EADF

Against a black abseil wall a group of vertical dancers wearing brightly coloured clothing move together, some on the floor, some in the air making different shapes. The shot shows multiple exposures and is reminiscent of an oil painting

European Aerial Dance Festival 2026, Aug 3rd – 14th

We are beyond excited to say that tickets for this years EADF are now on sale.

The festival runs from Aug 3rd – 14th at the wonderful Worthing Pavilion on Englands south coast. and there are over 30 classes a day to choose from ……

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A group of people gather on the steps in front of a semi circlular building facade. Some sit and some stand but all are laughing, shouting and gesticulating towards the camera

European Aerial Dance Festival 2025

Well that was EADF 2025. Honestly I’m sure I say this every year but this was absolutely our best festival yet!
We welcomed over 150 people to the wonderful Worthing Pavilion and had a blast. Huge thanks to everyone who came along …..

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European Aerial Dance Festival 2024

Well that was EADF 2024.
So grateful to share this beautiful space with so many wonderful folk.
2024 was our 12th edition of the festival and our first 2-week event since 2019 – it’s good to be back.
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Festival crew and participants gather, sitting and standing on brightly painted steps in front of the pavilion theatre.

European Aerial Dance Festival 2022

Tickets are now on sale for this years EADF 2024, August 5th – 16th in partnership with the wonderful Worthing Theatres and Museum and we have a wonderful line up of tutors across all levels of participation, we’d love to see you there.
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European Aerial Dance Festival 2019

Wow, so that was our 10th edition of the EADF 2019 and what a way to celebrate 10 years! What an amazing journey it’s been starting from just a 4 day event back in 2010 to a full 2 week programme.

Thanks so much to our amazing hosts at the Point for making us all feel so at home, to all the wonderful tutors who’ve supported the festival over the years with their talent, good humour, generous teaching and tireless enthusiasm and thanks to all you who’ve participated over the years – we couldn’t do any of it with out you. Here’s to the next edition in 2021 ….

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EADF 2018

Well that was EADF 2018! Huge thanks to everyone who came, participated, taught, performed, organised, rigged, cooked, sold t-shirts, took photos, laughed, cried and made this years festival one of our very best. Plans are already underway for the big 10th year anniversary next year. Take a look at the gallery of some of our […]

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EADF 2017

Boom that was EADF 2017 that was and a huge thank you to everyone who made it happen, we had a blast. Gravity & Levity’s 8th annual European Aerial Dance Festival attracted over 65 participants of all levels and abilities, from novice to advanced professional level from 12 different countries to 270 classes and a […]

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EADF 2016

EADF 2016

Wow so that was the EADF 2016 and we had a blast! This year we moved this, our 7th festival, to Eastleigh in partnership with The Point. We ran a total of 130 classes from Mon – Friday including trapeze, aerial yoga, fabric, counterweight harness, cyr wheel, vertical dance, acrobatics, contact dance, corde lisse, massage, […]

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EADF 2015

EADF 2015. Boom, another year over at the EADF. See you in 2016 Aug 8th – 12th at The Point, Eastleigh where we get to take over the entire venue for a week. Gravity & Levity in association with South East Dance and Brighton Dome hosted the 6th European Aerial Dance Festival, August 10th – 16th We ran 115 […]

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A aerial hoop in the foreground frames an EADF participant wrapped in aerial fabrics suspended in a crouch, pulling their body weight upward

EADF 2010

2010 saw Gravity & Levity host the 1st European Aerial Dance Forum in Brighton. This festival was a culmination of over 2 years planning between 3 highly successful aerial dance companies: Drapes Aeriens in France, Fidget Feet in Ireland and Gravity & Levity here in the UK. The Brighton event was the last leg in […]

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EADF 2014

In partnership  with South East Dance and supported by Brighton Dome, Gravity and Levity ran our 5th year of hosting the EADF at the Corn Exchange in sunny Brighton by the sea. We ran over 100 classes during the week for 60 wonderful participants from all over the world  and had a ball. Here’s the vimeo, […]

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An aerialist appears to stand on the floor, effortlessly lifting another aerialist over their head, the ease in their bodies defies gravity

EADF 2013

2013 was our 4th year of running the EADF supported by the  Arts Council of England together with South East Dance and Brighton Dome & Festival and I can confidently say that a great time was had by all. We taught 60 classes from Mon – Fri in static and aerial dance trapeze, fabric, vertical […]

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EADF tutor Lindsey Butcher looks upward, speaking to an EADF participant who is suspended above her, listening to the instruction

EADF 2012

European Aerial Dance Festival 19th – 24th August 2012 at the Corn Exchange, Brighton, 2012.  2012 saw us host the 3rd European Aerial Dance Festival which ran for 6 days this year. With no funding we had to rely upon the generous support of South East Dance, Brighton Dome and Festival and begged, stole, called in […]

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An EADF participant is suspended at the hips low to the ground in an elegant shape, while their partner stands on their hip holding the rope

EADF 2011

European Aerial Dance Festival 13th- 17th August 2011 at the Corn Exchange, Brighton Following on from the EADF 2010, event Gravity & Levity held the 2nd annual EADF again in the Corn Exchange in their home town of Brighton. Supported by Brighton Dome & South East Dance, the festival was described by one participant as […]

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