Southpaw Company creates large-scale dance theatre rooted in the lived experiences of working-class and marginalised communities.

For over a decade we have worked alongside communities to create ambitious performances that blend choreography, music, digital storytelling and mass participation. From large-scale outdoor spectacles and immersive experiences to mixed reality performance, our work seeks to find the beauty, strength and resilience within communities too often defined by deficit.

Every project begins with listening. Through conversation, collaboration and co-creation, we transform lived experience into powerful shared experiences, creating work that audiences recognise as “that’s me”. Whether working with hundreds of community performers in a city square or exploring new forms of storytelling through emerging technologies, our aim remains the same: to make people visible, celebrate place and bring communities together through movement.

This reel captures a snapshot of that journey. It features work created with thousands of participants, artists, collaborators and audiences across the UK and beyond. Their stories, generosity and creativity have shaped everything we do.

Today, Southpaw stands at the intersection of large-scale performance, community participation and immersive technology. As we continue to explore new artistic forms, from projection mapping and responsive environments to mixed reality storytelling, we remain committed to the principles that have guided us from the beginning: truth, collaboration, radical empathy and the belief that movement can change how people see themselves, each other and the world around them.

Action Speaks. Join the Movement.

Choreography and Direction by Robby Graham and Dancers.
Promo edited by Jelly Jels with footage from Dan Lowenstein, Novak, and James Coyle.

Dancers featured: Tyrone Huntley, Billy Cummins, Luke Jessop, Tiffy Bell, Robert Anderson, Samuel Baxter, Daniella May, Dan Lowenstein, Benjamin Shepherd, Alicia Meehan, Arran Green, Alex Rowland, Berta Contijoch, Kate Pilbeam, James Rosenthal, Melissa Bravo, Tom Tindall, and, most importantly, our incredible immunity cast members in South Shields, Blackpool, Middlesbrough, Hull, London, Australia and elsewhere… without you we are nothing!

Featuring footage from Faust, Carousel, Speakeasy, Icarus, Rush South Shields, Wordplay, Rush Hull, Rush Blackpool, Erimus, Leave To Remain, Beautiful Thing, Rugby League World Cup 2022, KHOREO, and others.