Theatre professionals and academics are set to share their stories of inspiring the next generation of talent at a conference next week.
The Higher Education and Professional Theatre conference aims to share best practice and examine fresh ideas that are being developed between universities and professional theatres. It is being streamed live.
Success: A scene from Mother Clap's Molly House, a DMU production staged at Curve theatre
Academics at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) will be talking about how its strong partnership with Curve has benefited students.
Drama students have taken part in productions every year while opportunities have also been created for students to be part of all aspects of production from choreography to stage design.
DMU students’ experiences of working with Curve will be presented to the conference as an example of university and theatre partnerships.
Dr Tracy Cruickshank, Head of Drama at DMU, said: “We are enormously proud of our relationship with Curve and the experience this provides to our students. This conference, which is being held for the first time, will identify areas of good practice.
“We’ll be hearing from different theatres and practitioners about ways they have found to develop practice and benefit students. It promises to be very interesting and help us to move forward together.”
The one-day conference on 10 September takes place at Curve in Leicester. It is supported by the Arts Council England, UK Theatre and the Independent Theatre Council.
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The event will include panel discussions on issues affecting professionals and students such as employability, widening participation and the future of theatre studies and practice.
Experts will share their experiences of all aspects of theatre and study, including engaging young audiences, collaborative working and the student journey. A keynote speech will be delivered by Dr Farah Karim-Cooper, of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Among those taking part are Royal Shakespeare Company, Warwick Arts Centre and the University of Warwick, the Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester, Bath Spa University, theatre director Thomas Hescott, the University of Nottingham and Derby University.
Posted on Thursday 3 September 2015