Professional Event Listings

OutdoorArtsUK’s Director Sho will be attending Multifaceted and introducing the work of OAUK and be available to chat.

As part of 101 Outdoor Arts’ annual Summer School programme bringing leading European outdoor arts companies to the UK, Compagnie ADHOK will lead a five-day intensive workshop to develop and explore your ability to create a Read More >

A STUDIO WEEK IN THE SUMMER (large studio) Each artist/company/collective (Max 3 per week) will have 7 days of personal studio time  combined with short work-in-progress meetings on Wednesday. Each artist/company/collective will have 2 mentoring sessions one before Read More >

We’re partnering with Xtrax to present a panel discussion on Culture, Identity and Belonging in the Streets.

Established by Gravity & Levity in 2010, the EADF aims to bring exceptional aerial experiences to every body. EADF was inspired by the original Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Festival in Boulder, Colorado (running since 1998) and Read More >

Event Details Women in Circus Symposium, Wednesday 5 August 2026, 09:30 – 16:30, Western Bank Library, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN. Join The National Fairground and Circus Archive for a one-day symposium on women in circus. Read More >

This practical workshop explores how circus skills can move beyond technique to communicate meaning. Led by Upswing’s Artistic Director, Vicki Dela Amedume, participants will investigate how the body can be used as a powerful storytelling tool, Read More >

This is a chance to hear from Laura Norman (Arts Council England) about all things funding and finance. How work gets made: navigating the fundraising landscape, building budgets, finding the money and making the case. Show Read More >

This workshop will be led by hand-to-hand flyer and co-founder of Nikki & JD Company. The aim of this workshop is to equip hand-to-hand artists with new techniques for investigating choreographic development of their acrobatic skills. Read More >

Practical tools for promoting creative work, building audiences, managing venue and promoter expectations and keeping your name alive. Date: 15 Aug 2026 Time: 5pm Price: £0

This Introduction Webinar will give you an overview of Theatre Green Book: what it is, the background to its creation, what tools and resources are available, and how you can get started on your journey towards Read More >

This masterclass explores how circus and movement skills can become starting points for theatrical creation, allowing stories and themes to grow out of the physicality rather than being imposed on top. Working through devising tasks and Read More >

A chance to explore how circus skills, physical language and theatrical structure can work together to tell powerful human stories. Drawing on her work with Hours, a company blending text, movement and circus, Daisy will share Read More >

How, when and where to train as a touring artist, alongside developing meaningful circus engagement work with young people and local communities. Date: 28 Aug 2026 Time: 3pm Price: £0

A masterclass exploring how identity, lived experience and queerness can shape contemporary circus-making. Drawing on his own practice across theatre, movement and autobiographical performance, Sadiq will share approaches to creating work from personal stories, bodies and Read More >

Building sustainable touring relationships, developing partnerships and understanding how work travels across venues, festivals and networks.

Festival Focus is OutdoorArtsUK’s professional development opportunity to attend an Outdoor Arts festival as part of a small cohort.  Apply to join us at Freedom Festival, Fri 4 Sep – Sun 6 Sep. Festival Focus offers Read More >

The Albany: 8 September 2026 10:30am – 5:00pm This one-day Course will cover: Employing creative teams on ITC/Union contracts Engaging Freelancers Understanding rights and responsibilities Understanding when to use Freelance/ or employment contracts. Understanding the terms Read More >

If you’re going to FiraTàrrega, come and meet festival programmers and artists from England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, as Articulation, OutdoorArtsUK, Without Walls, XTRAX and other UK-based organisations come together to host this networking event. Register Now

There is a lot of change and challenge in employment law and practice right now, and ITC is responding by focusing this year’s national conference on one central question: how do we become the best employers Read More >