Fringe Roots: Supporting your Brighton Fringe performance
Apply by Friday 12 December, 9am for our Fringe Roots programme, supporting you to present your work from the ground up, at the 2026 Brighton Fringe.
This opportunity is open to South East* based artists at any stage of their career. You must have a finished piece of work you would like to present at The Dance Space for one night on Thursday 14 May, 2026, during Brighton Fringe Festival.
The package includes:
- Use of The Jamie Watton Performance Space at The Dance Space for one night - the artist keeps any box office income
- The cost of The Brighton Fringe registration fee
- An artist support session with the South East Dance producing team
- Marketing support via South East Dance's channels
- One day of rehearsal space in the Weston Studio Space - can be taken in one block or smaller blocks, subject to availability
- Technical support for the performances with a fixed festival rig, end on.
- One day of get in time 11am-5pm
The piece should be finished - or close to being finished by the application deadline (12 December). We would like to get a clear sense of the final work in the footage that is provided.
Apply via this application form. Decisions will be made by Friday 19 December.
*The South East includes the following counties: Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
Additional tech info
The festival lighting rig is designed to provide good general cover from the front back and side of the performance area. The space is set-up for end on performances only and has 3 legs creating wings, these can rotate 90 degrees to create a black box or pushed upstage to create more width of the playing area. If you wish to add lighting specials, please allow enough time during the get-in.
The space comes with a full sound system, hire of radio mics is available and any special requests can be talked through with the Head of Production, Martin Chick who can be contacted at martin.chick@southeastdance.org.uk
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