HOST 2026 - Performance Application Form

HOST is the biennial celebration of dance and age co-produced by DanceEast and EncoreEast. Offering a rare opportunity to share practice across the ever-evolving network of older dancers, groups and companies, HOST is ambitious to push boundaries, challenge perceptions and champion excellence.

HOST 2026 will shine a spotlight on film and live performance work that promotes these ambitions. This fifth edition of HOST explores ideas of fusion – across cultures, ideas and practice. It will take place at the Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich on Tuesday 5 May 2026.

We are now inviting applications from companies of older dancers across and beyond East Anglia wishing to perform. Proposals may be for existing, new, or work in development. 

We hope to show a range of high-quality work and creative approaches which means performance time slots will be limited to 5 - 7 minutes.

HOST is designed to bring people together to dance and share practice. It is not just a performance platform or showcase and all performers are expected to engage fully with the whole day and each other’s work.

Companies selected to perform at HOST will be expected to purchase a ticket (one per dancer) to attend the whole event, which includes a range of workshops, talks, performances and refreshments. 

The deadline to apply is Monday 17 November. Decisions on proposals will be conveyed to applicants by Friday 12 December.

If you have any questions, please email Sophie on sophie.oconnor@danceeast.co.uk 

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Name: *
Email address: *
Name of company: *
Short description of company: *
Title of performance work: *
Description of work including number of dancers, length, music, etc. (If the work is still being made, please give whatever details you can):
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Tell us about the concepts and style of the work:
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Has this work been performed before? If so, where?
If there are any links to performances of this work, or rehearsal footage, please include them here (along with any passwords required to view the films, if applicable):
If preferred, you can also email the footage to Hayley.Lemon@danceeast.co.uk
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