Kindling is a radically unique arts incubator and accelerator embracing exciting original and experimental performance developed outside existing institutions. With an emphasis on innovative process, the Kindling Arts Festival will showcase interdisciplinary collaborations in surprising spaces, defying genre and cultivating authentic new aesthetics. We empower diverse local performers with the space and supporting resources required to take daring creative risks and explore challenging ideas.

By generating thoughtful, original content with an eye toward inclusivity and the professional development of diverse creators, we intend for Kindling to emerge as the premiere platform for Nashville’s most innovative makers.

The inaugural Kindling Arts Festival will take place in Nashville’s vibrant Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood at Track One, abrasiveMedia, and the Flamingo Club. The lineup features productions from some of Music City’s most celebrated circus, theatre, dance, and comedy performers. The current line-up includes:

Suspended Gravity Circus
REFRACTION

Sejal Mehta, Diego Gomez + Natalie Risk
WE PLAY HERE TOO

Nate Eppler
BOOZE & LEARN: A PASSION POINT PARTY

Numinous Flux
THE BIRTH OF MERE

Alicia Dawn, Tori Keenan-Zelt + Jessika Malone
KINDLING ARTS CIRCUS: SPELLBOUND

Madeleine Hicks
POTTY MOUTH

Laura Peek
STUPID TITTIES

Matthew Marcum
POLLOCK: A FREQUENCY PARABLE

A limited quantity Wildfire Weekend Passes now on sale for just $50, providing access to all festival content. Grab yours early and enjoy all that Kindling Arts Festival has to offer for less!