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Performing Arts Fellowships

Royal Opera House Britain’s vibrant and cutting-edge performing arts are at the centre of the country’s cultural economy. The performing-arts strand of the Cultural and Creative Industries Fellowship programme is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in some of the UK’s best-known cultural institutions.

This programme encompasses funding organisations such as Arts Council England, institutions such as the Royal Opera House and Royal Shakespeare Company and a range of smaller, regional arts organisations.

Example Programmes

Arts Council England (London and Regional Offices)

  • Shadow individuals including the CEO and observe the work of key departments and teams
  • Gain an understanding of the workings of the Arts Council
  • Spend time with the grants team, assessing applications and understanding the awards process
  • Meet with regional directors to discuss funding issues
  • More information

Regional Arts Organisations

  • Visit arts organisation in or around your constituency for an alternative perspective on funding issues

Royal Shakespeare Company (Stratford)

  • Work with the team staging a new production – meet producers, learn about financial and forward planning, marketing and fundraising
  • Hands-on experience backstage – costumes, carpentry, technical and stage management, meet promising young artists and creative apprentices, visit theatre-craft projects
  • More information

For Further Information

For an initial discussion contact:

Dominic Gates - IPT Fellowship OfficerDominic Gates
Fellowship Manager
T: 020 7839 9400
E: Dominic Gates