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Updated 13 December 2024
Audiences
With 2024 complete, we’ll announce 2025’s Performance Programme from early January…
• See what happened this year in our image galleries for September’s Emergency, July’s Haphazard, May’s Works Ahead, and March’s Turn.
• Find work to watch by reading our latest Weekly Warning, a regular signpost to performance live and online in Manchester + beyond: sign-up here.
• Visit our YouTube channel to watch archived livestreams and more.
• Have a look at HOME SCREEN, Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage, Unity Online.
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Artists
Essentially industry-facing, hÅb advises and supports artists and freelancers in our sector where we can — signposting help and opportunities below.
• Our annual platform for North West dancers and dance-makers, Turn returns to Contact on 4 April 2025 and the Call for Proposals is Open. Deadline: 31 January 2025, 5pm.
• New for 2025: a semi-regular evening gathering for Live Art and contemporary performance, Social Experiment is at Contact on 6 February, 22 May, 17 July, 27 November 2025 and the Call for Proposals is Open on a rolling basis.
• Join hÅb’s artist mailing list, the Emergencymcr Google Group.
• Other mailing lists that you (as an artist) may find useful to join include: Arts Jobs & Arts News from Arts Council England · Live Art UK · LIVEART from JISCmail · SCUDD (Standing Conference of University Drama Departments) from JISCmail.
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Advice
• hÅb offers free 30-minute Advice Sessions via Zoom on Mondays (excluding Bank Holidays) with Tamsin Drury, our Director:
— our specialism is Live Art and contemporary performance, including dance & theatre, though all-comers are welcome;
— if you’re an artist wanting to discuss creative ideas, funding, opportunities, or just need a chat, please book an Advice Session here.
• hÅb also offers guidance on two Arts Council England funding schemes (DYCP & NLPG) via recordings on our YouTube channel:
— watch August 2022’s in-depth look at Developing Your Creative Practice with Tamsin & guests; see the GMAH DYCP guidance page;
— watch November 2023’s initial analysis of updated National Lottery Project Grants by Tamsin; see the GMAH NLPG guidance page.
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Support
• Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice Round 22 is closed; future rounds will be announced early 2025.
• Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants are available, with new guidance and forms since 1 November 2023.
• Arts Council England host information webinars for DYCP & NLPG applicants — find dates and book on the ACE North eventbrite page.
• Arts Marketing Association’s Community Support Facebook Group — for arts, culture, and heritage professionals with marketing and communication responsibilities to engage audiences with cultural organisations.
• Factory International’s Artists & Freelance Creatives’ facebook group facebook group.
• Freelancers Make Theatre Work has comprehensive guides to financial support, advice, and resources.
• Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s mental health services for people affected by social restrictions.
• Money Saving Expert — Martin Lewis & his team’s information is regularly updated.
• The Space’s guide to live streaming for the arts by Jason Crouch — lo-fi and low cost options.
• UK Theatre & SOLT’s Theatre Support Information — advice/info about how and where you can access support from leading theatrical charities.
• Unlimited’s blog includes opportunities and resources for disabled artists and freelancers.
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Turn_Prize_2024
On 30 April 2024 we were delighted to announce Fabíola Santana and Louiseanne Wong as the recipients of the Turn Prize 2024. The Turn Prize is a commission for the development of work shown at Turn by North West-based dance-makers. Turn Prize 2024 supported by Dance Consortia North West using public funding by Arts Council England, and by Company Chameleon, hÅb, and Project Auske.
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