CaPT Independent Producers Initiative (CIPI)

Modelled on TNA’s successful Victorian Independent Producers Initiative (VIPI), this initiative supported CaPT independent producers across Australia who work with artists in and from Victoria. It aimed to increase the size and the diversity of the CaPT producing pool and included two of the three core components from VIPI: the Emerging Producers Lab and the Salon Series, along with a program of peer coaching sessions for artists. 

This initiative had a dedicated Program Producer on the CaPT Team, Charice Rust.

CaPT Salon Series

The Salon Series included professional development sessions, networking and peer learning for the wider Victorian CaPT sector. The series responded to the most urgent skill requirements and provided a forum for conversations about the future of the sector. The Series included professional development sessions and workshops, gatherings, and peer learning for the wider Victorian CaPT sector across 18 months.

For information on past Salon events, click here. 

Outcomes Delivered 

    • 4 in-person sessions offered for Victorian-based CaPT practitioners
    • 5 online webinars offered to CaPT sector from Victoria and across Australia
    • Attendance of over 50 CaPT practitioners across Salon events
CaPT Mentoring Program

The CaPT Mentoring Program offered free one-on-one support for 10 circus and physical theatre artists and producers who were each matched with an experienced practitioner to discuss career planning, business planning, work-life balance support or network building. Both the mentee and mentor were paid for their time. 

Round 1 of the CaPT Mentoring Program ran at our Producing Fundamentals event in July 2023.
Round 2 of Mentoring Program took place on Thursday 18th April 2024.

Outcomes Delivered 

    • 10 emerging CaPT artists/producers paid to attend coaching session
    • 8 established CaPT professionals engaged to provide coaching 

‘So helpful! My mentor gave me really good tools to expand on my creative practice. It was a very supportive session and I appreciate taking part in it.’ —Coaching Participant 

Emerging Producers Lab

The Emerging Producers Lab supported four emerging producers in the CaPT sector, facilitating their professional development and capacity to work with CaPT artists and organisations. The Lab consisted of 10 professional development workshops over 12 months bespoke to the most urgent needs, skills and conversations that the participants identified.

For information on the participating producers, as well as more detailed information on the program, click here. 

Outcomes Delivered 

    • 4 emerging independent CaPT producers supported through the 12-month lab
      • In the cohort, there were 2 First Nations producers and a Disabled producer
    • Part-time income to support the independent practice of 4 producers
      • This enabled producers to support over 20 Victorian-based CaPT artists
    • 10 co-designed lab sessions, featuring 9 guest presenters from the industry
    • Industry mentors of choice engaged to work with each producer
    • Mental health allowance enabled a producer to access the care they needed and kept them working in the sector as an independent producer 

‘This was a truly life-changing program that will inform my professional practice indefinitely. Thank you so much for running it and including me I am so grateful.’ —Karina Schiller, EPL Producer

 

This initiative has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.