The Northern Dance Company is a contemporary dance and ballet company based in a converted warehouse in the creative Ouseburn district of Newcastle. We have created a very intimate space combining a large stage area with 20ft high ceiling, with lighting rig and a combination of LED and robot lights. We have space for around 80 people seated with additional standing room and side access to the stage area. We host working musicians and songwriters and have a sound system, mixing desk and a range of music instruments. Additionally, we have 3+ HD projectors and professional video/filming equipment (Blackmagic Ursa, Pocket, various Leica). Please visit www.northerndance.org.uk for more gallery images of the space.

Northumbria University is a research-intensive University that unlocks potential for all, changing lives regionally, nationally and internationally. Named UK University of the Year 2022 by Times Higher Education and Modern University of the Year 2025 by The Times and The Sunday Times, Northumbria University is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Northumbria offers a range of cutting-edge conference and event facilities for all occasions. With a vibrant culture, rich history, and stunning architecture, Newcastle Upon Tyne offers a unique backdrop and renowned warm hospitality, perfect for any gathering. Hosting 404 Festival at Northumbria University opens up a world of connections to get you the best city centre hotel rates, exciting and engaging excursion/activities in and around the city centre. Visit https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/

Gallery North Northumbria is part of Programme Northumbria, the new public cultural programme from Northumbria University’s School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries. Our programme showcases research-driven projects undertaken across a broad range of creative fields by established academics, early-career artists, under-represented voices and talented students. Featured work spans global visual cultures, digital and material innovation, film and moving image, writing and performance, socially engaged art and design, and artistic practices that respond to our changing environmental realities. Please visit https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-schools/school-of-design-arts-and-creative-industries/gallery-north/ to see the various current and upcoming exhibitions.

Culture House Sunderland opens in Spring 2026 and will create a living room in the heart of the city where everyone feels welcome and spends time. The venue will include large digital screens, cutting edge immersive spaces, green screen studio and podcasting facilities. It will also be home to a new, state of the art city library. Once open, the venue will host talks, gigs, comedy shows and creative gatherings in its large adaptable spaces, as well as more intimate shows such as film screenings and gaming battles. Please visit https://culturehousesunderland.co.uk/about/ to see the various spaces that are available in the venue.

Digital Catapult’s Advanced Media Production (AMP) Gateshead studio is where the impossible becomes possible. Our virtual production studios give artists and performers access to technology once reserved for Hollywood blockbusters. Use LED volumes that transform space instantly, motion capture that turns performance into digital art, and real-time tools that blur the boundaries between physical and virtual creativity. We’ve hosted everything from experimental theatre to music videos, dance performances to immersive installations. Artists leave not just having used cutting-edge technology but having discovered entirely new ways to create. Learn more at www.advancedmediaproduction.co.uk