KORO LAB

Koro Lab is an artist development programme for migrant and Global Majority creatives interested in immersive, interactive, and site-specific projects.

Taking place in spring–summer 2026, the programme will include training, mentoring, production support, and seed funding to create new immersive and site-specific works, in partnership with arts and heritage venues.

The programme will culminate in Koro Festival, a new biennial festival of socially engaged immersive and site-specific performance taking place in May 2027.

Information on how to apply will be available on this page in February 2026.
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Partners

Koro Lab is developed in partnership with Shoreditch Town Hall, Theatre Deli, Leadenhall Market and the Wellcome Collection, and is supported by The City of London Corporation’s Community Inspiring London Through Culture Fund.
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Koro Festival

Koro Festival will be a biennial celebration of immersive, interactive, and site-specific theatre, launched across London in spring 2027.

The ambition of the festival is to:    

• Create powerful immersive experiences that connect people and place the audience at the heart of contemporary stories, inviting reflection on complex topics through play.    

• Champion emerging immersive and interactive theatre-makers, with a particular focus on migrant and Global Majority creatives, who remain underrepresented in the immersive theatre industry.    

• Increase the inclusivity of immersive theatre by creating accessible and affordable experiences in spaces where people already gather – including public spaces, schools, libraries, heritage and community venues.

Do you want to be part of the festival programme, as an artist or a venue? Drop us a line, see contact details below.
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Registered address
Koro Productions Ltd
30 Battledean Road
London N5 1UZ
Contact
‍info@koro.org.uk
Company number
16081589
Charity number
1213889