Are you making work in Yorkshire? Yorkshire Dance launches new £3,000 commission.

Yorkshire Dance are seeking applications from artists based in Yorkshire for their Dance Partner Projects programme 2026-27.

About Dance Partner Projects

Dance Partner Projects is open to dance artists or companies who are based in the North (priority is given to artists based in Yorkshire). The programme aims to provide dance artists/ companies at different career stages with an opportunity to research and develop a new or early-stage artistic project.

The artists or companies selected for Dance Partner Projects 2026-27 will benefit from: 

• £3,000 commission
• Up to 3 weeks of research time in Yorkshire Dance's studios.
• Support from Yorkshire Dance’s Artist Development team. For example, to support project development, producing, fundraising, connecting with specific participants or audiences, dramaturgy etc. 
• The potential opportunity to present work-in-progress at annual No Dress Code scratch night in November each year.
• The opportunity to show work within Yorkshire Dance's Festival programme.

What we are looking for

Yorkshire Dance are passionate about supporting dance artists who ask questions of themselves, their work and of the world. We help artists to develop the right contexts for their work, be that theatres, outdoor or other non-theatre contexts. With the aim to add significant value to your proposed project, Yorkshire Dance are looking for project proposals that align with one or more of their programme strands: 

• Work for or with early years (0-5 years)
• Work which is co-created with intergenerational groups of people 
• Work exploring themes of age and ageing 
• Work developed by or with members of the LGBTQ+ community

Yorkshire Dance believes that the climate crisis is one of the major issues facing our world and society at the current time. Therefore, they are particularly interested in projects proposals that have a low environment impact and/or aim to instigate positive environmental action. 

How to apply

Please complete and submit the form on Yorkshire Dance's website by 10.00am, 16 March 2026: https://yorkshiredance.com/opportunity/dance-partner-projects-2026-27/

We will contact all artists/ companies by Thursday 26 March with the outcome of your application. If necessary, this may include an invitation to have a conversation about the project. 

Image of 2025-26 Dance Partner Izzy Brittain’s, The Smalls © David Lindsay