Applications open for Artist Voice 2027!

We’re looking for 2 Black dance artists from the African and Caribbean diaspora, based in Scotland, to develop and present work as part of Artist Voice at Dance International Glasgow Festival 2027 (DIG27).

You don’t need to have a finished piece. We welcome ideas, concepts and works in progress across all dance styles.

Selected artists will receive:

⚡️£3,400 artist fee across 5 weeks
⚡️£800 material + research budget
⚡️Fee for a collaborator for up to 2 weeks
⚡️Studio and stage time at Tramway
⚡️Support from a creative mentor
⚡️Travel, accommodation, care + access support where required
⚡️Two performances in May 2027

Your final work-in-progress or extract will be 10–15 minutes and presented at Tramway as part of DIG27.

📅 Apply by 11 November 2026, 11.59pm

CHECK OUT THE FULL CALL OUT HERE.

Dance Base x Project X Scratch Night | Autumn 2026

Project X is curating the Autumn 2026 edition of the Dance Base Scratch Night.
Are you a Black professional dance artist, scratching the surface of a new idea? Do you have a work in progress that you want to share with an audience? Then the Dance Base x Project X Scratch Night is for you!

The Dance Base Scratch Night is a unique platform in Edinburgh that brings live dance work to audiences and creates a supportive platform for dance and movement artists to try out ideas on the stage, experiment with an audience and share their work with their peers, the sector and the public.


Dance Base x Project X Scratch Night: Friday 23 October 19:00-21:00

More information here.

In The Making is a space for artists to share work in progress, early ideas, and experiments with a live audience.

Featuring Jess, Mawadduh, patsy and Michael, the evening brought together a range of sharings across performance, alongside time to connect and be in conversation.

The last iteration of In The Making took place Thursday 11 June @ The Vic Café & Bar

Being in Conversation Podcast

Being In Conversation is a new Project X series that holds space for Black dance artists in Scotland to center their work, share their perspectives, and be in dialogue with one another.

For this pilot episode, artist and printmaker Christian Noelle Charles and dance artist Salma Francoise reflect on creative friendship, care, and the living legacy of the late Rosina Bonsu.

Check it out on Youtube