Dance North Scotland

Free summer dance fun is coming to Fochabers! 🎉

Dance North is hosting a Youth Dance Summer School for ages 8–12. Expect a week full of energy, creativity, and new friendships, leading up to a fun showcase for family and friends!

🗓️ 10th–14th Aug (No session Tues 11th) 🕒 2pm – 5pm 📍 Fochabers Public Institute 💰 FREE!

💖 This amazing week is completely free for families thanks to generous funding from Summer of Sport! Thank you for helping us bring dance to the community.

Spaces are limited and booking is essential 📲✨
https://www.ticketsource.com/dance-north-scotland/t-ldeankz

RISE 2026 - We Need Your Feedback 🌟

To all our wonderful audiences, we wanted to thank you - so much - for joining us at Global Indigenous Voices at RISE 2026.

We hope you found moments of connection, reflection and inspiration during your time with us - and needless to say we very much hope you'll plan to join us again next year.

As we look ahead, we'd be grateful if you could complete our short evaluation form to help us to understand what worked well, what we can improve and how we continue to develop RISE in the future.

Please complete the survey here: https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/91122386/RISE-2026-Full-Audience-Survey

Thank you once again for being part of Global Indigenous Voices at RISE 2026

Yesterday marked the final day of RISE Festival Weekend, bringing together artists, audiences, volunteers and communities for one last day of gathering, reflection and celebration in The Park Ecovillage, Findhorn.

Sunday began with moments of connection and sharing through Lara Kramer's Living Landscapes workshop. Throughout the day, conversations continued across the festival site, creating space for listening, learning and meaningful encounters between people, stories and perspectives.

Lara Kramer and RISE co-curator Martha Hincapié Charry were the featured artists of our final Dance North Conversations...podcast hosted by Paige Shand Haami.

In the afternoon and evening audiences came together for GUURANDA X RISE, a powerful meeting of artists, cultures and creative practices. Rooted in exchange, relationship and connection to place, GUURANDA X RISE offered a moving celebration of collaboration, bringing together local and international voices in a work shaped through time spent together in Moray.

As we closed the weekend with a Narungga smoking ceremony led by Jacob and the Guuranda X family, we were reminded of the values at the heart of RISE: cultural respect, environmental consciousness and care.

Over three days in Findhorn, artists and audiences came together to share and reflect on those values, creating moments of connection that will continue long after the festival has ended.

Thank you to everyone who travelled, participated, performed, volunteered, supported and joined us for RISE Festival Weekend. It has been such a privilege to share it together, and we very much hope to see you again next year.

There is still more to come as Global Indigenous Voices at RISE 2026 heads to Glasgow for our events and activities delivered in partnership with Tramway.

View the full programme and book tickets at www.risefestival.scot.