Experimental independent dance and choreography from around the UK

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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art creates and produces exhibitions, events and learning opportunities which champion&nbsp;and explore&nbsp;the role of artists from across the world. Located on Gateshead quayside, BALTIC has&nbsp;2,600 square metres of exhibition&nbsp;space making it the UK’s largest gallery dedicated to the art and artists of today and tomorrow. Beyond its gallery&nbsp;building, BALTIC&nbsp;connects and exchange with communities, individuals and groups continuously and, right now, are still doing&nbsp;this where safety and social distancing allows.

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Ordinarily we love that we can welcome you to the building free of charge, 362 days a year so that you can experience art, talks, performance and activities in our fully accessible building. Over 8 million have walked through our doors so far. We look forward to welcoming you back when we can re-open. Right now you can visit our digital exhibitions online at <a href="http://www.baltic.art/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">baltic.art</a> and look out for weekly online learning/family activities online each Monday and curatorial events and podcasts every other Wednesday.  

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.baltic.art/" target="_blank">baltic.art</a> / #BALTICconnect 

The exterior facade of the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

<strong>Bluecoat</strong> is an inclusive arts centre in the heart of Liverpool, offering a year-round programme of exhibitions and a range of music, dance, literature, live art and heritage activities and events.&nbsp;

As custodians of an historic building, which marked its 300-year anniversary in 2017, we are also home to around thirty artists, collectives and arts organisations.&nbsp;

As the UK's first arts centre, we have a rich artistic heritage and in recent years we have presented new work by artists including Sonia Boyce, Keith Piper, Lubaina Himid, Mark Lecky, John Akomfrah, Adham Faramawy and Larissa Sansour.

&nbsp;Our ambition is to be an artists’ hub for the North, increasing the visibility of and opportunities for the region’s artists, and internationally recognised for our residency programmes.&nbsp;

We want to develop new approaches to audience development, expanding opportunities in the arts for all and reaching those who would otherwise face barriers to involvement in the arts.

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk" target="_blank">thebluecoat.org.uk</a>

Bluecoat

Dance4 is an international centre for the development of extraordinary 21st century dance. A unique voice in the UK dance sector, our work supports artists and practitioners who are interested in the development of dance. It is based in Nottingham.

<a href="http://www.dance4.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.dance4.co.uk</a>

Exterior of the Dance4 building, Nottingham

Dance4

Nottingham Contemporary is an international centre of contemporary art with a strong sense of local purpose. Since opening in 2009, we have held more than 60 exhibitions, with over 2 million visitors to date. We present innovative and interwoven programmes of international exhibitions, learning, partnerships, research and new commissions. We are committed to excellence, experimentation, ambition and innovation. Nottingham Contemporary was shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2019. Nottingham Contemporary is supported using public funding by Arts Council England and regularly funded by Nottingham City Council.

<a href="http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/">www.nottinghamcontemporary.org</a>

Nottingham Contemporary exterior taken by Andy Taylor

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Nottingham Contemporary

Siobhan Davies Dance is an artist-led organisation that advances the art forms of dance and choreography. It was founded in 1988 by pioneering choreographer Siobhan Davies. We connect artists and audiences through investigative, collaborative and interdisciplinary artistic activities at our studios and beyond. Recent works have been presented at some of the most prestigious art institutions in the UK and Europe including Lenbachhaus (Munich), Whitworth (Manchester), Turner Contemporary (Margate), Bluecoat (Liverpool), Tramway (Glasgow), Institute of Contemporary Arts and Whitechapel Gallery (London).

The RIBA award-winning Siobhan Davies Studios opened in 2006 establishing a permanent base for the organisation to create new work and support independent artists. The studios are a vibrant arts space in central London which hosts a programme of exhibitions, performances, participation projects and new commissions from leading contemporary artists.

Siobhan Davies Dance has worked at the intersection of dance and visual arts since 2009 when it collaborated with Victoria Miro Gallery to present The Collection. More recent work has included touring work for galleries material / rearranged / to / be (2017), and Table of Contents (2014); its three-year Dance Artist / Curator Mentorship Scheme (2014-17); the Creative Europe collaborative project Dancing Museums (2015-17); the publication Who Cares? Dance in the Gallery and Museum (2014); and a series of Dance and Art Forum discussion events since 2013. These have facilitated artists’ experiments with dance in visual art contexts, raising questions about the opportunities and challenges museums and galleries present for dance and choreography.

<a href="https://www.siobhandavies.com">siobhandavies.com</a>

Siobhan Davies Dance

The Tetley is a pioneering centre for contemporary art located in the stunning art deco headquarters of the former Tetley Brewery. From the heart of Leeds’ South Bank, The Tetley creates a platform for amazing emerging artists, presents breathtaking free exhibitions and helps communities and young people in Leeds find their creative voice. The Tetley is supported by Arts Council England, Carlsberg UK, Leeds City Council, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Garfield Weston Foundation.

<a href="http://thetetley.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">thetetley.org</a>

The Tetley, 2018. Courtesy The Tetley. Image Helena Dolby

The Tetley

Tramway is an international art space in Glasgow, supporting organisations, artists and the work of emerging artists who focus on experimental and contemporary dance, visual art and performance. For thirty years Tramway has built a reputation due to the uniquely large spaces and ambitious programming that inspire audiences and propel artists internationally.

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.tramway.org" target="_blank">tramway.org</a>

Tramway

Turner Contemporary in Margate is one of the most distinctive galleries in the UK; its impact stretches beyond culture-led regeneration and the showcasing of world-class exhibitions, to pioneering change by making the arts more vital and connected to daily life. Turner Contemporary is funded using public funding from Kent County Council and Arts Council England.

<a href="http://www.turnercontemporary.org/">www.turnercontemporary.org</a>

Turner Contemporary art gallery situated in Margate, Kent. View from the shoreline.

Turner Contemporary

At the heart of our work at Yorkshire Dance is a commitment to dance that is located in contemporary creative practice. We work with choreographers and dancers who see themselves as activists and who are interested in exploring dance as an agent for social change.

We support collaborative, interdisciplinary practice, risk taking and innovation and processes that are underpinned by a drive for artistic research. We are committed to working with artists to both deepen their choreographic enquiry and to consider meaningful and stimulating ways in which a wider community of local people can engage with or help shape that enquiry.

We are interested in dance that is rooted in the experience of its makers and performers and reflects the dancing body in all its richness and diversity of culture, heritage, age or training.

We advocate for inclusive processes that facilitate people from a wide range of backgrounds to discover the power of dance in daily life.

<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.yorkshiredance.com" target="_blank">yorkshiredance.com</a>