To apply for this opportunity, you must be available at all of these dates and times for dress rehearsals and performances.

Wed 8 Jan, 5.30 to 8pm – on site rehearsal
Thu 9 Jan, 4.30 to 8pm – dress rehearsal
Fri 10 Jan, 4.30 to 8pm – performance
Sat 11 Jan, 4.30 to 8pm – performance

There will also be a number of other important rehearsals and meetings – participants should attend as many of these as possible. The full rehearsal schedule is still to be confirmed, but key dates include:

Mon 21 Oct, 5.30 to 7.30pm – first meeting and information session with the creative team

Sat 9 and Sun 10 Nov (time TBC) – workshop and filming sessions

Fri 22, Sat 23, and Sun 24 Nov (time TBC) – workshop and filming sessions

w/c 2 Dec (date and time TBC) – evening rehearsal

w/c 9 Dec (date and time TBC) – evening rehearsal

You must be able to come to the workshop and filming sessions, as many rehearsals as possible, the dress rehearsal and both performance dates. If you can’t make all these, unfortunately, there won’t be enough time to get you ready to be safe and at your best for the final event.

This is a voluntary opportunity. We can pay for travel to and from the on-site and dress rehearsals and both performances from within the Bradford District, and we will provide refreshments at each session. We can also cover access support costs.

We are looking for a balance of younger and older performers with a mix of backgrounds, gender identities and life experience. The cast will reflect the people of Bradford. We are interested in your personal connection to the themes, why you have chosen to apply in this pair, and why pairing up with each other is so important. Please don’t be shy and tell us about your story. A limited number of pairs will be selected for this, but there will be many other opportunities to take part in Bradford 2025 throughout the year.

If you know people who want to take part, encourage them to apply for themselves. We need separate applications from everyone so we have all the correct information. See below if you are under 18. The performance is public and free, so all your fans can come and watch you!

We ask that only people aged over 18 complete our application forms. This should be the adult in the pair, applying for themselves and a legal guardian for the young person in the pair. The young person can help fill in the form, but it must be sent by their legal guardian. We will have chaperones and appropriate safeguarding measures in place at all sessions, rehearsals and performances.

If you are keen to be part of RISE but don’t have someone to pair with, you can apply as an individual. We may have space for individuals to participate with us, so please complete an adult or a young person sign-up form so we can consider you in our selection process. 

If you want to participate with Bradford 2025 but don’t feel like this project is the right fit for you, you can sign up to participate with us here. If you want to get involved with Bradford 2025 more widely, volunteering might be the right fit for you. Find out more here. To find out more about City of Culture and what’s coming up, sign up for our newsletter here. 

We want a big age range on this project, and we’d like a clear generational difference between the older and younger cast members. We would like young people involved in this project to be aged 12 years or older.

We will be recording footage of rehearsals and performances, which will be shared by Bradford 2025 and our partners on social media and websites. The film made for the performance may also be used in the future. This project is high-profile, so please note that we will need photo and video consent.

You will wear something from your own wardrobe that’s simple, comfortable and represents you. You’ll be given a steer on colour and type from the costume team, but the key is to be warm and relaxed. You will not need to spend any of your own money buying new clothes for this performance; we’ll work with what you have!