Future Ritual is a practice of gathering, curating and organising. We collaborate with artists to create contemporary expressions of performance and ritual, working to support the emergence of new and more attuned cultures. 

We are based in London (UK).


get in touch

producing@futureritual.co.uk or join our mailing list




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open call
DISCHARGE
1 March

An open call for performance work that doesn’t fit elsewhere.

> more info + apply


 zack mennell
COMMON HOST
13 - 15 March

A weekend gathering situating ancient folk customs such as mumming in new relation to the post-industrial landscapes of London and Essex . 

> full programme info

On 14 March we’ll host contaminated materials, a workshop exploring the performing our difficult histories.

> workshop info


Martin O’Brien
ON DISCIPLINE
11 - 15 May

This intensive workshop looks at discipline in performance making - how commitment, repetition and training can shape the way we work.

> workshop info + booking


Watch Our Work
 
Some of the performances, projects and events we have worked on are available to watch online
> watch










Lois Weaver, What’s a Chair Without a Table? Future Ritual, ALMANAC, September 2025. Photo by zack mennell.




an intensive workshop with Lois Weaver
Mon 4 - Fri 8 May, Peckham (London)

>  Book now (registration deadline 1 April)

We have been thinking about performance as a kind of service or ministry. 

These are contested ideas - oftentimes, as artists we are asked ‘but what purpose does this SERVE, this thing you call art or performance?’ Many of us rightfully resist that question. Others - including some of those engaged in direct social engagement - struggle when work is associated with (or pushed towards) community and social SERVICE. MINISTRY might evoke organised religious practice - something many of us are suspicious of, though we might find proximities between art, performance, ritual and belief.

In this 5 day workshop, we will interrogate and appropriate some of these associations. We will address questions of purpose by asking what it means to practice Live Art, to minister, to serve, to be of service in our work, especially now in these times of crisis.  We will look for ways to enliven calls to community while keeping faith with deep artistic and aesthetic impulses. We will explore what calls each of us to make art that is live, in the presence of others and in response to the moment, and we will explore ways to build both an aesthetic and a social practice that answers that call. Using writing, movement, image making and creative performed response we will work through how we think of service in relation to our work, our audiences, our communities.


Lois Weaver
Lois Weaver is an artist, activist and Professor Emerita of Contemporary Performance Practice at Queen Mary University of London. She has collaborated with Peggy Shaw and Split Britches since 1980. Her experiments in performance as a means of public engagement include the Long Table, Porch Sitting, Situation Room, Care Café, Public Studio, and her facilitating persona, Tammy WhyNot.  

> Artist Index: Lois Weaver


who is this for?

    We invite artists and performers with varied and diverse practices to join ANSWERING THE CALL. You may be a performer curious about social practice, or someone looking to integrate performance into an existing mode of socially engaged work. 

    This workshop is imagined as a space to experiment, refine and deepen existing practices, so is not suited for those without a preexisting practice.

    This is for those who feel the call - and for those wary of it.


    accessibility
    The studio is located on the second floor of the Bussey Building, a former industrial warehouse. Regrettably, there is currently no lift access to this studio.

    If there are other ways we can facilitate your access during the workshop, please let us know on the info form when making your booking - or write to us with any questions.

    to participate


    The workshop is priced £300 for the week (£250 concessions). To access the concession price, use the code ‘concession50’ at checkout. 

    There is the option to pay a £90 deposit now, and we will be in touch about the balance in early April. Places are refundable up to 4 weeks ahead of the workshop (6 April). 

    The number of participants will be limited to 15 artists. 

    We can offer a limited number of subsidised spaces. Please be in touch by email, and tell us about why the workshop would be beneficial for your practice.

    > Book now (registration deadline 1 April)



    key info
    Monday 4 - Friday 8 May,
    10.30 - 17.00, daily

    Bussey Building, Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4ST

    If you have any questions, please contact Future Ritual:
    producing@futureritual.co.uk






    Lois Weaver, What’s a Chair Without a Table? Future Ritual, ALMANAC, September 2025. Photo by zack mennell.