We’re excited to be performing the UK premiere of new work The Ultimate Player’s Handbook this Sunday at Manchester Day!
The Ultimate Player’s Handbook is a vibrant street performance that explores the games we play every day, where rules are made and broken, roles shift between winner and loser, and cooperation is as vital as competition.
Co-directed by Clémentine & Lisard and Company Chameleon, the piece transforms a public space into a playground, where teams form, alliances shift, and every move asks us to reflect on the parts we play: on stage, in life, and in the spaces between.
Free performances: Sun 26 Jul, 1pm & 3:25pm
The Ultimate Player’s Handbook is a co-production by Company Chameleon (UK) & Clémentine & Lisard (Spain). The Ultimate Player’s Handbook is commissioned by XTRAX and the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona and funded by Arts Council England and Manchester City Council.
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Manchester dance company, producing inspiring and original dance theatre. We perform over 50 indoor and outdoor performances a year, all over the world.
Don’t miss Refuse by Artistic Director, Kevin Edward Turner this weekend🎉
Inspired by the painting, The Raft of the Medusa (1819) by Théodore Géricault, Refuse explores the relevance of the artwork in relation to the plight of asylum seekers today.
FREE PERFORMANCES:
⭐️ Sat 18 Jul | 12:15pm & 4:30pm
⭐️ Sun 19 Jul | 2:15pm
17/07/2026
⭐️Announcing our UPLIFT Artists 2026!⭐️
As part of Chameleon’s commitment to raising the bar for dance in the region where we live and supporting North West dance makers, we’re proud to announce JP Hon, Gone Rogue and Katherine Hollinson as our UPLIFT 2026 artists.
The artists will be in residence at Company Chameleon for four weeks this Autumn, developing their choreographic talent and creating a new performance piece, supported and mentored by Chameleon’s creative team.
Their new work will be showcased at our UPLIFT platform event in November, keep an eye on our socials for more info coming soon👀
⭐THE ARTISTS⭐
JP Hon
JP Hon (she/her) is a Hong Kong-born dance artist based in Manchester, UK. In 2022, she relocated to the UK to further develop her career as an international dance artist. Since then, she has toured and collaborated with renowned artists and companies, including Company Chameleon, Marina Abramović, Blenard Azizaj, WomanEer and Mickael “Marso” Riviere, among others.
Gone Rogue
Gone Rogue (they/them) is a q***r anonymous collective. Their work centres stories of non- or partially-disclosed q***rness, drawing from lived experience and conversations with communities to create dance telling felt, real stories of q***r lives. Gone Rogue has been supported by Word of Warning, Company of Others, Q***r East Festival and The Old Courts.
Katherine Hollinson
Katherine Hollinson (she/her) is a Manchester-based performer, maker, and facilitator working across dance, live performance and participatory projects.
In 2018 Katherine moved back to Manchester to have her first child. Parenthood, and the effects of the pandemic, accelerated a shift in her practice towards work that is playful, co-created and rooted in community.
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📢Last chance to sign up to audition for Chameleon Youth- applications close at midnight tonight!📢
Love dance, choose dance, Audition for Chameleon Youth! 💃🏽♥️🕺🏾
Don’t just take our word for it, hear from two of our wonderful Chameleon Youth Juniors why you should apply🎉
The opportunity to audition only happens once a year, and this year’s Audition is coming up next week!
⭐️Head to link in bio to find out more and book a place at the Audition⭐️
THE DETAILS:
AGE 11 – 15?
Chameleon Youth Juniors Audition
Mon 13 Jul, 6-9pm
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AGE 16 – 21?
Chameleon Youth Seniors Audition
Tue 14 Jul, 6-9pm
Audition bookings close at midnight.
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10/07/2026
Experience The Divination Palace in a FREE informal sharing before its international premiere in Barcelona this September!
The Divination Palace, a participatory installation by Nzi Dada Jim Parris, Xumo Nounjio and Company Chameleon is an immersive outdoor experience inspired by African art and music, where audiences become part of a vibrant, evolving world of movement, sound and ceremony.
📍Company Chameleon, Manchester
📆Sun 12 Jul 2026
⏰12-1pm/2:30-3:30pm
Expect to…
- Move together through choreographed movements
- Be immersed in a powerful African soundscape
- Raise fabric banners
- Witness new work before anyone else!
Register your interest: https://xtrax.org.uk/divination-palace-open-rehearsals-registration/
The Divination Palace was commissioned by Teatre Principal d'Olot and Xtrax and is supported by Arts Council England, XTRAX and Company Chameleon; R&D for Divination Palace has been supported by Manchester International Festival, 101 Creation Centre, XTRAX and Arts Council England.
04/07/2026
⭐️We’ve arrived at U.Dance!⭐️
Chameleon Youth Juniors have arrived in Glasgow ready to represent the North West at U.Dance National Festival 2026!
We’re at Tramway Glasgow this weekend performing their new work, ‘Again and Again… Until the Light’, alongside other talented youth dance companies from across the nation at the biggest youth dance celebration of the year.
We’re so proud of them and can’t wait for them to enjoy sharing their work on a National stage- follow along our weekend on our Instagram stories for behind the scenes action!
Love dance, choose dance?
is recruiting.
Find out more and book your Audition spot: https://shorturl.at/R4KVJ
Audition bookings close at midnight on Friday 10 July.
Exciting to see our duet Push back in rehearsals this week ahead of our performances this weekend🔥
Catch us on Saturday 4 July, 2pm & 4:15pm on Pitch A, Walsall Arboretum ⭐️
Book free tickets now via 🎟
29/06/2026
⭐️Glasgow here we come!⭐️
Company Chameleon is delighted to share that Chameleon Youth Juniors have been selected to represent the North West at U.Dance National Festival 2026!
They’ll be heading to Tramway Glasgow this weekend to perform their new work, ‘Again and Again… Until the Light’, alongside other talented youth dance companies from across the nation at the biggest youth dance celebration of the year.
We’re so proud of them and can’t wait for them to enjoy sharing their work on a National stage and create a weekend of lasting dance memories together.
Love dance, choose dance?
is recruiting.
Find out more and book your Audition spot: https://shorturl.at/R4KVJ
Audition bookings close at midnight on Friday 10 July.
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