Echo Echo Festival of Dance and Movement returns from 6th to 21st March 2025 with an outstanding programme of dance, movement and physical theatre performances and events. The tenth edition of the acclaimed international festival takes place at Echo Echo Studios located on Derry City’s historic walls on Magazine Street.
Having already welcomed well over 350 artists and companies to the city over the last decade, this year Echo Echo welcomes productions from both parts of Ireland, as well as artists and multinational companies from Bulgaria, Lithuania, Sweden and Malaysia. The festival also features an award-winning film screening, art exhibition and series of public and community workshops with visiting artists.
Please check out all the details of the wonderful programme below and come along to some festival events this year!
Festival Brochure pdf
https://www.echoechodance.com/uploads/file/EEFprogramme2025issuu.pdf
Performances
Thursday 6th March | Festival Commission: At This Time by Kelly Quigley | 7pm
Friday 7th March | Festival Commission: At This Time by Kelly Quigley | 7pm
Saturday 8th March | Cloud Study by John Scott | 7pm
Sunday 9th March | Programme of Four Short Solos | 8pm
Friday 14th March | Hwa Wei-An - A Reason for Falling | 8pm
Saturday 15th March | Hwa Wei-An - A Reason for Falling | 3pm Matinee
Thursday 20th March | Dune Company - Rituals of the Soul | 8pm
Friday 21st March | Dune Company - Rituals of the Soul | 8pm
Workshops
Saturday 8th March | Love Andersson workshop | Playground for Associations | 10am – 12pm
Sunday 9th March | Laurie Keegan Schneider workshop | FAMO Fascia Movement and expandance | 11am - 1pm
Monday 10th March | Grete Šmitaite workshop | 7pm - 9pm
Wednesday 12th March | Hwa Wei-An workshop | The Art of Falling | 7pm - 8.30pm
Wednesday 19th March | Dune Company Workshop | Deep Listening | 11.00am-1.00pm
Other Events
Thursday 6th March | Amid the Noise and the Haste by Colin Norrby (film screening) | 8.30pm | Free entry, advance booking required
6th – 21st March | Soft Days - art exhibition by Justine Scoltock | Throughout festival | Free entry
Thursday 13th & Tuesday 18th March | Schools Workshops
Venue
All Festival events are at:
Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company,
Waterloo House,
Magazine Street,
Derry-Londonderry BT48 6HH
Access
Tickets
Performances £15 / £10 concession
Matinee group tickets £30 for 4 / £25 for 3.
Workshops £7.
All ticket prices include booking fees.
