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Who can apply ?
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Performance Makers. This is a flexible term – to include recent graduates and those who have produced only a limited amount of work, as well as professionals with many years of experience.
Performance Makers can include
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those working in theatre, visual and physical theatre, dance, puppetry, performance art, storytelling, circus and outdoor arts
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specialists including performers, directors, writers, producers, choreographers, dramaturgs and visual, sound & AV designers
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What Waypoint-1 can offer
The project offers free guidance and one-to-one mentorship, often lasting a year or longer. Support offered might include helping you to:
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navigate the economic and social crises we now face
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hone your creative vision or idea for a show
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identify sources of funding and write your own funding applications
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identify potential avenues for collaboration, partnership and employment
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develop digital, marketing and communications skills
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produce your own work and streamline your admin
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identify and access space to create your work
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identify and access technical support required to produce your work
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conduct a creative experiment of some kind
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explore opportunities for touring your work
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identify and apply to professional development opportunities
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identify sources of a play-reading service if this is the support you require
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What you can bring to the project
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questions that are important to you
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as much time as you would like to invest in your professional development
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your creative vision or an idea of what that vision might be
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an agent, manager, producer, fundraiser or administrator for your work
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project funding, bursaries or commissions to create work
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fees for creation, admin or expenses
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production costs for your shows​
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If you are interested in participating in Waypoint-1 please see the Apply section for details. Applications can be submitted at any time.
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[Image by Andy Catlin]
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