York is home to a number of successful and historic arts venues, including the country’s longest continually operating theatre company, and boasts a varied and dynamic array of artistic work.
From classical texts to upbeat dance performances, to multi-media immersive productions, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
York is a thriving cultural and artistic city, with strong roots in the performing arts sector. From diverse professional programming, to long running amateur dramatics groups, performance has played a big part in our city’s history.
Across the city you can find opportunities and events such as youth theatres, adult dance classes, gigs, venue tours, artistic development, and theatrical design work.
Now more than ever, with emerging companies, innovative styles, non-traditional performance spaces, and multi-disciplinary work becoming more prevalent, York’s performing arts presence is moving from strength to strength, allowing you to connect with creativity in a way that suits you.
The city is buzzing with growing communities of multi-skilled creatives – York Creatives is a hub at the centre of this during an exciting time of development. In the performing arts discipline, we hope to connect more people to each other, and to their own enjoyment of creativity. The future of the city is inspiring, and we welcome those excited to be a part of it!
For some more information about events happening around the city, check out the pages / companies below:
Friargate Theatre (home to Riding Lights Theatre Company)
