Luca Silvestrini's Protein

✨ News! “But I Am” is heading to Puerto Rico! ✨ We’re so pleased to announce that our award-winning film But I Am has been selected for screening at Festival Videodanza de Puerto Rico from 13–16 May 2026 🇵🇷🎬 @Royal_Greenwich @ace_national @BerkeleyGroupUK @woolwichworks

📣 We are delighted to share the news that Protein has been shortlisted for Creative and Cultural Contribution Award at the Best in Greenwich Business Awards 2026! @Royal_Greenwich @ClarionHousing @woolwich_works

EMBRACE - NOW ON SALE! Link in bio. 🗓️ Monday 02 March 2026 ⏰ 9.30am - 5.30pm 📍 @woolwichworks Embrace, Protein’s ongoing professional development programme, returns for its 10th edition. Supported by @Royal_Greenwich, Woolwich Works and Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation

✨ Dance Classes for Adults – Winter Term 2026 ✨ Protein’s much-loved adult classes are back @woolwichworks 🗓 Every Thursday | 7–8.30pm 📍 Woolwich Works, London ❄️ Winter Term: 15 January – 26 March 2026 FREE for @royal_greenwich residents

Just two chances left to catch this beautiful and brilliant family friendly adaptation of Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’, by @lucasilv and @proteindance, at The Place, London.✨✨✨ Last performances - 3pm 23 Dec 11am 24 Dec Details and tickets here 👉🏾 theplace.org.uk/events/aw-2025…

@SeeingDance @proteindance Magic Flute for children-planting seeds of wonder. More performances should meet young minds at play, where curiosity grows. Makes me hope for similar sparks in every city.

My review of yesterday's The Magic Flute - my last for 2025 (phew!). @proteindance thereviewshub.com/the-magic-flut…

#DANCE #REVIEW The Magic Flute #ThePlace @proteindance 'has one of the most complicated plots in the entire operatic repertoire. To get it down to 70 minutes and play it with just four performers is a triumph of ingenuity' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thereviewshub.com/the-magic-flut… #London

@SeeingDance @proteindance Pure magic! Delighted to see The Magic Flute enchanting kids in this brilliant family-friendly adaptation.

"The show is aimed at those five years and older. Right from the start, Silvestrini connects directly to the young audience..." Nicola Claire on The Magic Flute, the new work from #LucaSilvestrini's @proteindance seeingdance.com/luca-silvestri…

📣 Our popular, weekly dance class for adults @woolwich_works returns from September! 🗓️ Thursdays ⏰ 7-8.30pm 💃🏾 From 25 Sept to 4 Dec 2025 This class is free for those living, working and studying @Royal_Greenwich 🔗 Book now, link in bio 📸 @warrenkingphoto Feedback from previous attenders: “It’s given me the chance to do exercise and meet friends and also from the same community. The teachers are great!” “A fun, welcoming space to free up and express yourself without judgement.” “It’s great to see people weekly and feel like part of the community.” #dance #danceisforeveryone #community

We’re Hiring! Luca Silvestrini’s Protein is recruiting for two exciting roles to join our team this autumn/winter! We’re looking for: 🛠️ Stage Manager 🎧 Sound & Video Operator/Technician Join our collaborative team presenting a new family dance theatre production this Winter. For full job description and recruitment pack: proteindance.co.uk/participates/w… Application deadline: 15 July 2025, 5pm To apply: Send your CV and cover letter to protein@proteindance.co.uk We strongly encourage applications from the global majority and those currently underrepresented in the arts.

🎉 Join us for our 4th edition of There and Here: A Celebration - part of Refugee Week 2025. 📅 3pm on Saturday 21 June 2025 📍 Woolwich Works, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 Enjoy a vibrant afternoon of refugee-led arts, crafts, dance and music jam, culminating in a shared meal that brings everyone together. Look forward to special performances from participants @IslingtonCentre for Refugees and Migrants and @CreatingGround, Bantu inspired fashion design from Leena’D, live music from Del Band and the inspiring voices of the celebrated Citizens of the World Choir. You can also help create a new artwork by Iranian artist Ramin Imantalab inspired by Refugee Week 2025’s theme: Community as a Superpower. This event is free, open to all ages, and welcomes people from all backgrounds. 🎟️ Book your free ticket (up to 2 per person) via the link in bio. Accessibility: Woolwich Works is fully wheelchair accessible and includes accessible toilets. If you have specific requirements, please let us know when booking. For further information or group bookings, please contact: caron@proteindance.co.uk Find out more about Refugee Week 2025 at refugeeweek.org.uk There and Here – A Celebration is proudly supported by @Royal_Greenwich @woolwich_works and Greenwich Borough of Sanctuary. 📸 @RoswithaChesher #RefugeeWeek2025 #refugeeswelcome #boroughofsanctuary #woolwich #refugeeweek

Protein Dance is an inclusive and welcoming organisation that embraces and celebrates diversity. We stand with our trans+ community in solidarity -today, tomorrow, and always. 🏳️‍⚧️

Celebrating dance for all on #internationaldanceday2025 with @woolwich_works @Royal_Greenwich @CreatingGround @IslingtonCentre

📣 Meet the Speakers for Embrace! We’re so excited to welcome our final guest speaker for Embrace, FESTIVAL.ORG’s Access Producer, Evie Ayres-Townshend who will lead a session on working collaboratively with D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse artists from commission to stage and including disabled audiences. Evie is FESTIVAL.ORG’s Access Producer, overseeing their industry-leading access provision at their flagship event @GDIFestival The festival is pioneering new approaches to access and audience engagement and supports D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse artists to make shows for outdoor environments. They were the first outdoor festival to be awarded Platinum by Attitude is Everything on their Charter for Best Practice. Evie previously worked as project manager at Club Soda Croydon, platforming and supporting learning disabled artists and producing accessible live music events and club nights. Here she pioneered partnerships with Brockwell Live Festival and We Out Here, leading campaigns to boost visibility of learning-disabled artists and partygoers in mainstream music spaces. Evie is also a lead producer for SoDaDa, an inclusive cabaret night showcasing artists with learning disabilities. Join Protein for Embrace – Professional Development Training exploring creative approaches to embedding accessibility in live performance. 🗓️ Date: Monday 28 April 2025 ⏰ Time: 10.00-17.00 📍 Location: @woolwich_works , London Other guest speakers for the day include SoundScribe, Ben Glover and Stuart Waters. 🎟️ Tickets available from £30, or free for those who live, work or study in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. 🔗 Limited spaces are available. Link to book in bio. Embrace is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through @ace_national @Royal_Greenwich and @woolwich_works #Embrace #AudioDescription #DanceAccess #SoundScribe #InclusivePerformanc

📣We’re thrilled to announce two of our amazing guest speakers: 🎬 Ben Glover – a deaf video designer and creative captioner – will lead a hands-on workshop on Creative Captioning, offering innovative ways to integrate text into your work without sacrificing creativity. You’ll leave with practical tools, real examples, and inspiration to make your projects more inclusive. Ben brings a unique interdisciplinary approach, combining theatre, film, and computing. His credits include Antony & Cleopatra (Shakespeare’s Globe), Run Rebel (Pilot Theatre), The Rainbow (Perth Theatre), The Promise (Deafinitely Theatre), The Paradis Files (Graeae Theatre), and more. 🎭 Stuart Waters is a dance artist, facilitator, and EMCC-accredited coach – will share insights from his performance A Queer Collision. In this informal case study session, he’ll explore how care, queerness, mental health, and access practices like Audio Description are deeply embedded in his creative process. With over 26 years in the dance sector, Stuart has performed and taught internationally with companies like Protein Dance, Motionhouse, Rhiannon Faith Company, and Panta Rei Danseteater. His evolving, disability-led practice is informed by lived experience and grounded in radical inclusivity. Stuart also serves as a trustee with Candoco Dance Company and STEPPS (a mental health charity for dancers). 🗣️ Other guest speakers include SoundScribe. 🎭 Join Protein for Embrace – a day of professional development and creative exchange exploring how to embed accessibility into live performance. 📆 Monday 28 April 2025 ⏰ 10:00–17:00 📍@woolwich_works – London 🎟️ Tickets start from £30, or are free for anyone who lives, works or studies in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. 🔗 Limited spaces available – link in bio to book. 🙏 Embrace is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through @ace_national @Royal_Greenwich and Woolwich Works.

📣 Meet the Speakers for Embrace! We’re so excited to welcome SoundScribe, including founder Elaine Lillian Joseph and disability consultant, Kirin Saeed for a playful, powerful Audio Description Workshop as part of our next Embrace. This audio description workshop aims to introduce and demystify the process of developing audio description for dance. It will give attendees a chance to have a go at performing live audio description and break down case studies of pre-recorded dance audio description. Through playful movement games and guided analysis, this workshop will get you thinking about how AD can generate choreography and influence your practice. About the Speakers: SoundScribe is a collective of audio describers and consultants specialising in access for performance work, arts institutions and moving image. They offer an embodied and creative approach that resists re-centers marginalised voices through consultation and collaborations with blind and visually impaired artists of colour and audiences. @Kirin_Saeed has over 30 years’ experience of working in the disability sector as a disability consultant and theatre practitioner. She focuses on access to theatre, museums, galleries, heritage sites and films through the use of audio description and access audits. She founded and runs a theatre company for visually impaired performers, called VICS, Visually Impaired Creators Scotland. Join Protein for Embrace – Professional Development Training exploring creative approaches to embedding accessibility in live performance. 📆 Monday 28 April 2025 ⏰ 10.00-17.00 📍 @woolwich_works - London Other guest speakers for the day include Ben Glover and Stuart Waters. Tickets available from £30, or free for those who live, work or study in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Limited spaces are available. Link to book in bio. Embrace is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through @ace_national @Royal_Greenwich and Woolwich Works. #Embrace #AudioDescription #DanceAccess #SoundScribe #InclusivePerformance