Funding Opportunity

Dance Partner Projects 2025-26

We are seeking applications from dance artists or companies based in the North (priority is given to artists based in Yorkshire) to take part in our Dance Partner Projects 2025-26

Dance Partner Projects is open to dance artists or companies who are based in the North (priority is given to artists based in Yorkshire). The programme aims to provide dance artists/ companies at different career stages with an opportunity to research and develop a new or early-stage artistic project.

The 3 artists or companies selected for Dance Partner Projects will benefit from: 

  • £3,000 for use as match funding or to cover a research residency 
  • Up to 3 weeks of research time in our studio. 
  • Support from Yorkshire Dance’s Artist Development team. For example to support project development, producing, fundraising, connecting with specific participants or audiences, dramaturgy etc. 
  • The potential opportunity to present work-in-progress at our annual No Dress Code scratch night in November each year. 
  • The opportunity to show work within our Encounters Festival programme, where thematically appropriate and dependent on timing. 

Through our ongoing partnership with Tin Arts, we are committed to supporting one artist with a learning disability and/or autism through this programme. In addition to the support outlined above, this artist/company will benefit from:

  • An additional £1,000 to support access costs
  • Support to create a plan with longer, slower processes for making work where needed.
  • Support to identify access needs and create an access rider if required.
  • Connecting into a network of other artists with a learning disability or autism in the North East and the North West
Requirements

Dance Partner Projects is open to dance artists or companies who are based in the North (priority is given to artists based in Yorkshire).

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