Creative Scotland has announced the Regular Funding decisions for 2015-18. It is a mix of good and bad news for FST members.
News
New touring event tackles long- and short-term planning in Scottish Theatre
FST’s Emporium is a well-established event facilitating connections between producing companies, venues, producers and promoters. Since the first event in 2006, the demand for an event allowing companies to ‘sell’ their show has grown and the attendance increased by nearly 300%.
Scottish Company Explores Reaching Larger Audience in the Cinema
On Sunday 3 August at 6pm to coincide with the press performance for their Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 production of The Carousel, Stellar Quines is premiering its ground breaking film of The List alongside Filming The List, a behind the scenes documentary revealing how the worlds of theatre and film worked with their differences to create a Scottish first for both.
Five-day course during EIF is a great opportunity for ambitious producers, programmers and performers
International Festival Encounters: Developing Artistic Entrepreneurship is an immersive and inspiring summer school in Edinburgh.
FST Members, Toonspeak Young People’s Theatre, in running for national charity award
Toonspeak Young People’s Theatre has been named as a finalist in the 2014 Scottish Charity Awards.
FST Specialist Forums: Dance, Producers and Touring now open to wider sector
As part of FST’s ongoing aim to reach and support more members in and across all areas of members’ organisations, during 2013/14 we established specialist forums in the areas of dance, producers and touring.
FST Members Feedback on Dance and Theatre Review Priorities
At FST’s Members Meeting in Dec 12, members were invited to break into groups to discuss and prioritise the suggestions from the Creative Scotland Dance and Theatre Reviews. They broke into four groups to discuss each of the following areas as they related to both dance and theatre:
Made in Scotland Showcase 2013 is launched
Fiona Hyslop, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, today unveiled the 2013 Made in Scotland programme.
Dance UK’s Launch Dundee 2014
The professional development and networking day for professional dance students and recent graduates.