Exeter Dance International Film Festival

EDIFF is the brand new not-for-profit international dance film festival for the UK's South West. Set in the heart of Exeter, this full day and evening event will be brimming with world-class independent dance films.

EDIFF has grown from the desire to see more high quality dance films being showcased and championed in the South West. From hip hop to ballroom, bollywood to contemporary, EDIFF has something for everyone.

Come and enjoy a session of the highest quality dance films the world has to offer! This brand new film festival will showcase over 60 short films. Complete with seating for 100 people, world-class projection and sound, optional use of headsets for the immersive experience, a bar and even popcorn - this is the perfect place to spend your Saturday.

Join Richard Chappell Dance for this small, intimate sharing of its next creation

Join Richard Chappell Dance for this small, intimate sharing of its next creation, at The Hall, Exeter. In this performance, RCD shares the early stages of the work in progress, providing insights into how the company makes work and collaborates with its internationally renowned ensemble of dancers. This is a unique chance to experience this new work in a studio setting ahead of its premiere tour next spring, including Exeter Northcott on 15 May 2023.

Alongside our work, local South West choreographer and former BalletBoyz dancer and member of Russell Maliphant Company, Edd Arnold shares a work in progress of a new work, created through RCD’s Supporting Acts Programme.

Run time: 1 hour

Start Time: 5pm

Location: The Hall, Stepcote Hill, Exeter EX1 1BD

As The Hall is situated on Stepcote Hill, the venue’s entrance is only accessible via a slope and is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. Should this present a barrier for you to experience our work, the event is being live streamed through The Hall. More information on this will be announced on their website soon.

About Contact Improvisation

Contact Improvisation is based on the physical exploration of how the body moves through its own intelligence and how two or more bodies in contact with each other can move together, a dance that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your ability to listen and respond to what is happening in the moment. Sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.

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£10 cash on the door

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About Kin

UK Hongkonger, the founder of Contact Art, a contact improvisation dancer with more than 20 years of experience, a senior modern dance teacher. Kin graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1997. After graduating, he worked in Hong Kong Ballet and set up BiLiBaLa Physical Theatre. Then he ran a dance school for ten years. 

He lived in Beijing from 2016-2020. He was a full-time tutor in contact improvisation and runs continuing courses. He taught in Beijing Contact Improvisation, Hope International School, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing Houying Dance Theater. He also hosts the workshop regularly in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xian, Chengdu, Wuhan, Fuzhou, Lanzhou, Yinchuan, Harbin, and other cities. 

 He has taught for many art festivals, including contact improvisation festival (TOUCH), Beijing New Dance Festival, We Festival of Future (Shanghai), Contemporary Arts Performance Season (Chengdu), Silk Road International Arts Festival (Xian). In recent years, he focuses on contact improvisation, and developing projects, courses, and workshops related to contact improvisation, including parent-child communication, adult health, and corporate team building.