We’re back, and we’re calling in the revolutionaries. Homotopia Festival 2025 is titled Uprising, and we’re inviting LGBTQIA+ artists of all kinds to rise with us…
We’re on the lookout for bold, beautiful, and brilliant work to be part of this year’s programme, work that is unapologetically queer, joyfully subversive, and deeply connected to our community, with ties to the theme and concept of local resistance, in Liverpool and beyond. Whether your practice is dance, theatre, cabaret, visual art, music, digital, heritage, workshops, or something else entirely, we want to hear from you!
Applications are now open from Wednesday 25 June and close at midnight on Sunday 20 July.
How to Apply
Please submit your proposal through our Microsoft Forms link:
We do also welcome more informal expressions of interest to remove barriers of submission, just drop Natalie, our Festival Producer, an email at [email protected] and start the conversation.
If you have any questions surrounding the application process, please feel free to get in touch with us.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re especially keen to platform talent from Liverpool and the city region, artists who live, work, or have a strong connection to the area. We also are interested in reaching artists beyond Liverpool, who create work that ties in closely with the theme and concept of local resistance.
We’re passionate about work that is:
- Unapologetically queer: rooted in queer culture, identity, and lived experience.
- Diverse: We programme across the full LGBTQIA+ spectrum and strongly encourage artists from underrepresented communities to apply, this includes LGBTQIA+ people of the global majority, trans masc and intersex voices, and disabled queer artists.
- High quality: We love our audience and want them to experience the best of LGBTQIA+ art, work that is excellent, engaging, and meaningful.
- Risk-taking: What counts as ‘risky’ is different for everyone, don’t overthink it. If it’s authentic, we’re listening!
A Note on Scale
We’re an established organisation with a wide reach and deep roots, but we’re also working with a modest budget. That means we’re unlikely to support large-scale productions with big casts / crew or complex tech.