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Mixing 900 years of history with dance, art, music and celebration. This breath-taking venue gives the sense of being an ethereal abandoned church, with all the warmth and delight of a beautifully modern creative space - right in the heart of Bristol.

Sympathetically rebuilt following extensive fire damage, The Mount Without continues to be a gathering space. The Main Hall and The Crypt offer the perfect setting for a variety of performances and events.

The Mount Without is a shared home between resident dance company IMPERMANENCE & The Mount Without events. 

The Mount Without events is solely dedicated to curating Private & Public Events, from art exhibitions, concerts, private soiree’s, weddings, music gigs, holistic and immersive experiences and IMPERMANENCE create a place for dance in Bristol, with a programme of cutting-edge productions, alongside being a training and rehearsal space for dancers…

All under one stunning roof. 

A historic multifunctional venue tailoring to a various portfolio of beautiful events

resident company impermanence deliver A year round dance programme

Upcoming events

  • 'People & Places' : Solo Exhibition by Kate Edmunds

    PREVIEW NIGHT - 1st October 2026

    Jims Pizza will be selling Pizza on the preview night, The Crypt bar will also be open.

    1st - 8th October

    Kate Edmunds is an Emmy award winning designer and an accomplished painter, having exhibited in many galleries including OXO Wharf and the Mall Galleries in London, the Victoria Gallery in Bath, and the Royal West of England Academy (RWA), Create Centre and Centre Space in Bristol.

    FREE ENTRY

  • HOPE HUNT

    IMPERMANENCE Presents...

    Oona Doherty

    Hope Hunt and the Ascension in Lazarus
    23 - 25 September, 7.30pm

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    Hope Hunt lies between the lines of physical theatre, social proclamation and dance.

    “a swaggering, graceful ode to working-class men”

    ★★★★ - The Guardian