TIN Arts

03/03/2026

The TIN Dance House: A Home for Every Body

TIN Arts is a County Durham charity breaking down barriers to dance and empowering people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to express themselves creatively and reach their full potential.

We are working to open our new home, a new, fully accessible dance training centre in Spennymoor.

The TIN Dance House will transform what we can offer:

Accessibility: A purpose-designed home where disabled and non-disabled people can participate equally and confidently, removing the physical barriers that limit opportunity.

Increased capacity: Space to welcome more people, reduce waiting lists and ensure no one is excluded simply because there is not enough room.

Life-long pathways: The ability to grow and adapt our programmes as dancers’ needs change, supporting long-term participation, progression and wellbeing.

Artistic excellence: High-quality studios and facilities that reflect the ambition and talent of the artists we support.

Wider impact: A welcoming hub for dance, strengthening connections locally, regionally and nationally.

We are close, but we need your help. Help us unlock the door.

Donate before the end of April and double your impact: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000Cshh0YAB



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24/02/2026

03/02/2026

Thank you Mary Kelly Foy MP for the recognition. We are proud to be a part of the thriving cultural landscape of County Durham.

14/01/2026

To share the story of the Talent Development North programme (so far), TIN Arts Yorkshire Dance and Cheshire Dance attended and presented at the Better Together: Rethinking Practice Through Partnership Conference at Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

We delivered a session focused on inclusivity and accessibility in collaborative art making, offering insight into our model of partnership through which we aim to better support learning disabled and autistic artists to create ambitious, high-quality dance work.

It was a positive and thought-provoking day. Thank you to Northern School of Contemporary Dance for hosting; it was a pleasure to be part of the conference and to attend and learn from the other sessions throughout the day.

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1: People in a dance studio sit on red chairs in a semi-circle, watching two people chat in the centre in front of them.
2: 2 dancers look at each other while lunging to the side with their arms stretched to each side. Another dancer sits on the floor in the background, stretching their legs out to each side and leaning forwards.
3: A speaker stands with others beside them, facing away from the camera, with their palms upturned. They are in the middle of addressing the room.
4: 2 dancers hands and feet on the floor with their bodies elevated. Another dance faces away from the camera, holding one hand behind them with fingers spread. Both legs are straight with one being lifter to the side. Another person stands behind them observing.

27/12/2025

Does your child love to move? We have spaces in our Scramble class (age 4+) and Zigzag class (age 7+) on Wednesday evenings. Contact us to arrange a free taster session.

Image description: a boy and a girl hold hands and dance towards the camera. Both children are around 8 years old. The boy is wearing all grey and the girl is wearing all pink. Text overlay reads, "Join BOUNCE! Dance classes for children aged 4+, Framwellgate Moor, spaces available from January".

24/12/2025

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at TIN!

We hope you enjoy the festive period 🎄

Image Description: A group of people gathered in a dance studio, smiling towards to camera. Text overlay reads: 'Merry Christmas from the TIN Team'.

19/12/2025

TIN Arts is now closed for the Christmas break so it's time to reflect on a busy 2025 full of workshops, collaborations, partnerships and performances. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of making 2025 such a fantastic year at TIN Arts.

Here are a few photographs showing some highlights from this year!

Image description: A collection of photographs showing people of all ages dancing on stage, in studios and other locations. Text overlay reads 'TIN Arts 2025'

18/12/2025

After 11 years with TIN Arts, one of our practitioners, Jeremy Warr, is leaving us to spend more time at home and pursue his passion for writing. We want to thank Jeremy for his wonderful commitment and the creative energy he brought to TIN Arts and all those he engaged with since 2014 as part of the TIN team. Good luck to Jeremy from the TIN team 👏

Image description: A man wearing a shirt, jeans and glasses sits on a chair smiling. There is a large potted plant and a gift bag at his feet. Text reads: 'Thank you, Jeremy'

18/12/2025

PULSE has just completed its second school tour across County Durham this autumn. The team really enjoyed delivering the programme, and it’s been great to hear feedback from the schools involved!

Thank you to all the primary schools and partners who helped make this tour possible ✨

Swipe through the images to see the reach and outcomes from the Autumn 2025 PULSE tour.

PULSE is part of Into the Light a place-based creative collaboration driving long-lasting growth in County Durham.

Durham County Council This is Durham Durham University No More Nowt Northern Heartlands CIO Ensemble '84 The Bowes Museum Culture Durham

Image 1: A dancer kneels to the floor and touches an LED light source which illuminates her face. Text reads “Stats & Facts ‘PULSE’ by TIN Arts. Project Data. Discover key data about this great project”

Image 2: Text reads “About. 'PULSE' by TIN Arts is a high-quality dance programme touring into 120 primary schools across County Durham, reaching over 3,000 children and young people over 3 years.
Featuring professional dance artists, PULSE uses creative practice to explore Key Stage 2 Science in relation to Earth Space and Light through contemporary dance performances and workshops. Year 2 in numbers >>>”

Image 3: Text reads ‘Year 2 Stats. 1060 pupils engaged’

Image 4: Text reads ‘Year 2 Stats. 61 teachers engaged’

Image 5: Text reads ‘Year 2 Stats. 38 sessions delivered’

Image 6: Text reads ‘Year 2 Stats. 57 employment days for freelance artists’

Image 7: Text reads ‘Year 2 Stats. 572.8 Miles travelled across the county to deliver the tour’

Image 8: 2 photographs showing dancers creating shadows

Image 9: 1 photograph of a dancer leaning backwards and their shadow

Image 10: Displays the Into the Light and TIN Arts logos then lists partners and funders

17/12/2025

In October, Young dancers from TINArts (England) and Perform[d]ance (Germany) came together in County Durham to complete the next stage of our Cultural Bridge project: an international collaboration that celebrates creativity, inclusion and shared heritage through dance.

You can read all about this on our new blog post here: https://www.tinarts.co.uk/north-east-moves-a-week-of-connection-culture-and-dance/

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Filming inside the Peoples Parliament at Redhills in Durham City. Young people sit in rows facing a camera while others watch.

13/12/2025

Grow Future Skills

We’re excited to share a short film looking back on the first year of Grow Future Skills, a programme The Forge has been developing as part of our long-term work exploring new literacies with young people and schools.

Grow Future Skills helps young people develop the skills they’ll need for the future — not just technical skills, but confidence, creativity and the ability to imagine new possibilities. It also supports teachers and schools to explore how digital tools and creative approaches can enrich the curriculum.

Over the past year, we’ve worked with brilliant schools, cultural partners and creative professionals to explore future-facing digital skills, creative learning and the power of the arts to inspire young people.

This first year has given us real insight into how creativity and digital literacy can come together to empower learners — and we’re excited to keep building on this.

🎬 Watch the film here: https://vimeo.com/1138155296

A huge thank you to everyone who shared their time, imagination and expertise. 💛

Grow Future Skills is part of Into the Light, a partnership between Beamish Museum , The Bowes Museum, Create North, Durham County Council, Durham University, Ensemble84, TheForge NorthEast, No More Nowt, Northern Heartlands CIO and TIN Arts.

Funded by Durham County Council, The National Lottery Heritage Fund through Arts Council England, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund ( ) and Durham University. Supported by Culture Durham Durham Culture County and Visit Durham

20/11/2025

Two months since IncludFEST 2025, and we’re still looking back on an incredible day! The festival was full of performances, workshops, and drop-in activities, from dance and theatre to hands-on arts and science. A huge thanks to all the performers, artists, crews, volunteers, and staff who made it happen.

Read the full event summary and watch the film by Zemap Video Production to see the day in action.
🔗 https://www.tinarts.co.uk/includfest-2025-event-summary-and-film/

Thanks to Durham County Council for their ongoing support for IncludFEST

Image description: Photograph of several dancers, with one young dance being lifted on anothers shoulders. The young dancer reaches their arm above their head and looks up to their hand. A digital drawing of a rocket is also shown. Text reads: IncludFEST 2025. Event Summary & Film out now!