals & Friends - The Farewell Tour
City Varieties
Gig Music
An image of cyanotype prints of various designs
Thu 30 Jun 2022
Cyanotypes
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft Workshop
Manifesto
Thu 30 Jun 2022
Hyde Park Picture House - Manifesto
Leeds University Union
Discussion Film
The Bond of Union by M.C. Escher
Thu 30 Jun 2022
Escher: Journey Into Infinity
Otley Courthouse
Film Visual Art
Dr Sunni Patel
Thu 30 Jun 2022
The Beauty Briefings - Feed Your Skin
The Novotel, Leeds City Centre
Healthy Living Talk
Sabrina Mahfouz
Thu 30 Jun 2022
Tubthumping feat. Sabrina Mahfouz & Jess Green
The Constitutional
Performance Show Spoken Word
Too Desi Too Queer and Vishnu’s Got My Back Performance
Thu 30 Jun 2022
Hyde Park Picture House - Too Desi Too Queer and Vishnu’s Got My Back Performance
CLAY | Centre for Live Arts Yorkshire
Film
people at harewood conference
Thu 30 Jun 2022
Reclaiming the Earth
Harewood House
Discussion Environmental Talk
Also Online
Wetherby Sports Association building. Modern building with large glass windows. There is a car park in front of the building with a green hedge.
Thu 30 Jun 2022
LEEDS 2023 Roadshow: Wetherby Sports Association
Wetherby Sports Association
Social
A young girl dances with her grandma
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Dancing With Your Grandparents with Katy Hewison
Leeds City College Quarry Hill Campus
Dance Workshop
A man throws feathers across a catwalk
Fri 1 Jul 2022
300,000 M/S by Angus Balbernie & Stuart Jackson (Touchdown Dance)
Yorkshire Dance
Dance Performance
A woman in a mask crouches down with blonde wig in hand
Fri 1 Jul 2022
At the Brink by Emilyn Claid
Leeds City College Quarry Hill Campus
Dance Performance Show
Profile of dancer, Germaine Acogny, against a clear blue sky, trees in background
Fri 1 Jul 2022
An Evening with Germaine Acogny
Yorkshire Dance
Dance Film
Illustration of skater
Fri 1 Jul 2022
The 900
The Old Woollen
Gig Music
Drag queens
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Glamour Pussy
The Constitutional
LGBT+ Music Performance Show
Photo of Villmore James
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Ageless Dance Class with Villmore James
Yorkshire Dance
Dance Healthy Living Workshop
Class with Balbir Singh Company
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Ageless Class with Balbir Singh Company
Leeds City College Quarry Hill Campus
Dance Healthy Living Workshop
Person in red shirt standing with arms up, two people in background mirroring their movements
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Ageless Class with Alex Pickford
Leeds City College Quarry Hill Campus
Dance Workshop
A photo of Wendy Houstoun
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Ageless Welcome plus ‘No Time Like the Present’- a talk with Wendy Houstoun
Leeds Playhouse
Dance Discussion Social Talk
A photo of feet
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Future Listening Installation by Kirsty Arnold & Tora Hed
Yorkshire Dance
Dance Exhibitions Visual Art
Participants stand with chairs
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Instinctive Neighbourhood
Yorkshire Dance
Dance Workshop
Participants lie on a white dance floor
Fri 1 Jul 2022
My Heart Goes Boom Workshop with Daniele Ninarello
Leeds City College Quarry Hill Campus
Dance Healthy Living Workshop
Romanian folk dancers
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Călușarii here and now with Loredana Larionescu
Leeds City College Quarry Hill Campus
Dance Workshop
Danielle at the CID project
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Shared creative power: artistic practice in relation to health with Danielle Jones
Yorkshire Dance
Talk
An image of older adults posing
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Strike a Pose Pop up Performance
Leeds Kirkgate Market Event Space
Dance Performance
A collage of Jonathan Drummond and Elizabeth Hardman.
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Elizabeth Hardman & Jonathan Drummond | Concert
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Classical Music Concert Music
Also Online
collage of performers
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Summer Festival: Jazz Night
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Gig Jazz
People Dancing at Left Bank
Fri 1 Jul 2022
BIG Summer Disco
Left Bank Leeds
Gig Music Social
A person is dressed only by ripped bubble wrap, kept in place by belts, one around the neck, one around the chest.
Fri 1 Jul 2022
CLAYground: Claye Bowler - 'Secured'
CLAY | Centre for Live Arts Yorkshire
Exhibitions Social Visual Art
the artist
Fri 1 Jul 2022
AJ Lambert
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
Seeing Stars, artworks on display in The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Seeing Stars - Artist Panel Discussion
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Discussion Exhibitions Talk Visual Art
two people at a conference
Fri 1 Jul 2022
Radical Acts Symposium: Craft’s Power for Positive Change
Harewood House
Discussion Environmental Talk Workshop
A Bright glitter Ball against a groovy background
Sat 2 Jul 2022
Bus Stop Summer Disco Ball
The Old Woollen
Gig Music Social
Yoga teacher smiling in front of our mandala mural
Sat 2 Jul 2022
Studio | Sequencing from the heart, a workshop for yoga teachers
Yoga Hero
Healthy Living Workshop
Katy Hewison sitting to the left, waving, with three children waving facing the front
Sat 2 Jul 2022
Intergenerational Double Bill: Improplay and In Your Shoes
Leeds Playhouse
Dance Talk
Performer with flamingo face paint, holding a pink champagne glass and a pint inflatable flamingo
Sat 2 Jul 2022
The Royale Dancehall Flamingos- Live! with PC*DC
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Musicians performing in a bandstand.
Sat 2 Jul 2022
Tewit Youth Band – Wetherby Riverside Bandstand
Wetherby Riverside Bandstand
Concert Music Outdoor