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Dance Umbrella: Change Tempo

Lilian Steiner / María del Mar Suárez (La Chachi)

— ,The Pit
Two images side by side: a dancer performs in siren song and two dancers perform in Random Taranto

Dance Umbrella Festival's Change Tempo programme brings a double bill that introduces two distinctive international artists set to make their mark, while challenging expectations of dance. 

See two vibrant UK premieres in one night.  

Siren Dance by Stockholm-based Australian artist and Cullberg dancer Lilian Steiner plays with seduction, illusion and shifting truths. A siren beckons – an invitation laced with desire and deception. The dance unfolds, morphs and adapts, slipping between honesty and artifice, drawing the audience into its magnetic pull. It’s a mesmerising exploration of power, transformation, and the fine line between authenticity and disguise.  

Random Taranto by Spanish flamenco dancer María del Mar Suárez (La Chachi), turns the everyday into something extraordinary. Two women share a moment – eating sunflower seeds, exchanging glances – until flamenco erupts, raw and electric. Stripped back to voice and movement, this playful take on the Taranto form pulses with irreverence and unexpected humour.  

Tagged with: Theatre & dance Theatre and Dance Aut/Win 2025 Dance Umbrella

Part of Dance Umbrella Festival 2025, London’s leading festival of international dance, this show brings bold choreography and fresh perspectives to the stage.

Age guidance: 12+

Running time: approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including a 20 minute interval

Content warnings:
Siren Dance includes a small amount of nudity and one loud scream (approximately 20 minutes into the show).

In Random Taranto, sunflower seeds are eaten on stage.

 

Les Arts Florissants & Amala Dianor Company
Gesualdo Passione presented with Dance Umbrella
Thu 16 Oct, Hall 
Blending a cappella singing with expressive movement, Gesualdo Passione crowns Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants' work on Carlo Gesualdo, in a modern creation by choreographer Amala Dianor.

Presented by Dance Umbrella and the Barbican.

 

The early research and premiere of Siren Dance was supported by Deltebre Dansa & B.Motion (Operaestate Veneto, Bassano del Grappa), Dancehouse Melbourne, Besen Foundation and Lucy Guerin Inc. 

Siren Dance

  • Lilian Steiner   Concept, Choreography & Performance
  • Marco Cher-Gibard   Composition
  • Geoffrey Watson   Costume Design
  • Giovanna Yate Gonzalez   Lighting Design
  • Freya Waterson   Producer
  • Froste Myrin   Technical Manager

Random Taranto

  • María del Mar Suárez (La Chachi)   Direction, Creation & Performance
  • Lola Dolores   Singing
  • Azael Ferrer   Lighting
  • Eva Hurtado   Costumes
  • Jana Pacheco   External eye
  • Carmen Moreno   Graphic design
  • Luisa Hedo   Manager and International Distribution

Ticket prices

Standard
£20 *
* Excludes £1.50 booking fee

Booking fees

£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.

Reviews

  • ‘Siren Dance was an absolute maelstrom of a performance; it sucked you in, helplessly.‘
    Reviews Hub
  • ‘Groundbreaking, intense, hypnotic, magisterial and visceral are a few of the adjectives the show has reaped wherever it has been presented.‘
    Comunidad de Madrid on Random Taranto

The Pit

Location
The Pit is located on Level -2 within the main Barbican building and can be accessed via the stairs or lifts on Level G, next to the doors to the Lakeside Terrace. 

Address
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Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

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