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YTAS research on the long-term impacts of youth theatre participation

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YTAS research on the long-term impacts of youth theatre participation

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In 2022, Youth Theatre Arts Scotland teamed up with the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities to carry out a research project into the long-term impacts of participation in youth theatre. Last week, we were delighted to publish our full report and eight brilliant case studies, which help to prove the life-changing impact of youth theatre on participants’ professional and personal lives.

We already knew, before starting out on our research journey, that youth theatre produces great performers and youth arts leaders. But we also wanted to know whether participating as a young person made for better teachers, doctors, and so on, so we had a particular interest in evidencing impact on those who went on to work in sectors unrelated to the performing arts.

We were delighted to be able to evidence a positive impact on participants’ confidence, emotional intelligence, resilience, teamwork and leadership skills, emotional wellbeing, and broadened horizons. These findings are now being communicated to key policymakers, funders, and network members, and YTAS hopes to use them to shape future planning and delivery in the youth theatre sector. We hope youth theatre organisations themselves will find the proof of their impact, as evidenced in our report, useful for funding applications and sparking ideas for future projects and collaborations.

The full report (including methodology, key findings and the full case studies) can be found online at > https://ytas.org.uk/projects/long-term-impact-youth-theatre-participation/

If any FST members have upcoming newsletters, we would love the opportunity to provide you with a piece for this.

If you’re also able to help us share the results of the research, that would be very much appreciated. Our social media accounts have some posts suitable for sharing >

https://twitter.com/YTArtsScot/status/1636064757072506884

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0PgDfK5WM/

https://www.facebook.com/YTArtsScot (pinned post)

https://www.linkedin.com/company/youth-theatre-arts-scotland/ (pinned post)

Please contact hollie@ytas.org.uk if you need any further information, or have any questions at all.

I hope you find the research as useful and interesting as we have!

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Analysis

Analysis of the case studies revealed that the long-term impacts of participation in youth theatre are often multiple and intertwined.

Long-term impacts of participation in youth theatre on participants' professional lives

The participants universally attributed elements of their work ethic, career successes, and personal sense of fulfillment to having been involved with youth theatre in their formative years.

The eight participants differed from one another in their varied careers to date. However, the experience of participating in youth theatre affected their career selection, with participants varying from directly choosing to work in roles within the creative sector, to identifying particular skills or aspects of their youth theatre experience which had resonated with them (for example: variety, storytelling, working with others) and seeking roles which included these. Many described their jobs, as varied as they were across the eight case studies, as being basically 'acting' or 'playing a role'; they reported that this was something they were able to do confidently because of the skills and self-assurance which they gained through their youth theatre experience.

All of the participants directly attributed their emotional intelligence to youth theatre, describing ways in which their youth theatre experience had developed their active listening skills and enabled them to better understand people by reading their tone and body language. Consequently, the participants found themselves able to work well in teams. They reported easily finding common ground with diverse colleagues in order to diffuse any arising tensions.

Drawing together these skills, the participants described the ways in which becoming confident communicators and effective leaders had helped them in the workplace.

Long-term impacts of participation in youth theatre on participants' personal lives

Many of the participants reflected on youth theatre as having been an extremely positive part of their teenage lives. As well as being a joyful experience and providing them with something constructive to do with their time, youth theatre proved to be vital to their self-expression. It provided a way to build confidence and discover who they really were. The participants largely attributed this to the sense of community created by their youth theatre leaders, the environment of kindness, compassion, and camaraderie fostered by their leaders, and the opportunity to meet both like-minded and different individuals in a space which was separate from the day-to-day pressures of school- and family-life.

Many of the participants formed friendships through youth theatre which have endured into adulthood, and some even met partners through youth theatre or other creative outlets which followed on later. Indeed, most of the youth theatre participants continue with theatre-based or other creative activities to this day.

These experiences have contributed to improved wellbeing and sense of purpose. They have their beginnings in the youth theatre experience itself, and have lasted well beyond.

Conclusions

The patterns in long-term impacts reported by the participants demonstrate where the value of the youth theatre experience lies.

Youth theatre broadened the horizons of the participants, enabling them to engage with new opportunities and requiring them to meet (and find ways to get on with) a new and diverse group of people. The youth theatre participants felt that they were more open-minded people as a consequence.

Youth theatre is a safe and equitable space where participants can express themselves openly and are accepted for who they are. At youth theatre the participants found a unique place to work through their issues and find like-minded peers, which developed confidence and feelings of personal value and ultimately led to embedded feelings of independence and self-belief.

The youth theatre workers were encouraging mentors in the lives of the participants and modelled positive leadership. As well as creating a supportive environment where the participants could develop their sense of self, some participants directly referenced their youth theatre workers as having had a continued positive influence on their own leadership style.

Youth theatre gave the participants multiple tools on which to draw in their adult lives. Undertaking collaborative creativity, playfulness, and improvisation in the youth theatre setting necessitated teamwork and trust, which enabled the participants to develop their emotional intelligence. Needing to be being calm under pressure and deal with the unpredictable helped them to build their resilience and confidence in trying new things.

Many of the participants noted that they felt grateful for having developed these skills and qualities during their teenage years, as many other adults in their lives had needed to learn these later.

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Research: Long-Term Impact of Youth Theatre Participation

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Analysis of the case studies revealed that the long-term impacts of participation in youth theatre are often multiple and intertwined. Long-term impacts of participation in youth theatre on participants' professional lives The participants universally attributed elements of their work ethic, career successes, and personal sense of fulfillment to having been involved with youth theatre in their formative years.

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Are you an artist, producer or creative industry professional working in the performing arts in the Highlands and Islands?

Eden Court Connect is a free membership scheme that offers a number of benefits including:
- discounted theatre tickets, notice of artistic development opportunities, access to rehearsal/creative space, hot desking, Producing surgeries, marketing strategy session, invites to sharings of work and much more.

We are firmly committed to facilitating the vast creative talent in the Highlands and Islands and will do everything we can to support you.

For more information and to apply, please email producing@eden-court.co.uk

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Are you an artist, producer or creative industry professional living or working in the Highlands and Islands?

Eden Court Connect is a free membership scheme that offers a number of benefits, including:

Discounted theatre tickets

Notice of artistic development opportunities at Eden Court and our partners

Networking events

One-to-one producer surgeries with our Producing department

One-hour strategy session with a senior member of our Marketing department

Bookable hot desk space with free tea and coffee

Backstage theatre tours

Access to rehearsal/creative space in the building when available

Climate literacy training

Invites to sharings of work

Invites to opening performances and post - show receptions

We are firmly committed to facilitating the vast creative talent in the Highlands and Islands and will do everything we can to support you and will continue to work with members of the scheme to make sure what we're offering continues to be relevant and useful and meets your needs.

For more information and to apply, please email producing@eden-court.co.uk

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Are you an artist, producer or creative industry professional living or working in the Highlands and Islands?

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BUZZ Network - International YT Artists Lab - Diverse Voices in Youth Theatre

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BUZZ Network - International YT Artists Lab - Diverse Voices in Youth Theatre

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Deadline to apply is 12pm (CET) on Monday 3 April 2023.

As part of the BUZZ project we are hosting a series of multinational training labs. These international exchanges are a unique opportunity to learn, share and develop your professional practice with other artists and cultural leaders from across Europe. Artists’ Labs are for professional directors and artists who create performance work with young people, each Artists’ Lab focusses on a different topic in contemporary youth theatre practice.

The fourth Artists’ Training Lab will be hosted by Youth Theatre Arts Scotland in Glasgow from 12 – 16 June 2023.

The funded five-day programme will offer professional youth theatre artists the chance to:

Share and explore creative approaches to engaging with disability, ethnic diversity, sexuality, gender, and socioeconomic deprivation within youth theatre arts contexts .

Interrogate what a diverse and inclusive approach brings to youth theatre, and what it requires to be implemented and sustained.

Working alongside peers from across Europe, the participants will take part in a series of workshops and be introduced to a range of Scottish organisations who are working to widen access to youth theatre for all. Including: Birds of Paradise Theatre Company, Solar Bear’s Deaf Youth Theatre, Ignite Theatre, Impact Arts, and Sanctuary Queer Arts.

More information on the opportunity and how to apply is available here:
www.buzznetwork.eu/lab4info/

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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE NEXT BUZZ LAB.

As part of the BUZZ project we are hosting a series of multinational training labs. These international exchanges are a unique opportunity to learn, share and develop your professional practice with other artists and cultural leaders from across Europe. Artists' Labs are for professional directors and artists who create performance work with young people, each Artists' Lab focusses on a different topic in contemporary youth theatre practice.

The fourth Artists' Training Lab will be hosted by Youth Theatre Arts Scotland in Glasgow from 12 - 16 June 2023.

The funded five-day programme will offer professional youth theatre artists the chance to:

Share and explore creative approaches to engaging with disability, ethnic diversity, sexuality, gender, and socioeconomic deprivation within youth theatre arts contexts .

Interrogate what a diverse and inclusive approach brings to youth theatre, and what it requires to be implemented and sustained.

Working alongside peers from across Europe, the participants will take part in a series of workshops and be introduced to a range of Scottish organisations who are working to widen access to youth theatre for all. Including: Birds of Paradise Theatre Company, Solar Bear's Deaf Youth Theatre, Ignite Theatre, Impact Arts, and Sanctuary Queer Arts (TBC).
WHAT WILL HAPPEN DURING THE ARTISTS' LAB?

Youth Theatre Arts Scotland will host the Lab, based at Impact Arts in Glasgow and facilitated by Lead Artist Ivor McAskill.

Participants will be introduced to a series of remarkable Scottish youth arts organisations, to gain an insight into their working practices and approaches to inclusivity.

Participants will work closely together to gain insights into each other's work, methods and best practices via workshops, debates and presentations in peer-to-peer groups.

Participants will explore the wider arts sector in Scotland through performances, tours and site visits.

PROGRAMME BENEFITS

High-quality insights into international youth theatre practice.

Exploring the diversity of youth theatre practice across Europe, through peer-to-peer learning and group work.

Developing your artistic and professional practice, broadening your network and increasing your confidence of working internationally.

WHAT COSTS ARE COVERED:
The BUZZ Network will pay for:

Your return travel to and accommodation in Glasgow, for visiting participants.

Daily travel expenses for local participants.

All meals during the lab will be provided by the BUZZ Network project.

Travel between venues during the lab.

Any performances included in the schedule.

WHAT COSTS ARE NOT COVERED:

Access Costs. While we can be adaptable to support any access needs we do not currently have the budget to cover all of these costs. (E.g. interpreters or support workers.) We will however work closely with participants to provide assistance where we can, and help to arrange local practicalities and funding applications if required.

A fee for participation. BUZZ Network is not able to cover daily fees for attendance on the programme. We appreciate that there are many freelancers who wish to participate and that this can cause a barrier to access. However we can advise and assist on transnational mobility programmes or funders you wish to approach. We can also provide letters of support for applications and employers to support your time on the programme.

Because of the limited time between selection and programme dates, if you think you would require any assistance in terms of accessibility support or other costs associated with participation in the programme we encourage you to start these conversations early. While we may not be able to fund all aspects of accessibility we are keen to work closely with applicants to ensure their needs can be met including assisting with further funding applications for access, caring or paying for your own time.

During the lab you will also need to pay for:

any meals/expenses during your travel days.

extra drinks (eg alcohol or soft drinks at mealtimes).

any additional activities you choose to do during your free time.

additional accommodation if you choose to extend your stay in the host country.

WHO WILL TAKE PART
It is important for this lab that we have a diverse range of experiences within the group. We therefore particularly welcome and encourage applications from candidates with diverse experiences including social/cultural backgrounds, disability and racial diversity.

Up to 17 artists from across Europe will be selected for this training opportunity. Artists will be selected from the following locations:

Applicants must be based in the European Union, or another eligible country participating in the Creative Europe culture programme. Artists based in the UK may also apply. You must live and work in the country from which you apply (non-native nationality or passport does not exclude participation).

Applicants will be selected who meet the eligibility criteria outlined below.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Training Labs are open to theatre artists who:

Create work young people.

Want to develop their artistic practice.

Can demonstrate how the opportunity to work internationally will enhance their practice.

Can demonstrate how the Lab's theme 'Diverse Voices' will be of particular benefit to their practice.

Are able to attend all dates of the Lab between 12 - 16 June 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Additional travel days may be required.)

Are based in the European Union, or another eligible country, including UK. More details here.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply to take part in the BUZZ Artists' Lab complete the application form, linked here by 12pm (CET) on Monday 3 April 2023.

If you have any questions please contact catherine@ytas.org.uk

Explore our website to find out more about our previous Artists' Labs in Belgium and Germany.

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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE NEXT BUZZ LAB. As part of the BUZZ project we are hosting a series of multinational training labs. These international exchanges are a unique opportunity to learn, share and develop your professional practice with other artists and cultural leaders from across Europe.

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Networking for the Anxious is a practical skill building workshop organised by Imaginate, led by theatre maker, Ross Mackay, and psychologist and hypnotherapist, Alan Freeburn.

Dates/times

10.30am - 1pm, Friday 28 April 2023

Venue

Lyceum Theatre, 30b Grindlay St, Edinburgh EH3 9AX

More info

This workshop is open to all artists and freelancers based in Scotland who are involved in the young audiences sector, or interested in making work for young audiences.

Networking can often invoke feelings of anxiety and imposter syndrome. However, it is often an essential way that freelancers find work and make connections within the theatre sector. In this workshop we will explore practical ways to reduce anxiety around networking events.

More information is available on the Imaginate website.

How to apply

This workshop is free to attend with a place for up to 15 people. There is budget to support costs associated with access needs and travel from outwith Edinburgh.

To express an interest, please fill in the Google form via this link.

If you have any questions about this workshop please email Anna Broomfield or you can call the office on 0131 225 8050.

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11am-12:30pm Online, via Zoom

Please join us for a clinic focussed on the FST Bursary.

The FST Bursary is supported by funding from Creative Scotland. It aims to nurture the development of professionals working within the performing arts in Scotland by supporting an attachment to an established theatre, dance, or opera company, venue, or design team in the UK or internationally.

The objective of this bursary scheme is to develop the applicant as a professional performing arts practitioner and to encourage the adoption of best practice.

The aim of this session is to answer any questions that you might have and share information and tips with each other.

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Scotland’s membership and development body for professional dance, opera and theatre.

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11am-12:30pm Online, via Zoom

Daunted by budgets?

Join us for this informal and interactive peer to peer sharing event which is aimed at demystifying project budgeting.

We will be joined by seasoned producer Sarah Gray, of Scottish Theatre Producers, who will talk through the budgeting resources that she has created for FST, during the session we also encourage participants to share their experiences, bring questions and be part of the conversation.

This session is the first of our peer to peer sharing programme. Each event will have an experienced professional from within the sector share their knowledge to kick off the conversation and then we will open it up to the group.

This event is aimed at emerging producers, administrators, general managers or anyone who wants to know more about budgets!

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Scotland's membership and development body for professional dance, opera and theatre.

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3pm-4:30pm Online, via Zoom

A practical and supportive workshop on navigating your career in the creative arts as a sole trader.

Heather Parry is a Glasgow-based writer, editor, and publisher who created the free-access Illustrated Freelancer’s Guide with artist Maria Stoian, to help creatives understand their rights and best practices as freelancers.

This session is for sole traders in the creative industries; while the information will be particularly helpful to early-career freelancers, it is applicable for those at any stage of their career.

How do you operate as a creative freelancer? What are your rights, and how do you protect them? What happens when things go wrong, like late payment or a dispute with an employer? How the heck do you do your taxes?

Join Heather Parry, the co-creator of the Illustrated Freelancer’s Guide, for a practical and supportive workshop on navigating your career in the creative arts as a sole trader. With a focus on easily understandable help and simple guidance, this workshop will cover five top tips for operating as a creative freelancer, including specifics on:

1. Setting your rates.

2. Saving for the future.

3. Dealing with late/nonpayment.

We will end with a Q&A to discuss anything at all, so you can bring your particular questions and queries.

Learn how to advocate for yourself and your peers from the start of your career onwards – and how to make the scary stuff less scary!

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A practical and supportive workshop on navigating your career in the creative arts as a sole trader.

Heather Parry is a Glasgow-based writer, editor, and publisher who created the free-access Illustrated Freelancer's Guide with artist Maria Stoian, to help creatives understand their rights and best practices as freelancers.

This session is for sole traders in the creative industries; while the information will be particularly helpful to early-career freelancers, it is applicable for those at any stage of their career.

How do you operate as a creative freelancer? What are your rights, and how do you protect them? What happens when things go wrong, like late payment or a dispute with an employer? How the heck do you do your taxes?

Join Heather Parry, the co-creator of the Illustrated Freelancer's Guide, for a practical and supportive workshop on navigating your career in the creative arts as a sole trader. With a focus on easily understandable help and simple guidance, this workshop will cover five top tips for operating as a creative freelancer, including specifics on:

1. Setting your rates.

2. Saving for the future.

3. Dealing with late/nonpayment.

We will end with a Q&A to discuss anything at all, so you can bring your particular questions and queries.

Learn how to advocate for yourself and your peers from the start of your career onwards - and how to make the scary stuff less scary!

Event image copyright of Maria Stoian

For any access requirements, please contact Fiona.mccurdy@scottishtheatre.org

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A practical and supportive workshop on navigating your career in the creative arts as a sole trader. Heather Parry is a Glasgow-based writer, editor, and publisher who created the free-access Illustrated Freelancer's Guide with artist Maria Stoian, to help creatives understand their rights and best practices as freelancers.

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10am-5:30pm Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicholson Street, Edinburgh, EH89FT

In order to provide further support for sustainable practice across our membership, FST are fully subsidising a number of free places specifically for freelance members and small organisations who may be struggling to budget for sustainability.

These places will be allocated on a first-come first served basis. Please contact  fiona.mccurdy@scottishtheatre.com with your details to request a free place on this training.

Carbon Literacy is an awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions on an individual, community and organisational basis. The climate emergency is no longer a future concern, but something that is affecting and changing our lives in the here and now.

This particular training has been developed to focus on the theatre industry, while simultaneously covering the science and economics which led us to the current situation.

The training consists of a full day of learning, delivered in person, and includes group discussions across organisations and departments about how we prepare for the effects of the climate emergency on our work, and what we as an industry can do to mitigate those effects and reduce our ecological footprint.

This training has been accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project, and as such meets all the criteria for learners to be certified by that body. Certification by the CLP confers a meaningful and robust award which has been rolled out to over 43,000 learners in 18 different nations.

Tea, coffee and lunch are included within this session.

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In order to provide further support for sustainable practice across our membership, FST are fully subsidising a number of free places specifically for freelance members and small organisations who may be struggling to budget for sustainability.

These places will be allocated on a first-come first served basis. Please contact fiona.mccurdy@scottishtheatre.com with your details to request a free place on this training.

Carbon Literacy is an awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions on an individual, community and organisational basis. The climate emergency is no longer a future concern, but something that is affecting and changing our lives in the here and now.

This particular training has been developed to focus on the theatre industry, while simultaneously covering the science and economics which led us to the current situation.

The training consists of a full day of learning, delivered in person, and includes group discussions across organisations and departments about how we prepare for the effects of the climate emergency on our work, and what we as an industry can do to mitigate those effects and reduce our ecological footprint.

This training has been accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project, and as such meets all the criteria for learners to be certified by that body. Certification by the CLP confers a meaningful and robust award which has been rolled out to over 43,000 learners in 18 different nations.

Tea, coffee and lunch are included within this session.

Please email fiona.mccurdy@scottishtheatre.com if you have any access needs or dietary requirements.

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In order to provide further support for sustainable practice across our membership, FST are fully subsidising a number of free places specifically for freelance members and small organisations who may be struggling to budget for sustainability. These places will be allocated on a first-come first served basis.

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10am-5:30pm Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicholson Street, Edinburgh, EH89FT

In order to provide further support for sustainable practice across our membership, FST are fully subsidising a number of free places specifically for freelance members and small organisations who may be struggling to budget for sustainability.

These places will be allocated on a first-come first served basis. Please contact  fiona.mccurdy@scottishtheatre.com with your details to request a free place on this training.

Carbon Literacy is an awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions on an individual, community and organisational basis. The climate emergency is no longer a future concern, but something that is affecting and changing our lives in the here and now.

This particular training has been developed to focus on the theatre industry, while simultaneously covering the science and economics which led us to the current situation.

The training consists of a full day of learning, delivered in person, and includes group discussions across organisations and departments about how we prepare for the effects of the climate emergency on our work, and what we as an industry can do to mitigate those effects and reduce our ecological footprint.

This training has been accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project, and as such meets all the criteria for learners to be certified by that body. Certification by the CLP confers a meaningful and robust award which has been rolled out to over 43,000 learners in 18 different nations.

Tea, coffee and lunch are included within this session.

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In order to provide further support for sustainable practice across our membership, FST are fully subsidising a number of free places specifically for freelance members and small organisations who may be struggling to budget for sustainability.

These places will be allocated on a first-come first served basis. Please contact fiona.mccurdy@scottishtheatre.com with your details to request a free place on this training.

Carbon Literacy is an awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions on an individual, community and organisational basis. The climate emergency is no longer a future concern, but something that is affecting and changing our lives in the here and now.

This particular training has been developed to focus on the theatre industry, while simultaneously covering the science and economics which led us to the current situation.

The training consists of a full day of learning, delivered in person, and includes group discussions across organisations and departments about how we prepare for the effects of the climate emergency on our work, and what we as an industry can do to mitigate those effects and reduce our ecological footprint.

This training has been accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project, and as such meets all the criteria for learners to be certified by that body. Certification by the CLP confers a meaningful and robust award which has been rolled out to over 43,000 learners in 18 different nations.

Tea, coffee and lunch are included within this session.

Please email fiona.mccurdy@scottishtheatre.com if you have any access needs or dietary requirements.

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In order to provide further support for sustainable practice across our membership, FST are fully subsidising a number of free places specifically for freelance members and small organisations who may be struggling to budget for sustainability. These places will be allocated on a first-come first served basis.

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First Aid for Mental Health Refresher, 22 June

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First Aid for Mental Health Refresher, 22 June

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1pm-4pm Tron Theatre Vic Bar, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, GLG G1 5HB

This refresher course is designed to help maintain your mental health first aid skills and knowledge.

Sarah Shimmen (Work Better Wellbeing), an experienced Organisational Wellbeing Consultant and accredited Mental Health First Aid trainer will be running this session.

The session is aimed at anyone who is a Mental Health First Aider (HR Officers and Managers are also welcome to gain an insight into the role of an MHFA’der)

We will cover the following areas:

An introduction and overview of mental health.

What is first aid for mental health?

Recognising and managing Stress.

Common mental health conditions: depression, anxiety, psychosis, eating disorders, suicide and self-harm.

Current external factors affecting mental health.

Your experience to date as a Mental Health First Aider.

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Scotland's membership and development body for professional dance, opera and theatre.

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Ecostage: Holistic Sustainability for the Performing Arts, 13 July 

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2pm-5pm Online, via Zoom

Encompassing foundations of sustainable arts practices that bring creativity, sustainability, Nature Connection, wellbeing and social activism together, Ecostage is a great tool for exploring how and where you can explore sustainability in your arts practice. Ecostage answers a need for shared, intersecting principles and joint objectives that can be applied from the outset. It highlights the importance of taking collective action to radically reposition the sector.

Participants will be introduced to Ecostage’s holistic philosophy around sustainability with practical case studies, providing user-friendly, living examples of the connection between individual creativity and sustainability.

The workshop and discussion explore opportunities to put the Ecostage principles into action in your own projects to co-create sustainable new narratives for the future of our society and the planet.

Take action. Help to build a movement of ecologically-aware performance makers.
Ecostage is a grassroots initiative and website that provides a holistic framework, tools and resources for embedding practice-based ecological thinking at all stages of our creative processes and scales of production. www.ecostage.online

Past participants feedback:
“It is such a critical aspect of life and we all need to recognize how integral it should be to our work “

“The best thing about the workshop was the comprehensive approach to understanding the 7 approaches. Exploring how they are all interwoven would benefit anyone.”

“I appreciated the dialogue between the participants. It was nice to feel like I was part of the process instead of just a recipient of it."

“It's very enriching, from a personal as well as a professional point of view.”

“Compared to other environmental approaches it gives a more inter human approach.”

“I will be pledging to join the Ecostage website community because I feel like this is a great opportunity to learn.”

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Encompassing foundations of sustainable arts practices that bring creativity, sustainability, Nature Connection, wellbeing and social activism together, Ecostage is a great tool for exploring how and where you can explore sustainability in your arts practice. Ecostage answers a need for shared, intersecting principles and joint objectives that can be applied from the outset. It highlights the importance of taking collective action to radically reposition the sector.

Participants will be introduced to Ecostage's holistic philosophy around sustainability with practical case studies, providing user-friendly, living examples of the connection between individual creativity and sustainability.

The workshop and discussion explore opportunities to put the Ecostage principles into action in your own projects to co-create sustainable new narratives for the future of our society and the planet.

Take action. Help to build a movement of ecologically-aware performance makers.
Ecostage is a grassroots initiative and website that provides a holistic framework, tools and resources for embedding practice-based ecological thinking at all stages of our creative processes and scales of production. www.ecostage.online

Past participants feedback:
"It is such a critical aspect of life and we all need to recognize how integral it should be to our work "

"The best thing about the workshop was the comprehensive approach to understanding the 7 approaches. Exploring how they are all interwoven would benefit anyone."

"I appreciated the dialogue between the participants. It was nice to feel like I was part of the process instead of just a recipient of it."

"It's very enriching, from a personal as well as a professional point of view."

"Compared to other environmental approaches it gives a more inter human approach."

"I will be pledging to join the Ecostage website community because I feel like this is a great opportunity to learn."

Please email fiona.mccurdy@scottishtheatre.org if you have any access needs.

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Encompassing foundations of sustainable arts practices that bring creativity, sustainability, Nature Connection, wellbeing and social activism together, Ecostage is a great tool for exploring how and where you can explore sustainability in your arts practice. Ecostage answers a need for shared, intersecting principles and joint objectives that can be applied from the outset.

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Leading Organisational Wellbeing - A Strategic Vision, 21 September

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Leading Organisational Wellbeing - A Strategic Vision, 21 September

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1pm-4pm Tron Theatre Vic Bar, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, GLG G1 5HB

This course is designed to provide Leaders with the tools to promote strong organisational wellbeing, enhance workplace relationships and create an overall healthier work culture.

Sarah Shimmen (Work Better Wellbeing), an experienced Organisational Wellbeing Consultant and accredited Mental Health First Aid trainer will run this workshop, aimed at anyone who has a Senior Leadership role.

Learn how to use your leadership role to shape cultures that can promote positive work environments, build connections between team members, link individuals' contributions back to the wider business, and enhance good wellbeing and emotional literacy.

We will cover the following areas:

Explore the role of mental wellbeing in the workplace

Workplace Stress: the impact on individual and organisational performance, strategies to manage and prevent stress

Recognise your role in managing mental wellbeing as a Senior Leader, and the importance of managing their own wellbeing

Understand how to adopt a strategic approach to wellbeing within your organisation

Understand the importance of engaging your people and communicating your message

Identify current workplace initiatives to promote good wellbeing

Be able to signpost to available support and know where to go for support and guidance for yourselves

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Leading Organisational Wellbeing - A Strategic Vision

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Scotland’s membership and development body for professional dance, opera and theatre.

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FST Bursaries - Upcoming Deadline: 26 April, 5pm

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FST Bursaries - Upcoming Deadline: 26 April, 5pm

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FST Bursaries aim to nurture the development of professionals working within the performing arts in Scotland by supporting an attachment to an established theatre, dance or opera company, venue or design team in the UK or internationally.  The objectives are to develop the applicant’s skills and experience as a professional performing arts practitioner, and to encourage the adoption of best practice.

In the past, FST awarded two types of bursaries: Assistant Director (which also included Assistant Choreographer & Assistant Movement Director) and Producer Placement. However, we recognised that in order to aid equality within the sector there is a need to broaden development opportunities. Therefore, we have adjusted the Producer/Director bursaries to be more inclusive of the diverse range of vital roles which exist within the sector.

The kind of roles that are now included within the bursary would be inclusive of but not limited to:

producing

directing

design

choreography/movement

sound

technical/production

creative learning

artistic development

If you would like to find out more about the Bursaries, we have an online information surgery on:

30 March, 11-12pm – Book here

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Funding Available

The bursary is paid at a stipend of £450 per week. This is an educational bursary and therefore tax free. Host companies are required to make a commitment of a percentage of the total bursary of
£450 per week as outlined below:

* FST Organisation or Individual members: 15% from host, 85% from FST (Host - £67.50 per week + 15% expenses)
* FST Associate members: 20% from host, 80% from FST (Host - £90 per week + 20% expenses)
* Non-members: 25% from host, 75% from FST (Host - 112.50 per week + 25% expenses)

N.B. The FST membership categories above refer to the status of either the host company or the applicant - so where the host or the applicant is an Organisation or Individual member, the contribution from the host is 15%.

In addition to the bursary, successful applicants will be awarded reasonable expenses. A percentage of this will also be contributed by the host company, as outlined above.

Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion  are a legal and moral duty and FST believes they are critical to the vibrancy of FST as an organisation and of the overall dance, opera and theatre sector in Scotland.  As the membership and development body for professional dance, opera and theatre in Scotland we want to exemplify best practices and support our members and the wider sector to develop and share best practices.

We believe that in order to achieve this it is critical that we support artists/practitioners who are currently under-represented within the sector to develop their professional practice, therefore we particularly welcome applications from artists that share protected characteristics which include but are not limited to: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

For any enquiries or if there is anything we can do to help to support you in the application process please do not hesitate to get in touch: Fiona.mccurdy@scottishtheatre.org

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FST Bursaries - Federation of Scottish Theatre

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Funding Available The bursary is paid at a stipend of £450 per week. This is an educational bursary and therefore tax free.

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FST Mentoring - Upcoming Deadline: 21 April, 5pm

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FST Mentoring - Upcoming Deadline: 21 April, 5pm

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FST’s Mentoring Programme has been a core element of our work for the last 13 years and supported many in our sector with direction, development and learning.

Mentoring is a two-way partnership of mutual respect, between someone with experience and someone who is seeking support. The FST Mentoring programme aims to raise self-awareness, encourage increased self-reflection and support a people-centric approach to working. The skills are transferable and applicable in any walk of life, be it at work or home.

If you have any enquiries please don’t hesitate to contact Fiona McCurdy, Professional Development Manager.

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FST Mentoring - Federation of Scottish Theatre

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FST's Mentoring programme has been running for more than 10 years. It's a great opportunity CPD opportunity for performing arts professionals.

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Eden Court is looking to recruit two new board members. Information on what we are looking for and how to apply is supplied in the link above.

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E den Court has vacancies for two Directors.

For one of these positions, we are specifically interested in recruiting a board member with current or recent experience in a senior management or leadership role within a large-scale arts organisation. For the second position we are more open as to the experience and skill set, however useful relevant fields are outlined in this pack.

If you feel you have the skills and commitment to contribute to the strategic and policy decision-making and continued growth of Eden Court we would like to hear from you.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role please contact Michael Garcia, People & Culture Manager at mgarcia@eden-court.co.uk. Michael will arrange a time for you to speak with Rebecca Holt, Eden Court's Chief Executive or Don Robertson, Eden Court's Chair.

Please note the position receives no remuneration however reasonable travel expenses to meetings can be paid. Interested parties should apply with a brief covering letter of no more than two sides of A4 and their CV to:
Lorraine Dunn
c/o Company Secretary's Office

Highland Council

Glenurquart Road

Inverness

IV3 5NX

Applications can also be submitted via email to: lorraine.dunn@highland.gov.uk

Closing Date: 9 am on Tuesday 2 nd May

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a meeting on Wednesday 24 th May

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E den Court has vacancies for two Directors. For one of these positions, we are specifically interested in recruiting a board member with current or recent experience in a senior management or leadership role within a large-scale arts organisation.

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Sex Education Xplorers (S.E.X.) by Mamoru Iriguchi (2023 tour) 

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Sex Education Xplorers (S.E.X.) by Mamoru Iriguchi (2023 tour) 

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IAP are looking for new folk to tour S.E.X. by Mamoru Iriguchi this year May-Jun & Sep-Oct:
- Performer
- Facilitator / Performer
- Technical Stage Manager
Job packs for each role are available in multiple formats (Large Text, Video, Audio) at

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Stage Manager - Dracula: Mina's Reckoning

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Stage Manager - Dracula: Mina's Reckoning

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https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/jobs/stage-manager-dracula-minas-reckoning

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Dates: 18th July - 28th October

We are a theatre without walls and have imagination without limits. We are seeking expressions of interest from experienced stage managers who would be interested in joining us as the Stage Manager on our new production "Dracula: Mina's Reckoning", conceived by Morna Pearson and Sally Cookson, directed by Sally Cookson, written by Morna Pearson after Bram Stoker, co-produced with Aberdeen Performing Arts in association with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.

This is an exciting opportunity for a stage manager who wants to be an integral part of this production and tour. You will be experienced in touring mid to large scale productions and managing a stage management team throughout rehearsals and tour.

For more information on the role please download the full job description below.
How to Apply
Application deadline: Monday 17th April | 10am

Application format: please send an email, audio, or virtual CV and Cover letter outlying your experience and suitability for the role including where you first saw this ad to recruitment@nationaltheatrescotland.com
At the National Theatre of Scotland, we aim to provide an anti-oppressive environment for people from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, nationality, ethnic background, citizen status, hair texture, hairstyle, sex, sexual orientation, gender(s), gender expression, gender identity, age, religion, language, deaf, disability, neurodiversity, chronic conditions, mental health, socio-economic status, skin tone, educational background, pregnancy or maternity/paternity, marriage or civil partnership, class, immigration status, nor cultural markings and/or tattoos due to religious rituals from pre-colonial cultural practices. As language, terms, and expressions inevitably evolve the National Theatre of Scotland is committed to reviewing this statement of language in collaboration with our respective communities.

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Stage Manager (Dracula: Mina's Reckoning) | National Theatre of Scotland

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Dates: 18th July - 28th October We are a theatre without walls and have imagination without limits. We are seeking expressions of interest from experienced stage managers who would be interested in joining us as the Stage Manager on our new production "Dracula: Mina's Reckoning", conceived by Morna Pearson and Sally Cookson, directed by Sally Cookson, written by Morna Pearson after Bram Stoker, co-produced with Aberdeen Performing Arts in association with Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.