HOME is a mass-participation, site-specific, outdoor dance performance taking place on Saturday 17 August as part of Middlesbrough Mela.

Commissioned by Borderlands, Creative People and Places project and produced by TeesDance, HOME is co-created by local people, the performance explores ideas, stories and notions of home and will feature a professional ensemble of dancers and musicians alongside a community cast of local people. The community cast of dancers, singers and musicians will tell their stories, reminiscing memories and traditions from their homeland and expressing what makes Middlesbrough home a place of pride and hope. The audience will be taken on an emotional journey exploring the excitement of starting a new life, tinged with the pain of goodbyes and coming to a mass finale performance built on pride, hope and celebration. Celebrating through dance, music and food, lines will blur between audiences and performers with the opportunity for all to join in.

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As part of the wider HOME project, we are working with a group of outstanding visual artists to create a range of decorations for the performances at Middlesbrough Mela.

Adam Bligh will be creating free Crochet Packs into groups and community hubs for people wishing to the create a GIANT FLOWER GARLAND to welcome our visitors to Home! Stay tuned for more information!

Adele Catchpole will be creating a range of giant flowers to decorate the site alongside community groups across Middlesbrough as well as at Orange Pip Market on Saturday 27th July 2024 and the Love Local event at Ormesby Hall on 22nd and 23rd June 2024.

Sofia Barton will be working alongside groups to create 10 deckchairs dedicated to Middlesbrough in public and closed groups to be displayed at the HOME Celebration at Middlesbrough Mela on Saturday 17th August.

If you’re part of a community group, get in touch to check availability for our free workshops!

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Want to get involved in HOME but can’t commit to a weekly group?  We’ve got you covered!

Come along to Love Local at Ormesby Hall on Sat 22 & Sun 23 June or Orange Pip on Sat 27 July and join in the fun. 

Our professional dancers will be teaching you the steps for the finale so you can take part in the performance.  Grab your friends and family and get your dancing shoes on.  No experience needed. Free, drop-in workshops throughout the day.

Our artists Adele Catchpole and Sophia Barton will also be hosting drop-in workshops throughout the events.  Adele will be creating a range of giant flowers to decorate the site and Sofia will be creating 10 deckchairs dedicated to Middlesbrough that will take pride of place at HOME.

Look out for the TeesDance t-shirts and come along and join in.

Amy Swalwell - Director, Tees Dance

Aaron Bowman - Senior Producer, Tees Dance

Carmel Ramsey (Base Camp Industries) - Marketing Manager, Tees Dance