1-3 SCRATCH RENAISSANCE Performer Application Form

Please fill out the form below if you are an artist/company interested in being programmed by one of the following curators for our 'Scratch Renaissance' series.

These nights will take place on the following dates/locations:

Past Works Recycling Plant - 23 January 2026 - Chisenhale Dance Space
Mind the Gap - 27 February 2026 - Piehouse Co-Op
Cross Pollination - 27 March 2026 - Chisenhale Dance Space

PLEASE NOTE: You are welcome to apply to multiple nights, but you will need to submit a new form each time. You can apply to multiple evenings in the same application round, but please make sure your work / proposal is relevant to the theme of the evening. You can reuse answers across applications if you are applying with the same piece of work.

Accessibility

If you have any difficulty filling out this form or need to apply in a different format such as video or audio recording please contact CDS on 020 8981 6617 or email sam@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk You can download all of the application questions in word or PDF format below.

Past Works Recycling Plant and Cross Pollination will take place at Chisenhale Dance Space, which is on the second floor, accessed by a staircase only. Regrettably, the building is not wheelchair accessible. More on building accessibility here. Mind the Gap will take place at Piehouse Co-Op which is fully wheelchair accessible.

‘Past Works Recycling Plant’ with Emergency Chorus - Fri 23 January 2026

A night for 'recycled' performance: for reworked and remixed material, whirlwind retrospectives, rehearsal room B-sides, or the very first work an artist ever made.

You can download the full application info for ‘Past Works Recycling Plant’ HERE

‘Mind the Gap: Open Night’ with Mind the Gap - Fri 27 February 2026

A part curated / part lottery ‘open mic’ night for improvised and spontaneously created acts, across mediums and styles.

You can download the full application info for ‘Mind the Gap: Open Night’ HERE

‘Cross Pollination’ with Ensemble Not Found & Halfpace Theatre - Friday 27 March 2026

A night for artists who have never worked together to collaborate and create interdisciplinary and experimental work.

You can download the full application info for ‘Cross Pollination’ HERE

Name of Lead Applicant*

First NameLast Name

Pronouns

Company Name

(if applicable)

Email*

example@example.com

Phone Number*

Country CodeArea CodePhone Number

Tell us about who you are as an artist / your artistic practice*

100 - 200 words

Are there any useful links you would like to share (e.g. website/socials/video)?

Optional

You can download the guidance in word doc and PDF formats and the questions (to draft outside of this form) here:

Past Works Recycling Plant Application Form word / pdf / questions

Mind the Gap: Open Night Application Form word / pdf / questions

Cross Pollination Application Form word / pdf / questions

Which evening are you interested in?*

Past Works Recycling PlantMind the Gap: Open NightCross Pollination

Past Works Recycling Plant - Tell us about the performance you would like to present, and how it is 'recycled' *

(100-200 words)

Past Works Recycling Plant - Why are you interested in revisiting this performance or aspect of your practice? *

(50-150 words)

Past Works Recycling Plant - Expected Length of Work*

Past Works Recycling Plant - What technical requirements does your work have?*

Mind the Gap: Open Night - Tell us about the work you want to present?*

(100-200 words)

Mind the Gap: Open Night - What words would you use to describe your performance? For example, what mediums and what genre/ style is your performance?*

(50-100 words)

Mind the Gap: Open Night - What are the names of all of the performers?*

Mind the Gap: Open Night - How are you working with improvisation/ spontaneous creation?*

(100-200 words)

Mind the Gap: Open Night - Curated acts are offered 20 minute slots, does this work for you? Do you have a different duration or way of managing this time you would like to suggest?*

Mind the Gap: Open Night - What technical requirements does your work have if any? Do you have any specific tech requests or requirements eg a change of audience/ space set up?*

Cross Pollination - The goal of Cross Pollination is to encourage daring, boundary-breaking collaboration. What themes, issues, aesthetics, or disciplines are you interested in engaging with? What excites you about working with someone from a different discipline?*

(150-200 words)

Cross Pollination - Describe your approach to collaboration. How do you typically engage with other artists in a creative process? What qualities or working styles do you value in a collaborator, and what can others expect from working with you?*

(150-200 words)

We ask the next two questions because CDS actively prioritises supporting marginalised artists, and are committed to ensuring that at least 50% of slots are offered to those who identify as either Global Majority Heritage and/or Disabled / Neurodivergent.

Do you identify as black or brown / of global majority heritage / a person of colour (or another equivalent term)?*

YesNo

Do you identify as disabled, neurodivergent, or living with a long term health condition?*

YesNo

You can read about our committments to anti-racist practice here. You can read about our committments to anti-ableist practice here. This lists some of the ways that we can support artists with their access needs.

Do you have any access needs you would like to make us aware of?

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