Bradford Arts Centre

Big things are coming to Bradford Arts Centre, so check out our staff picks 👀✨ From powerful theatre and live music to comedy, dance and family ssessions, our upcoming season is packed with unforgettable events. 🎭🎶 This is just a glimpse of what’s on the way, check out our website for more. 🔗 Link in bio - . . #bradfordartscentre #bradford #itsoninbradford #visitbradford #westyorkshire

🎉 BRADFORD ARTS CENTRE IS OPEN 🎉 Bradford Arts Centre has opened to the public, celebrating South Asian culture, contemporary performance and its heritage as Kala Sangam and its founders, Dr Shripati Upadhyaya, and Dr Geetha Upadhyaya. With a state-of-the-art, highly accessible, Grade II listed, creative home and its new name chosen by the community, this marks an exciting new moment for the legacy of Bradford’s City of Culture year as we open our doors for everyone with a welcome moniker of ‘Hiya, Love’. Joining the Board of Trustees as Chair at this historic moment is Shagufta Bibi, a marketing and communications director, born and raised in Bradford. Also joining the Board as a Trustee is Deepak Sharma, Vice-Chair of Bradford Race Equality Network. Named by its community to represent the city, Bradford Arts Centre offers a welcoming creative home for performance, artistic development, meetings, education and community workshops spotlighting the city’s brilliant culture and heritage. The opening programme includes premieres from Jaivant Patel Company, Mobius Dance, and Natalie Davies, and four festival takeovers of the building. Modernised meeting rooms and conference spaces have been created as commercial hire spaces that enable the centre to offer £1 tickets for performances and £1 a day studio hire for artists. For the full news story, check out our website. Link in bio - . . #bradfordartscentre #bradford #bradford2025 #bradfordcityofculture #artscentre

Hiya Love! Welcome to Bradford Arts Centre Following our refurbishment, Bradford Arts Centre will be reopening on 8 October and we can’t wait to welcome you in. While we are putting the finishing touches to everything in the building, we’ve got lots of exciting things to share with you. From the launch of our opening season to venue hire, artist support and education and communities, we will be sharing it all. Check out our BRAND NEW WEBSITE for all the details, and make sure to follow along on our socials and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear about all of our exciting changes ahead. Everyone is welcome at Bradford Arts Centre – Come in, have a cuppa, meet your friends, join a class, see a show or just take time out. We want everyone to feel like this is a space for them – because it is. Thanks to our funders Arts Council England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Garfield Weston Foundation and Foyle Foundation See you in October! 👋 Check out our new website through the link in our bio - . . #bradfordartscentre #bradfordcityofculture #artscentre #nationallotteryheritagefund #artsvenue #bradford #westyorkshire

Please note - Bradford Arts Centre will be closed on Monday 18th May We will be back open Tuesday 19th May. For any enquiries, please email [email protected] and we will get back to you on Tuesday.

Last week, we welcomed Alfie, a Year 10 student, to Bradford Arts Centre for a five‑day work experience placement, giving him a real insight into life inside a busy creative organisation. During his time with us, Alfie got fully involved in a range of activities, from office and administration tasks to observing front‑of‑house and community engagement work. He supported staff by inputting and organising data, gaining first‑hand experience of how strong organisation and attention to detail are essential to the day‑to‑day running of an arts centre. A key focus of Alfie’s placement was building confidence and employability skills. With structured reflection and staff guidance, he learned how to identify his strengths, reflect on challenges and understand the importance of teamwork, communication and responsibility in a professional setting. By the end of his placement, Alfie showed clear growth in confidence and independence, becoming more comfortable working with adults and contributing across the team. He reflected that the experience motivated him and helped clarify workplace expectations and future career possibilities. We really valued Alfie’s positive attitude and willingness to learn and we’re proud to support young people to gain meaningful early experiences of the creative and cultural sector. Thanks Alfie for joining us! Check out this video to hear more of what he got up to!

🚨 BIG NEWS FROM THE DHAMAKA ARTS UNIVERSE 🚨 The official poster for Khandan (Family) – The Shame Generation ✨ And we are beyond excited to announce that the phenomenal @amanda_huxtable_ will be joining the project as Director alongside @officialsidakbar creative vision 🚀💫 Amanda is an absolute powerhouse of theatre, storytelling, and artist development, and having her onboard for this next chapter of Khandan feels genuinely thrilling. The ship just got a serious upgrade 🛸✨ Written and performed by Sid Akbar and presented by Dhamaka Arts, Khandan is a bold new solo show travelling through time, memory, queerness, culture, chaos, and family. Every cup of tea becomes a portal. Every timeline holds a secret. Every generation leaves something behind ☕🌌 Blending sci-fi spectacle with comedy, heart, and brutally honest storytelling, Khandan explores what it means to search for belonging while carrying the weight, love, and expectations of family across galaxies. This one is personal. This one is camp. This one is emotionally intergalactic ❤️🚀 📍 @bdartscentre 📅 11th–13th June 2026 ⏰ 7:30PM 🎟️ Tickets available now via the link in bio Massive love to the creative dream team helping bring this universe to life ✨ @amandahuxtable @irregularjenn @olliep0cket @louloulisle @lukemadzudzo 👇🏽 QUESTION 👇🏽 If your family had access to a time machine… what’s the FIRST thing that would go wrong? 👀 #Khandan #TheShameGeneration #DhamakaArts #AmandaHuxtable QueerTheatre Bradford SciFiTheatre SouthAsianArtist QTIPOC 🎭✨

🌸 Spring is in full swing at Bradford Arts Centre, and we’re bringing you a vibrant mix of performance, laughter and powerful storytelling to match the season. 🌼 From a night of top-tier stand-up to bold contemporary dance and a spectacular celebration of classical South Asian theatre, there’s plenty to discover in the months ahead. And what's more, you can get tickets for just £1. Grab yours through the link in our bio - . . #bradfordartscentre #visitbradford #itsoninbradford #whatsoninbradford #bradfordcitycentre

Who’s Been In Our Studios! Last week, we had @officialsidakbar and @irregularjenn in Studio 5 for a week full of conversations, chaos and post it notes. 🌈 They have been getting stuck into rehearsals for ‘Khandan (family): The Shame Generation’ coming to Bradford Arts Centre from the 11th-13th of June. We spoke to them about what they have been up to, how they have been finding the space, and a little bit about what to expect in the show 👀 And what’s that? You can get tickets for just £1!? Link in bio 🔗 - . . #bradfordartscentre #queerperformance #queerartist #bradford #visitbradford

🎤 New Shows Just Announced ✨ 😂 Setlist Comedy Night | Saturday 5th September | 7:30pm | 16+ Setlist Comedy is a stand up comedy night bringing together some of the best circuit acts working across the UK. Each show features a carefully curated line up of experienced comedians. 🌙 Divija Melally & Saili Katebe: One Foot In The Dark | Wednesday 23rd September | 7:30pm | Age 10+ ‘One Foot in the Dark’ is an exploration of our known and unknown experiences of identity, culture and change through text and movement. It comprises a double bill of a solo ‘The Skeleton is White’ and duet ‘Six Degrees from Home’, both honest explorations of two artists understanding what it means to navigate through life, questions and unknowns. 🎶 The Kala Chethena Kathakali Company: Kathakali UK Tour 2026 | Thursday 8th October | 7:30pm The Kala Chethena Kathakali Company, include outstanding international artists from Kerala, to bring emotion, colour, and incredible characters onto the stage. This enables people of all cultural backgrounds to experience art on a deep and personal level. Book your tickets from £1 through the link in our bio - . . #bradfordartscentre #bradford #visitbradford #itsoninbradford #BradfordCityofCulture

Play, Move, Create: Early Years Activities in Bradford Looking for a welcoming baby and toddlers group in Bradford? Join Bradford Arts Centre and All Star for our weekly Play, Move, Create sessions, designed specifically for parents, carers, and their little ones (ages 0-5). Our sessions offer a safe, nurturing environment where children can grow in confidence through imaginative play, music, movement and hands-on creative activities. It’s the perfect place for local parents and carers to connect, while children learn and grow through play. For Parents, Carers and Children (ages 0-5) | Wednesdays 10am-11.30am | £1 per child (refreshments included) Book your £1 tickets through the link in our bio - . . #bradfordartscentre #babyandtoddlergroup #babygroup #bradfordfamilies #bradfordchildren

‘Three women. Three eras. One impossible role to play.’ Following our successful ACE funding, Suzy Homemaker is back on the road! You can ticket booking links via the linktree in my bio ✨ Tour dates and venues: 4th July- Bradford Arts Centre @bdartscentre 16th July- Skipton Town Hall @skiptontownhall 17th July- MAC Birmingham @mac_birmingham 28th Aug- Cambridge Junction @cambridgejunction

Erica Mulkern: Suzy Homemaker - 4th July | 7:30pm The piece explores feminism through three historical periods: early 1900s, 1920s and the 1950s. ‘Suzy Homemaker’ was a line of miniature functional toy household appliances produced by Topper Toys, and launched in 1966, teaching girls how to be the perfect housewife. In this performance we see women throughout history trapped in a role they did not ask for, and had no choice in. Book your tickets through the link in our bio - . . #bradfordartscentre #onewomanshow #contemporarydance #feminismshow #visitbradford