Strategic Partners
The following organisations have a strategic role in this years showcase.
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Cultural Leadership Programme Website: http://www.culturalleadership.org.uk Contact E-mail: info@culturalleadership.org.uk The Cultural Leadership Programme (CLP) is a Government funded investment in excellence in leadership across the creative and cultural industries. By supporting an ambitious range of activities and opportunities, the programme aims to nurture and develop world class, dynamic and diverse leaders for the 21st Century. |
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Visiting Arts Website: http://www.visitingarts.org.uk Contact E-mail: information@visitingarts.org.uk Visiting Arts work with artists and cultural professionals expanding knowledge, horizons and opportunities for exchange to open dialogue, further international arts practice and champion intercultural understanding. |
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National Rural Touring Forum Website: http://www.nrtf.org.uk Contact E-mail: admin@nrtf.org.uk National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) represents 40 touring schemes covering nearly 2,000 mainly rural communities in England, Scotland and Wales. NRTF is the umbrella body for touring schemes involved in the promotion of professional arts events with rural and other communities. It helps its members increase access to the arts for rural and other communities by promoting the development and provision of professional arts activities. |
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British Dance Edition Website: http://www.bde2010.co.uk Contact E-mail: info@bde2010.co.uk British Dance Edition is the UK dance industry’s leading showcase event, profiling the very best of British dance to visitors from across the globe. The next BDE is set to take place from 3 - 6 February 2010. Targeting the occasional and frequent dance programmer from UK and abroad, BDE presents work that is diverse and contemporary; profiling new and emerging work, alongside some of the more well known and established companies touring dance today. |
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Sustained Theatre Website: http://sustainedtheatre.org.uk Contact E-mail: contact@decibelpas.com Sustained Theatre ensures artists transform the future of our national arts landscape to reflect the diverse, rich and vibrant talent that exists in British society. Sustained Theatre keeps issues relating to Black, Asian and minority ethnic theatre artists and practitioners alive and in the national debate. Sustained Theatre develops leadership, encourages critical debate, creates international links & builds national archives. |
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Grahamstown Festival Website: http://www.grahamstown.co.za/festivals Contact E-mail: info@grahamstown.co.za Organised by the Grahamstown Foundation, Africa's largest and most colourful cultural event offers a choice of the very best of both indigenous and imported talent. Every year for 8 days Grahamstown's population almost doubles, as over 50 000 people flock to the city for a feast of arts, crafts and sheer entertainment The festival offers more than 500 shows from opera, cabaret, drama and jazz to stand-up comics and folk music. |
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Independent Street Arts Network
Website: http://www.streetartsnetwork.org.uk Contact E-mail: mandy@streetartsnetwork.org.uk ISAN is an independent group of presenters and promoters of street arts throughout the UK working to develop the art form through networking, information, collaboration, lobbying, training and advocacy. |
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Piccadilly Partnership Website: http://www.piccadillymanchester.com Piccadilly Manchester is an accessible and cosmopolitan gateway to the city, providing both work and leisure opportunities for a large number of people. Perfectly situated within walking distance of Manchester’s busy shopping and business areas and on the edge of the city’s creative Northern Quarter, Piccadilly is surrounded by an exciting mix of historic and modern buildings. The Piccadilly Partnership is proud to support high quality cultural events within the Piccadilly area and is pleased to be the Official Hotel Supplier to the decibel showcase and the Festival Partner of Platform 4 Piccadilly. Live, work & play in Piccadilly. |
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Manchester City Council Website: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/ decibel and XTRAX would like to thank Manchester City Council for generous support of the decibel showcase, and for sponsorship of Platform 4 Piccadilly. |
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Without Walls Website: http://www.withoutwalls.uk.com/ XTRAX is a member of Without Walls, a consortium of eight outdoor festivals from across the UK. Sputnik by Fittings Multi Media Arts, Nocturne by Marc Brew Company and Tracking by StopGAP are all commissioned by Without Walls and appear on Friday 18th September as part of Platform 4 Piccadilly. |
