Platforma

Platforma festival takes place in a different English region every two years, produced in collaboration with local partners to showcase work, build capacity and share learning.

The 8th Platforma festival will take place across the East of England in October 2025 and we are currently holding meetings and conversations with artists and organisations to co-develop a programme. For more information on getting involved, please email Tom Green tom@counterpoints.org.uk

In 2023 the 7th Platforma festival was held over 5 weeks across the South West of England, with more than 30 events. A key part of the programme is connecting organisations and people across the arts, migration and other sectors. We also seek to make connections between places, within the region and with visiting artists and practitioners from across the UK and internationally.

By focusing on a different region every two years, Counterpoints is able to spend time getting to know a wide range of new partners and to build and understanding of the context. Our co-commissions and overall programme are responsive to that, with a view to capacity building for the longer term and creating collaborations that last well beyond the festival period.

Platforma also becomes a focus of local media, as with this 2023 report by the BBC.

Read more about Platforma 2023

Image: Good Evening, We Are From Ukraine by Frankie Mills (Platforma 2023)