The Nottingham Ensemble

Closing date: 29.09.2025 12:00pm

FABRIC is looking for anyone interested in celebrating the history of dance in Nottingham.

Working with Director Alan Lyddiard and Choreographer Tamara McLorg, you’re invited to share your stories of dance in the city of Nottingham and join The Nottingham Ensemble, with the option to join the residency and be part of a wonderful sharing of life through, stories, performance, music and dance as part of Nottdance 2025.

Key Details

Taster Day – Sunday 13 July 2025, 10.30am till 3.30pm

Application Deadline – Monday 29 September

This invitation is for everyone of any age, background, experience, who has engaged in dance in Nottingham.

To take part in the live performance element, you must be able to attend 12, 19, 24 and 25 October as a minimum. In addition to this, we will host a session each weekday for 2 weeks for working with Alan, Tamara and a live musician that you can drop in and out of.

We have 10 bursary places of £250 available to support participation in this project for those who may be interrupting artist commitments to make this possible.

Dates and Commitments

To take part in the live performance element, you must be able to commit to attending rehearsals on 12, 19 and 24 October and the performance day on 25 October. In addition to this, Alan and Tamara will host weekday drop-in sessions (4-8pm) to expand the experience, optional for those that have time and desire to do more.

Each participant will join1 or 2 zoom sessions in September (1-2-1 or group), dates to be negotiated.

Creation and performance dates

You must be able to attend all dates as listed below to be part of the performance opportunity, which will take place at 3pm on Saturday 25 October as part of Nottdance 2025. All activity will take place at FABRIC Studios, Nottingham.

Sunday 12 October	10.30am till 3.30pm
Sunday 19 October	10.30am till 3.30pm
Friday 24 October	4 till 8pm
Saturday 25 October	9 till 4.30pm

Optional drop-in sessions

You can arrive when you want, stay as long as you want and leave when you want.

Tuesday 14 October	4 till 8pm
Wednesday 15 October	4 till 8pm
Thursday 16 October	4 till 8pm
Friday 17 October	4 till 8pm
Tuesday 21 October	4 till 8pm
Wednesday 22 October	4 till 8pm
Thursday 23 October	4 till 8pm

If you would like to be part of The Nottingham Ensemble, but cannot commit to the performance engagement, please register your interest and we will be in touch. We are considering how there can be wider engagement through video contributions.

Weekday Sessions

There are two weeks of daily sessions that participants are free to attend whenever possible. Alan and Tamara will lead these sessions along with a live musician.

These are drop in session between 4 till 8pm, you can arrive when you want, stay as long as you want and leave when you want.

How to Apply

Please complete the expression of interest form. If you would like to speak to a member of the team about the project or about accessing one of our bursary placements, please email chelsea@fabric.dance to arrange a call.

Please note, that there is a taster session on Sunday 13 July for those that want to come and experience it before making a commitment.

To express your interest in attending the daily workshops and potentially being part of the live performance element, please complete the form below by Monday 6 October.

Expression of interest form

If you wish to know more about accessing one of our bursary placements, please contact chelsea@fabric.dance to find out more.