English National Opera and the Royal Northern College of Music are looking for North West-based artists and collectives to join our new Creative Incubator Programme.

Designed for artists who want to explore new ideas, develop their practice and experiment with different approaches to performance, storytelling and collaboration, the programme offers time, space and support to take creative risks in a supportive environment.

Whether you work in music, theatre, film, visual art, design, movement, socially engaged practice or another discipline, the Creative Incubator is an opportunity to connect with new ways of making work and new creative collaborators.

You do not need previous experience of making opera. We are interested in your artistic practice, your curiosity and your willingness to explore.

Through mentoring, workshops, R&D opportunities and access to artists and practitioners from ENO and RNCM, you'll be supported to discover how opera, music theatre and interdisciplinary performance might connect with your work.

Selected artists will receive paid development time (Real Living Wage), mentorship, rehearsal space, R&D opportunities and industry support.

If you're looking for space to experiment, develop new ideas and expand your practice, we'd love to hear from you.