Future Ritual
Future Ritual is a practice of gathering, curating and organising. We collaborate with artists to create contemporary expressions of ritual, working to support the emergence of new and more attuned cultures.
We understand performance art and experiential practices as potent ways of connecting with ourselves, each other, and the places we inhabit. Against the alienation and fragmentation of contemporary life, Future Ritual fosters spaces to think and feel through land, desire, grief, belief and mystery.
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We centre artistic & creative development. STUDIO hosts a regular public programme of classes and workshops, stretching from casual one-off sessions for curious folk to week-long intensives for practicing artists.
Beyond this we provide space for studio practice, residencies and rehearsal, and host to talks, screenings, performance events and exhibitions.
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2nd Floor ‘Yellow Stairs’ The Bussey Building, 133 Copeland Road, London SE15 3SN
STUDIO is accessed by 4 flights of stairs. There is currently no lift access.
The nearest station (National Rail & Windrush Line) is Peckham Rye.
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emilyn claid: The Trembling Forest
Thurs 20 Nov @ 7pm, more info & tickets
a dance performance exploring intergenerational queer exchange
emilyn claid: The Trembling Forest
Thurs 20 Nov @ 7pm, more info & tickets
a dance performance exploring intergenerational queer exchange
Typical artist studios aren’t suitable for many performance practices, while rehearsal space in London can be prohibitively expensive.
We are seeking up to 5 performance artists to join STUDIO: Future Ritual as Studio Residents. This long term residency is imagined as a way for performance artists to charge their work, embedded in a community of practice, with access to regular space for physical work and embodied research, and supported by Future Ritual’s producing advisory services.
If you are looking to practice in the space with less commitment, or have ideas for workshops or other happenings, check out the info about hiring our space.
Residents get 32 hours of studio space per month, bookable in 4 hour blocks. There are blocks in the morning, afternoon and evening.
We will agree your recurring bookings together, with the flexibility to change those through an online platform, subject to availability.
There is a modest amount of storage available for each resident.
Residency also gives you access to 4 advisory sessions with the Future Ritual team each year, through which we can work together to explore your ideas for projects and what you may need to make them happen.
And you’ll get a 25% discount all event tickets and on our workshops, plus a heavy discount on additional advance space booking.
The monthly cost is on a sliding scale:
- Patrons: £288 (£9 p/h)
- Standard: £240 (£7.50 p/h)
- Concession: £192 (£6 p/h)
We are curating Studio Residents, partly for practical reasons around its nature as a time share, and with the ambition to create an intergenerational community of artists we feel an artistic alignment with.
> Apply via this google form; Deadline 03 March 2026
about the space
The light-filled main space measures 18m x 5m. Most of the floor is covered in harlequin dance flooring. STUDIO is on the second floor. There is no lift access. There are all-gender bathrooms on the same floor.
Typical artist studios aren’t suitable for many performance practices, while rehearsal space in London can be prohibitively expensive.
We are seeking up to 5 performance artists to join STUDIO: Future Ritual as Studio Members. This Membership is imagined as a way for performance artists to charge their practice, offering regular space for physical work and embodied research, and providing access to our producing advisory services.
If you are looking to practice in the space with less commitment, or have ideas for workshops or other happenings, check out the info about hiring our space.
Studio Membership costs £192 per month, with a 1 month break clause.
Members get 32 hours of studio space per month (£6 p/h!), bookable in 4 hour blocks. There are blocks in the morning, afternoon and evening. Space is booked through an online platform. Additional space may be available on an ad hoc basis, at no extra cost.
Membership also gives you 6 advisory sessions with the Future Ritual team each year, exploring ideas around work, projects and producing.
And you’ll get a 50% discount all event tickets and on your choice of one of our intensive workshops each year, plus a discount on additional advance space booking.
We are curating the membership, partly for practical reasons around its nature as a time share, and with the ambition to create an intergenerational community of artists we feel an artistic alignment with.
> Apply via this google form; Deadline 03 March 2026
about the space
The light-filled main space measures 18m x 5m. Most of the floor is covered in harlequin dance flooring. STUDIO is on the second floor. There is no lift access. There are all-gender bathrooms on the same floor.