Consultations on North East dance!
Alongside the commissions that we recently announced as part of a collaboration with Dance City, we are inviting independent dance artists to take part in a series of consultation conversations during June, July and August 2026.
These sessions are designed to better understand:
What support independent dance artists currently need
The barriers artists are facing
Gaps in opportunities, resources and infrastructure
What future development programmes could look like
How organisations across the North East and beyond can collaborate more effectively to support artists in the region
The insights gathered will directly inform future programme design, partnerships and fundraising activity led by Moving Art Management and Dance City. A report will be made publicly available upon conclusion of the consultation period and will be shared with individuals and organisations across the region.
What’s Included
30-minute online 1-2-1 conversation (spaces limited)
Flexible scheduling at a mutually agreed time
Space to speak openly about your practice, ambitions and challenges
Opportunity to help shape future dance development support in the region
Participants will receive a £25 honorarium for their time
There are 20 consultation slots available.
Sessions will be facilitated by:
Rachel Birch — Moving Art Management
Kirsty Somerville - Dance City
Lizzie Klotz – Independent Artist/Producer
If you are interested in a 1-2-1, please contact Moving Art Management (hello@movingartmanagement.com) in the first instance, by Tuesday 30th June. If you have a preference on who conducts the interview please let us know and we will try our best to accommodate. After the closure date we will randomly select 20 interviewees to take part in the 1-2-1 online consultation process.
Alongside this, we will share a Google Form survey to gather input from sector colleagues who prefer a lighter touch interaction or where no further 1-2-1 slots are available, to share their thoughts and ideas. This will be released in July and open to respondents until the end of August. No honorarium is offered for the digital only format.
For access purposes, if you’d like to respond to this consultation in another format, please contact hello@movingartmanagement.com to discuss.