Dance Bradford Network

16/04/2026

Happening tomorrow and looks really interesting …

https://bdartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/events/northern-rascals-sunny-side/

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

Graduate Summer Intensive 2026

Join us for a five-day intensive designed for recent dance graduates and work with Phoenix Dance Theatre’s company dancers, Head of Artistic Management, Matt Topliss and Artistic Director, Marcus Jarrell Willis.

Our intensive offers the opportunity to experience life as a dance artist in a repertoire company setting, providing valuable support as you transition from full-time training to a professional career. Throughout the week, you'll gain first-hand insight into what it's like to work in the dance industry, helping you prepare for the next step in your journey.

📆 Monday 20 - Friday 24 July
⏰ 10 AM - 5:30 PM

Spaces are limited. Submit your application by Monday 18 May

🔗 Apply through our website: www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk/whats_on/graduate-summer-intensive-2026/

📷 Company Dancer Yasmina Patel by Drew Forsyth

09/04/2026

Are you involved in arts, cultural, or creative activities in Bradford or Keighley? Interested in how local cultural leadership is recognised and supported? Join us at our People’s Assemblies on April 14th , 2026, and share your voice.

The Leap is working with York St John University and community participants to look at community-based cultural leadership. What does it feel like? Who’s represented? Who counts as a leader? What are the opportunities and challenges, and what changes do we want to see?
Join us in a free creative workshop, facilitated by Wahida Shaffi, to share your voice in our ‘manifesto’

create a placard, a statement, a poem, a rap, a song, or a rant – that communicates the change you want to see in community arts and culture.

Entry is free & a light lunch will be served. We hope to see you there.

sign up to the event on the following link : https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theleap1/2075741

28/02/2026

✨ The Kala Sangam commission is open to all performance artists or companies working in Indian classical artforms for the stage, including dance, music or theatre.

💛 Multi artform work is welcome. Other artforms, such as contemporary dance, can be part of your idea, but an Indian Classical artform must be the core of the project.
You could be at any stage of your career – this might be your first big project or you already have an established body of work.

🌙 We are looking for new work that has not previously been performed, but would welcome applications for work that has undergone some early research and development.

👀 Think you could be the next recipient? Take a closer look at the commission here: https://bdartscentre.co.uk/artists-support/the-kala-sangam-commission/

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28/02/2026

✨ At Bradford Arts Centre, we are here to help artists be more creative and make more work.

Supporting artists working in dance, theatre, and music to create work and develop their creative practice is a core part of what we do, and we want to support you!

If you would like to know more about the support we offer or to talk about a specific project, please get in touch: [email protected] / 01274 303340 or visit our website: https://bdartscentre.co.uk/artists-support/

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28/02/2026

🌟 Skipton Camerata: MYTH — Where Music Meets Movement
📅 Thu 5 March 2026
🕢 7:30pm
📍 Skipton Town Hall
✨ Featuring new contemporary dance from Rees Dance Company
Step into a world where ancient stories, shimmering soundscapes and expressive movement combine. For one night only, Skipton Camerata and Rees Dance Company bring myth and imagination to life through a powerful mix of orchestral music and choreography.
🎶 What to Expect
From Purcell’s timeless arias and Vaughan Williams’ soaring strings to Schoenberg’s deeply emotional Verklärte Nacht—the evening charts a journey through legend, landscape and inner transformation.
🌙 In the second half, music and dance unite as Rees Dance Company unveils brand‑new choreography, turning Schoenberg’s masterpiece into an intense, visual story of darkness, truth and understanding.
🎟 Tickets
Standard: £25 | Under 16s: £10
👉 Book now – this evocative, movement‑driven performance is set to sell out.
💫 Season Saver
Book all four 2026 Skipton Camerata concerts (Myth, Trial, Sanctuary, Messiah) and get £10 off each ticket (excluding Messiah). Discount applied automatically.

24/10/2025

26/04/2025

26/04/2025

Dive into Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake with a free 3-hour movement workshop at The Alhambra Theatre on Sat 10 May. There will be two sessions one for ages 10-14years and one for ages 15-18years. All levels welcome - subject to availability.

Those taking part will receive a ticket for them, plus one ticket for a parent/carer to watch the Swan Lake performance on 10 May.

To sign up for this Take Flight Day visit https://bit.ly/3S8zDs1

📸 Photo by Jonathan Ackley

03/01/2025

Join our Artist Advisory Group for 2025-2027!

Current member, Zoe Katsilerou, explains: “The Artist Advisory Group has been a valuable opportunity to grow my confidence in speaking with similar organisations about my experiences as a freelancer in West Yorkshire.”

What’s involved?
- Attend three meetings per year (across two years)
- Co-facilitate Yorkshire Dance’s Annual Artist Gathering

This is a paid role. Members receive £100 per meeting or event.

Deadline to Apply: Monday 12 May 2025. Find out more https://buff.ly/3ZxXTau