Industry Event
Spotlight on Dance From Scotland 2025
Where: Industry Hub @ Dance Base, 14 – 16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU
When: Saturday 16 Aug 2025 | 10:30 – 12:30
Love Dance Scotland partners are proud to spotlight Scottish dance artists during the Fringe. During this event you will be able to discover a selection of some of the talented artists currently working in Scotland and find out more about their work and their practice through panel discussions and presentations.
The artists presenting are:
- Two Destination Language
- Malcolm Sutherland
- All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre
- Company 360
- Dance Ihayami
The event will be facilitated by Luke Pell.
Following this we welcome you to enjoy a moment for socialising, networking and of course, breakfast pastries! This event will also provide industry professionals the chance to engage with the Scottish organisations who develop dance both at home and build international relationships abroad. The aim will be to encourage wider engagement between Scottish and international industry colleagues.
This event is supported by Dance Base, The Work Room, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre, Citymoves Dance Agency and Dance North.
This event is for industry professionals who can provide a significant professional development opportunity such as a residency, commission or presentation.

Two Destination Language
Two Destination Language is the multi award winning collaboration between artists Katherina Radeva and Alister Lownie.
Their work is interdisciplinary working across dance, theatre, performance, visual art, installation, publications and spaces designed to enable dialogue. Their work centres and celebrates difference, identity and joy. International in their core – a first generation migrant from Bulgaria and a Scot, Kat and Alister’s work has toured extensively across the UK and internationally to Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, Romania, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and the US.
Proud holders of the acclaimed Total Theatre Award for Innovation, Experimentation and Playing with Form for their dance theatre Near Gone, the duo’s last work 40/40 was the only full length show from the UK selected for Tanzmesse in 2024. Their current dance work Bottoms is about art, labour and value which premiered at Dance International Glasgow earlier this year and is playing at NottDance in October 2025.
Their next work explores belonging.
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Malcolm Sutherland
Malcolm trained at Central School of Ballet and began his career with Ballet Basel before joining Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett, performing works by leading choreographers.
As a choreographer, his full-length works include The Waiting Room, Under the Knife, Vivaldi Verses (Tafelhalle, Nürnberg), and Solitude without Loneliness (Edinburgh Fringe). Other creations include Greed (Theater St. Gallen), Imagined Orders (DAF Rome), Entrails of a Wildcat (Nephrite Company, Japan), Once in a Blue Moon (Flyout Company), Lost for Words (Resolution), and Aftermath (Accademia Nazionale di Danza).
He has worked with the Cohan Collective, Magnetic North’s Rough Mix, Scottish Dance Theatre’s Choreographic Placement, and Talent Lab (Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg). Malcolm holds an MA in Choreography (distinction) and has been mentored by Chris Devaney, Kate Flatt, and Akram Khan.
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All or Nothing
Led by Artistic Director, Jennifer Paterson, All or Nothing is Scotland’s leading aerial dance company creating, performing, teaching and pioneering aerial arts in Scotland since 2006. Their work ranges from small-scale theatre to large-scale outdoor spectacle, presenting thier own artistic work and regularly bringing aerial elements to events. Hanging from boats, buildings and cranes, flying through forests or dancing on iconic landmarks, the company tour extensively across Scotland, nationally and more recently internationally.
Participation is vital to the company’s work – “we believe that aerial and dance is for everyone, and we develop all kinds of opportunities for this to happen. We create pathways into the sector, and partner with other organisations to constantly challenge assumptions of who can do aerial.”
Jennifer originally trained in dance at London Contemporary Dance School, and has performed internationally in aerial and dance with several UK and Irish companies and directors, and in large-scale events for over 20 years. An experienced teacher, Jen has also taught extensively, and this continues to inform her practice today.
Since founding All or Nothing in 2006, she has directed and choreographed the majority of the company’s work, ranging from small-scale theatre to large-scale outdoor spectacle. Hanging from boats, buildings and cranes or dancing on iconic landmarks, the company’s work has toured extensively in Scotland, the UK and, more recently, internationally. With international ambitions coupled with deep roots in the Scotland, Jen’s focus is on creating work and developing her ambitious vision to make aerial an integral part of the arts in Scotland.
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Company Three60
THREE60 is a Hip Hop collective based in Glasgow and represented by Divine Tasinda and Kemono L Riot. Other founding members are Adam MacMillan and Levent Nyembo.
Divine is a Scotland-based artist born in Congo who specialises in dance, music, modelling and fashion. She specialises in dance and has trained professionally in Hip-Hop as well as African diasporic dance styles (Afro, Dancehall), experimental and commercial. She has worked in different productions across UK and Europe as a dancer, choreographer, director, actress, model and designer. She is the co-founder of the Scottish street dance company THREE60 that will be going on a tour next year with their Hip-Hop theatre show World’s Evolution. Divine is currently undergoing extensive research on African dance, with the aim to raise more awareness on the origins of African movements and its influence on other dance styles and on pop culture.
Kemono L.Riot is a Glasgow-based artist originally from Congo, known for his dynamic presence in the Scottish dance and music scenes. Professionally trained in Hip-Hop and Krump, he has built a strong reputation for his expertise in both styles, performing and leading workshops across Europe. In the UK, Kemono has contributed to numerous productions as both a dancer and choreographer. He is the co-founder of the Scottish street dance company THREE60 that will be going on a tour next year with their Hip-Hop theatre show World’s Evolution. Beyond dance, he is also an accomplished musician and rapper, seamlessly blending his music with movement. His unique approach to freestyle—developed over years of dedicated practice—centers on powerful storytelling, making his performances both innovative and deeply expressive.
THREE60 (The Housing Request of Entertainment Empire 60) is a Glasgow-based dance collective rooted in street and African diasporic dance styles. With a mission to create an inclusive, connected community, THREE60 champions cultural expression, accessibility and mutual respect. The collective offers high-quality training, workshops and classes that support dancers at all levels, breaking down barriers and nurturing talent across Scotland. Known for developing some of the country’s strongest dancers, over half of their alumni have gone on to professional careers, performing with major artists and on global stages. Beyond performance, THREE60 focuses on community engagement and career development, helping young dancers transition into sustainable roles within the dance industry. Their work continues to influence the Scottish dance scene by blending creativity, cultural heritage and empowerment. Through every project, THREE60 stays committed to making dance both accessible and transformative, for individuals, communities and the wider cultural landscape.
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Priya Shrikumar / Dance Ihayami
Born in Kerala, India, Priya Shrikumar is a versatile and award-winning dancer, choreographer, teacher of Indian classical dance and founder of Dance Ihayami. Priya’s ground-breaking and uncompromising work has changed the face of Indian dance in Scotland.
Priya came to the UK, bringing with her the rich Indian traditions of classical dance, yoga and music and she has taught and inspired thousands of children, young people and adults throughout Scotland and the UK. She has run classes in countless primary and secondary schools and introduced an outreach programme of Indian arts around the country. She has worked with people with complex and profound disabilities, mental health illness, at risk youth, and people living in disadvantaged areas.
Known for her highly successful collaborative work with Scottish/Celtic music, Priya has developed and delivered her own styles and signature pieces. She created the first fusion pieces in Indian dance using Scottish Celtic music and continues to develop uncompromising work that consistently breaks new ground.
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Our Facilitator
Since the inception of Spotlight on Dance From Scotland in 2023, multi-disciplinary artist Luke Pell is our host and facilitator for the event.
Luke often acts as companion in practice to other artists and arts organisations – as dramaturg/e, associate, host, facilitator, writer and researcher. Luke makes work through conversation with people and place. Working with words &/as movement to draw together seemingly unrelated constellations of bodies and thought, Luke’s practice has taken form as site-specific dances with large ensembles for libraries; one-to-ones in broom cupboards, carparks and nightclubs; participatory walks and online artworks in response to the decline of biodiversity across the UK and a giant screen-dance for the ballroom of London’s Southbank.
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