Arts & Culture
Connect & Create at Retford Library: April - July 2026
It’s never too late to try something new and share ideas in a friendly, supportive group!
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Inspire Youth Arts are delighted to be working in partnership with Next Door Dance to deliver Catapult Dance Festival 2026.
About Catapult Dance Festival 2026
Catapult Dance Festival is a fun evening of dance, showcasing brand new work from children and young peoples groups from across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The evening will take place at Mansfield Palace Theatre on Wednesday 22 April 2026, premiering new commissioned dance pieces created by Next Door Dance and three Mansfield and Ashfield schools. This work targets young people to support the transition from dance education, catapulting them into future dance opportunities with Inspire Youth Arts and Next Door Dance.
Following an intensive choreographic project, young people aged 11-24 from across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will showcase a Shadow Movement Project performance piece, created with Next Door Dance.
The festival will also share exciting new performances from Inspire Youth Arts dance groups, a special pre show performance from Spectrum WASP, animations from our digital group Blueprint and invited guests.
6.30pm - 7pm:
Spectrum WASP pre show performance in the Mansfield Palace Theatre Groucho's bar.
7pm - 8.20pm:
Blueprint animation
Croft Primary School
Birklands Primary School
Beech Academy
Retford Oaks Academy
FABRIC Jump Start
Catapult Youth Dance Company
West Y Dance
Inspire Youth Arts Ballet
Inspire Youth Arts Tap
Shadow Movement Project
Wednesday 22 April 2026
At Mansfield Palace Theatre
Tickets cost £5
Suitable for all
About Next Door Dance
Next Door Dance is an all-female dance company based in Nottingham. They are a friendly bunch who are passionate about creating performances that are engaging and relevant to a wide range of audiences. Inspire Youth Arts are thrilled to be working with Next Door Dance to provide young people from across Nottinghamshire the opportunity to develop their own choreographic ideas and high quality performance.
Parking
There are several local car parks close to Mansfield Palace Theatre. For full details of payment tariffs please follow the links below.
- Toothill Lane long stay NG18 1NN: Toothill Lane long-stay car park – Mansfield District Council
- Toothill Road car park NG18 1NW: Toothill Road car park – Mansfield District Council
- Handley Arcade car park NG18 1NJ: Handley Arcade car park – Mansfield District Council
