Neon Dance: Cultural Connector Open Call

Short Description

Neon Dance seeks an emerging practitioner from any artform/discipline (EG: Performing Arts, Literature, Media, Music, Costume, Film, History etc) to engage their local community and network with a performance of Last and First Men by Neon Dance taking place at Dance City on Thursday 18 September 2025. The artist will also be supported to deliver their own creative response to Last and First Men. The practitioner must be based in or around Newcastle upon Tyne to apply.

Eligibility

The Cultural Connector must be based in or around Newcastle upon Tyne.
As emerging practitioners our Cultural Connectors can be from any sector/industry and any disciplines (not solely arts or dance based)
There is no age limit for our 2025 Cultural Connectors

How to Apply

Please answer the following questions:

What interests you about Neon Dance & Last and First Men?
What community or group are you currently engaged with?
Describe what creative response or activity you would like to deliver, in 500 words maximum. This can be a physical or digital response that links directly to your own professional practice.

Your application can be written (1 x A4 page maximum) or recorded (3 minutes maximum to audio/camera*).

Please also include:

Your CV (maximum 1 page A4) or LinkedIn profile
Name and contact of a reference

*For emailing large files, please use WeTransfer.

Send your application by midday on Tues 15th July to:

Maeve O’Neill, Executive Producer maeve@neondance.org

Program Benefits & Awards

Bursary Fee: GBP £650.00 inclusive
Budget for creative response materials & access costs: GBP£100.00

Entry Fee

None

Location

Newcastle, United Kingdom

Timeline

Application Deadline: 15 July 2025

Website Link: https://www.neondance.org/current-call-outs

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