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Image: Jana Rumley

Submerge and The Lowry announce Creative Technology Artist Development Programme

Submerge Festival 2022 Highlights Video

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Seeking Wild Voices to look into the future beyond our post-pandemic world

Imagining Futures: What If?

Submerge best bits and a big thank you to Manchester!

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Three international performances not to miss at Submerge Festival

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Image: Isi Parente

Join our Queer Theory For Queer Artists workshop!

A giant latex sow is suckled by 6 latex piglets.

Image: Kyoichi Tsuzuki

Casting Call for Performers to work with Award Winning International Artist Saeborg

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Image: Rebecca Smith

Meet the Manifesto Makers who helped create All Things Equal

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Seeking individuals passionate about performance to join an experimental liveart workshop and performance!

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Image: Taisuke Tsurui

Submerge launches citywide festival of radical international performance in Greater Manchester

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Image: Paul Blakemore

Submerge are seeking a festival producer to help run 2022 festival!

Submerge Festival announce debut in Manchester with audiovisual commission

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Image: Paul Blakemore

Could you be our next assistant producer via the kickstart scheme?

A person wearing a white and grey bellboy hat and a black coat sings a song at Salford Quays

Image: The Mancorialist

Submerge at Lightwaves 2021

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Work with Urban Projections

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Loomaland Cygnus (UK Premiere)

Submerge joins Imagining Futures

Oil Forming Rainbows

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Image: Dan Laws

Anil Sebastian – Swan Songs

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Hot Bodies Choir

Image: Rosie Healy

Making Intimate Performance

Cygnus Soundtrack Design

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Image: Charley Williams

Submerge Festival 2019 Highlights Video

Diving Deeper into Tara Transitory

Talks and Workshops at Submerge 2019

Guide to Performance at Submerge 2019

Diving Deeper into Rian Treanor

Image: Bex Anson

Submerge 2019 Trailer

Image: Alex Painter

Diving Deeper into Gazelle Twin

Energy Revolution

Submerge 2019 Belonging

Submerge 2016 Highlights

Crack Magazine Submerge 2016

Image: Paul Blakemore

Exeunt Magazine Submerge 2016

Bristol 24/7 Submerge 2016

Cone Magazine Submerge 2016

Inter:mission Submerge 2016

Octo Octa – Top Three Tracks

Red Bull Music Interview Octo Octa

Olivier de Sagazan talks to Submerge

Chk One Artists Announced

Inter:mission Speak To Mike Pony

Steakhouse Live Artists

B247 Interview Speak to Mike Pony

Guest Picks Bristol Live Mag

Submerge 2016 Trailer

Submerge Festival launches at Victorian Swimming Pool