TAKE ME SOMEWHERE IS AN INTERNATIONAL, BIENNIAL FESTIVAL AND YEAR-ROUND SECTOR SUPPORT ORGANISATION THAT EXISTS TO POSITION SCOTLAND AS THE PLACE TO CREATE AND SEE RADICAL PERFORMANCE.

Building on the legacy of The Arches arts venue, following its closure in 2015, Take Me Somewhere provides a crucial support structure and platform for Scotland’s most vital artists and showcases some of the world’s most cutting-edge contemporary performance makers.

THE FESTIVAL:

Take Me Somewhere’s presence pulsates across the city with inspirational work igniting the city’s main stages, arts venues, churches, nightclubs and gardens. The festival - which has innovative performance at its core - acts as a connector between people, work and ideas, and is inspired by the talent, energy and voracity of the city’s arts community. It’s a space for crucial, diverse voices from here and abroad that take us somewhere in our personal and collective journeys, understanding the globalised and multicultural world we live in; voices that allow us to consider where we are now and envisage what a future somewhere could be.

2017, 2018 & 2019 festivals were a huge success with large, responsive audiences and praise from critics. With the festival cancelled in 2020 due to lockdown, we returned in 2021 with an online festival - with live streams, interactive Zoom performances, on-demand shows and audio works - and audiences tuned in from around the world.

The festival is led by Artistic Director LJ Findlay-Walsh and Executive Producer Caroline Winn. Take Me Somewhere was founded in 2017 by Jackie Wylie, now Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland. Jackie Wylie and LJ Findlay-Walsh led the artistic programming at the Arches from 2008 to 2015.

Meet the TMS Team here