Fabric International leads a programme of activity supporting independent dance artists and producers based in England to connect internationally.
As part of this, we financially support mobility funds to undertake invited international presentations of tour ready work, or residencies with a future presentation opportunity as part of the offer.
Please note: this information is a guideline, please get in touch with us before you apply to ensure we have resources available at that moment, as we have a maximum allocation per year.
Eligibility for Presenting Artist/Company
As part of this, we financially support mobility funds to undertake invited international presentations of tour ready work, or residencies with a future presentation opportunity as part of the offer.
Please note: this information is a guideline, please get in touch with us before you apply to ensure we have resources available at that moment, as we have a maximum allocation per year.
What we will support
- Invited international presentations of tour ready work, or residencies with a future presentation opportunity as part of the offer
- Costs associated with reaching an international presenter e.g international travel, visas, mandatory vaccinations, freight
- Costs to incentivise other presenters in the region to attend performances or R&D sharing’s
How much you can apply for
You can apply for up to £3,500 providing it is against what we can support. We have a financial allocation each year and we are always striving to increase it, and spend it, so it fluctuates.
How to apply
To make a request, you will need to prepare a short proposal (max 2 pages) and email it to artists@fabric.dance with the following information:
- Details of the opportunity (including a link) and why it requires additional investment
(e.g it is a strategic opportunity, it is developing a new relationship, your presenting partner doesn’t have the resources to make it happen alone, it is a self-funded professional development trip) - Details of the potential impact for you (i.e. your rationale for doing it)
- An outline of the project, including details of tour dates, partners and how you plan to travel
- A budget/breakdown of in and out costs including the presenting partner(s) contribution (fees, local travel, accommodation etc) and any other benefits either in cash or in kind
We encourage you to spend no more than an hour on the narrative of your application and to write in the form of brief bullet points. We require the details but are not assessing how it is written.
Deadlines
We assess applications on a rolling basis until the yearly budget allocation has been spent. Please email in advance to ask if there is any budget left in the current year before you apply.
Selection
Applications will be assessed against the eligibility criteria, the strength of the rationale for investment and the available budget.
We aim to turn around decisions within 2 weeks, but during busy periods of work or holiday time, it may take longer. We expect that activity will be at least 3 months ahead of the time of applying.
Following an approval, artists will be issued a letter of agreement to outline terms of engagement. In order to invoice, you will need to supply your international partner letter of agreement. Funds can be paid directly to the artist or to the international presenter. Payment terms are 28 days from when the invoice has been received and processed internally.
Terms and reporting
You will be asked to credit Fabric on print and/or social media during the engagement, guidance notes will be provided in the agreement.
You will be asked to report key stats and outcomes for inclusion in Fabric International evaluation and monitoring reporting.
Previous supported artists and producers
Fabric international have supported the following artists and producers to attend a wide range of festivals to support their international practice development and connectivity.
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Liam Francis – Lyre Liar at Festival Quartiers Danses (Canada)
A Body Of Rumours and Dual Till The Death at Euro-scene Festival (Germany), Korzo (The Netherlands)
Joe Moran – Materiality Will Be Rethought – Mammot Athens (Greece)
Takeshi Matsumoto – Club Ninja at The Niagara Children’s Festival, Petits Bonheurs Diffusion Culturelle, WeeFestival (Canada)
Orla Hardie – SKUMO at Insincronia Festival (Italy), Imaginarius Festival (Portugal)
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Kerryn Wise – Replica at Art VR Festival at DOX Centre for Contemporary Art (Czech Republic)
Dorine Mugisha – Sweet Banana at Kinani (Africa)
Max Revell – The Party at Detours Festival (Belgium)
Levantes Dance Theatre – Run Rabbit Run at Montréal Complètement Cirque Festival (Canada)
Neve Harrington – Screensaver Series at Tanz Im August and Oriente Occidente (Italy)
Ceyda Tanc Dance – Ayna at Izmir International Festival (Türkiye)
AΦE – LILITH.AI Lecture Performance at Doris Duke Theatre (USA)
Eve Stainton – Impact Driver at Dansehallerne (Denmark)
Avatâra Ayuso – ANGEL VR at Festival Ellas Crean (Spain)
Ray Young – OUT at Campo (Belgium)
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SAY – The Album Live at Festival Quartiers Danses (Canada)
Chisato Minamimura – Scored in Silence at SPAF (Korea)
Akeim Toussant Buck – Windows of Displacement at Akropoditi Festival (Greece)
Second Hand Dance – We Touch, We Play, We Dance at ASSITEJ Korea International Summer Festival
Takeshi Matsomoto and N Harrington – Krokus Festival (Belgium)