The Northern Consortium is a supportive
network of schemes who meet regularly to plan joint commissions, tours and
other rural touring initiatives.
The
Northern Consortium includes: Arts
Out West Arts
Alive Cheshire
Rural Touring Arts Spot On Rural
Arts ON Tour ArtERY
and Live Lincs (Blaize) Highlights
Rural Touring
The Northern Consortium is a supportive network of schemes who
meet regularly to plan joint commissions, tours and other rural touring
initiatives. Using our combined resources, networks and communities to bring
high-quality artistic performances across the North. We aim to help foster
relationships between artists, local authorities, community organisations and
audiences leading to a more vibrant and connected cultural ecosystem. Helping
to promote the arts across the North of England.
We continue to work towards promoting
artistic performances, fostering relationships, striving for greater equality
and diversity in our work and exploring innovative ways to adapt to the
changing industry.
In the longer term we work to create and
impact a positive change throughout the communities we represent and the
industry we believe in.
The Northern Consortium is a supportive
network of schemes who meet regularly to plan joint commissions, tours and
other rural touring initiatives.
The
Northern Consortium includes: Arts
Out West Arts
Alive Cheshire
Rural Touring Arts Spot On Rural
Arts ON Tour ArtERY
and Live Lincs Blaize Highlights
Rural Touring
Build a sustainable and resilient touring model Develop new work for community venues and libraries Develop innovative and flexible approaches to presenting work Enhance artistic practice and produce high quality and adventurous work Support artists to adapt work for live and online settings
This is achieved through:
Allocation of a specific RTS mentor for each company Workshops and 1-2-1 sessions with industry mentors and experienced rural
touring artists/companies Commissioning online resources Training in pitching and mentoring, marketing, bid writing and audience
engagement Artist residencies in rural venues Provide experience of showcasing work to RT promoters
Calling all
theatremakers: rural touring needs you! PITCH UP offers an exclusive opportunity to pitch your
show to touring schemes from
across the UK. · Never toured your show on the rural network
before? · Have toured but only with some of the network? · Have toured but not for a while?
@ArtsAliveAndFlicks, @highlightsrural, @spotonlancashire,
and @Artsreachdorset, with partners @ruraltouring (NRTF) are coming together to
host three digital pitching showcases in 2024. The first is on Monday 18th March and we are
now open for applications from
theatremakers (of all genres) who would like to make a
20-minute digital pitch directly to
the network for their show to be programmed.
Find out more and apply to be part of this unique
opportunity: https://bit.ly/3SByVEP
The Dates: Applications close Friday 1st March.
Successful applicants will be notified on Friday 8th
March and assigned time slot to present on Monday 18th March between
7-9pm.
You will be asked to ‘pitch’ your show for 10 minutes
with a further 10 minutes of Q&A from the panel. You are welcome to use
slides, video or live performance in your pitch – the choice is yours!
If you need any assistance with the application or
pitching process, please contact Hannah Prior at [email protected]
