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TRANSFORM25 Powerful international performance

21–25 October 2025
Across Leeds
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What’s on

Dancer Amrita Hepi poses holding her leg on the floor
Amrita Hepi with Mish Grigor

Rinse

Tue 21 Oct
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Dancer Tiran Willemse in a white studio with his arm partially covering his face
Tiran Willemse

blackmilk

Tue 21 Oct
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Ahamefule plays the trumpet in a dark lit room surrounded by boxes
Ahamefule J. Oluo

The Things Around Us

Wed 22 Oct
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“the character of Leeds is baked into the programme”
– The Guardian
“urgent and of the moment”
– Yorkshire Post
“Transform has changed the way audiences experience Leeds.”
– The Guardian
“smashing the mirror of comfy, white, middle class theatre, to reveal the wide and fractious world behind it.”
– On Magazine

Latest news

TRANSFORM25 on a purple background

Launching Transform 25

We’re thrilled to launch Transform 25, a festival of powerful international performance, happening from 21-25 October 2025 right here in Leeds.

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Calling all performance professionals!

We're excited to be drawing together a community of artists, programmers and wider performing arts professionals in Leeds for Transform 25.

Transform 25: Two shows announced

Big news today as we reveal the first two shows of our Transform 25 programme!

Tiran Willemse in a studio setting, eyes closed, with hand gestures

Tiran Willemse: Leeds residency

We recently hosted Tiran Willemse, a dancer and choreographer born in South Africa, for a residency at Yorkshire Dance.

Opportunities

Freelance Community Connector

As part of the UK tour of EXXY this autumn, Dan Daw Creative Projects are looking for Community Connectors to help spread the word about this brand new performance, advocating for the show and reaching disabled audiences in Leeds.
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