ABOUT
DANCE AHEAD
Zoë Leigh Gadd launched Dance Ahead in 2008 with the aim to broaden theatre audiences in Carlisle. Initial Commercial ventures included fashion events, TV advertising campaigns, living window displays and street theatre in collaboration with Sara Gadd Millinery and The Lanes Shopping Centre. Between 2015-2020 Zoë collaborated with a broader range of practitioners as Dance Ahead grew to deliver non-for profit larger-scale community productions such as #HiddenSpaces15 and The Glass House. Through Dance Ahead, Zoë has designed and delivered over 25 projects including a broad range of participatory arts events that brought together people all walks of life across sectors, generations and contexts.
Dance Ahead brings dance theatre off the stage and into the public domain with a view to raising awareness of the beauty of the art form, whilst celebrating the benefits of creative collaboration. Founder, Zoë strongly believes that collaboration leads to fruitful exchange, growth and communities of practice.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
About Dance Ahead
‘Bringing professional dance to the North’