About VDT
VDT produces the socially engaged work of Artistic Director and Choreographer Charlotte Vincent on stage and on film moving people to think differently about issues of our time.
VDT brings professionals and non-professionals together to create productions and special projects that are widely distributed and applied in arts and non-arts settings.
VDT’s work is inclusive, collaborative and trauma-informed, integrated with robust safeguarding at every stage of our creative process. Participation and Professional Development is central to everything we do.
We prioritise working with women and girls, placing the female experience centre stage to provoke debate around equality of opportunity and highlight the need for social change.
VDT is a National Portfolio Organisation funded by Arts Council England and an Associate Artist at Brighton Dome and Festival.
Find out more about Community Base and Moulsecoomb Place by expanding the drawers below.
Brave, intelligent entertainment
The Times
One of the most important feminist artists working in Britain today. Contemporary dance fans should beat a path to her door.
The Observer
Our vision
Dance theatre that actively interrogates who we are and how we live, is a platform for people whose voices might not otherwise be heard, and a space to promote equality of opportunity and social change.
Our mission
We produce and distribute collaborative, socially engaged dance theatre work on stage, on film and across online platforms. We create opportunities for people whose voices are usually less well heard. We move people to think differently.
Our values
Socially engaged: the voices of people who might not otherwise be heard are audible at every stage of our creative process.
Practice led: we embed new learning and development in all areas of our activity and operation; safeguarding, trauma awareness and trust are at the heart of our practice.
Relevant: we promote equality of opportunity and inclusion in all aspects of our practice; our work consciously challenges the status quo.
Opportunity driven: we enable employment, training and development opportunities for trustees, staff members, freelance collaborators and non-professionals participants.
VDT’s new participation base is at Moulsecoomb Place, a home for creativity, collaboration, and opportunity right in the heart of East Brighton. Developed by East Brighton Trust (EBT) in partnership with AudioActive, this vibrant community space brings together creativity, social enterprise and local residents to share skills and ideas.
Located at the iconic Moulsecoomb Place on Lewes Road, the historic Manor House and Tithe Barn are under EBT’s stewardship on a head lease. At the heart of the site is The Skep, a warm, flexible community space designed for meeting, making, learning and collaborating. Every organisation based here contributes to a shared mission: to make creativity and opportunity accessible to everyone in East Brighton so that the community benefits first.
VDT is working alongside Audio Active , Culture Shift and Brighton People’s Theatre to develop community driven participation opportunities with local residents.
VDT has begun a new partnership with the adjacent Moulsecoomb Hall, which houses a sprung wooden ballroom floor, meaning we can offer a free dance programme for young people, and other community focused events, beginning in April 2026.
Historic building with light brick walls and turquoise shutters. White arches support a porch, surrounded by lush greenery under a cloudy sky.
VDT’s registered office is at Community Base in central Brighton. This space hosts our Archive Project and multiple paper based artefacts until they find a permanent home. Community Base is our administrative base , used for board meetings, London Road Network meetings, collaborative group meetings and some community focused creative workshops with charities based in central Brighton.
You can find out more about CB here.
