Dance Nation
by Clare Barron at Tobacco Factory Theatre (2025)
“Maybe this is the year, this is the moment, this is the dance where your lives will start!”
Somewhere in America, a revolution is coming. An army of competitive dancers are ready to take over the world, one routine at a time. With a pre-teen battle for power and perfection raging on and off stage, Dance Nation is a ferocious exploration of girlhood, ambition and how to find our souls in the heat of it all.
Director: Dulcie Johnson
Assistant Director: Emma Morgan
Intimacy Director: Hattie Millard
Choreographer: Lucy Ash
Assistant Choreographer: Ella Waring
Producer: Beccy Smart
Assistant Producer: Amelie Breach
Marketing Manager: Mim Clements
Assistant Marketing: Harriet Leadbetter
Sound & Lighting: Elise Eden Rose
Aminah: Maddi Jabir
Zuzu: Isabella Thathapudi
Connie: Biba Dar
Ashlee: Lily Robinson
Luke: Cam Lawrence
Maeve: Rosa Melvin
Sofia: Cici Hughes
Vanessa: Zaara Chadda
Dance Teacher Pat: Leo Hincks
The Mums / Ensemble Dancers: Alice Fenton & Mhairi Simpson & Lily Steed