Leicester’s Curve connects with creatives

Published: 22 February 2020
Reporter: Steve Orme

Supporting talent: Curve Credit: Ellie Kurttz

Leicester’s Curve theatre has announced initiatives to support theatre-makers in the East Midlands as well as revealing the identity of a regional artist who will be supported to take her work to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Curve Connect is a free membership scheme open to all theatre-makers in the region from writers to actors, directors, producers, designers, choreographers and dancers. It will allow members access a number of benefits including meetings with staff members at Curve.

The theatre is also looking for talented individuals and theatre companies of all backgrounds and art forms to become Curve resident creatives. The selected theatre-makers will make new work in partnership with Curve on specific projects of their choice.

The creatives will receive bespoke support including access to rehearsal space, financial investment and technical support. They will also have the opportunity to present work at the theatre.

Curve’s new work associate Beth Shouler said, “we recognise new work is made in a variety of ways and no artist has the same career pathway as anyone else.

“Having resident creatives will allow us to find bespoke ways to support and champion exceptional talent, focusing our resources on the individual needs and ambition of an artist or project.”

Curve has revealed that writer Holly Boyden has been selected to take her work to Edinburgh as part of a partnership with the city’s Pleasance Theatre. Shouler added, “Holly has a really distinctive Midlands voice which is incredibly funny while also shining a light on young women growing up in post-industrial areas away from cities.”

Applications to become a Curve resident creative are open until Sunday 1 March. Interviews are scheduled for the week beginning 9 March. Further details are available at the Curve web site.

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