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‘Sound it out’ centenary gala dinner with Action on Hearing Loss Scotland

Action on Hearing Loss is celebrating 100 years of supporting deaf and hard of hearing people and as part of our celebrations is holding our first Gala Dinner. The Gala Dinner will take place on Friday 2nd March 2012 at the Thistle Hotel in Glasgow and will be hosted by Scots actor and entertainer Joyce Falconer.

FST Announces Final Technical Winter School Schedule

FST is pleased to announce the final timetable for the 2012 Technical Winter School which will be held at Pitlochry Festival Theatre on the 21st-23rd February 2012.

Emporium 2012

Federation of Scottish Theatre is delighted to announce details of 2012's Emporium which will be held on Monday 27th February 2012 at Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.

FST Survey Reports

Results & analysis from the 2011 FST survey

'Dance in Scotland' - Parliamentary Reception

Federation of Scottish Theatre hosted a parliamentary reception to celebrate 'Dance in Scotland' research report published earlier this year.

Step Up 4 - FST Mentoring Programme Seeking Mentee Applications

“This experience has been one of the most beneficial towards my career. I feel more confident, more aware of myself as an employee, team member and colleague, and better equipped to achieve my potential.” Mentee

Now in its fourth year, Step Up offers free career development and support to individuals across the FST membership. FST is now inviting applications from individuals who would like to be mentored through Step Up 4 – FST Mentoring Programme.

Having a mentor offers an opportunity for analysis, reflection and action that ultimately will enable you to achieve success in one or more areas of your work.

IDEAS SUMMIT 2011

Wednesday 16 November 2011
Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow

What is the ISAN Ideas Summit?

The purpose of the Ideas Summit is for artists to present ideas at an early stage of development to producers and promoters.

Call for Expressions of Interest from DIRECTORS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, STREET THEATRE MAKERS AND CIRCUS CREATORS

Circus Space is seeking expressions of interest from directors, choreographers and creators of
innovative circus or street theatre for a major project to be delivered across the country in the first
half of next year.

World Event Young Artists seeks cultural team GB for 2012

In September 2012, the first World Event Young Artists (WEYA) launches in Nottingham. A finale to the Cultural Olympiad, WEYA – the first event of its kind – will bring together 1,000 young artists from 120 nations for a ten-day cultural festival across the city from 7 – 16 September 2012.

FST Launches Dance in Scotland Report

The Dance in Scotland Report was launched on 3rd August. The Report highlights the successes, the potential and the needs across the whole gamut of dance activity in Scotland - from dance in the community, dance in schools, professional dance and development and training for dance.

FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY ANNOUNCES IMPROVEMENTS TO ACCESS AT THE 2011 FRINGE

The 2011 Fringe has improved access facilities for Deaf and disabled audiences including a new accessible ticket collection point, and in the Box Office a dedicated accessible ticket booking line and BSL proficient staff member. This follows steps the Fringe Society has been taking to make the Festival a more accessible event. Festival Fringe Society Chief Executive Kath M Mainland said:

“We are delighted to announce the new ticket collection point and the improved facilities at the Fringe box office. These are significant steps in improving the Fringe’s accessibility for audiences as well as participants. Promoting equity, preventing discrimination and valuing diversity are fundamental to the Society. Ensuring that all our internal procedures reach acceptable standards has led us to receive ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation from Job Centre Plus.

Taboos in Children's Theatre - Imaginate event in partnership with Lung Ha’s Theatre Company

Thursday 4th August, 1700 – 1900, Stockbridge House, Edinburgh
Booking necessary – details of how to book included below.
What makes suitable drama for children? Should children be entertained and challenged, or should a trip to the theatre be an escape from the pressures of every day life? Is it taboo to address the issue of death, suicide, mental health and family breakdown in theatre for children?

FST Launches Step Up 4 - FST Mentoring Programme

FST is pleased to announce the launch of Step Up 4 – FST Mentoring Programme.

“Helping another person is always rewarding, but helping them discover they already had the solution at their fingertips is even more so”
Step Up Mentor

Now in its fourth year, Step Up has continually grown and developed. We are now seeking applications from arts leaders who are interested in becoming mentors in 2011. Participants will develop mentoring skills to support individuals from across the sector and enhance their capabilities as a manager within their own organisation.

FST Launches Creative Futures Residency Opportunities

The Federation of Scottish Theatre is delighted to announce the launch of two Creative Scotland Creative Futures Residencies:

Arts and the Economy
Arts and Equalities

Bursaries of up to £11,500 are available for each area to support an individual to carry out project in the area of Arts and the Economy or Equalities. Applicants may come from any sector within the Arts and Creative Industries, or be individuals working in the field of economics or an equalities specialist.

FST Emporium - On line

Slides and pictures from the successful Emporium event at Pitlochry Festival Theatre last week now on line.

FST Technical Winter School Schedule Launched

22nd-24th February 2011, Pitlochry Festival Theatre

The Federation of Scottish Theatre is delighted to invite you to come and join us at Pitlochry Festival Theatre for 3 days of technical training, demonstrations, discussions, catching up with colleagues and networking.

Creative Assistant and Producers Bursaries Announced

22nd October 2010


The Federation of Scottish Theatre (FST) is delighted to announce the recipients of the recent round of Creative Assistant and Producer Placement Bursaries, with funding from Creative Scotland.

Unplugged and Unleashed - Closing Friday 15th October

The Federation of Scottish Theatre and Creative Scotland are delighted to announce the launch of Unleashed and Unplugged 2010 – two bursaries for creative artists working in Scottish theatre. The bursaries, Unleashed (£25,000) and Unplugged (£5,000), offer a unique opportunity to support two theatre artists to develop their potential by exploring, evolving and experimenting in their practice.

IETM Bursaries Launched

IETM is the most significant membership organisation for contemporary theatre, dance and performance in Europe and holds two plenary meetings each year. (www.ietm.org)

IETM plenary meetings are industry events aimed at promoters, producers and artists working across contemporary performance practice in Europe and beyond. The main focus of an IETM plenary meeting is to create a stimulating environment for the membership to meet, network and engage in critical dialogue. During the period of the meeting, the local host mounts a performance programme for the visiting delegates and the public.

Creative Scotland in partnership with IETM members in Scotland is hosting the next plenary meeting in Glasgow from the 4-7 November 2010.

Hosting an IETM meeting in Glasgow in 2010, will be an opportunity to celebrate the artistic vibrancy of that city and of Scotland, feeding the curiosity of the artists who make their work here by encouraging and creating new links. We are interested in hosting an event which generates conversations between artists and producers from different parts of Europe and beyond which will spark ideas and possibilities of exchange and collaboration.

The Glasgow event is funded by Creative Scotland, Glasgow Life, Glasgow Marketing Bureau and the British Council.

Northern Scottish Touring Fund 2010-2012

The guidelines and form are available to downloadable from our own site on www.hitn.co.uk

Introducing Flexible Training Opportunities

The Flexible Training Opportunities programme gives Scottish businesses (1-50 employees) the opportunity to apply for up to £500* towards employee training costs.

Announcing the launch of flip

flip is a new company working to improve disability equality in the arts across Scotland. We are partnering with organisations and individuals to support their training and development needs. flip knows that most people working in our sector want to be more inclusive and accessible – we can offer the experience and knowledge to make disability equality an easier goal to reach.

Arts leaders seek out and nurture new talent across arts sector

The Federation of Scottish Theatre (FST), the professional body for the performing arts sector in Scotland, has been awarded funding from the Scottish Arts Council to deliver STEP UP, an initiative to support the development of a new generation of cultural leaders, for a third year.

Creative & Cultural Skills Scotland Leadership Programme - 2010 Programme is open for applications

The Creative & Cultural Future Leaders Programme is an industry-led and Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Government supported year-long programme which aims to prepare Scotland’s creative and cultural leaders for the future.

Professional Doctorate in Applied Theatre – Open meetings

Are you a theatre-maker interested in theatre practice that combines artistic exploration with a social, educational or political focus? Have you ever considered the possibility of developing your practice by means of PhD research?

Dublin Fringe Festival invites submissions for 2010 ABSOLUT Fringe

Dublin Fringe Festival is delighted to welcome submissions for the 2010 edition of ABSOLUT Fringe, running from 11-26 September. For two weeks in September Dublin will be captivated by theatre, dance, music, visual art, live art and street performance from Ireland and around the globe. We invite you to join us in making it happen.

Four Corners of Europe: Call for artists

Intercult, the Scottish Arts Council, Aberdeen City Council and Umeå European Capital of
Culture 2014 announce an international research and development opportunity for Scottishbased
artists from across disciplines to participate in the Four Corners of Europe to develop proposals for international co-productions for European touring and presentation in
2011 onwards.

FST Mentoring Programme Seeking Mentees

FREE PERSONAL / CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Federation of Scottish Theatre is offering individuals from all areas of the performing arts – artistic, management, audience development, production, technical, education – 6 to 8 FREE mentoring sessions with a senior arts professional from January to October 2010: one to one time for analysis, reflection and action to achieve success.

Starting Points

The first Starting Point document from the Access Project has been uploaded to the Access Resource Centre in the members pages.

Federation of Scottish Theatre and Scottish Arts Council launches new actor training programme in partnership with Dundee Rep

Following a tendering process amongst the FST membership, the Federation of Scottish Theatre and the Scottish Arts Council have appointed Dundee Rep to deliver an exciting new CPD and Training initiative for actors working in Scotland.