PRESENT FUTURES DUNDEE

by Colette Sadler

Contemporary arts event Present Futures comes to Dundee on Wed 10th and Thurs 11th September at DCA and Dundee Rep Theatre. Over two days this special satellite edition of the festival will bring together a programme of performance, sound, film, visual arts and discussion curated by acclaimed choreographer Colette Sadler and produced by Feral Arts.

Now in its sixth edition Present Futures Dundee will explore the complex entanglement and interdependencies of human and “other than” human as we enter collectively into precarious and unknown futures in the wake of ecological transition and crisis.

With contributions from artists including SHHE, Bishop May Down, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Moorhouse, Ian Kaler, Samir Kennedy, Suk-Jun Kim and Colette Sadler.

ABOUT

Present Futures is an International bi-annual multi-disciplinary arts festival curated by Colette Sadler and produced by Feral. It was founded in 2016 by choreographer and multi-disciplinary artist Colette Sadler to platform cutting edge Scottish and International artists that move between performance, film, visual arts and theory. Curatorially the festival deals with thematics such as post-humanism, artificial agencies, and speculative futures with artistic experimentation at its core.

The festival has worked in partnership with Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow (CCA), GoMa (Gallery of Modern Art), Goethe Institute, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, The Work Room and Tramway. Present Futures is committed to artist development. Since 2019 the associateship bursary has supported 8 emerging Scottish performance and visual artists to research and present their ideas within the context of the festival.

For more information please visit: https://presentfutures.org/

PERFORMANCE DATES

Wednesday 10th September 2025: Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)

Thursday 11th September 2025: Dundee Rep and Dundee & Angus College

CREDITS

Produced by Feral and Colette Sadler/ Stammer productions

Present Futures Dundee is funded by Creative Scotland. Supported by Generator Projects, Dundee Rep, Scottish Dance Theatre, Dundee & Angus College, Dundee Contemporay Arts (DCA) and Goethe Institut.

TEAM

Colette Sadler: Curation

Feral (Jill Smith & Kathryn Boyle): Producers and Co-Curators

Elena Anna Rieser: Graphic & Web Design

Sarah Wilson: Production Manager

Photo Credit: Brian Hartley @ Still Motion