Swindon Dance - partnerships

Collaboration with other organisations
is essential to our existence and development. Increasingly, collaboration involves partnership: true mutual benefit deriving from shared goals and aspirations.

Since its inception, Swindon Dance has forged strong relationships with a wide variety of partners. These include Government and local government bodies, charities and trusts, educational institutions, commercial entities and commercial organisations.

The success of such partnerships depends on a real exchange of ideas, skills, knowledge and resources — so we are as proud of the longevity of our relationships as of our reputation for pioneering ways of working together.

See also education

"A commercial venue, a university and a National Dance Agency (Swindon Dance) as the linchpin — I don't think there's
a model like it anywhere else in the country."

Mike Ockwell, Chief Executive, Hetherington Seelig (Wyvern Theatre)

OUR PRINCIPAL PARTNERS

National Dance Network
A network of 20 or so key national dance organisations

Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts
The ICIA (University of Bath) is an academic research centre that commissions new work and provides training, both with an emphasis on interdisciplinary practice.
www.bath.ac.uk/icia

Wyvern Theatre (HQ)
The Wyvern Theatre is located in central Swindon. Its auditorium seats 615 and hosts a wide range of theatre and dance company performances.
www.wyverntheatre.org.uk

Artsmad (Swindon Borough Council)
A strategic development initiative by Swindon Borough Council (with Arts Council England) to provide access for local young people to high quality arts experiences.
www.artsmad.org.uk

The Royal Ballet School
www.royal-ballet-school.org.uk

Dance South West
A regional strategic dance agency for the South West of England.
www.dancesouthwest.org.uk

Wiltshire and Swindon Arts Alliance
A new strategic umbrella organisation that is developing a framework for the arts in the region.
TEL +44 (0)1793 465353 hmiah@swindon.gov.uk

Department for Children, Schools & Families
The department of the UK Government responsible for services for young people.
www.dfes.gov.uk

Wiltshire Dancing
A consortium of Wiltshire's arts venues, dance practitioners, schools, arts agencies and arts administrators — supporting the development of dance in the county.
TEL +44 (0)845 229 0476 (option 8) info@wiltshiredancing.co.uk
www.wiltshiredancing.co.uk

Youth Dance England
A national agency dedicated to connecting young people with dance.
www.yde.org.uk

State of Emergency Ltd
An arts production and management company focused on the choreographic work of black artists working in a fusion of styles.
www.stateofemergencyltd.com