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Shu-Yao Fenton

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Beneficiaries 2023 – 2024

Organisation/applicantGenreHeadline descriptionYearsAreaGrant 23-24Website
Annelise BucherDanceRelay is a danced chain reaction. Playful and spontaneous, 5 dancers and 5 musicians collide to create unexpected relationships.London1,500
Apples & SnakesP&LFuture Voices: a development programme for 40 emerging spoken word poets from across England to celebrate our 40th anniversary in 2023London5,000www.applesandsnakes.org
Ardent Theatre CompanyTheatrePerformance fees for ARDENT8 to support 8 actors from outside London early in their professional careers who face socio-economic barriersLondon5,000www.ardenttheatre.co.uk
Art in Perpetuity TrustArtMentoring Award for 4 art graduates, across 2 years, mentored by APT Artists providing free studios and exhibiting opportunties.2 of 2London6,000www.aptstudios.org
Arthur KeeganMusicAlbum of new music celebrating Thomas Hardy released by award-winning record label. Will help establish composer's career.Bristol2,460www.arthurkeegan.co.uk
Buxton International FestivalMusicA programme offering young musicians, in the early stages of their career, a professional environment in which to get work experience.Buxton, Derbyshire4,400www.buxtonfestival.co.uk
Chisenhale Dance SpaceDanceA programme providing 8 early career marginalised dance artists with seed funding & bespoke mentorship to kick-start creative projects.London5,000www.chisenhaledancespace.co.uk
Contemporary Music for All (CoMA)MusicConnect the Dots: workshops for 8 emerging composers, teaching techniques in inclusive collaborative music making with disabled musicians.London3,000www.coma.org
Cove ParkArtFuture Materials Fellowships 2023 : research and production residencies for visual artists working with sustainable materials and processes.Isle of Bute6,000https://covepark.org
Curious Directive Theatre CompanyTheatreHYPOTHESIS retreats are a paid residential opportunity for early career theatre companies - a unique week to think, dream & strategise.Norwich3,000www.curiousdirective.com
English National OperaOperaENO offers professional playing and singing fellowships to musicians from diverse backgrounds to break down barriers to career progression.London4,500www.eno.org
Far From The NormDanceFar From The Norm performer associates will equip 3 performers with action-based learning to develop as leading HipHop dance artists.Kingston-upon-Thames4,000www.farfromthenorm.com/
FieldnotesP&LSupporting 4 early career writers with a 6-month mentorship and development programme to facilitate the production of new poetic works.London4,300www.fieldnotesjournal.org.uk
Fifth WordTheatreAcclaimed theatre company Fifth Word will create the first ever East Midlands-wide training programme for promising early-career playwrights.Derby5,000https://fifthword.co.uk
Gothic OperaOperaSingers’ fees for the London revival of Robert Planquette and H.B. Farnie’s Rip van Winkle, or the Legend of Sleepy Hollow in October 2023Bath6,800www.gothicopera.co.uk
High Barnet Chamber Music FestivalMusicArtist fees for our third season of concerts platforming the best early-career musicians in the heart of High Barnet.London2,000www.hbcmf.co.uk
HOMEArtHOME Projects is an artist development programme to support and mentor emerging North-West artists/curators, culminating in an exhibition.Manchester2,850www.homemcr.org
International Guitar Foundation (IGF)MusicYoung Artist Platform 2023/4:year-long mentoring +commissioning &performances for 3 composers & 6 musicians +training for 50 more guitarists.London5,000www.igf.org.uk
Kate LoweOperaImmersive Opera Concerts: exciting and immersive opera concerts featuring young upcoming professional singers and instrumentalistsGuildford2,000www.katelowemezzo.wordpress.com/
Leanne ModenTheatreI am seeking funding for time to write a piece of theatre about rural poverty and the pluses & minuses of tourism in small communities.Nottingham1,000www.leannemoden.com/
Lewis Coenen-RoweMusicA concert of new chamber music created during the covid-19 pandemic by four emerging composers based in Glasgow.Glasgow3,540www.lewiscoenen-rowe.com
Lewisham ArthousePerformance ArtWhen dance meets visual art: showcasing of a new live art performance project for the public to support emerging dancers and artists.London1,600www.lewishamarthouse.org.uk
Lucy MellorsOperaA tour of It is I, Seagull, Lucy Mellors' innovative new ACE-supported play, using opera, comedy & storytelling to explore mental health.Gosport2,500https://lucymellors.com
Magma PoetryP&LSupport emerging writers to co-edit issues 86 (theme: Food) & 87 (Islands) of Magma Poetry, giving them new skills and Magma new audiences.London5,280https://magmapoetry.com
Manchester BaroqueMusicA professional development scheme of training, mentorship and performance for early-career musicians specialising in historical performance.Manchester5,000www.manchesterbaroque.co.uk
New Diorama TheatreTheatreRECHARGE: a joined-up skills & creative development programme to upskill & elevate talented, diverse early-career ‘Covid-era’ theatre-makers.London4,800https://newdiorama.com
Photographers' GalleryArtFolio Fridays support emerging photographers through networking opportunities & portfolio feedback from industry professionals & the publicLondon5,000www.thephotographersgallery.org.uk
RABBLE TheatreTheatreRABBLE Lift, providing seven inspiring paid internships for early-career actors and theatre makers on a professional production in 2023.Reading4,000www.rabbletheatre.com
Rhona StevensMusicTo support the creation of Mirr - a new body of multi-genre music, rooted in the writings of Scots poet Violet Jacob.Glasgow1,960www.rhonastevens.com
Royal National TheatreTheatreSupport an additional, new design residency at the National Theatre – an annual, year-long paid position for early-career theatre designers.London5,000www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Scherzo EnsembleOperaFunds to support fees for early-career orchestral players in three fully-staged performances of Rossini’s opera ‘La Cenerentola’.London6,000https://scherzoensemble.com
Sound FestivalMusicSupporting 11 early career composers to be mentored & work with 2 ensembles & a choir to develop pieces for performance at soundfestival 23.Aberdeen4,500www.sound-scotland.co.uk
Tara TheatreTheatreNOVA, our commissioning scheme for emerging writers of South Asian heritage, and Spoken Space, a mixed genre evening with open mic.London5,000https://taratheatre.com
The Night With…MusicSupport toward the 2023 emerging composer development covering their expenses to attend 2 workshops with Xenia Pestova Bennett.Dunlop3,000www.thenightwith.com
Theatre Royal Stratford EastTheatreAssistant Director Scheme: 4 early-career theatre directors assist and learn from the Director of 4 plays, from rehearsal to performance.London5,000www.stratfordeast.com
Theatre-RitesTheatreUnderrepresented emerging directors receive mentorship/training to develop career in visual theatre/puppetry productions for young audiences.London5,000www.theatre-rites.co.uk
UPROAR/ Wales New Music EnsembleMusicComposer Studio 2023 – Mentored, structured programme for 6 early-career Welsh composers to write for UPROAR ensemble of 12 musicians.Cowbridge, Wales5,000www.uproar.org.uk
Wild ArtsOperaAn artist development programme giving coaching, mentoring and performance opportunities to 4 early career singers.London3,650www.wildarts.org.uk
Total£154,640
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