Also in association with Swinburne University,
the University of Wollongong, Australian National University,
Charles Darwin University, Edith Cowan University, ACID and AFTRS
Download paper: Transitioning from training to employment in the performing arts
A broad overview of the current status of employment in the performing arts provides a context for the core problem of this paper, namely, new ways of thinking about creating employment opportunities in professional theatre and dance for newly graduated and emerging performers. Graduate-performance- companies exist to bridge the period immediately following the end of formal vocational training and establishing a career as a practising professional performer. Assessing the strengths and limitations in that model would be useful for the emerging performer, policymakers and educators in performing arts conservatories and potential employers. There is a need for further research to analyse which of the graduate-performancecompany
models, if any, optimises the transition from training to employment.