The application process.

Another Route is a new artistic fellowship that will enable a group of performance makers to embark upon a remarkable journey to internationalise their creative practice through a sensitively curated 18- month programme of events and residencies taking place across the world.

Applications for Another Route were opened in November 2021 and closed in February 2022. The artists selected for the fellowship can be found here. You can access the archived application page here.

Below is an explanation of the application and selection process. You can find all of the information regarding eligibility and the criteria on our website.

 
 
 

  • 3 surgeries were open to people who were thinking about applying, this was an opportunity to hear more about the programme and ask the Another Route Team any questions.

    Surgery 1: Tuesday 18 January

    Surgery 2: Wednesday 26 January

    Surgery 3: Thursday 10 February Black and Global Majority Session

    Led by

    Tyrone Higgins (Forced Entertainment)
    Dan Kok (Another Route)
    Valentina Vela (Artsadmin)

  • The Another Route team recruited a team of 19 assessors to read the applications and view supporting material submitted. Assessors were drawn from within and beyond the Another Route Consortium to ensure a breadth of practice, knowledge and representation.

    The 19 Assessors

    Ira Brand: Forest Fringe
    Maddy Costa: Dramaturg
    Jo Crowley: Total Theatre / 1927
    Eileen Evans: Forced Entertainment
    Róise Goan: Artsadmin
    Mark Godber: Artsadmin
    Richard Gregory: Quarantine
    Becki Haines: Total Theatre
    Philippa Hambly: Theatre Maker (and 1927 collaborator)
    Nicki Hobday: Theatre Maker (and Forced Entertainment collaborator)
    Kamaal Hussain: Theatre Maker
    Reena Kalsi: Producer
    Dan Kok: Another Route
    Grace Okereke: Uprise Rebel
    Gemma Paintin: Action Hero
    Tom Rack: NoFit State Circus
    Nick Sweeting: The Javaad Alipoor Company
    Valentina Vela: Artsadmin
    Salome Wagaine: Producer

    Once duplicates were taken out, we received 391 applications.

    3 Assessors read each application to ensure a range of insights and assessments, providing feedback according to the assessment criteria. Following this, across a week the Assessment panel and Another Route team met to share views and responses and recommended applications to move forward.

    Across 12 hours of collective conversation every application was discussed. The meetings were steered by Total Theatre Network, to ensure the conversations were in depth, robust, had rigor, were objective and rooted in the context of the contemporary performance landscape.

    At the end of the 5-day Assessment process when all applications had been thoroughly discussed, the group collectively and democratically shortlisted a final 52 applications to be put forward to an independent panel to select the final 12.

  • 7 people were invited to join the selection panel.

    Selection Panel

    The selection panel were a mix of Artists, Producers, Programmers and Curators working across circus, dance, live art and theatre over 5 continents.

    Malu Ansaldo (Argentina/UK) Meredith Boggia (USA) Francisco Frazão (Portugal)
    Kee Hong Low (Hong Kong)
    Molly Nicholson (UK)
    Harun Morrison (UK)
    Ahilan Ratnamohan (Australia/Belgium)

    The panel read all 52 applications and viewed all supporting material submitted. Following which they met across a series of meetings to explore the applications and collectively agree the final 12 artists for this Another Route fellowship, within the context of the published criteria. The Panel meetings were independently chaired by Emma Beverley (UK).

    Balance and representation were considered throughout all stages of the selection process.

    The 12 selected artists were informed and invited to accept a place on the Fellowship, which they all did.

    All other applicants were informed and given general feedback and offered specific feedback if requested.

    Selected artists are to be announced in May 2022.

  • If you would like to ask any further questions regarding this process then please contact Dan Kok, dan@artsadmin.co.uk