Surge

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SURGE runs projects to develop street arts, physical theatre and circus in Scotland. We also run SURGE Festival, our annual event, which brings new Scottish work and cutting edge international performances to the streets of Glasgow.

Mask in Motion - Free sharing this Saturday. Korean Mask-Dance meets Street & Contemporary Movement A sharing led by ICONTACT (Busan, South Korea), hosted with Surge. Saturday 5th September, 3:30pm Meet at Corner of Gorden St/Buchanan St, Glasgow contact alan@surge.scot.

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MDR - Death from Laughter is coming to Surge Festival 2026. A rare chance to experience this incredible show. A dark and hilarious outdoor secret act that has been wowing European audiences. Don't miss this one! Tickets £6, 7pm on 24th and 25th July at Glasgow Collective. www.ticketsource.com/surge

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Surge Festival 2026 - 24-26 July & 1-2 Aug Our programme for this year's festival is now live! Surge Festival returns, part of Glasgow's Merchant City Festival with fabulous and unique street theatre acts from around the UK and the world. surge-festival.co.uk Funded by Creative Scotland

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Surge is looking for a chair we can borrow from 23rd of July - 27th July that looks like the one pictured, for one of our acts at Surge Festival to use. It need to be: Strong enough to stand/dance on Wooden No arms Even legs, Any help much appreciated! Contact karen@surge.scot

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Surge's Creative Director, Alan Richardson, has been running a 4-day outdoor theatre workshop at the Busan International Performing Arts Festival, in South Korea. Funded by the Creative Scotland Momentum Fund.

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We'd really appreciate any help you can give locating a barrow like this, somewhere in central Scotland. If you know anyone who could help please pass this on and they can get in touch with us at rosa@surge.scot. Thanks!

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Dancing in the Streets: Workshop and Experimentation in Dance and Street Performance. Surge and Gigi Art of Dance come together to run a three-day workshop combining their specialities in dance and outdoor arts. Find out more and apply at www.surge.scot

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Free Sharing at Surge with Produced Moon's Glory Mold - Thursday 14th May, 5pm - 6pm at Surge, 51 Cadogan St, Glasgow. Glory Mold is about relationships between humans, technology and the natural world. To come along contact karen@surge.scot

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Surge Director, Alan Richardson has been in Indonesia at ChoreoNite, a residency and choreography incubation program organised by Gigi: Art of Dance, running a masterclass some workshops and mentoring 15 shows!

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Free Sharing at Surge with Produced Moon's Glory Mold - Thursday 14th May, 5pm - 6pm at Surge, 51 Cadogan St, Glasgow. Glory Mold is about relationships between humans, technology and the natural world. To come along contact karen@surge.scot

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Bethany Edwards free workshop and sharing, Three Acts at Surge has been rescheduled! Come along on Monday 11th May, 15:00 - 16:30, 51 Cadogan St, Glasgow, Floor 2, G2 7HF. To book, contact - melanie@surge.scot

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Free Sharing - Tuesday 24th March, 3pm-4pm, Surge, 51 Cadogan St, Glasgow, G2 7HF 'Three Acts' (working title) is a two-hander improvised performance in which audience interaction inspires the content. Join us for an early-stage work in progress sharing. To join us contact melanie@surge.scot

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ImmersiveLABs is running a 2-day intensive workshop for emerging artists designed to experiment with accessible technologies, introducing the sensory possibilities within hybrid theatre, 27/27 Mar, at Surge in Glasgow. To participate please complete this form shorturl.at/G9i9D DEADLINE: 6pm 5/3/26

ImmersiveLABs – Expression of Interest - Scottish Youth Theatre

Sign-up to a 2-day intensive workshop experimenting with accessible technologies and the sensory potential of hybrid theatre.

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Two free sharings from The Bold Yins and Lewie Watson at Surge, 51 Cadogan St, F2 on Friday 6th March, 4pm. All welcome. Contact melanie@surge.scot to secure your place.

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We're excited to announce award-winning producer and immersive theatre-maker, Rosa Thomas has been awarded a bursary from Federation of Scottish Theatre to work with us at Surge as a Producer for our annual Surge Festival this year. Welcome, Rosa!

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ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY! The Four Nations Outdoor Arts Bursary Deadline: 1/2/26 We are offering bursaries for new outdoor work to emerging artists and companies interested in outdoor arts from Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. Apply -https://www.surge.scot/four-nations-bursary

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Free sharing at Surge! Join us on Friday 6th Feb at 4pm. MareMotus Collective will be performing a sharing of their work in progress after a residency with Surge. The sharing is free but there are limited places. To come along please contact melanie@surge.scot

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