The Producers’ Academy is a dedicated time to reflect, think, co-learn, encounter, and question the practice of the producer. With open minds and open hearts, integrity and fun, CIFAS’ four-day workshop delves into the current urgencies and issues around producing work and being a producer.
With approaches that are sometimes experimental (have you heard of the fairy purse?) or deeply technical (art(ists) still have need(s) to cross borders), the Academy aims to explore how we can practice 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 oneself. The different subjects will be explored while talking, listening, walking or playing, using the expertise of inspirational guests and the knowledge within the room.
The next edition of the Academy runs 17-20 May 2023. The Academy is open to people from all nationalities who have at least five years of experience as a producer in the performing arts sector, and to 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-sectorial approach (decolonisation, feminism, fair practices, climate change, accessibility etc.).
Cifas will offer 3 grants (travel and/or accommodation) to support producers from countries where little or no financial support is available for international mobility.
