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Dateline: 15th January, 2009
Calling Young Performing Arts Entrepreneurs The British Council has today launched a call for young performing arts entrepreneurs in the UK to sign up to its prestigious Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) programme. The inaugural UK Young Performing Arts Entrepreneur Award (UKYPAE) is the latest addition to the British Council’s YCE programme, which focuses on young creative entrepreneurs by celebrating their contribution to the development of a competitive and sustainable creative economy around the world. Now applicants aged between 25 and 35 years of age with at least three years experience of working within the performing arts industry are being called up to get involved in the flagship programme. The British Council’s aim is to find the most talented young UK performing arts entrepreneurs and give them the chance to find out more about the international performing arts business in emerging markets. Candidates must demonstrate their innovation in the UK performing arts industry, and have a vision for extending business and cultural relations through performing arts. Six finalists will be selected to participate in a tour of the Indian performing arts industry, meeting leading figures, including the British Council’s network of young performing arts entrepreneurs, and have the chance to learn first-hand how business is done there. British Council Creative Economy Expert, Andrew Senior, said, "The inaugural UKYPAE award recognises the best young rising stars who are making waves in the UK performing arts industry, offering them the chance to take part in a specially tailored tour of India’s performing arts industry. As part of our wider Young Creative Entrepreneur programme, this award connects creative entrepreneurs in the UK with emerging markets around the world. "Of course for performing arts, India was the clear choice of country for the international visit, offering the selected finalists invaluable insights into this established industry with huge market potential, and the networks to explore cultural and commercial opportunities there." The winners of the UKYPAE award and its sibling the International Young Performing Arts Entrepreneur award, will be announced at a ceremony on 22nd August in Edinburgh. Interested applicants for UKYPAE can apply by visiting: www.creativeconomy.org.uk/UKYPAE. Deadline for applications is 2nd March 2009.
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