The Live Performance Reactivation Program 2021-22
The Live Performance Reactivation Program has been designed to support the delivery of new larger-scale professional live performance productions in Tasmania.
Funding of $1 001 298 has been approved for twelve projects in this round.
Funding recommendations were made by expert peers drawn down from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register.
Grants
| Recipient | Funds | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Rooke (Circ-O) | $33 500 | Various performances across Tasmania |
| Archipelago Productions Pty. Ltd. | $132 777 | Presenting Jean Genet’s play for three performers, The Maids |
| Blue Cow Theatre Inc. | $140 155 | 2021 season of The Winter’s Tale at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery |
| Clarence City Council | $37 415 | The 2022 Clarence Jazz Festival |
| Encore Theatre Company Inc. | $169 950 | 2021 season of MAMMA MIA! at the Princess Theatre |
| Great Southern Dance Inc. | $104 523 | Presenting HUMAN BA LA LA at the Theatre Royal’s Studio Theatre in 2022 |
| Huon Folk Inc. (Cygnet Folk Festival) | $64 050 | The 2022 Cygnet Folk Festival |
| Mudlark Theatre Inc. | $43 835 | Presenting a new Tasmanian play, Jingled, by Launceston playwright Stephanie Briarwood |
| Ralph Forehead | $47 000 | Rektango in 2021 and 2022 |
| Second Echo Ensemble | $134 466 | 2022 season of Bending the Wind |
| Tasdance | $59 133 | 2021 season of ILLUMINATE |
| Terrapin Puppet Theatre Ltd. | $34 494 | 2021 season of Nathan Maynard’s A Not So Traditional Story |
Feedback from the expert peers
The peers discussed the overall quality of the applications in the round and made the following comments:
- The peers acknowledged that the relatively tight timeframe from the program opening to applications closing meant that many applicants had less lead time than in usual Arts Tasmania funding rounds to put together well-planned applications for funding.
- With this in mind, the peers endeavoured to recommend support for activities that met the criteria and were viable, well planned and appropriately resourced.
- Where activities involved artist fees, the peers stressed that applicants should make sure that application budgets were consistent with Arts Tasmania’s artist remuneration guidelines (Arts Tasmania expects that arts professionals are paid fairly for their work).
- Many application budgets did not include a breakdown of artist fees, which made it difficult for the peers to determine if artists were being paid fairly.
- Applications with good artistic support material that clearly demonstrated the quality of the performances were more likely to be competitive.
- Applicants were reminded not to assume that peers would be familiar with their work - Arts Tasmania uses multi-artform panels made up of people with different experience and each application needs to include evidence of how it meets the criteria.
- The peers noted that risk management planning was important in applications, particularly in relation to mounting performances in the COVID-19 environment.
- The peers acknowledged that applications involving interstate artists in key roles could be high risk due to the current COVID-19 situation, and organisations would need to carefully manage this risk.
Peers List
The following peers assessed in Arts Tasmania’s July 2021 round (including Artsbridge, Community Arts and Cultural Development [Arts Organisations], Community Arts and Cultural Development [Individuals and groups], Individuals and groups, the Live Performance Reactivation Program, Organisations, Organisations [multi-year] and Youth Arts Organisations):
- Alexandra Morse
- Astrid Wootton
- Belinda Kelly
- Bert Spinks
- Bhuvana Veeramani
- Bianca Templar
- Caine Chennatt
- Cali Prince
- Christian Ramilo
- Dawn Oelrich
- Emma Bugg
- Evan Carydakis
- Graeme Miles
- Greg Leong
- Harry Edwards
- Isabella Stone
- Jabra Latham
- Jane Edwards
- Jay Bushby
- Jeff Hockley
- Jillian Mundy
- Kate Gordon
- Keith Dougall
- Kim Lehman
- Kiri Morcombe
- Lasca Dry
- Luana Towney
- Lucie Cutting
- Lucy Pitt
- Matthew Lamb
- Rachel Small
- Raimondo Cortese
- Robert Flehr
- Ruth Langford
- Sarah McCormack