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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 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 training and rehearsal space for dancers…

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

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

  • 'TIME SPENT' : GROUP EXHIBITION

    PREVIEW NIGHT : 7th Jan 2025 17:00 - 22:00

    We are welcoming 2025 with a group exhibition which includes some of Bristols emerging artists. Showing a variety of styles and mediums following the theme of ‘Time Spent’ inspired by the time it takes thinking, creating and viewing artwork within spaces.

    PREVIEW NIGHT : 7th Jan 2025 17:00 - 22:00

    Exhibiting from 7th Jan - 3rd Feb

    OPENING TIMES : 10:00 - 17:00 Mon- Thu

    FREE ENTRY

  • Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me)

    28 - 30 January @ 7.30pm

    Lost Dog bring their iconic, critically acclaimed staging of Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost to Bristol to celebrate the opening of our new theatre.

    ‘A heavenly new take on Milton’
    ★★★★★
    Evening Standard

    ‘A triumphant gallop through the story of creation’
    ★★★★
    The Guardian

    ‘An enchanting, very funny show, swooping from the epic to the vulnerable’
    ★★★★★
    The Independent