Gather Up Presents…

is a gathering for the celebration of contemporary dance practice in Bristol, in partnership with Bristol Old Vic.

Set over 3 days, between 26th-29th April 2025, we will present the work of Bristol movement practitioners and beyond through live performance, workshops, artist talks, and screen based work.

OPEN CALLS:

Work in Progress OPEN CALL:

As part of GATHER UP Presents… we will be hosting an evening of work in progress dance works.

This public event will platform the work of Bristol-based contemporary dance makers. It will offer an opportunity to witness work made in the city that is at an early stage of development, where ideas and performance material are in the process of being tested and teased out.

‘GATHER UP Presents… a Work in Progress’ will take place on the evening of Monday 28th April at Bristol Old Vic.

Please note that the work will be presented in an an end-on configuration with very minimal technical setup (no lighting changes).

What is the eligibility criteria?

You are working professionally with contemporary dance practices.
You live in Bristol.
You are 18 or over.
The work in progress you would like to share with an audience is a live dance / movement based performance. This could be an extract of a larger work, a nearly complete work or a few sections of material for a work alongside each other.
Your work is 10 - 20 mins in length
You have answered the questions adequately, giving us a sense of your dance practice, of the work you are creating and demonstrate why this opportunity would benefit you at this time.
You have respected the word count or video length limit. Applications over the word count limit will be deemed ineligible.

Each selected work will receive a £250 honorarium.

Application deadline: 5pm on Friday 14th March

Applicants will be informed by: Friday 20th March

To apply, please fill in this application form.

If you require plain text, easy read, audio recording or other versions of this application form, please get in touch at info.gatherup@gmail.com and we will send these to you.

Please reach out to us at info.gatherup@gmail.com with any questions.

Dance on Screen OPEN CALL:

As part of our GATHER UP Presents.. programming, we are inviting submissions for short dance & choreography films by South West based filmmakers working within dance and screen based practice.

The selected works will be presented alongside each other on a loop in a relaxed cinema style, where the public can come and go between 3-8pm on Saturday 26th April at the Bristol Old Vic.

What is the eligibility criteria?

You are working professionally with contemporary dance practices.
You live in South West, UK.
You are 18 or over.
Your dance film is complete, a finished work - not a work in progress.
Your film is no more than 15 mins in length.
You have answered the questions adequately, respected the word count or audio/video length limit. Applications over the limit will be deemed ineligible.

Each selected work will receive a £100 honorarium.

Application deadline: 5pm Friday 14th March

Applicants will be informed by: Friday 20th March

To apply, please fill in this application form.