Hollywood Meets Bollywood:

A Splashing Community Dance Fusion Project at Ilkley Lido.

Join us July 12 at Ilkley Lido

Ever dreamed of swimming through the water like a mermaid? Or dancing to the infectious rhythms of Bollywood? Now’s your chance!

Take part in an exciting performance at the internationally renowned Ilkley Lido as part of the Bradford 2025 City of Culture celebrations.

Experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take part in this Hollywood Bollywood fusion at Ilkley Lido as a swimmer or dancer, set against the breathtaking backdrop of Ilkley Moors. 

There will be rehearsals from 10 May to 10 July to be part of a performance on July 12 at Ilkley Lido as part of Bradford 2025 City of Culture.  Don’t miss your chance to join a diverse group of community performers and create unforgettable memories!

More about the Artists:

This is a collaboration between Zoobin Surty Company and Yorkshire Life Aquatic supported by Ilkley Lido, Ilkley Lido Community Group and Kala Sangam.

Zoobin Surty is an accomplished artist and choreographer with a broad and comprehensive training in Indian Classical dance forms and contemporary dance. He works extensively with communities across Yorkshire and internationally.

Yorkshire Life Aquatic creates choreography in water and on land inspired by vintage synchronised swimming shows – think Busby Berkeley and Esther Williams. Meet the modern Million Dollar Mermaids.

This project has been made possible by the Creative Communities Fund thanks to the Pears Foundation, Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and Give Bradford #GiveLoveBradford

Artwork poster design by Ben Holden a Bradfordian multidisciplinary artist & musician living and working in the city of Bradford.

For me art is responding impulsively to the now, a flow-state, escapism. Working in this way, uninhibited by process or practice, means unbound creative freedom and possibilities.

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