What's New > Call for Submissions: Artistic Leadership Residency
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The Leadership Residency is built to respond to the needs of the Canadian theatre ecology. Every year a theme or topic will be chosen to be examined and for each residency a cohort will be assembled to explore that topic.
The residency has evolved over the years, but it has always been about supporting future, new and established leaders.
In the fall of 2025, the National Theatre School’s Artistic Leadership Residency will explore the theme of Environmental Sustainability through the lens of Technical Directors and Directors of Production.
Theatre companies are being asked to work in a more sustainable way, to build a process and productions that keep in mind the environmental impact of theatre. Much of this responsibility falls upon the heads of production of organizations, but they don’t always have the tools to accomplish what they want and need.
This residency is seeking a cohort of working heads of production that will gather in Montreal for two days of workshops led by Montreal’s ÉcoSceno.
Écoscéno is a social economy enterprise (NPO) whose mission is to support the cultural sector in its socio-ecological transition by equipping and advising on the adoption of sustainable production methods. To date, Écoscéno has trained over 1,000 professionals, offering more than 94 courses and 60 eco-design coaching sessions in the performing arts and museology sectors.
For this residency, they will offer an in-depth course, specifically designed for the cohort, on ecodesign covering the vocabulary, tools, certifications,eco-friendly materials and mechanical assemblies. Its aim is to enable participants to start applying ecodesign in their professional activities immediately after completing the course.
The candidates we are looking for have the following qualities:
An openness to collaborate;
A desire to learn more and ask questions;
A willingness to share what they learn in their community.
Deadline to apply is June 6, 2025.