Action for Impact develops new pathways to resources and advancement for collaborators and artists inclusive of race, ethnicity, age, disability and gender. The opportunities created are intentionally made to have lasting impact on personal and community growth.
CREATIVE PERFORMING ARTIST FELLOWSHIP
This fellowship invites artists who identify first as an actor, singer or dancer to expand the capacity and confidence of their skills towards a working relationship with theater as a creative performing artist. The fellow will discover what a creative performing artist means to them, through practice, connection and conversation with The BringAbout. Such opportunities include: pre pro discussions with writers preparing to get their work on its feet for the first time; singing, speaking and moving a piece to life for the first time; post development discussions with a focus on next steps; as well as opportunities to collaborate with The BringAbout’s media production team, education team, social media & journalism team.
MUSICAL THEATRE WRITING FELLOWSHIP
This fellowship invites musical theatre writers and composers into the process of collaboration between writing and choreography to understand how dance works as a narrative tool in the writing process. The fellow will develop a vocabulary and understanding of the possibilities between a writer and choreographer relationship by joining multiple BringAbout writers in the process of getting their work on its feet for the first time with The BringAbout. These are unique, vulnerable experiences where everyone in the room, including the fellow, is learning and growing together through collaboration.
FELLOWSHIP TERM & LONGEVITY
BringAbout fellowships are a four month commitment culminating in a connection back to the fellows’ community. Fellows are expected to lead a conversation between their community and The BringAbout discussing their experience, questions, ideas and goals for the future together. The intention of the community connection is to extend the impact of the fellowship by sharing information and resources, inspiring new perspectives, and by firmly establishing a plan for the future that includes a network of support between the fellow, their community and The BringAbout.
BECOMING A BRINGABOUT FELLOW
As we emerge from the pandemic, The BringAbout is longing to support artists who have endured their senior year from a place of online learning and who are committed to stepping into the New York theatre community with vivid hearts, tireless dreams, and the capacity to not only grow but also contribute to the future of American Musical Theatre.