En Masse Community & Arts Programme
Sign Up for 2025 Sessions via links below
En Masse is more than just a festival: it’s a space for learning, creativity, and connection. Thanks to funding from Arts Council England, we’ve expanded our Community & Arts Programme to bring you a series of free workshops, talks, and masterclasses designed to break down barriers to music and the arts.
Hosted by some much loved Bristol artists, as well as a few from further afield. We hope to provide an opportunity for creatives to hone their skills, so whether novice or experienced, there’s something for everyone.
Taking place before our club events, this programme is built on participation, information-sharing, and accessibility, ensuring that more people across Bristol can engage with the city’s thriving creative scene. By making these events free and accessible, we’re committed to fostering a festival that truly belongs to the wider Bristol community.
Continuing in the direction of its previous two editions, 2025’s Community & Arts programme will create access to creative opportunities for Bristol’s under-served communities by empowering individuals to pursue creative careers.
Sign-ups are open to all, but we’ll be prioritising organisations and education providers that work directly with young aspiring creatives. If you’re connected to an organisation, community group or student body that might be interested in attending - please reach out to us at info@enmasse.dance
Spaces are very limited for most events, so please follow the signup/ticket links below to secure your spot.
En Masse 2025: Book talk with Dhanveer Singh Brar
Dhanveer Singh Brar presents "I’m Gone: Small Talk with DJ Rashad, Gil Scott-Heron and Esther Philips"
En Masse 2025: The Bell Ensemble (week-long installation)
An En Masse-commissioned audio-visual installation by Copper Sounds, Guest & Sarahsson.
En Masse 2025: Mobilising for Palestine within dance music communities
A conversation with artists ex.sses and Õkami (Sisu Crew) on the challenges and opportunities of organising in solidarity with Palestine through dance music.
En Masse 2025: Ballads of Eastern Europe (Workshop)
Ballads of Eastern Europe workshop by Polina Shepherd followed by a concert.
En Masse 2025: Safe Light Sessions w/ G*RLS Camera Club
An informal, playful evening of darkroom experimenting with analogue acetate poster making, imaginative manifestos and spontaneous exhibition curation
En Masse 2025: Shackleton Technical Demonstration w/ Elevator Sound
Shackleton goes deep on his technical set up for a very rare show & tell.
En Masse 2025: Social w/ Ababo's Cuisine & Jubel
£5 meals from Ababo's Cuisine + free Jubel beer for the first 50 attendants!
En Masse 2025: Ballads of Eastern Europe (Concert)
A mixture of original, classical and folk songs mainly in Yiddish with a few visits to cultural neighbours
En Masse 2025: Deep Listening w/ Missterspoon
Ambient & Drone listening session w/ Bristol's Missterspoon, bring your own yoga matt!
En Masse 2025: Dali de Saint Paul & Clíona Ní Laoi (installation)
An audio-visual installation confronting necrocapitalism and calling for resistance against the death machine
En Masse 2025: Listen, Watch and Connect at The Cube
Our Saturday community hub and day-long cultural programme featuring listening sessions, instrument demonstrations, film screenings and talks. Come along to one of the events in the auditorium, or simply to browse the stalls, eat a taco, and make friends!
En Masse 2025: The Bell Ensemble (performance)
An En Masse-commissioned audio-visual installation by Copper Sounds, Guest & Sarahsson.
Production Masterclass: Instrument Sampling and Granular Processing with Flora Yin Wong
Learn to use various granular synthesis plug-ins, with sounds and samples to take home and explore. Suitable for beginners
Production Masterclass: Finding your sound with Manuka Honey
Focusing on sample based production and how to take an authentic approach to building your sound by incorporating different genres of music into your productions. Aimed at intermediate and above.
Production Masterclass: with Piglet
Workshop is for beginners/entry level. This master classes focuses on DIY production, utilising Reaper and Renoise.
Production Masterclass: Mixing Down a Track With Pinch
Join renowned producer Pinch for a deep dive into digital engineering and mixing techniques in Logic Pro. Designed for intermediate to advanced skill levels.
Gong Bath with Dan Johnson
An intimate listening session with one of Bristol’s best musicians and his gongs.
Live Performance with Modular Synthesizers with Steevio & Elevator Sound
A close up and hands on talk/workshop exploring sound, synthesisers, modular & more!
En Masse social
For all to join, Pop up Record Shop & Tunes from Disk Frisk + “Food for a Fiver” from Jikoni.
RESOUNDING PLACE: An Analogue and Digital Exploration of Jamaica Street Studios
In this collaborative workshop led by BEEF members, participants will be divided into two groups—Analogue and Digital—each creatively investigating Jamaica Streets’ political, cultural, and artistic past through both factual and speculative narratives. This workshop culminates in a joint A/V installation. Suitable for beginners to those more advanced.
Building Your Own Yorick Synth with Bristol Communal Modular
Join a hands-on workshop led by Bristol Communal Modular. With BCM's lead, you will build a Yorick Synthesiser from start to finish. Appropriate for beginners and enthusiasts.
Listen and Draw with Illustrator Jess Knights
Join local illustrator Jess Knights for a lively 1.5-hour session at Jamaica Street Studios, where creativity and fun come together. No drawing experience needed.
'Magpie' A Sound Installation by Angela Ugarte
“to my ear and yours, the point is we are here”, a site-specific installation in the crypt at St John on the Wall
A talk with Dennis Bovell
An all encompassing talk with Dennis Bovell hosted by Chris Farrell.
Mark Simmons Photography Exhibition
A new immersive photographic exhibition by Mark Simmons celebrates the diversity of musical expression and exploring the history and ethos behind the world renowned Bristol music scene. The exhibition which is composed of photographs from Mark's archive explores the state of being, "en masse", and the power of collective experience, listening and dancing to music.
Find out more about Mark’s published work here.