Network & Community
Advice on community engagement and audience development with Judit Davis
As a follow up interview to the talk we had with Dawn Walton on audience development, we spoke to Judit Davis, who worked as an Audience Ambassador for Eclipse Theatre in Bristol, UK.
Judit speaks about her role, which was to introduce communities who had not engaged in theatre to productions which would later tour in their city.
Audience Ambassadors did this using a variety of engagement methods, discussed in the video, for two Eclipse Theatre productions - Black Men Walking (2018) and Princess and the Hustler (2019).
Judit provides a number of helpful tips and examples for any artists aiming to connect with a potential audience.
Advice on audience development with Dawn Walton
Artistic Director Dawn Walton spoke to Chris O'Reilly about the creation of Eclipse Theatre, the UK's top black-led production company. Audience development and community were key areas throughout her time with the company and Dawn shares best practice examples and advice that is fitting for artists at any stage of their career.
If you prefer simply listening to the full conversation, you can enjoy the audio file below.
Additional resources
While we work on bringing you more original video content, you’ll find some interesting content others have put together to help you develop as a young and emerging artist.
Danscentrum: Workshops, studios, network
Väst - https://danscentrumvast.se/
Syd - https://www.danscentrumsyd.se/
Norr - https://www.danscentrumnorr.se/
Stockholm - http://www.danscentrumstockholm.se
Move On! A European step by step guide to going international
https://on-the-move.org/files/Move-onvfinalEN.pdf
Network, workshops in Västra Götaland
Dansakademin (regionteatervast.se)
Information on residencies, grants, opportunities for dancers
Dansresursen - Göteborgs Stad (goteborg.se)
Inclusion, diversity, equality & accessibility - Article published by IETM
https://www.ietm.org/system/files/publications/ietm_publication_idea_06.pdf