Tramway

Tramway is an international art-space that commissions, produces and presents contemporary arts projects.

About Tramway

	25 Albert Drive, Glasgow South Side G41 2PE
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Our vision is to inspire and add to our understanding of today's world by connecting audiences and artists. Tramway is a space where you are welcomed to witness, engage, experience, participate, to be challenged and to learn...

Tramway 1
Tramway 1 is normally associated with large-scale performing arts projects. It is a flexible theatre space capable of meeting the needs of the most demanding projects and ambitious ideas through its ability to adapt and change from show to show.

Tramway 2
Tramway 2 is the principal exhibition space and one of the largest single galleries in Europe, approximately 1011 square metres in size. The original tramlines, steel pillars and the sheer scale of this space make it one of the most impressive visual arts spaces in Europe.

Tramway 3
The public space that creates a throughway between the exhibition and theatre spaces; Tramway 3 consists of our Box Office, and 'Street' area, which regularly hosts participatory activities and public events. It leads into the Café Bar and looks out onto The Hidden Gardens to the rear of the building.

Tramway 4
A studio theatre, with a seated capacity of 86. A very adaptable space Tramway 4 is often utilised as a residency space for artists, as well as hosting performances, talks, film screenings, seminars, and symposia.

Tramway 5
Tramway 5 is the street-facing gallery, it was created in 2009 as part of the redevelopment that saw the relocation of Scottish Ballet’s headquarters to adjoin Tramway. This 184 square metre space hosts both international, UK and Scottish artists’ work.

Upstairs at Tramway
The upper level includes a flexible Studio space, with a seated capacity of approximately 80, which hosts our ongoing participation programme: Junction 25, Tramway Young Critics, and Parkour. It often hosts workshops, talks and education classes by external organisations, including Glasgow Schools Youth Theatre, Indepen-dance, and Theatre Arts.

The Upper Foyer gallery space is used to show community exhibitions and participation project outcomes, and is regularly used by Time for Art and Visual Arts Studio students. It also hosts talks, workshops and participation activities.

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Upcoming Events at Tramway

Exhibitions

Solange Pessoa

9th May 2025 - 22nd September 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

A major new presentation by one of Brazil's most renowned living sculptors, Solange Pessoa, will be hosted at Tramway Glasgow between Saturday 10th May and Monday 22nd September!

Film

DIG 2025: Elyla Artists’ Film Programme (Nicaragua)

9th May 2025 - 16th May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

As part of Tramway's Dance International Glasgow festival their gallery programme presents an exhibition of three performance films by multi-disciplinary artist and activist Elyla.

Dance

DIG 2025: Omar Rajeh and Maqamat - Dance Is Not For Us (Lebanon/France)

14th May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

In this solo performance, Omar Rajeh, who takes us into his dance and autobiographical universe, and reckons with the fading image of a past that no longer exists.

Dance

DIG 2025: Two Destination Language - Bottoms (Bulgaria/Scotland)

14th May 2025 - 15th May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Conjuring a joyous freedom, Bottoms' five dancers seek refuge from the present-day world in fragments of a wild dance forged in the Industrial Revolution. The can-can. With crisps. And cava.

Dance

DIG 2025: Marie Béland and Simon Laroche - RADIOMATON (Quebec)

14th May 2025 - 17th May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

RADIOMATON delves into themes of truth construction, media contamination, fake news, and the body's role in perceiving information.

Film

DIG 2025: Asim Abdulaziz - 1941 (Yemen)

17th May 2025 - 25th May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

As part of Tramway's Dance International Glasgow festival their gallery programme presents Asim Abdulaziz - 1941 (2021), a short experimental film directed and produced by the Yemeni artist.

Dance

DIG 2025: The Q Dance Company - Re:INCARNATION (Nigeria)

17th May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Nigeria's ground-breaking dance company explodes onto the stage with the sensational Re:INCARNATION.

Dance

DIG 2025: Project X Dance - Artist Voice 2025 (Scotland, South Africa, Cameroon)

20th May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Project X presents Artist Voice 2025: A choreographic platform of new works from Artist Voice residency artists.

Dance

DIG 2025: Colette Sadler - The Violet Hour

21st May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Intertwining dance, song and digital video, The Violet Hour consists of three distinct episodes around thematics of love, de-creation and transformation.

Dance

DIG 2025: Starcatchers / Kerry Cleland and company - Float (Scotland)

23rd May 2025 - 24th May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

A beautiful and immersive world for babies from birth to 12 months old and their grown-ups, with a performance that will ebb and flow through the space during the 3-hour experience.

Dance

DIG 2025: The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl (Scotland)

23rd May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Exploring the universal yearning to belong and sharing the joy of friendship, The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl is a dynamic and visually stunning aerial show!

Dance

DIG 2025: Vince Virr - Then What (Scotland)

23rd May 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

A dynamic and captivating dance duet exploring the infinite possibilities of a first face to face encounter.

Theatre

KELI

11th June 2025 - 14th June 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

Marking 40 years since the miners' strikes and featuring a sharp, hilarious script and live brass score KELI is a gripping show about community, creativity, and music!

Days Out

Sufi Festival

19th July 2025 - 20th July 2025

Tramway, Glasgow South Side

The annual Sufi Festival is a cultural experience of Islamic art, culture and heritage in the heart of Scotland's most diverse and multicultural community in Glasgow's Southside!

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