Establishing Common Ground. Building Capacity for the Cultural Industries: Towards a Shared-Island Approach. Workshop 1 Discussion Paper

Funded by the Irish Research Council's (IRC) New Foundations Scheme, under the Shared Island Initiative Strand supported by the Shared Island Unit, CI Develop brings together existing academic and sector-based research to understand how all-island relations within the professional, publicly-subsidised performing arts of dance and theatre may be nurtured. The project is led by Dr Victoria Durrer (UCD) in partnership with Dr Aoife McGrath (QUB), Theatre & Dance NI, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Dance Ireland and Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre. Cavan County Council Arts Office, British Council Ireland and Arts Council Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon are core research participants with Dr Emma McAlister supporting the work as Research Assistant. This working paper considers Workshop 1 of Building Capacity for the Cultural Industries:Towards a Shared-Island Approach (CI Develop), held on 28th February 2022. After summarising topics explored and questions emerging from that workshop, the paper proposes a path forward for our research activity and Workshop 2, scheduled for 9th May 2022.