{"id":2614,"date":"2017-03-08T16:56:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T16:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/batterseaartscentreblog.com\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2017-03-08T16:56:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T16:56:56","slug":"meet-the-young-producers-joshua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batterseaartscentreblog.com\/2017\/03\/08\/meet-the-young-producers-joshua\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Young Producers: Joshua"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BAC Young Producers<\/a> programme gives 16-29 year olds the chance to organise and curate part of Battersea Arts Centre\u2019s annual youth takeover, Homegrown Festival<\/a>. We caught up with participant Joshua to see how they\u2019re getting on\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Joshua<\/p>\n

Hi Joshua, tell us a bit about yourself<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m currently a Marketing & Audience Development Officer at the Gate Theatre. Although I come from an arts marketing background I’ve been thinking a lot about getting closer to making art happen, in particular making work with queer and BAMER artists.<\/p>\n

Why did you want to get involved in the Young Producers programme?<\/strong>
\nI’ve been wanting to sit in on rehearsals, to read more scripts and to have conversations with directors and creatives \u2013 but these things seemed inaccessible to me because I don’t know many people in London and have never studied in the performing arts (also artists seem to not trust marketers!). Becoming a producer seemed like a logical step for me, but I felt clueless and unequipped to make this happen until I found the Young Producers programme and got accepted.<\/p>\n

How are you finding the programme so far?<\/strong>
\nI’m stoked to be a part of Young Producers, I love Battersea Arts Centre as a community-powered art space and the programme has given me the access I’ve needed to other like-minded people who want to impact the arts.<\/p>\n

I moved to London from Australia about a year ago now and was finding it so frustrating not getting accepted into arts jobs or training opportunities; now I’m surrounded by such an amazing mix of young people and we’re all learning together. I’m mostly excited about receiving mentoring and getting practical experience.<\/p>\n

Great! What have you been working on?<\/strong>
\nI’m working on the Homegrown Festival Party <\/a>and am taking over one of the spaces inside Battersea Arts Centre to programme a queer art and performance showcase. I love the idea of these artists creating work inside a 125 year-old, historic community building.<\/p>\n

Is there anything you can reveal about your plans for the party?<\/strong>
\nExpect rebellious energy, a smorgasbord of artistic experiences, and undiscovered talent.<\/p>\n

> Find out more about the Young Producers<\/a> programme<\/em><\/p>\n

> See this year\u2019s Homegrown Festival line-up<\/a> , 4 \u2013 9 April<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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