We are now starting the Festival Unit. Firstly, Cathy Birch from Spitalfields festival came in to talk to students about her event.
She explained the different people involved and the act selection process. She talked about the organisation, funding, venues, crises etc.
Students then researched five different festivals, find out about things like their themes, artisitic policies, locations, audiences, acts featured and funding.
They then presented their findings to each other:
Next they had their first production meeting about the festival. They discussed venues primarily, as we still need to find one.
