Apply now for our Kaleidoscope bursary

We've teamed up with Pavilion Dance South West and DanceEast to offer six paid bursaries for practicing dance artists/choreographers, to take part in Stopgap’s Kaleidoscope programme, a series on online workshops supporting dance artists to embed access into the work. . 

This open call is for six dance artists at any stage of their career, two in each region (South East, South West & East) who are currently making work - either just starting out with an idea or mid-process. 

The bursaries cover the cost of the entire online Kaleidoscope programme, which runs across four weeks in January 2026, with seven online evening workshops 6–7:30pm on Zoom. Four of the sessions are led by Stopgap and three by guest experts. Sessions are relaxed and combine knowledge-sharing, discussion and interactive tasks. They can be booked either as a full course or individually. 

To ensure flexibility, all sessions will be recorded and available for six months. 

Find out more here. 

Apply here.

Questions? Email us at: programming@southeastdance.org.uk or call us on +44 (0)7483 098841.

We will cross-check all applications for eligibility on the 12th December, and draw two artists per region, by lottery. You will hear back from us by 16th December, whether your name has been drawn or not. 
 

Eligibility Criteria

• Confirm that you live in the regions: south west, south east, or east regions
• Confirm that you are a practicing dance artist or choreographer
• Confirm that you require financial assistance to attend this training programme

Practical information

• Once you are selected Stopgap will contact you for information needed to support your participation on the course. All access support will need to be confirmed by 19 December.