WORKSHOPS
GATHER UP hosts workshops four times a year, inviting celebrated artists from across the UK to share their dance and choreographic practice and current research interests in a spirit of reciprocal enquiry.
These workshops are open to the curiosity of people aged 18+ who work with contemporary dance, movement improvisation, choreography or other movement practices.
Who are these workshops for?
Artists and practitioners (18yrs+) working with contemporary dance, improvisation, choreography or other movement practices.
Access:
If you need access support during the workshop or have a question contact us at: info.gatherup@gmail.com
If you are a dancer with a visual impairment and would like to come to this workshop and access our free creative audio description 1-1 support please get in touch to find out more and how to book: info.gatherup@gmail.com
We have a Care Pot available offering cash support towards childcare, parking, travel, access or other extra costs that may surround being able to attend this workshop. Take a read and please be in touch with how we could cover some of your extra costs so that you can come along and participate: info.gatherup@gmail.com
Read our sharing spaces commitment here.
Booking:
Ticket price is pay-what-you-decide with a min. cost of £12.00 + booking fee (which is donated to a Bristol-based charity via Headfirst).
Realise you can’t make it?:
We no longer offer refunds. However, you can put your ticket up for resale or transfer it to a friend using the Headfirst booking system if the workshop is fully booked. If you put your original ticket for resale or transfer via headfirst it will become void and a new, valid ticket will be emailed to the transfer recipient. Transfers can be made up to 24 hours before the event.
Waiting List:
If the workshop places sell out you can add yourself to a waiting list via the headfirst booking link and you will be informed when a ticket is available to purchase.
PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS & CREATIVE RESPONSES:
Below is an archive of the workshops we have hosted.
We have invited a participating dancer to capture an essence of some of the ideas/provocations/explorations shared in some of the workshop through the lens of their own dance practice. All of these responses can be found here, or are linked below.
THEO CLINKARD
INSIDE OUT OUTSIDE IN
June 2025
ANIA VAREZ
FLYING LOW & PASSING THROUGH
April 2025
KYRA NORMAN
DEEP TIME MOVING
April 2025
DIVIJA MELALLY
HOME: BODY
April 2025
Jennifer Lynn-Crawford
February 2025
Akshay Sharma
October 2024
KIRSTie sIMSON
June 2024
Annie Pui Ling Lok
April 2024
BAKANI PICKUP
‘KALANGA’
October 2023
EVERYWHERE HERE
March 2023
January 2023
image Camilla Greenwell
September 2022
Anushiye Yarnell
AN ARRAY OF OPPOSITES
June 2022
March 2022
STARTING FROM A PLACE OF COMFORT
January 2022
WHY BRING ATTENTION TO A MOMENT LIVED?
September 2021
SIMPLE SCORES
January 2020
HOW DOES THE DANCER SPEAK?
September 2019
THE IMPROVISATIONAL PERFORMER
June 2019
TOGETHER
March 2019