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The Federal Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston, today announced the appointment of a consultant to facilitate the touring of dance across Australia.
The Cultural Facilities Corporation of the ACT, in partnership with Ausdance National and the Australian Choreographic Centre, has been awarded the consultancy.
This partnership, with extensive experience in performing arts touring and the dance sector, will facilitate greater opportunity for both presenters and producers of dance in the way they participate in the Playing Australia program.
As part of the consultancy, Ms Carla Hartog, Programming Manager at the Canberra Theatre Centre and former national touring coordinator for the Australian Presenters Group, will manage the Dance Touring Facilitator Consultancy. She will act as an advocate for dance touring to presenters and producers of the performing arts and provide assistance in preparing and developing proposals for Playing Australia grants, particularly exploring new and innovative touring models.
This position has the potential to create stronger links between presenters and producers, more efficient touring circuits and improved audience development initiatives.
It also signifies the Commonwealth Government's continuing commitment to the touring of dance through Playing Australia.
It is hoped that the dance touring industry will work closely with the consultancy partners to improve national opportunities for the touring of dance.
The partnership will be funded $65,000 for one year initially though Playing Australia-the Commonwealth Government's national performing arts touring program.
The Playing Australia program provides grants to companies, producers and tour organisers to tour performing arts across Australia.
Media contact: Richard Wise, 02 6277 7350 or 0438 204 554
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1 August 2002
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