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Artists
Browse the archive section below to learn details of the artists supported by the consortium so far:
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Akademi
Akademi is a cutting-edge, progressive organisation with an international outlook, based in the heart of London. It works ... -
Acrojou
Acrojou is a young circus company that uses the German Wheel as a vehicle for original new street ... -
Aswarm
A colony of strange pulsing entities inhabit a tree. Nocturnal by nature, as dusk falls they flicker with a phosphorescent ... -
Babok
Babok create visual, object-based theatre. This is presented in public spaces where the line between performers and audience is blurred. -
Bad Taste Cru
Bad Taste Cru are a professional BBoy (Breakdance) Cru / Dance Company based out of Dance City, the ... -
Ballet Boyz II: The Next Generation
Balletboyz (formerly known as George Piper Dances), founded in 2001 by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, has made ... -
Bootworks
Bootworks is a theatre collective that has been gaining a reputation for itself, since 1999, as one of ... -
Candoco Dance Company
Candoco Dance Company is the company of disabled and non-disabled dancers. Candoco creates excellent and profound experiences for audiences ... -
Company Fierce
Company Fierce is a Manchester based street dance ensemble led ... -
Contact
Contact is a pioneering theatre venue in Manchester with a focus on young adults (ages 13-30). The building ... -
Dodgy Clutch Theatre Company
Dodgy Clutch Theatre Company is based in the northeast of England and has been in operation for over ... -
Fittings Multimedia Arts
Fittings Multimedia Arts is a disability led performance company based in Liverpool that has been developing ... -
Fuel
Fuel produces fresh work for adventurous people by inspiring artists.Founded in 2004 by Louise Blackwell, Kate ... -
Graeae Theatre Company
Graeae’s mission is to pioneer a radical dramatic language, championing accessibility and providing a platform for new generations of deaf ... -
Gravity & Levity
Gravity & Levity was launched in 2003 to exploit the creative and expressive potential achievable through applying a ... -
Kompany Malakhi
Established in 1994, Kompany Malakhi is one of the most innovative, progressive and exciting inter-disciplinary companies in the ... -
Kuljit Bhamra
Musician, composer and producer, Kuljit Bhamra is a pioneer of the worldwide Bhangra phenomenon. He combines traditional Indian rhythms, ... -
Luci Gorell Barnes
Luci Gorell Barnes is a visual artist who often finds ways of showing her work theatrically. She works ... -
Marc Brew Company
Marc Brew Company have been making performances in the UK and internationally since 1998. The company collaborates with ... -
Mark Smith & Rachel Gadsden with Deaf Men Dancing
Deaf Men Dancing started in August 2010 from a group of deaf male professional dancers with different dance ... -
Metis
Metis is a Cambridge-based performing arts company/network, set up to pursue interdisciplinary projects using extensive research to engage ... -
Metro-Boulot-Dodo
METRO-BOULOT-DODO (MBD) is a Leicester based organisation that consists of three talented artists who collaborate to create innovative ... -
Mimbre
Mimbre fuses world-class acrobatics with theatre and dance, using a unique physical language to ... -
Motionhouse
Under the strong direction of Kevin Finnan and Louise Richards, Motionhouse have led the ... -
Nicky Singer
Nicky Singer is a novelist whose work has been described as ‘fearlessly dramatic’, so it was probably only ... -
NoFit State Circus
NoFit State Circus are leading the renaissance of contemporary circus in the UK, producing professional touring productions at ... -
Orkestra del Sol
Without Walls hosted Orkestra del Sol whose brand-new Fanfare show is forging a path for both music and ... -
Pen-ultimate
Pen-ultimate is a collective of artists specializing in spoken word, performance and hip-hop theatre. The group met at ... -
Periplum
The Bell with fire and pyrotechnics from the World Famous. This explosive 360° promenade is the first of two ... -
Plunge Boom
Plunge Boom produce shows that are highly imaginative and thoroughly interactive. Performances are low tech, small-scale and aimed ... -
Prodigal Theatre
Prodigal Theatre’s Urban Playground Team works in partnership with French company Gravity Style to produce dynamic physical performances examining the ... -
Punchdrunk
Punchdrunk is an award-winning professional theatre company, specializing in the immersive experience of location and dramatic narrative. The company's theatre ... -
Ragroof Theatre
The imaginations of the Ragroof team are inspired by other people’s memories and knitted together using physical expression, ... -
Red Herring
Red Herring was set up by Paschale Straiton in 2008 to create outdoor theatre performance for street arts festivals and ... -
Scarabeus
Scarabeus create exhilarating site responsive aerial performances that are full of visceral energy, push boundaries and challenge preconceptions ... -
Srishti
Nina Rajarani, winner of the 2006 Place Prize, Europe’s largest choreographic competition, created a new outdoor version of “ -
StopGAP
StopGAP Dance Company is a contemporary dance company with a difference - it is made up of 6 professional performers with ... -
Tavaziva Dance
Performed by Tavaziva Dance with music and choreography by Bawren Tavaziva, Beautiful People is a new outdoor performance ... -
The Alexandras
A unique all dancing, signing troupe directed by leading deaf director Jenny Sealey. Extravagantly dressed and belting out iconic classics ... -
The Mancunian Steam and Pressure Navigation Company
The Mancunian Steam and Pressure Navigation Company are a rogue congregation of Ingenieurs and Savants with a specialist ... -
The World Famous
Full Circle is a medium-scale fire show for an audience of around 2000-4000 people. The show is about ... -
Upswing
Upswing is an exciting new company which sets out to ensure circus is represented as a live and ... -
Whalley Range All Stars
The Whalley Range All Stars were formed in 1982 by Edward Taylor and Sue Auty, both of whom ... -
Wired Aerial Theatre
Wired Aerial Theatre, led by artistic directors Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie and Jamie Ogilvie conceived bungee-assisted dance when they met in 2000 ...
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