Applications open 2027–29

Rose Choreographic School is an experimental research and pedagogic project based in Sadler’s Wells East, London, UK. We propose a postdisciplinary approach to the question of the choreographic, and use an expanded notion of a school to frame our explorations. The choreographic can refer to choreography, and to the writing of dancing bodies, but it can also refer to modalities of generating and circumscribing movement which don't register as dance, or as art works. We keep the choreographic as an open question for the School.

We are inviting applications to form the second Artistic Cohort. Applications are open internationally. This Cohort will run from April 2027 to March 2029, during which nine artists will each receive a 15,000 GBP research budget, access to dance studio spaces at Sadler’s Wells East, and mentoring and production support. There are no fees to apply or participate in the Cohort. The School is aimed at a postgraduate level but we welcome applicants who do not come from traditional training or academic backgrounds. We are open to applications that explore any kind of research practice into the choreographic, whether arts-based or not.

We do not teach choreography; we imagine together the choreography of a School. To do this we support enquiries into the emergence and operation of choreographic practices, rather than towards the development of finished pieces of choreography. There is no set curriculum or syllabus, and no predetermined outcome; the focus is on coming together as a community of researchers to discover the conditions we need for study, speculation and articulation. 

Applications are now open and will close on September 20, 2026 at 11pm BST. For more information and to apply visit here.