We collect and share useful resources, here - adding as we go along:
>> Artist-led projects that inspire us
Independent Dance (London, UK) Led by artists since 1984, ID supports the development of dance through radical enquiry, learning, community-building and audience engagement https://independentdance.co.uk/
Wainsgate Dances (Yorkshire, UK) Wainsgate Dances hosts an international artist-led programme of workshops, residencies, performances and other dance related events. The programme brings people from the local area together with others from across the UK and beyond and has created a very special and welcoming context for engaging with world class dance activities in an informal setting away from urban centres. https://www.wainsgate.co.uk/wainsgate-dances/
Gather Up (Bristol, UK) GATHER UP is an artist led project, offering a programme of dance activity, with a focus on contemporary movement and choreographic practices, to nurture and invigorate the existing and developing practices of dance artists in Bristol, UK https://www.gatherup.live/
Dance North Scotland (Scotland, UK) From across the globe to just down the road - new opportunities to experience dance... dedicated to bringing excellent, often challenging work, to rural northeast Scotland, drawing artists and choreographers from across the globe... introducing rural audiences to contemporary dance, promoting experimental dance practices or delivering dance and movement workshops to improve the wellbeing of communities https://www.dancenorth.scot/
Freefall (Cornwall, UK) Artist-led company based in and around Falmouth, Cornwall, providing regular open and pro level dance training, plus an annual Summer Intensive where dancers from around the UK gather to dance and connect. Freefall play a massive part in keeping dancers dancing in Cornwall, they are a brillant bunch and always warmly welcome new faces into the 'Freefall Family' https://www.freefalldance.co.uk/
Ponderosa (Stolzenhagen, Germany) Ponderosa is a difficult thing to describe. We once wrote a poem about all the things it is not. Ponderosa is an art centre, a community, and a place to gather and exchange. It is located in the German countryside, in the village of Stolzenhagen, around an hour on the train from Berlin, close to the border with Poland in the Lower Oder Valley National Park. There are a few recurring things that Ponderosa is well-known for. These include the P.O.R.C.H. summer school, the Ponderosa Tanzland Festival, the Ponderosa Artists-in-Residence program, and the Ponderosa kitchen and gardens. Ponderosa also has a history of deep involvement with contact improvisation, yoga, and international and regional exchange. https://www.ponderosa-dance.de/about-us
24 Hope Street A collective-run studio in Liverpool. Classes | Community Projects | Artist development | Rehearsal space. https://24hopestreetstudio.wixsite.com/24hopestreet https://www.instagram.com/24hopestreet/
>> Other resources
50 ways to take care of yourself in the arts Practical tips and advice from community arts workers, artists, practitioners and managers on how to manage self-care in the arts
Artist Residency in Motherhood Self-directed, open-source artist residency to empower and inspire artists who are also mothers. You don’t have to apply. It doesn't cost anything, it's fully customisable, and you can be in residence for as long as you choose. You don't even have to travel, the residency takes place entirely inside your own home and everyday life. An Artist Residency in Motherhood is the reframing of parenthood as a valuable site for creative practice, rather than an obstruction to be overcome
FoAM a transdisciplinary network working across art, science, nature and everyday life
The International Journal of Screendance Free to access, artist-led journal exploring the field of screendance
Janine Harrington has a great collection of 'resources (for starting out)' on her website, useful whatever you are starting out upon
People Dancing: Knowledge Bank Extensive collection of sources of practical information and resources to support artists working in community dance
Understory Informal honest chat from people who work in dance focusing on the times when they had to navigate the unexpected in their career. A collective act of solidarity from speakers of different backgrounds and on different paths, intended to offer some hope, inspiration, tools and humour whilst exploding the myth of a straightforward path through a dance career. Artist-led, independent and run voluntarily