Sam Eccles

Take Me Somewhere

Building on the legacy of The Arches arts venue, and following its closure in 2015, Take Me Somewhere provides a crucial support structure and platform for Scotland's most vital artists, and showcases some of the world's most cutting-edge contemporary performance makers. THE FESTIVAL: Take Me Somewhere's presence pulsates across the city with inspirational work igniting the city's main stages, arts venues, churches, nightclubs and gardens. The festival - which has innovative performance at its core - acts as a connector between people, work and ideas, and is inspired by the talent, energy and voracity of the city's arts community. It's a space for crucial, diverse voices from here and abroad that take us somewhere in our personal and collective journeys, understanding the globalised and multicultural world we live in; voices that allow us to consider where we are now and envisage what a future somewhere could be. SECTOR SUPPORT Take Me Somewhere's vision is to create the best possible conditions for exceptional, radical new performance to be made in Scotland. We do this partly through our festival but also through year-round, sector support initiatives. We are focused on ensuring Studio Somewhere is a resource for Scotland-based performance-makers to test out ideas, connect with their peers, and develop their projects in a comfortable, fit-for-purpose environment. We enhance this resource with a programme of skills development, talks and workshop activity as well as national and international residencies and exchanges. All info around current artist development opportunities & activities can be found on our our website within Opportunities Page & keep up to date by joining our Mailing List.