Expressions of Interest Open for Brisbane Anywhere Festival

Performance makers anywhere are invited to express their interest in performing at the 2025 Brisbane Anywhere Festival, running from July 18 to August 3, 2025.

Expressions of Interest open 1 November and close 30 November 2024. Head here to apply.

Known for showcasing theatre, comedy, dance, and film in non-traditional spaces, Anywhere Festival allows creatives to reimagine their work in unique, rent-free locations across Brisbane—from backyards to warehouses.

Anywhere Festival is the festival to bring your idea to reality… anywhere.

Theatre, comedy, dance, participatory, live art – any style of performance for the fifteenth year of Anywhere Festival in Brisbane.

Free of the restrictions and financial pressures of traditional performance spaces, artists can be ambitious, and have your work discovered in rent free non traditional performance spaces and nooks and crannies. Since 2011, over 900 productions, mostly of new work have been premiered to over half a million people.

Designed to support both emerging talent and established artists, the festival encourages boundary-pushing projects and ensures access to critical resources, including insurance, workshops, and promotional opportunities through a broad-reaching network

“The biggest benefit that we’ve found from Anywhere is the access to performance venues – especially in a city like Brisbane, it’s both difficult and very costly for independent artists to find suitable venues for their work. Putting work on without festival backing, while not already being an established company, carries a massive financial risk that many people are simply not willing or able to take.” Producer of Blow The Men Down at 2024 Anywhere Festival

In a two-stage process, artists will have the chance to refine their concepts with festival support, secure venues, and confirm details before confirming for the festival program.

“Anywhere Festival’s low barrier to entry is really important – it’s what the Fringe festival used to be. Cheap, easy opportunities for performers to create and mount work without fear of bankrupting themselves.” 2024 Anywhere Festival Performer and Producer

Supporting a wide array of performance types, Anywhere Festival continues to expand artistic possibilities while minimising production costs, allowing creatives to realise their vision in surprising, immersive ways.

For more information and to submit your Expression of Interest by November 30, 2024, visit Anywhere.is/for-artists.

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