Gathered Together 2026: Friday 4 September
Presented by Indepen-dance
Scotland’s leading inclusive dance company, Indepen-dance, presents Gathered Together 2026 from Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 September.
Over four days, the festival will host performances, workshops and presentations from some of the world’s leading inclusive dance organisations.
Evening Performance - Friday 4 September
Gathered Together presents work from Scotland and Germany, including a World Premiere:
EveryBody Inclusive Dance (Germany) & Indepen-dance's Evolve Company (Scotland)
Coming Together Again
A vibrant dance hall comes alive as guests gather to share their passion for movement and connection. This joyful performance highlights collaboration, creativity and the power of dance to bring people together.
Horizons (Y Dance) (Scotland)
SHARED FREQUENCY
Horizons is YDance's Glasgow-based, inclusive, youth dance company for dancers aged 12 – 25 yrs, with and without disabilities. The piece dives into the electric atmosphere of the dance floor, where strangers become community and music becomes movement. From the decks to the dance floor, the rhythm travels in circles - around the room, through the crowd, back to the source.
Barrowland Ballet’s Wolfpack (Scotland)
Ha, Ha, Ha
Barrowland Ballet’s intergenerational company aged between 7 and 80+ create performances that are playful, surprising and full of heart. Their new work Ha, Ha, Ha finds humanity in connection while pushing back against a world shaped by division and blame.
WORLD PREMIERE
The Small Ensemble (Indepen-dance, Scotland)
Shadowlands by Marc Brew
Shadowlands is a brand new work from acclaimed disabled and queer choreographer, Marc Brew, for Indepen-dance, exploring the shadows and intriguing stories behind the traditional family portrait.
Duration - 2 hours
ACCESS
BSL Interpreted by Yvonne Strain and Mel Toner - BSL signers will be on Stage Right.
Audio Described by Emma-Jane McHenry of Moving Words. Pick up AD headsets from the Information desk in the foyer.