Part of Big Dance 2010, Outspoken Dance is a unique platform showcasing an eclectic mix of dance theatre and performance poetry from TV and stage.

The programme includes:

Ash Mukharjee - Bharatanatyan dancer and finalist from hit TV show Move like Michael Jackson, will be presenting his piece Aum. This piece was commissioned for the Critics' Circle National Dance Awards at Sadler's Wells.

FLOetic Lara - Lyricist and poet Lara is a well known recording artist and is compared to Jill Scott in style with jazz vocal dexterity.

Michaela-The Poet - This hugely popular poet and actress has a faithful following and is an Outspoken Dance veteran.

Birdgang - Through art, dance, and music they aim to move and capture peoples' hearts and bring them into their world, to experience a new wave of emotion and to view the hip hop art form in a new light. Their goals are not just to entertain but to explore social and contextual issues through their work.

Tempered Body Dance Company present their moving piece Not Me Now by director/choreographer, Maddy Wynne-Jones.

Sol Dans, present Abeyance with dancers Fiona McDonald and James Jenkins.
Sol Dans is one of the UK’s newest contemporary dance companies. Sol Dans was founded by American choreographer Melody Squire as a platform to facilitate the creation of new dance works with her peers.

Intrinsic Dance Company - a young emerging company of feisty female jazz contemporary dancers bring their new work, Tangled Divinity a fusion of styles and mixed emotions, to the stage.

Just Us Dance Theatre - talented young dance graduates from Lewisham College bound for Northern Ballet School, The Place, London Studio Centre and Laban collaborate under the direction of Joseph Toonga and Ricardo De Silva.