Celebrating dance in the north west
Dance Consortia North West (DCNW) is a diverse collection of dance artists, companies and venues that come together to generate, collaborate and celebrate dance across the region.
DCNW identifies and delivers collective actions that produce change which is greater than artists and individual organisations could produce by themselves. Working together to make small changes and big impacts, DCNW aims to:
● Grow the quality and range of dance entering, generated in and emanating from the North West
● Nurture regional talent, enable artistic ambition, production and presentation
● Develop audiences, engagement and sector knowledge
● Attract regional, national and international attention for dance in the North West.
Supported by Arts Council England, its members and project activity, DCNW is a powerful consortium of dance artists, companies and venues that are collectively responsive to the strengths, needs and specialisms of the region’s artists and organisations, whilst also learning from and collaborating with the wider dance and cultural sector.
Strengthening The dance ecology
What We Do
Opportunities
We respond to the strengths, needs and specialisms of the region’s artists & organisations
Opportunities
Opportunities
Commissioning artists, companies, academics, venues and other professionals. Read more here.
Who We Are
Who We Are
A powerful partnership of dance artists, organisations, HE institutions & venues
Our Aims
Who We Are
To grow, nurture, develop and attract dance in and to the North West
Our Ambitions
To progress the dance ecology and infrastructure across the region
Our Approach
Working collaboratively to inform both collective and individual action
the future of dance
North West Dance Plan
Together, the members of the consortium have built the North West Dance Plan, a long-term strategy to improve North West dance by leveraging the three pillars of Talent, Trade and Acclaim to drive the engine of dance and creativity in our times:
- More people dancing
- More people investing in dance
- Artists pursue working in the North West
- NW dance is prized at home and beyond
The Dance Plan is for the whole of the sector and for the benefit of dance artists, choreographers, companies, venues, participants and audiences. At DCNW we work to make sure that dance is thriving and valued across our region and beyond. Discover more here.
DCNW Executive Partners
