‘DIVE International Touring Toolkit : United Kingdom’, developed by Circostrada, is a practical guide for circus and outdoor artists and companies looking to bring their work to audiences across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Touring internationally is exciting, rewarding and often challenging. This guide is designed to help artists of all levels of experience navigate the practical, cultural and logistical realities of presenting circus and outdoor arts work in the UK.
Just like the other DIVE guides, this guide is grounded in real touring experience. It gathers insights from artists, programmers, producers and venues working across the UK and beyond. But this is not an exhaustive ‘how-to’ manual, it’s a flexible tool artists can dip in and out of.
The toolkit has information on:
- The UK’s performance landscape and how to get booked
- Touring logistics, visas and contracts
- How to talk money with UK presenters
- Marketing, audience engagement and outreach
- Sustainability
- Access, diversity and inclusion — key values in the UK context
Each strand of the toolkit delves into the specificities of a given territory and offers concrete advice, practical resources, and strategic recommendations to encourage more inclusive, sustainable, and effective touring practices.
