Community Message Board: Performance Creation Canada Conference
Plans for a September 2010 Performance Creation Canada Conference in Kelowna, B.C., are underway. This year PCC are teaming up with the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong, B.C., hence, the weekend will be on the farm, set on a beautiful ranch 1 hour north of Kelowna! www.caravanfarmtheatre.com
The conference will begin Friday September 3 and conclude Sunday September 5.
Message from PCC:
“ The focus of the conference focus is still to be set in stone. Because of the rural venue, we are discussing the relationship of theatre within communities of all kinds and non-traditional performance venues. We are also discussing the role of arts for social change or oblique activism, the role of post secondary education in devised performance training, and new models for non-profit arts organizations in the light of the massive cuts to arts funding here in BC. These are just thoughts. We will be setting up a blog soon to open the discussion with all those interested.
The more urgent part of this communication is this:
We have been in contact with the Canada Council (Audience and Market Development) in connection with an application for funding to support travel to the conference. They encouraged our application and indicated that a CC representative will be attending the conference this year (if it happens) in order to evaluate the PCC network for future funding. They have asked us to provide a complete agenda and list of delegates in our application. So, if you are interested, available and would like to attend, please let us know asap (not legally binding) so we can get the CC application in the mail. The CC has said that they will fund travel for 1 person per arts organization. The agenda for the conference at Caravan will therefore have to be sketched out fairly quickly for purposes of the application. We can change it completely if necessary as we get closer to the event. In terms of the event and its viability, this much we know already.
We have crunched the numbers to determine the cost per participant for the conference. We had to consider hard costs that exist regardless of the number of participants, as well as the flexible costs incurred based on numbers. We must have a minimum of 20 participants to make it financially reasonable enough to proceed.
As outlined above, we will apply for Canada Council funding to help defer travel costs for participants, but otherwise we have no other funding. Because of this, we must be confident that we can cover costs. IF WE FINISH WITH A SURPLUS, then we will REIMBURSE participants accordingly.
Fixed costs include: 2 cooks, caravan crew, cleanup staff, supplies, and grounds fees.
Variable costs include: Food ($25/day), Transport ($20), and Accommodation ($10 for a Tent, $25 for a Cabin, and $100 for an Hotel). The amount listed is the TOTAL COST PER PARTICIPANT based on 4 NIGHTS accommodation and 3.5 days of food. If, for example, you only stay 3 nights, then it would cost you $10 less if youąre in a tent and $25 less if you are in a cabin.
20 or more people (includes Fixed $164 conference fee):
Commuter: $249
Tent: $309
Cabin: $369
Hotel: $669
30 or more people (includes Fixed $109 conference fee):
Commuter: $194
Tent: $254
Cabin: $315
Hotel: $615
Please call Denise Kenney on 250-807-9632 or Neil Cadger on 250-807-9349 to confirm your attendance.
Posted: June 17th, 2010 under June Newsletter.
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