Call for applications: Producers’ Academy 2023 in Brussels

Organised with the support of Wallonie-Bruxelles International, the Producers’ Academy is a dedicated programme that is designed to reflect, think, co-learn, encounter and question the practice of the producer. With open minds and open hearts, integrity and fun, this four-day workshop delves into the current and urgent issues around producing work and being a producer. This year’s academy will feature guest curators Bek Berger and Katrien Reist, among others.

Eligibility

The Producers’ Academy is open to:

• People from all nationalities.
• People who have at least five years of experience as a producer in the performing arts sector.
• Producers/cultural entrepreneurs who have developed or are in the process of developing innovative way(s) to support creation in an international dimension and/or with a trans-sectoral approach (decolonisation, feminism, fair practices, climate change, accessibility etc.)

Note: The event will be held exclusively in English. Therefore, participants need to be able to understand, communicate and work in English.

• Producer: supervises, supports, follows an artist or a collective/company.
• Performing arts are excluded from this definition opera and music-only related projects.

If you have any question regarding your eligibility, please get in touch with Beth Gordon via beth@cifas.be.

How to apply

Applications should be submitted here before 6 March and should include the following:

• A CV in English (maximum two pages including a short five-line biography).
• A note relating the applicant’s experience, reflections and questions as a producer as well as expectations from the Producers’ Academy (in English) (maximum two pages).
• Applicants will be informed of their selection during the second week of March.

 Conditions

• Participation is free of charge (full programme, lunch for all the four days and two performances).
• The academy will not pay for travel and accommodation costs for all the successful applicants, but travel support can be considered on an exceptional basis.
• The academy can send official invitation letters to those who wish to activate ways to support their participation costs. The academy’s partner On the Move can provide advice and guidance about available mobility support programmes for selected participants.

Bursaries

CIFAS will offer three grants (travel and/or accommodation) to support producers from countries where little or no financial support is available for international mobility. To apply for a grant, applicants should send a short motivation via the application form.

For more info about other international mobility funding, view the funding guidelines published by On The Move.

“With approaches that are sometimes experimental or deeply technical (art(ists) still need(s) to cross borders), we aim to explore how we can practise values of cooperation and collaboration, care and solidarity, empowerment and enjoyment, tackling the questions of (self)care, fair practices, transnational practices, as well as the nitty-gritty of producing performing arts, playing with budgets, and maybe reinventing one-self,” Producers Academy said. “The different subjects will be explored while talking, listening, walking or playing, using the expertise of inspirational guests and the knowledge within the room.”