Six-Day Experimental Opera Residency

Factory International; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100 - 140; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development budget

Dedicated Production Manager

Access to specialist expertise

Public sharing opportunities

Job summary

English National Opera and Factory International invite artists to take over the North Warehouse at Aviva Studios in Manchester for up to six days in February 2027 to explore opera, musical theatre, performance and storytelling at scale.

There is no requirement for a finished work; the focus is experimentation, development and discovery, with a budget and production support provided and optional public sharing or industry events planned to suit the idea.

Qualifications

• Be 18 or over.
• Be based in the North of England.
• Have at least five years of professional practice.
• Have an idea that would benefit from being explored at large scale.
• Be interested in developing new approaches to music, performance, storytelling or interdisciplinary practice.
• Be available from Dec 2026 to develop and prepare your idea.

Responsibilities

• Take over the North Warehouse at Aviva Studios for up to six days.
• Develop and test your idea with support from ENO and Factory International.
• Access a development and production budget to support fees, research and development.
• Receive guidance from a dedicated Production Manager and our producing team.
• Participate in creative feedback and dialogue throughout the process.
• Optionally share progress through a public event or industry session if useful to the project.

Job description

English National Opera and Factory International invite artists to take over the North Warehouse at Aviva Studios in Manchester for up to six days in February 2027 to explore opera, musical theatre, performance and storytelling at scale.

There is no requirement for a finished work; the focus is experimentation, development and discovery, with a budget and production support provided and optional public sharing or industry events planned to suit the idea.