Big Pulse Intensives

Big Pulse has a keen understanding of the pressures and challenges facing artists and the dance sector as a whole.

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Big Pulse Intensives

Big Pulse has a keen understanding of the pressures and challenges facing artists and the dance sector as a whole. 


One of the strands of activities devised to address these concerns are the Winter Intensives paired with a mentoring programme. The Winter Intensives, hosted annually by partner festivals, will bring Big Pulse artists, arts workers and festival teams together to share knowledge and discuss key topics of relevance to the sector. 


To enhance the Winter Intensives, mentors will bring their wealth of knowledge and offer guidance to the Big Pulse artists as they navigate their developing careers.


Both the Winter Intensives and the mentoring programme will focus on developing leadership and project management skills, as well as addressing ecological and other urgent questions to help create a sustainable working environment. 


Learnings from these week-long workshops and discussions have been compiled into the Big Pulse Pathfinders, digital guidebooks that offer practical guidance, expert input and handy checklists to help artists, festivals and arts workers navigate the dance sector landscape and find creative, successful and sustainable ways of creating and sharing work.


Past Big Pulse Intensives:

  • 2 – 6 September 2024, hosted by Zodiak – Side Step Festival (Finland)
  • 4 – 8 December 2023, hosted by New Baltic Dance (Lithuania)
  • 21 – 25 March 2022, hosted by Danscentrum Sverige (Sweden)
  • 12 – 17 December 2022, hosted by Dance Umbrella (United Kingdom)

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