Annual Report 2016/17 Contents

Annual Report 2016/17 Contents

ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 CONTENTS WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������1 MISSION, VISSION & AIMS ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 NETWORKING & INFORMATION ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4 CONTENTS ADVOCACY ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ����������������������������������������������������������������������������11 Schools Poster Competition, pic. © Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CAPACITY BUILDING, PROJECTS & SERVICES ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 14 FST MEMBERSHIP �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������17 FINANCIAL INFORMATION ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 20 Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs at the Scottish Government speaking at the FST 40th Anniversary Reception, pic. Andy Catlin FST Technical Winter School FST Emporium Dr Stirlingshire’s Discovery, Grid Iron, Lung Ha Frantic Assembly Movement Workshop at the Theatre Company, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo & King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, pic. Phil Wilkinson Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, pic. Pete Dibdin WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR FST is the membership and 2016 was a landmark for us: on behalf of NETWORKING AND the team I’d like to say a huge thank you professional development INFORMATION body for professional, dance, everyone who joined us at the event in December to mark to mark 40 years of opera and theatre in Scotland. A core part of our work is providing FST� Speakers Anne Bonnar and Fiona opportunities for our members to meet WORD FROM We represent a network of Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for and connect to share experiences, over 200 performing arts Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, news and opportunities� Our quarterly THE DIRECTOR organisations and individuals helped members, staff and stakeholders members’ meetings and our specialist across Scotland and across a to celebrate the many wonderful forums for Dance, Producers, Technical Tales of a Grandson by Andy Cannon at range of contexts, scales and achievements of theatre, dance and and Production and Touring explore Imaginate Children’s Festival, pic. Brian Hartley art-form practice. opera in Scotland� a wide range of topics relevant to the December also saw the departure sector� of Jon Morgan, FST’s Director for the Our flagship Emporium event for touring past 9 years� Jon has expertly guided dance and theatre ran for two days in FST’s growth and development, and March, and was attended by over 200 his experience, knowledge, humour delegates� We kept members up to date and grace will be much missed� I am throughout the year with our monthly also profoundly grateful to Hazel e-newsletters� Wotherspoon who took over as Interim We partnered with Bon Culture on the Director following Jon’s departure and Theatre 2016 conference in May and who kept the show very much on the with the Scottish Refugee Council and The Suppliant Women, Royal Lyceum road during the transition period� Theatre, pic. Aly Wight Scottish Government on the seminar Art, Creativity and the Integration of Refugees� Once again we worked with ITC on our annual Festivals Reception in August 2016� Oresteia: This Restless House, Citizens Theatre and National Theatre of Scotland, PAGE: 1 pic. Tommy Ga-Ken Wan WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR ADVOCACY TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS In addition to representing our DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES members’ interests with funders and We launched the new Access Scottish UK and Scottish governments, FST We offered a range of training courses in Theatre website at the Tron Theatre, WORD FROM coordinates the Culture Counts group of legal, people management, international Glasgow in January 2017� This provides organisations which highlights the value touring, finance, marketing, technical information about forthcoming of culture in Scotland� This year Culture and health & safety, with 31 training THE DIRECTOR captioned performances and serves as Counts produced an Advocacy Toolkit to occurrences taking place over the year� a vehicle to increase awareness across help arts and creative industries make The focus on best practice and skills the sector of this important work. FST the case for the culture, in addition to development for production, stage The Worm, Eco Drama, pic. Emily Reid co-ordinates the use of the shared engaging with MSPs and policymakers, management and technical personnel captioning equipment in Scotland and analysing research and publishing continued though the Creative there were 70 captioned performances summaries to support advocacy� Production and Technical Skills project, and over 110 people attended our 3-day in 2016/17 across the majority of mid to residential Technical Winter School in large-scale venues as well as several February 2017� touring companies� The Made In Scotland 2016 Showcase saw us again working in an enduring and successful partnership with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Creative Scotland to promote Scottish dance, music and theatre at the Fringe to Brewband, Marc Brew, pic. Susan Hay international programmers� Jude Henderson, Director, Federation of Scottish Theatre Wind Resistance, Karine Polwart, pic. Aly PAGE: 2 Wight MISSION, VISSION & AIMS MISSION, VISSION & AIMS Dick McWhittington, Perth Concert Hall, pic. Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Citizens Theatre Friday Club drama FST Members’ Meeting, pic. Andy Catlin classes, pic. Karen Gordon THE MISSION CORE AIMS FST is the development body for • To support Scotland’s dance, opera professional dance, opera and theatre and theatre sector to be a world in Scotland, bringing the sector together leader in artistic and management to speak with a collective voice, to share practice resources and expertise and to promote • To be a key influencer in Scotland’s collaborative working� civic and cultural life Schools at the Imaginate Children’s Festival Fisk, Tortoise in a Nutshell, pic. Jens Peter • To ensure the long-term financial 2016, pic. Greg Macvean Engedal THE VISION stability of FST and continually strive • A confident and ambitious dance, to be a well-managed and effective opera and theatre sector creating organisation, making the best use of work of the highest quality resources • More people watching and participating in professional dance, opera and theatre from all communities across Scotland • A well resourced and managed dance, opera and theatre ecology FST Emporium – Jamie Wardrop presenting FST Emporium – Market Day PAGE: 3 at the Early Dialogue Day NETWORKING & INFORMATION The sharing of information FESTIVALS RECEPTION and networking are a large The Festivals Reception was co- part of what FST does. Our hosted with the Independent Theatre membership has a huge Council and took place on 23 August NETWORKING & collective knowledge and 2016 at the Central Hall, Edinburgh� It our aim is to make use of that was sponsored by Integro and Theatre INFORMATION by facilitating the sharing of Tokens� Alongside welcomes from Jon information and resources Morgan (FST) and Charlotte Jones (ITC), between members. Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society spoke� FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin Additionally, we act as a conduit The event was attended by over 170 between the sector and Scotland’s people� broader civic and cultural life, ensuring members are aware of key strategic and environmental developments 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF FST and promoting the work of the sector In 2016, on the 40th anniversary of its to key stakeholders nationally and incorporation, FST celebrated four internationally� decades of supporting dance, opera and theatre in Scotland� Over 170 MEMBERS’ MEETINGS people from the FST Membership and a wider group of stakeholders attended FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin Due to the Regularly Funded the event on 7 December 2016 at Organisations application deadline the Assembly Roxy, which saw Fiona in early April 2017, the usual March Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture members’ meeting was postponed until and External Affairs and Anne Bonnar, April, while three meetings took place one of the first Chairs of the FST Board, throughout the year� These focused on speak about the achievements of the the latest developments in the sector FST over the past 40 years. A short film with updates from Creative Scotland, celebrating the past 40 years of FST can networking time, and open exchange be found on our YouTube channel� FST 40th Anniversary Reception, pic. sessions Andy Catlin PAGE: 4 FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin FST 40th Anniversary, pics. Andy Catlin NETWORKING & INFORMATION MEMBERS’ MEETINGS Members’ Meeting 22 June 2016, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline Attendance: 47 “[Members’ Meetings are] Focus: The Members’ Meeting in June included the Useful, insightful and Directors report from FST’s Jon Morgan, an update from NETWORKING & responsive to the

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