In Conversation with Vicky Featherstone
(University Women in the Arts: Event 2)
18 August 2016 at 4pm
The Royal Court Theatre – Sloane Square, SW1W 8AS
The second University Women in the Arts public event has been announced. Taking place on 18th August at 4pm at the Royal Court Theatre, this will be an In Conversation event with Vicky Featherstone, Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre.
Vicky is one of 15 women leading the way in the arts in the UK taking part in the one off scheme University Women in the Arts in order to provide access to their advice for women wanting to work in the arts across the UK.
The event is particularly targeted at female students studying arts subjects at Universities across the UK but is open to anyone who would like access to these women’s advice.
How to book: The free event can be booked at: http://universitywomeninthearts-vickyfeatherstone.eventbrite.co.uk
About University Women in the Arts: University Women in the Arts is a one off scheme, being run in partnership with the Women of the Future Programme, the MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins, Writers at Work Productions, Oberon Books and in association with Tonic Theatre.
The scheme is inspired by the fact that many more women study the arts in the UK (for example 74% of students at the University of the Arts London, Europe’s largest arts University, are female) but less women work in the arts, particularly in artistic and leadership role (for example according to recent British Theatre Consortium figures only 30% of professional playwrights are women and according to recent UAL figures only 30% of professional artists in galleries in London are female).
A companion publication to collect and expand on the events will be published by Oberon Books at the end of the year
Other University Women in the Arts mentors include Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of the English National Ballet, Jude Kelly, founder of the WOW Festivals and Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre, Joanna Prior, Managing Director of Penguin Books, Charlotte Higgins, Chief Culture Writer at The Guardian, Suzie de Rohan Willner, CEO of TOAST, Kate Bryan, art historian, presenter and former Director of The Fine Art Society, Elizabeth Freestone, Artistic Director of Pentabus Theatre Company, Tanya Seghatchian, film producer, historian, columinist and presenter Amanada Foreman and Anne Edyvean, Head of BBC Writersroom.
For more information and to join the mailing list to be kept informed of future events please go to: www.universitywomeninthearts.com
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