Jacksons Lane offers support to any artist who requires it, regardless of whether they’re just starting out in the industry, or have years of experience under their belt.
Accessing space in which to create new work is the biggest challenge for most circus artists, both established and emerging. Through utilising our theatre with its 6.5-metre-high rigging facilities, we are able to support most circus disciplines, particularly aerial work. Through our additional five studio spaces we can offer more support for ground-based disciplines and dance/circus hybrid work.
Our short- and long-form residency programmes Hangwire and Transmission offer space to develop new work in our theatre with public and industry sharings, and through these programmes we have supported over 100 new works which went on to tour nationally and internationally.
Jacksons Lane has many national and international partnerships to further support circus artists, including The Lowry, Salford, London International Mime Festival, Roundhouse, Crying out Loud (all UK), Subtopia (Sweden), Sirkus and Dance Info (Finland), MICC (Canada), TENT (Holland) and many more. We are also a partner for Resolution at The Place, presenting several circus artists each year in this annual contemporary dance festival.
Internationalism
We work with many global countries to offer performances and residencies at Jacksons Lane. In recent times we have showcased work from France, Norway, Mexico, Palestine and many others. We also regularly collaborate with Scandinavian companies, and have worked in partnership with The Finnish Institute In the UK and Ireland many times.
Jacksons Lane on Tour
Jacksons Lane has supported over 100 touring productions in the last decade, including work such as Circumference’s Staged, Nikki & JD’s Knot, and Alula Cyr’s Hyena.
In 2015/16 we embarked on our first-ever national larger-scale tour, across 15 UK cities as part of Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring Programme. We have also taken our previous associate artists Silver Lining to a big top at The Roundhouse, to the Underbelly Circus Hub for Edinburgh Fringe 2016, and to large festivals such as Shambala, Tralee and Greenbelt.
Other Work
Here are some of the other ways that we have supported artists in the past:
- Outside eye / dramaturgy
- Previews and scratch performances
- International exposure
- Graduate / Early career support
- Technical and marketing support and advice
- Presentation of work including premiers and previews
- Festival showcases and performances, including the London International Mime Festival
- Producing and co-producing
- Associate Artists (In 2022 we announced Chusi Amoros, Rosie Rowlands and Brain Fools as associates)Â