Session 4: Netting The Work and Working Your Net: Building relationships and reputation for long-term success.

Delivered by People Dancing

Creating relationships and partnerships with other professionals in central to the success of working as a freelancer or as an independent creative business. People Dancing will lead a workshop aimed at focusing networking skills and how to capitalise on professional connection. People Dancing is a development agency for community and participatory dance.

These workshops will take place from November 2024 to January 2025. Each session is delivered by a leading industry figure and tailored to developing your skills and resources in a specific area. Each Open Workshop will also include a participant networking opportunity.

Participants are welcome to join the full series of 5 workshops or can attend individual sessions. These workshops are free, but booking is essential.

Forward Freelancing Project

Starting out in the creative industries as a freelancer or as a new creative business can be daunting. To help you navigate this path Dance City in partnership with Creative UK are offering two opportunities to get you in gear. The first is a series of free-to-access workshops designed to give you the tools to move forward, take control, and create a more sustainable career. The second is an intensive mentoring programme designed to focus your freelancing or creative business planning and build a strong network of creative partnerships.

This is in partnership with the Culture and Creative Investment Programme, delivered by Creative UK and funded by the North East Combined Authority.

Forward Freelancing is dance focused, but the programme is open to support any early career freelancer or creative business within the performing arts.

All participants MUST be registered freelancers/creative business with UTR code