Getting into... Performing Arts
Performing arts ranges from acting, to dancing to live art projects, and there are of plenty of opportunities to get involved and find support for developing ideas in the Midlands.
- DanceXchange provides artistic support, education, performances and participation opportunities, and advocates for dance at all levels.
- Youth Dance England works towards creating opportunities for young people in dance, in and out of a school setting. They also offer advice, training, support and resources to both young people and those who have developed, or are thinking about developing, a career in dance.
- Dancescape is a development organisation for Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire.
- The Stage provides industry news, events, advice, classifieds and audition listings
- Box of Frogs is an improv group held in Moseley every Tuesday night.
- The Traditional Arts Team have a range of social meets and workshops in performance, music and storytelling around the West Midlands.
- Sampad is a development agency for South Asian arts, they also offer work placements and opportunities for performance and artist development.
- Live Art Development Agency offers offers resources, professional development initiatives, and projects for the support and development of live art practices and critical discourses in the UK and internationally.
- Fierce Platinum Scheme supports live artists with a platform to present work in progress, and to develop individual learning plans, provide artist-led workshops and one to one mentoring from a practicing artist.
- Community Dance provides professional development with resources for funding and useful contacts within the dance industry.
- Motionhouse are based in Leamington Spa and offer professional development and training for dance artists and dance teachers, along with student placements.
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