KUNSTKAMMER // Cabinet of Curiosities


About

Kunstkammer, or Cabinet of Curiosities, is Dora’s new project with composer Peter Coyte, which allows them to frame their long collaboration as a response to the past, present and future. Kunstkammer fuses dance, spontaneous aural and movement composition and improvisation into performances, workshops, installations and conversations in and across different theatre and non- theatre settings, presenting their work to new audiences.

Launched on Thursday April 16th to a packed audience in Whitstable Umbrella Arts Centre, Kunstkammer is appearing at festivals, galleries, theatres and other events.

The music was fab, had a really queer sensibility to it, and I enjoyed the chopping and changing aural and visual languages

Find out more about a Kunstkammer or Cabinet of Curiosities here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_curiosities

Future dates

Watch out for more workshops and public sharings in the Northeast and the Southeast this autumn 2026!

What People Are Saying

  • I loved it! I found the whole evening wonderfully eccentric: the slight incongruity between the dancers, the musicians, the space, the strange man with his cabinet, even the wildfire alert all contributed to the notion of a cabinet of curiosities that we were encouraged to enjoy. I'm no expert on contemporary dance, but I found the movement sections surprisingly moving, especially as the bodies onstage are rarely represented, and it felt as if there was a real strength in vulnerability.

    — George, audience member, new to contemporary dance

    Sarah Baulch Gallery, Herne Bay Festival

  • The music was fab, had a really queer sensibility to it, and I enjoyed the chopping and changing aural and visual languages

    — Audience member

  • The fan popping really reminded me of Kabuki, while your chair balances had a beautiful Trisha Brown-esque simplicity. Lovely to see you looking strong and full of life.

    — Audience member

  • I loved it. You have real stage presence. You didn’t show any effort and you didn’t seem tired

    — Audience member, first experience of contemporary dance

    Dance City Studio sharing on 31/07/2026

  • I like that you played with genres

    — Audience member

    Dance City Studio sharing on 31/07/2026

  • More please!

    — Workshop participant

    Dance City Workshop 28/07/2026

  • I really liked the familiar/unfamiliar task.

    — Workshop participant

    Dance City Workshop 28/07/2026

  • I’ve done many of your workshops and you always come with something different

    — Workshop participant

    Dance City Workshop 28/07/2026

  • The frame (of the session and tasks) was good, the facilitation excellent

    — Workshop participant

    Dance City Workshop 28/07/2026

  • I'd like to work like this on a regular basis.

    — Workshop participant

    Dance City Workshop 28/07/2026

Images Luke Waddington and Andrew Hastings (@imagedrum).

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