Residency of Tom Bailey

hosted by PASSAGE Festival

Participating countries:

  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • Norway
  • Theatre
© Tom Bailey

Period

  • From 06-01-2026 to 15-08-2026
Generation #4

Website

Address

Helsingør
Denmark

Project summary

Passage Festival (DK) partners with Barents Spektakel (NO) and Sommerwerft (DE) to support theatre artist Tom Bailey's 2-month, poetic, ritual-performance journey across northern Norway's borderlands in spring 2026. Building on his successful EFFEA Discovery residency, Tom explores borders through 4 lenses: geopolitical (Russia-Finland-Norway), indigenous Sami territories, animal migration geographies, and geological thresholds. Through landscape performance and community engagement, Tom creates a cumulative show from the journey itself - developed from encounters along the route. This innovative green touring model reaches audiences at 4 international festivals, 8 remote community performances, and many more through extensive digital documentation.
© Tom Bailey

Artist

Tom Bailey

Biography: Tom Bailey is a UK-based theatre maker and director of Mechanimal, creating award-winning environmental performance that engages audiences in fresh new ways about living on a changing planet.
Tom’s productions have touring extensively in UK, and begun to tour international festivals (mainly in the EU). He is particularly interested in innovative green touring practices. His EFFEA Discovery-funded ‘Journey of a Lost Hunter Gatherer’ (2024) generated significant impact and major press coverage.
Tom’s practice synthesises devised body-led theatre, landscape-based art, and co-creation with more-than-human Others. He works across scales - major festivals to remote community audiences. As a neurodiverse artist, he brings unique perspectives to borders, belonging, and sustainable practice.
Contact: tom@mechanimal.co.uk
Website: https://mechanimal.co.uk/
Social media: Insta: _mechanimal_
Work: https://youtu.be/TBFTNhLOvHc https://www.canva.com/design/DAGPBkT_SiE/Nxw9UXiExD07I1sTrTerYw/view?utm_content=DAGPBkT_SiE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=ha28b413af3 https://youtu.be/75gMTub2KCM

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