“THIS is how you do an artist residency!”

Abrah Ophelia Katzman, disposable 001

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UNDEVELOPED is designed for you.

where we began...

undeveloped grew out of an interest in the physicality of documentation and archives. In our previous activist work, we have explored how you embody and work with archival material in pursuit of liberation. We are great admirers of the work of various radical museums and live art archives around Britain and the world. Documentation of performance work is a double-edged sword, necessary for securing funding and archiving work, but ultimately running counter to the liveness and the fragility of the encounter between audience and performer.
In undeveloped, we host a space where the artist can feel truly free to try and fail, to experiment and take risks, secure in the knowledge that this brief flickering of connection will not be suspended in time to be examined or judged by those who come after.
The disposable cameras, alongside our collection of ephemera (sketches, polaroids, notes, props, etc), are all that survive the performance. It serves as a metaphor for the audience member - A machine which captures images but which cannot transmit them with the exactitude of modern technology. The images live inside of it, the way all images live inside a body.
Over the years, as the camera is held in our collection, the film inside it will slowly degrade, becoming impossible to recover, and entering oblivion. The loss of these memories over time emphasises the transitory nature of live performance encounters. As the images fade in the memory of the artists and audience members who were there, so too do they fade in the camera.
However, the physical object of the camera in our collection will remain preserved. This is what we mean when we think about the physicality of documentation and archives. By keeping an archive of physical objects, we can use the archaeological nature of archives to present our work in future. Each camera is labelled, and when encountered as an object in a gallery, it conjures up imagined images of it being used, of what it may have captured, of what it may have encountered. The haunting and haunted nature of physical objects allows a far more embodied and sensual encounter with a performance archive than digital documentation or text alone allows.
development

We are deeply committed to artist development. It’s at the core of our practice as curators and producers. We know how difficult and demoralising the state of the arts is for emerging artists. We know how hard it is to create in the face of endless dehumanisation and oppression. Creating small oases for creativity and rest is a radical practice. By giving artists space to experiment, to discuss their practice, to engage with one another’s work, we hope we allow them to rebuild their confidence and stretch into new forms and styles of making.
We are also interested in the intimacy of encounter-based performance. Fifteen years ago there was an explosion of one-to-one performance, which has subsided greatly with the cuts to funding and changes in live art culture. We want to be part of a movement to revitalise the one-to-one and encounter-based forms by challenging our artists to make work for small groups in unconventional spaces, outside of the normal theatre, gallery, or cabaret settings.
Supporting artists to grow is one of the most rewarding parts of our work, and it is something we hope to pursue throughout our careers. If you are looking for producers or curators to work with you on your artist development programmes, please get in touch with us.
moving forward

We are currently building an ACE application to run undeveloped as a paid opportunity throughout 2026. If you are able to offer us any support in kind for this application, we would love to hear from you!
We are also actively searching for a host venue for undeveloped 2026, that would be willing for us to use their space once a month.
If you are an artist who wants to participate :
unveveloped / artist form
If you are a venue that wants to host us in the future :
unveveloped / host form
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disposable index

Abrah Ophelia Katzman

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“THIS is how you do an artist residency!”
Abrah Ophelia Katzman is a London-based multi-disciplinary artist and a recent graduate of New York University’s Musical Theatre program. With a diverse background in performance, Abrah has appeared on musical theatre stages across the United States and in short films in Los Angeles. Their London debut was marked by a collaboration with Kelsey Sullivan on The 12th Annual Clown Show of Sidcup, an interactive clown show and theatrical piece. Abrah’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut took place last August in Worm Teeth by Kelsey Sullivan. Currently, they are developing This Play is a Dildo with Sango Tajima, set to premiere in March at Theatre Deli after a scratch night at Underbelly Soho.
Kay Rowan / ghostgirl

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“This residency really unlocked parts of my creativity that I didn’t even know I had closed. shelf/break cultivated a space in which I could thrive artistically, and helped nurture a performance I am genuinely proud of.”
Kay Rowan (she/her) is a trans, multi-disciplinary creative, working as a songwriter, storyteller, composer and performer. Having trained as a classical composer, she has written music for both stage and screen, collaborating with ensembles like Psappha and Echo Vocal Ensemble to name a few. She also releases folk music under the moniker “ghostgirl”, which has to date included a number of singles, a full length EP, “I’m going out, and I may be some time”, and an appearance at Cambridge Folk Festival. She is currently writing her first book, which she is hoping to announce more about soon.
Santi Tonauac Castro

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“This residency was the perfect way to escape the constant pressure of submissions and applications and actually be able to focus on the art I want to explore. I found joy in the unexpected!!!”
Santi Tonauac Castro (he/him) is an Indigenous Mexican-Cuban 2spirit artist. Santi is a schizophrenic, indigiqueer future seeker and radically humanist genre translator. Santi weaves doom jazz chaos bombs in the shape of plays, poems, and performance. He is a decolonial border challenger, a traditional Aztec danzante, and a tattooed sweetheart.
Oz Dennett

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“I had an absolute blast working with Jane and Néa, it was a much needed break from the world to get back in touch with my artistic side and feel free to make again. I feel it’s an experience all artists deserve, especially those of us who don’t often get the spaces to create and share.”
Oz Dennett (He/They) is a feminist performer, artist and change maker based in London. Their work often explores childhood healing, fat acceptance and gender nonconformity; all wrapped up in a pastel goth aesthetic!
Tatenen Porter

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“This residency was an amazing opportunity for me to finally showcase the work that I am craving to create and put out. I’ve been in such need of a space where I can actually do this kind of performance without worrying about cost or being told I can’t have certain elements that are integral to my work. It was an amazing environment that I felt completely comfortable to be vulnerable in and I am so happy to finally be exploring my true creativity.”
Tatenen Porter is a London-based delusionist whose work blurs the lines between reality and hallucination. As a designer, kink practitioner, composer, musician and performance artist, Tatenen conjures immersive worlds steeped in trauma, kink, psychosis, and the raw pursuit of authentic identity. Their art is a ritual, a confrontation with the self and a séance for the unseen. Tatenen channels fractured states of being into transgressive beauty with their body as their archive.
Josephine Long

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“undeveloped has been such a wonderful weekend. Being able to have the space to create work feels like a luxury right now, and to have support from two artist willing to open their home and curate a weekend full of provoking workshops and the space to play is mind-blowing.”
Josephine Long is London-based performance artist, often exploring themes of the body, transness, and our place as individuals in the world.

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Natasha Du Prez

“This has been such a healing experience because it’s reminded me that not all art has to have been made to the best of your ability, and the main thing is how you are experiencing the making of it, which I will try to carry forward with me!”
Natasha Du Prez is originally from England but has been living in LA for the last 2 years. She loves music and likes to make it too. She also loves meerkats, Halloween, movies and animation. Natasha also REALLY loves making things with lovely friends.

Natasha's Music
disposable 007 / Hybrid Cities

This iteration has taken on a new form. Stretching the boundaries of what liveness can look like and feel like.
In previous months, this residency has responded to our flat in London. This disposable, however, we have all been in different places and time zones, creating an exciting opportunity to take undeveloped international. Two artists, two curators, 5 time zones. Below are the places which each person was in during July 2025:
Sango Tajima / Ibaraki & Tokyo, Japan. Taipei & Taichung, Taiwan.
Natasha Du Prez / Los Angeles, USA.
Néa Ishana Ranganathan / Washington D.C. & Brooklyn, USA.
Jane Morris / London, UK.
We have always had an interest in cities as shelf/break - We talk about the ways cities are like people - How you can have a profound relationship with a city, or a person, who you know for only a day or a week, and equally have one with a city or person you know your whole life, continually returning to it.
We want to explore what memories and stories we can all find in our respective cities, whether we are there as strangers, old friends, or prodigal children. At this moment of intensifying fascist violence against migrants, we want to think about international solidarity and what it means to cross borders and make art in new places, with new people.
We are interested in the way our memories are defined by places, and how our art-making or organising practices directly respond to the physical environment we are in dialogue with.

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Sango Tajima

“This residency felt like a gentle but meaningful way to connect with artists across the globe and stay connected to my artistry.”
Sango Tajima (she/her) is a Japanese-American writer, performer, and director working at the intersection of theatre and film. Her work often explores themes of displacement, identity, and cultural intersections.

Sango's Website

FILM SHARING

Korrigan Edwards

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“Undeveloped was such a precious, generous experience and I can’t express how much I valued it. To be able to dedicate two days to reflection and discussion around organising and sustainability, with fellow artists and organisers, was such a joy. This is what a residency should be, a moment of sharing and collaboration away from the eyes of institutions.”
Korrigan Edwards (they/he/she) is an organiser and interdisciplinary artist, whose practice spans from performance to facilitation to interactive installation to writing. Their practice is rooted in calls for action, in direct threats to institutions and in building alternative, grassroots ways of being and making. As an artist and a person of conscience, she considers it their duty to fight back against the war machine and be a part of the struggle for a free Palestine, from the River to the Sea.
Kaiaa Shepnekhi-Boston

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“Remember to find your warmth whether from a cup of tea or from a kiss of sunshine. I felt so held during the weekend with both Néa and Jane which allowed me to be free to play and create. Within their kindness and generosity I had space to grow. I just hope to keep growing here.”
Kaiaa Shepnekhi-Boston is a multidisciplinary performance artist who comes from the heart of west london. Their work is focused on the liberation of the expression of people through joy play and artistic mediums.
Billie Antimony

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“My weekend with Jane and Néa was an incredibly powerful break away from the world, where I was able to explore and rediscover the joy in creation. Having time and space dedicated to making without the pressure of deadlines, objectives, or perfection was something I haven't been able to experience in a long time, and was truly restorative and healing."
Billie Antimony (he/him) is a performer, facilitator, and activist. His work spans multiple disciplines of live performance, which explore, contextualise, and celebrate transgender identity, disability, neurodiversity and the intersections they hold. His practice aims to uplift the voice and lived experience of minoritised people and drive social change through the arts.
Riya Rajeev

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“Néa & Jane have curated the most beautiful, safe, experimental space. I felt so heard and was so inspired as we moved through their thoughtful provocations and got to experiment with work that I had only ever imagined in my head. I felt so in community as we ate together & shared our thoughts & anecdotes, and so empowered to keep making my own work. So much love!”
Riya Rajeev is an actor, writer & deviser. Her recent work includes playing Pi on the Life of Pi International Tour & working as a writer on an R&D of an upcoming play about colonial-era figure Udham Singh. She’s an alumnus of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama’s Acting CDT course and the Royal Court Theatre’s Intro to Playwriting 2023 cohort
Wyn Teasdale

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“I had an amazing weekend working with Jane and Néa. Thanks to capitalism, it's been hard to find time to be creative and I had forgotten what it felt like to make work that wasn't exhausting. This residency gave me the space to explore putting my well-being first in performance and gave me passion to make work again.”
Wyn Teasdale is a queer, neurodivergent writer, performer, producer, facilitator and accessibility advocate. They love fantasy and D&D and enjoy throwing elements of improv and audience participation into the mix. Wyn believes shows should be ever evolving and likes the idea of the experience being different every night. Making their work accessible is a top priority for them and they are committed to making all their performances relaxed.
Joy Aston

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“To be held in such a wonderful way by creatives in the process of creating. There was so much to be explored with Néa and Jane and they were wonderful fellow wanderers. We were able to meander our way through so many ideas, concepts and sources of wisdom. I learnt so much about practice and making with them. I am so grateful for our time together and the process they were able to facilitate. In being undeveloped, I feel I have been able to develop so much!"
Joy is a spoken word artist, theatre maker and generally storyteller. To make art is to be a political body and so their activism is the foundation of their practice. You may have seen them perform at BOLDMUD, Liberty festival or perhaps wandering aimlessly through your local open mic. They also integrate facilitation and education into the work, collaborating closely with Queer Croydon to cultivate safe creative and community spaces.
Jihae Choe

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“Meeting very thoughtful performers was very engaging. It broadened my view on stage and the concept of being seen, what participation could be in art. Also, the welcoming environment itself gave me much warmth in London. Very excited to see how my typographic and graphic background can resonate with undeveloped in the future.”
Jihae Choe is a typographic experience designer based between Seoul and London. Working across kinetic sculpture, creative coding, installation, and print, she treats typography as an embodied experience—where language becomes material, spatial, and time-based. She earned an MA in Visual Communication from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in 2025 and has received awards, including CGDA Bronze (2021) and Excellence Awards at the Shanxi Design Award (2020) and Interactive Art Award (2020).
Abigail Jacqueline Jones / Nancy

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Abigail Jacqueline Jones / Nancy is an autistic, transfemme multidisciplinary artist, performer, writer, zine publisher, sexual freedom advocate, and academic researcher. Her work explores marginalised approaches to unconventional sexualities and queer ontologies, and the transgressive potential of the divergent erotic imagination.
Frances Calliste

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