There are several steps which lead up to becoming a Supported Artist: introducing us to your work, becoming a Visiting Artist and sharing your artistic journey through conversation and performance.
We are always keen to meet new artists whose vision and values match with ours and learn about the work you are doing. In the first instance we suggest you sign up for our Artist Newsletter to keep up to date with news and opportunities at PDSW. This will include our opportunity every summer to become a Visiting Artist where you can meet our team and work in our studios. This call out usually happens every January.
To become a Supported Artist and to be programmed in our theatre, the PDSW team will need to see your work live.
If you would like to introduce yourself to us, share a tour pack, or wish to share information on upcoming performances that we can attend, please email jeanette@pdsw.org.uk
Our Supported Artists are companies and individuals with whom we have agreed to invest time and resource to develop a more meaningful relationship – one that benefits the artist, ourselves and our learning and achievements together. We share a vision and our values play a central role in our relationship:
Generous; Passionate; Inclusive and Inspiring.
We support artists in various ways, including financial support, space at Pavilion Dance, our beautiful dance house by the sea; and through on-going conversations and connections. We also offer small commissions for work that meet with our artistic vision, consider alternative presentation contexts and have the audience at the heart of the creative process.
Ella is the Artistic Director of Landance, which she founded in 2006, specialising in outstanding dance in exceptional outdoor places.
Ella Mesma Company is a British based dance theatre company who use a diverse range of folkloric dance styles, inspired by director Ella’s background in Afro-Latin, Breaking and Contemporary dance.
Joss Arnott Dance is a cutting edge, classical contemporary dance company based in West Yorkshire, led by Artistic Director Joss Arnott.
Mischief Company is a new physical theatre company based in the U.K. which aims to bring daring, imaginative and challenging works to its audiences.
Second Hand Dance makes highly visual dance performances, collaborating with dancers, visual artists and the public to produce joyful, inspirational shows for children and adults
2Faced Dance Company produces innovative, accomplished and aspirational artistic performance and participation programmes alongside a captivating community dance programme
Drawing on a range of artistic disciplines, Impermanence is a Bristol-based company creating performances for conventional venues, festivals, cabarets, site-specific projects and community events
New Art Club is pioneering choreographers, artists, comedy theatre makers and performers Pete Shenton and Tom Roden. They have been presenting ground-breaking performances nationally and internationally since 2001.
Born in London, Seeta Patel began training under the guidance of Kiran Ratna in 1990 and has since worked with a range of Bharatanatyam and contemporary dance professionals
Southpaw Dance Company creates powerful, joyous performances, from small scale solo work to large scale outdoor spectaculars