Dance Mapping - Arts Council England

occupations are to be considered eligible to be filled by migrants from outside the European
Economic Area. Widespread concern expressed by the dance field prompted the committee
to add contemporary dancers and choreographers.
There are significant implications here for training. If the field is facing skills shortages, there
are some challenging questions to ask about the nature and the standards of vocational
training.
Furthermore, we are increasingly seeing some of our leading artists splitting their time
between UK-based work and overseas work. The recent appointment of Rafael Bonachela as
Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Company is a good case in point.
Open borders create a flow of creativity that is good for the form, but there are also
employment and training issues underpinning this positive impact.
Economically, an increasing internationalism creates:
• income for producing and touring companies
• income for venues for incoming international touring product.
British Council
The Arts Council and British Council have a Memorandum of Understanding and this governs
relationships between the two key organisations in relation to international work.
‘The British Council’s Arts Group consists of a team of professionals who mobilise the best of
British creative talent to develop innovative programmes that engage with people all over the
world, drawing them into a closer relationship with the UK.... Unlike the UK’s Arts Council
England we are not an arts funding organisation. Nevertheless, we do work closely with the
Arts Councils, the UK Film Council, Department of Culture, Media and Sport, UK Trade and
Investment and others to identify opportunities for collaboration which will meet our different
objectives, to ensure that we capitalise on our different strengths, and that we respond to the
interests and international aspirations of the UK arts and creative industries sectors. 20
Every year the British Council publishes Performance in Profile, a directory of UK drama,
dance, street arts and outdoor work from a broad range of artists and companies with work
suitable for overseas touring. It is designed to be a useful working tool for international
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