Journal | Transform

OUT AND ABOUT: PUBLIC ART AT TRANSFORM 23

Alongside genre-bending performances across iconic venues in Leeds, discover these interactive public artworks out and about in the city.

AN ALTERNATIVE GUIDE TO TRANSFORM 23

There are fifteen events from 11–22 October and if you’re unsure where to start, we’re here to help! Check out our alternative guide to this year’s festival.

One month to go

With one month to go until Transform 23, we’re today announcing a series of new commissions, DJ sets and immersive encounters to deepen your experience of the festival.

Mayawa on stage stretched in dance movement

PUMPITOPERA TRANSATLANTICA MICRO-COMMISSIONS

We've invited four exciting Leeds-based artists to develop micro-commissions to celebrate the UK premiere of Pumpitopera Transatlantica by MEXA.

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IF WALLS COULD TALK…

Opening the festival alongside Ásrún Magnúsdóttir’s SECRETS, Transform’s Young Curators present IF WALLS COULD TALK.

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CALLING ALL PERFORMANCE PROFESSIONALS

We are excited to be drawing together a community of artists, programmers and wider performing arts professionals in Leeds for the festival - and we invite you to join us.

Two dancers in silhouette against a blue background

UNVEILED: TRANSFORM 23

Get lost in epic odysseys and dark woodland, hear unspoken secrets, meet iconic orphans, join ceremonial concerts and unite in shared euphoria... Transform 23 is here

A person stands and shouts on stage, wearing casual sports wear

FIRST TWO SHOWS REVEALED & LAUNCH PARTY ANNOUNCED

Our next international festival Transform 23 unfolds across Leeds from 11–22 October 2023.

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SECRETS: Share a Secret

Are you aged 16-19 and living in Leeds? Submit a secret which might be shared anonymously as part of the SECRETS performance at Transform 23.

ANNOUNCING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

We are excited to announce two new Transform commissions which are currently in the making and will be presented with festival peers internationally before heading to audiences in Leeds…

Introducing Our New Team Members

Introducing Ema Boswood (Producer), Siana-Mae Heppell-Secker (General Manager), and Hannah Keating (Freelance Marketing and Engagement Manager)

Performer lies draped across a podium in the centre of the image. They are wearing knee pads and something around their middle but nothing else. There are two naked women curled into balls on the floor facing away from the camera and one woman sitting towards the back of the image on a very large black box that takes up half of the image's background. There is a motorbike suspended on the right hand side. Lighting in this image is mostly red with a projection on the backdrop of a twisted dark forest, with tree roots entwined.

New Dimensions Commission

Transform (Leeds), Battersea Arts Centre (London), Take Me Somewhere (Glasgow), Tramway (Glasgow), and Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton) have come together to support artists who are ready to dream big and create a new work of scale that can tour nationally and internationally.