Commissions

We commission projects across all art forms and cultural disciplines, from live streaming performances to immersive experiences, online collections and digital storytelling. Scroll down for a selection of some of the projects we’ve commissioned.

Categories:

Accessibility
Combined Arts
Dance
Digital Storytelling
Museums
Music
Opera
Podcasts
Short Film
Spoken Word
Theatre
Visual Arts

Search Commissions:

A hand holds a mobile phone. We see a seaside setting in the background
Tag Icon Digital Storytelling
Spoken Word
Cornish Rambles

Hear stories collected from surfers, pub landladies, young mothers, fishermen, tattoo artists and museum volunteers

A photograph of floral patchwork on a piece of clothing
Tag Icon Combined Arts
Digital Storytelling
Connecting threads

Would you let two women cut up your clothes?

A photograph of the side profile of a bald man
Tag Icon Dance
Spoken Word
Lords of the Dance

Find out what inspires some of the UK's best choreographers

A poster for Shakespeare Trilogy
Tag Icon Spoken Word
Theatre
See all female Shakespeare Trilogy

Donmar Warehouse's all female Shakespeare featured on the BBC 

A photograph of someone performing on a stage with wings on
Tag Icon Digital Storytelling
A modern day fairytale

Have you heard the one about the Robot and the Scarecrow?

Tag Icon Spoken Word
Theatre
Telling Tales

The Winter's Tale was streamed live from The Barbican in April.

Photograph of a ballet dancer from Atomos
Tag Icon Dance
Music
From the smallest units of matter, comes Atomos

Award-winning choreographer Wayne McGregor creates a unique film version of his stage work Atomos.

A still from a performance of Hip hop filmed - with help from Danny Boyle
Tag Icon Dance
Music
Theatre
Hip hop filmed – with help from Danny Boyle

Everyday moments in life - demonstrated in dance.

A photograph of a man with his fists up cheering
Tag Icon Spoken Word
Theatre
The beautiful game

One crowd sharing one colour, one song and one wish.