Arts Access
ACHF Arts Access
Engagement of at least 150 participants made possible by providing free rehearsal space, collaboration, and production infrastructure. Participant artists will be surveyed on past production experience, with participation preference given to inexperienced and low-income artists and ensembles. 2: Bedlam artists will mentor 50 participants inexperienced in public performance. At least 15% of participating artists and performers will have little to no professional theatre experience (less than five paid productions), as determined by surveys on past production experience.
Bedlam engaged 323 creators and performers in three weekend long festivals of shorts and four one night events and in six 4 hour Idea-thons - Open access creation workshops. Numbers were assessed through counts at all events. Demographics were collected through surveys. 2: 30% of creators involved in Short Town were making work for the first time. 25% of performers were on stage for the first time. Participants were surveyed and data was collected to determine experience level amongst performers and creators. Our assessment about what removes the barriers comes both from survey results and dialogue with participants.
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