Love your work: training, retaining and connecting artists in theatre

The theatre sector in Australia is characterised by interconnection.  Large and small companies draw on each other for inspiration and resources.  The artform itself is inherently collaborative.  It is a sector built on strong, personal relationships.

The future vibrancy and sustainability of the major performing arts theatre companies depends on the ongoing health of the Australian theatre 'ecology' - independent theatre artists, small, medium and large companies, venues and festivals.

This research identifies the following issues:

  • creative workforce succession: where are the directors, artistic directors, designers and other key creatives of the future going to come from, and what can the sector do to support their development now?
  • Interconnections: how can the theatre sector's connections be strengthened to support and manage risk-taking, address issues of talent development and succession, and provide benefit for both small-to-medium and large companies?

The purpose of this paper is to explore these issues and identify recommendations for future action by Australian theatre companies and the Major Performing Arts Board.

Author Australia Council for the Arts
Year 2008
ISBN/ISSN N/A
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  • Kim Durban 10:33am on 30 Sep 2009
    As a mid-career director who received a Training Artistic Directors Grant from the Australia Council, I found this report both interesting and dispiriting.Nothing much seems to have changed.I remain grateful to the senior artists who promoted and supported me then.But there is no follow up. Looking at theatre company response to recent criticism of lack of work opportunities for women directors, it seems they did not read this report.

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