This three-day event is a celebration of the rich imaginations of this years graduating dance artists from BA Dance at Bath Spa University. Third Space offers an opportunity for audiences to experience a range of new works including solo performance, ensemble work, and live performance which interact with cutting-edge digital technologies. In addition to the final year thesis works this years programme also includes a newly commissioned piece by Kay Crook and work from our BSU dance alumni. All performances take place in the University Theatre, unless stated otherwise. Events are free to attend, and no booking is required. FULL PROGRAMME BELOW TUE 13TH MAY 2pm - The Space Between A solo choreographed and performed by Claudine Antaki A moment stretches, a movement lingers, and the edges of time seem to blur. This piece explores the quiet pull of attentionhow focusing on something small can shift everything around it. As patterns unfold and dissolve, a sense of ease emerges, inviting the mind to drift, to settle, to simply be. 2.45pm - Roya Choreographed and performed by Fatemeh Sherafat Vaziri in collaboration with Issy Buckle, Brooke Morley, Becca Chudley and Clodagh Phillips Do you want to dive into the realm of dreams where your current day-to-day life collides with your deep memories? This piece invites you into a performance that captures and explores the surreal, distorted elements of dream worlds. 3.30pm - Cadence of Memory Directed and performed by Rosie Greenwood in collaboration with Amber Smith, Heather White, Olivia Demetriou and Olivia Windus The body holds what the mind was taught to overlook. Memories resurface, no longer shaped by deception. What once felt like love is seen for what it was. A journey through shifting stages of selfenduring, encountering, and unravelling the grip of narcissism. This is a reckoning. A reclamation. A liberation. This dance-theatre work explores themes of narcissistic abuse intended for adult audiences.Viewer discretion is advised. 4.15pm - Tracks of Strangers Choreographed, directed and performed by Kathryn Scott. Co-created by Izzy Partridge, Esme Dunn-Crowley, Beau Norris and Mia Neri. Sonder: The profound feeling of realising that each random passer-by has a life as vivid and complex as your own John Koenig This dance investigates Koenigs neologism, exploring the pivotal moment where sonder can be experienced, transforming the setting of an underground train into an isolated reality where interconnection is crucial. The choreography encourages the acknowledgement of the unseen lives that continually surround us, and the effervescent possibility of interweaving peoples stories. WED 14TH MAY 2pm - Year 1 Performance Project Choreographed by Kay Crook (Chhaya Collective) and performed by: Annie Adam, Becca Chudley, Paige Collins, Evie Demetriou, Alice Evans, Grace Hooper, Katie Lane, Ava McLachlan, Courtney Moreton, Brooke Morley, Izzy Murrish, Clodagh Phillips, Andrea Speller, Fallon Stephenson, Ivana Sue, Isabella Tang, Heather White, Olivia Windus This newly commissioned work is inspired by the repertoire of the Chhaya Collective. The first years worked with choreographer Kay Crook over an intensive period as part of their first Performance Project module. 2.30pm - Sotto Voce Choreographed and performed by Megan Lages in collaboration with Esme Dunn-Crowley, Sophia Buhl, Lily Spears and Claudine Antaki Silence is survival. Trapped in a world of violence and control, the women of the Italian Mafia have no way out. Used, discarded and unseen, they live on the edge of fear, bounded by Ometr a silence they dare not break. Step inside their world where every move is a risk, and every breath could be their last. 3.15pm - Hidden in Plain Sight Choreographed and performed by Mia Southby in collaboration with Gracie Longshaw and Grace Hooper. Is there another explanation for the behaviours we see in some young women today? 4.00pm - Worn to Waste Choreographed, directed and performed by Lucy Davis in collaboration with Rosie Greenwood, Heather White, and Katie Lane How long can we continue to weave a world built on fast fashion before the fabric of our environment begins to unravel? Worn to Waste follows the destructive cycle of fast fashion, where the hunger for more leads to a constant churn of waste and pollution. This work serves as a powerful reminder of the need to be conscious of our role in this continuance and to change our consumer habits. THU 15TH MAY 2pm - Threads of Light Choreographed, directed and performed by Isabella Partridge in collaboration with Kathryn Scott, Lucy Davis and Lizzie Wilson. I just prefer to dance in the kitchen, to be honest. Because if this is the last moment of my life, I just want to celebrate. I just want to dance. - Zi Famelu This performance explores the role of dance as an expression of emotional resilience and as an opportunity to share and connect during times of adversity. It is a choreographic exploration into the transcendent power of art. 2.30pm | 3.20pm | 4.00pm. This performance installation is presented in the Ashton Dance Studio opposite the University Theatre white piece (2025) Created by: eden alongside creative collaborators: Max Bennett and Zee Lee Performed by eden and Zee Lee white piece (2025) is a performance installation inspired by postmodern white paintings and painting-like objects. Reflecting on varying artistic processes, eden employs devices from spontaneous choreography to AI chatbots, to stream of consciousness soundtracks, offering a space to question the semiotic framing of whiteness in art, culture and language. eden graduated from Bath Spa in 2023. Their work receives public funds from the National Lottery through Arts Council England. 3.00pm - Year 1 Performance Project Choreographed by Kay Crook ( Chhaya Collective ) and performed by: Annie Adam, Becca Chudley, Paige Collins, Evie Demetriou, Alice Evans, Grace Hooper, Katie Lane, Ava McLachlan, Courtney Moreton, Brooke Morley, Izzy Murrish, Clodagh Phillips, Andrea Speller, Fallon Stephenson, Ivana Sue, Isabella Tang, Heather White, Olivia Windus This newly commissioned work is inspired by the repertoire of the Chhaya Collective. The first years worked with choreographer Kay Crook over an intensive period as part of their first Performance Project module. 3.45pm - Ebbs and Flows Choreographed and performed by Mia Kolind in collaboration with Claudine Antaki and Lizzie Pierce Longing. Life. Memories. This work takes you on a journey of a womans never static life. A woman endeavours to protect, nourish and develop herself. As she sets sail on this journey, ebbing and flowing as she goes, her physical and intellectual body moves through all stages of life. This work is inspired by the work of Danish sculpture Marit Norheim and is made for all the women in my life that have shaped me into who I am today. 4.30pm - A Sticky Sweetness A solo created and performed by Esme Dunn-Crowley Of course, they were all hungry, and gorged themselves freely Sickly bite after sickly bite You greedy fks. Third Space 2025 is a collaboration between BA Dance and BA Theatre Festival and Events Production. 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