SMOOSH!

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A female dancer flicks her hair and smiles energetically as she performs amidst a crowd of brass and woodwind players on a suburban street.

About SMOOSH!

SMOOSH! lands with a technicolour splash of music and dance in city centres, beachfronts, and suburban streets.

In this ultra-participatory show, our professional ensemble team up with local musicians and dancers to perform the music of Fatboy Slim, Kate Bush, Basement Jaxx, and Adele. With a series of dance set-pieces scattered throughout, the performance inevitably gathers a crowd as it parades through the streets culminating in a massive communal karaoke.    

SMOOSH! is a glorious celebration of community and place, spreading joy and fun wherever it goes. 

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Number of performers

24 professional musicians

4 professional dancers

Up to 50 local non-professional musicians 

Up to 20 local non-professional dancers

Upcoming dates

There currently aren’t any upcoming dates for SMOOSH!

If you’re interested in booking it for your venue or event then we’d love to talk – get in touch with us.

Previous dates

September 2021 - Bristol - Knowle West 

June 2023 - London - Plaistow

June 2023 - London - Southbank Centre

June 2023 - Glastonbury Festival - Theatre & Circus

September 2023 - Weston-super-Mare (as part of Whirligig Festival)

July 2024 - Bradford (as part of BD:24 Festival)

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A day of unbridled joy which will live long in the memory.

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  • Paraorchestra musicians performing on the streets of Weston-Super-Mare. They are walking down a busy high street and are playing a wide range of instruments including a flute, clarinet and a drum. There is a large audience who are also walking down the busy street. It is daytime and the image is brightly lit.
  • Musicians and dancers parade through a suburban street in Bristol on a sunny Summer's day. The sun is casting a golden light across the scene and the street is lined with spectators.
  • A male in sunglasses plays a drum mounted in front of his wheelchair, flanked by a dancer and trombonist. They are followed by other musicians, playing brass and percussion, all on parade down the street towards us. There are bright blue skies seen in the background and they are in an urban setting with two high rise apartment blocks and an emergency vehicle in the background.
  • A trio of colourfully-dressed dancers perform in a sunlit car park, with musicians and more dancers visible behind them.
  • Musicians and dancers rehearse outdoors for SMOOSH! in late 2020. The subject of the photo is a dancer with long red hair and a limb difference, smiling as she strikes a pose.
  • A huge crowd gathers in a circle around musicians crouched playing percussion, brass, and woodwind. They are performing outside the Southbank Centre, which can be seen to the right. In the centre, a man wearing sunglasses and a leopard-print top, holds a trombone. His arms are outstretched and he points to the sky, his mouth open with joy as he encourages the crowd.

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