PERFORMING NEIGHBOURHOOD

Pictured: Opening Social Event – Between Bytes and Bites, May 2026

A new international partnership funded by Cultural Bridge, which celebrates bilateral artistic partnerships between the UK and Germany through the collaboration between Arts Council England, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, British Council, Creative Scotland, Fonds Soziokultur, Goethe-Institut London and Wales Arts International / Arts Council of Wales.

This new partnership between two organisations at the intersection of performing arts and community culture, Ost-Passage Theater in Leipzig and Volcano Theatre in Swansea, is an immersive exchange between teams who are working to revitalize post-industrial urban spaces in diverse neighbourhoods affected by social precarity and cultural exclusion.

Through local exploration, playful experiment, and collaboration with grassroots artists, audiences and cultural workers, the teams will learn from each other’s best and worst practices, platform voices from their communities, and build lasting connections that will prepare the ground for future projects. The communities will be connected via a live-link “Dosentelefon” booth.

There are events and activities linked to the project, and a chance to meet the team from Leipzig in September. If you would like to know more or to get involved, please FILL IN THIS SHORT FORM and we’ll keep you in the loop!

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