Trinity Laban Open Call for Dance Artists

Trinity Laban’s BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance programme is seeking to commission a new dance work for young audiences lasting approximately 15 to 20 minutes. We have previously commissioned artists such as Takeshi Matsumoto and Xenia Aidonopoulou.

Trinity Laban welcomes applications from individual artists or collectives at all stages of their careers, working across contemporary dance and a wide range of movement-based practices and genres.

The successful applicant will receive a commission of £3750, based on Trinity Laban's hourly teaching rates. Trinity Laban will also provide costume and production support.

The commissioned work will be created in collaboration with and performed by third-year BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance students during an intensive five-week rehearsal and production period from 5 January to 5 February 2027.

As part of the creative process, the commissioned artist and student performers will visit a local primary school to share early ideas with pupils and gather their responses. These insights will help inform and shape the development of the work. The work will premiere at Trinity Laban before touring to local primary schools.

Following initial performances, a member of Trinity Laban’s Dance Faculty will oversee the tour. The work should therefore be designed to maintain a high standard of performance while being adaptable for touring without dedicated production support.

Our online information session will take place on Monday 14th September at 17:00. Please email opencall@trinitylaban.ac.uk to register or for any further questions.

Programme Leader BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance, Stephanie Schober: "Celebrating our fifth year of producing dedicated dance work for primary school children, I am excited to launch this open call and help realise the vision of a dance artist who shares our passion to captivate young audiences’ imagination. If you have an idea for a new work, we want to hear from you. Our open call is an invitation to collaborate. I encourage everyone to join us in our information session and apply."

Find out more and apply here.