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This report was approved by the board of directors on
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Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
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In the financial year ending April 2024 Project X delivered the following activity to the benefit of its community: Artist Voice - Residencies, Performances, Rosina Bonsu Bursary: - Artist Voice residencies took place from October 2023 to April 2024 in collaboration with the Work Room and Tramway. - Collaborated with the Work Room to award the Rosina Bonsu bursary to an artist of colour - Salma Faraji. The late Rosina Bonsu was a pioneering choreographer, movement director, teacher and mentor. She has left a last legacy to the Performance community and has deeply influenced our work at Project X. Through supporting this Bursary and including it as part of our programme, contributes to the legacy of a pioneering artist and repertoire of work by Black and artists of Colour in Scotland for generations to come. - 2 local artists were selected - Gaia Silvan, recent graduate of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Marios Ento-Engkolo, early career choreographer and performer - The choreographic platform took place on 5th and 6th April 2024 at Tramway, T4 to a sell out intergenerational audience. - All artists received creative mentorship from Mele Broomes (established creative director, choreographer) - Increased access for audiences: BSL integrated performances and BSL interpreted post-show discussion. - We also recruited an artist filmmaker TJ Sedisa of Noir.Media to document the performances and the footage has been given to the artists. This is really invaluable for them being able to progress the work in future as well as keep for archival purposes. Business Development and Core Team Activities: -Business Plan: During this time, we created a new business plan with a vision for 2025-2028. - Fundraising: During this time Co-Directors spent a considerable amount of time on financial sustainability of the organisation including successful submission to Creative Scotland for our Community Hub (started in May 2024), alongside preparing a bid for Multi-Year Funding (at time of writing we are awaiting decision). - Training: Co-team undertook First Aid training. Co-Director Ashanti took part in the Jerwood Foundation Toolkit workshop (we incorporated some of the learning into our business strategy days). Co-Director Rhea participated in the Clore Leadership Pulse course, this was invaluable and timely ahead of us submitting to Multi-Year Fund stage 2 as well as recruitment procedures. - New Office - we moved into a new office space. Alongside our day-day activities, we have been able to host meetings, as well as support artists, access the rehearsal space and pilot hot-desking. Going forward we are exploring how to make this resource more available to our artist network. - Policies - This year we enhanced our policies and strategy including our Fair Work and Environmental Sustainability plans (we are now a member of the Green Artist Initiative). Benefits to Community: Through our residency programme and production, 3 artists have been supported to create new works. Artist Voice ran like a professional theatre production. The artists were in a period of development in the studio to develop their concept and ideas in collaboration with mentor and creative team. Each artist was supported to learn through doing, how to evolve their idea with choreographic movement, sound and costume. The artists (who whilst all have experience performing have had less opportunities as lead artists) worked with a lighting designer earlier in the process and had an experimentation week, through these elements they were able to develop their skills in collaboration, creative direction, creative problem solving and how to communicate their concepts to work with wider team to realise the artistic ambition. This programme has supported the inception of 3 new works which are now ready to go on to their next stages of development and then into production. Inviting industry to the events, also has supported a Project X methodology of supported artist development that can culminate in an array of new contemporary performances by BPoC artists. Through the residency and choreographic platform we worked with 20 artists. A key element to the programme was to provide supported professional development roles for 3 early career artists - Assistant Costume Designer, Assistant Lighting Designer and a Masters Student Placement. These creatives now have experience which will support them in their careers as well as build a network of collaborators who are at similar stages to themselves. New audiences to venues: We continue to bring new audiences to cultural venues like Tramway. We are considered in our approach to audience development, understand the many barriers. We work with the venue to make a welcoming atmosphere to audiences - this involves alot of care and labour in communicating to all key venue staff (FOH, Box Office, Hospitality, Marketing, Production). Community reflections on Artist Voice: “Now that was amazing. The work Project X does is invaluable, no where else can you see and support new work like this, held and presented so abundantly. Really really great” “I felt nourished and part of a community that reflects me and hears me, and I can reflect and hear them. I loved to be able to witness others in their process and support them to be and become in truth and honesty and vulnerability. It was a kind atmosphere. Very lovely. Thank you to all the artists <3” “It was amazing and so accessible for me a Deaf BSL” “This was amazing! The works were all so beautiful, felt complex + generous. Thank you so much. Coming to Project X events is a total gift.” Additional Benefits to our Community: - Artists feel a sense of community and support from those who can identify with their experiences. - Artists are supported to grow creatively and professionally in a way that is meaningful. - Participating artists gain developed confidence and build resilience to better access other artistic opportunities through being in a safe, inclusive space for people of colour. - Increased visibility through access to prominent creative platforms. - Artists and practitioners are supported to develop new as well as nurture existing partnerships and collaborations. - Build connection to the dance sector and opportunities that artists previously felt excluded from. - We amplify the voices and artistry of people of the African and Caribbean diaspora, facilitating and supporting opportunities for them to showcase their work and development opportunities supporting them to reach their full potential as individual artists and practitioners We continue to act as a bridge between independent artists and the wider sector - increasing inclusion and better representation of BPOC artists and contemporary dance forms of the African and Caribbean diaspora.
The company’s stakeholders are artists, communities and individuals in Scotland who identify as Black, People of colour (BPOC) and/or with heritage from African and the Caribbean; and the dance and performance industry in Scotland. We ask all participants in our activities and opportunities to complete feedback surveys about their experience of sessions and invite comments for how we can develop our activity. We also conduct in person debriefs with the artists we work with. Our programmes are delivered in consultation and collaboration with a wider community of freelance artists, producers and practitioners who we report to and who in turn contribute to the governance of our organisation on an annual basis through our ‘artist away day’. The actions we have taken resulting from consultations have included: - Providing more 1-2-1 consultations - Designing and facilitating gathering moments for our community - Successful fundraising bids to develop programmes to have more showcasing opportunities, and professional development opportunities - While we can act as a bridge, we also understand our role can sometimes be a shield to reduce harm that comes from the wider sector to our community and individuals within it - Centring care and wellbeing within all aspects of delivery - Continuing to amplify the incredible artists who are the storytellers of our community
The aggregate amount of transactions paid to or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £19,800
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
21 January 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Rhea Lewis
Status: Director