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In this blog, former Curve Young Company Dancer, Alexander Love, reminisces about his days at Curve and recounts how his seven years with CYC Dance furthered his dance education and has led to a professional career.

Curve has revealed the full cast for its 2019 Christmas production of West Side Story.

Running this Christmas 23 Nov 2019 – 11 Jan 2020, the musical will feature Puerto Rican native Adriana Ivelisse making her UK debut as Maria, Jamie Muscato (Heathers, Theatre Royal) as Tony, Carly Mercedes-Dyer (Dreamgirls, Savoy Theatre) as Anita, Jonathan Hermosa-Lopez (Grease, UK and Ireland tour) as Bernardo and Ronan Burns (Kiss Me Kate, Sheffield Crucible) as Riff.

Join us for an evening of performances by the cast of West Side Story and Grease, behind the scenes conversation with the puppeteers of War Horse and the cast of My Beautiful Laundrette, announcements for New Work Festival and much more!

Sean O'Connor, Director of The Entertainer tells us more about why Shane Richie is the perfect fit to take on one of the most iconic roles in theatre, Archie Rice.

All you need to know about our Bollywood Jane relaxed performance on Sat 10 Aug at 2pm. Our Relaxed Performances are tailored for customers who benefit from an informal performance environment.

Bollywood Jane is open in our Studio until Sun 11 Aug!

We caught up with Bollywood Jane choreographer, Kesha Raithatha, as she tells us how she bought a fusion of extravagant East-West dance styles to Leicester’s own Cultural Quarter.

Rehearsals are underway for Bollywood Jane, a Curve Young Company and Community Production.

We caught up with director Siobhan Cannon-Brownlie to find out more about the story, extravagant Bollywood dancing and the team behind the production.

The name Bollywood immediately creates images of vivid sets, extravagant costumes and props, elaborately choreographed dance numbers, up-beat songs and a huge cast all longing for a happy-ever-after. But, when did it all begin?