Madeline Squire is a creative dance artist, choreographer, and movement director. She was a First Artist dancer with Scottish Ballet for eleven years. She was awarded most recently, Artist in Residence, at The University of Edinburgh, Moray House School of Education and Sport. She creates works both with digital dance as well as on stage.
Her work is influenced from her own experience of neurological recovery and approach to disability. Celebrating and exploring the beauty in uniqueness, with a new perspective of working. She has created work independently and for Scottish Ballet, United Nations Geneva, Nowness, The University of Edinburgh. As well as collaborations with photographers, digital artists, schools/ educations, designers, dramaturges, musicians, directors, actors and wonderful dancers. Read more about Maddy here.
Photos by Jack Thomson
Madeline in ‘The Shimmering Extraordinary’ watch Maddy’s story here.
Latest Works
Drift- Edinburgh Science Festival
Performed at The Edinburgh Science Festival 2026. Choreography, Madeline Squire, music by Paul Kingsley Squire, danced by the Dance Science MSc students and The University of Edinburgh. Supported by Wendy Timmons and Andrew Coleman.
Created for the United Nations Geneva, opening piece for the Global Summit 2025. Choreography by Madeline Squire, visuals by Hanoi based- Fustic Studio, created by Trung Bao and musical score by Re.imagine. Executive curator, Harry Yeff.
A new dynamic duet. Premiered as part of Scottish Ballet’s 2024 Autumn Mixed Bill and the 7th Ballet Nights Gala, at Cadogan Hall, London 2025.
Choreographic collaboration with Nicholas Shoesmith and Madeline Squire. With direction from Eve McConnachie, for Scottish Ballet.
International Draft Works 2024, The Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre, London. In collaboration with creative director and musician Harry Yeff (reeps100).
In collaboration with photographer Chloe Rosser, director Eve McConnachie, Scottish Ballet and Nowness. Capturing how living with a neurological disability influences movement.