The Lowry in Salford has announced the 2024–26 cohort of artists to be included in its 'Developed With' artist development programme, which offers support for independent artists and companies based in the North of England.
The 2024–26 cohort includes actor, writer and theatre-maker Aarian Mehrabani, artist, puppeteer and visual theatre-maker Beka Haigh, sculptural installation artist John-Paul Brown and multidisciplinary environmental artist Sophy King, interdisciplinary dance artist, choreographer and stand-up comedian Lewys Holt, dance, circus and parkour artist Louiseanne Wong and composer Stephen Hyde and writer and director Ella Langley.
Since 2009, 52 productions and one exhibition have been commissioned as part of Developed With Lowry, including BAFTA-winning comic Sophie Willan’s first stand-up hour On Record, Theatre Ad Infinitum’s Ballad of the Burning Star, Dickson Mbi’s solo performance Enowate, Thick & Tight’s 10th anniversary show Short & Sweet, Snatched by Melissa Johns and Lily Levin, Memory Stone by Nikta Mohammadi and FADE by Alice Christina-Corrigan.
The Lowry will deliver a package of support for each of the artists, as well as investing over £40,000 in the development of six new works that will be presented in the venue's Studio Theatre and gallery across the next 18 months.