MeshGround to hold creative residency, invites artists
View(s):Local dance company MeshGround will present Weathering Grounds, a hybrid choreographic research residency in collaboration with Alleyne Dance (UK) and ClimArts (UK/India).
A leading contemporary dance company and movement platform, MeshGround founded by Umeshi Rajeendra and Shonaka Ranatunga, has explored creative work that spans a range of performances that combine contemporary movement, live sound, poetry and immersive staging.
The Weathering Grounds residency invites choreographers, dancers and performance and movement artists based in
Sri Lanka to take part in an immersive creative programme exploring movement, dance and performance.
The residency is completely free of charge, and welcomes artists at all stages of their careers and across diverse disciplines, techniques, and movement forms. It especially encourages applications from artists belonging to historically marginalised or structurally excluded communities, as well as those whose work engages with climate justice, social justice, or post-conflict themes.
“Weathering Grounds is a space to explore that through creativity, collaboration, and care – where movement becomes a language for resilience and reimagination,” explains Umeshi.
Said Sadé Alleyne, Co-Founder of Alleyne Dance in the UK: “Weathering Grounds aligns beautifully with our values, placing creativity, care, and community at the heart of practice.”
Weathering Grounds combines an online lab (January 9–12, 2026) and an in-person intensive in Colombo (January 24–31, 2026). The residency is supported by the British Council’s Connections Through Culture (CTC) Programme. Artists based outside Colombo will be provided with accommodation during the in-person residency.
Applications are open until November 30. See www.meshground.org Interested artists can also email info@meshground.org or contact on 0777268518 for more details.
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