Another Route zine: reflections on internationalising creative practice
made with Anahí Saravia Herrera and the artist fellows of Another Route 2022
"Reflecting on my experience of Another Route, I have more questions than answers. When I think about what internationalising my practice could mean, I now think about porousness and coalition. What does it mean to look across to our peers (rather than up towards institutions or governments) to create, find friendships and collaborate?"
Another Route was an artistic fellowship that enabled a group of 12 artists and companies working with performance (selected by application) to embark upon a journey to internationalise their creative practice through a curated 18-month programme of collective labs, mentorship and residencies.
"The perspective of a Creative Documentarian was one that I found incredibly valuable. Using photography and audio recording as my primary tools... I found my place as neither artist fellow, nor artist organiser but artist on the periphery, thinking with the Another Route fellows and around the project more generally."
This publication features short Q&As on internationalising performance practices with some fellows of the Another Route programme, accompanied by photographs from the labs and residencies.
Each Q&A centres on three key questions:
- What does internationalising your creative practice mean?
- What would you like to share with artists considering this path?
- What do you get from internationalising your practice?
The creation of this publication serves dual purposes: firstly, to record a moment in each artists’ journey and in the Another Route programme, and secondly, to prompt and provide inspiration to practitioners outside of the programme who are venturing into similar thought spaces.
Read the digital version here
Credits
The Another Route programme was managed by Dan Kok and Nene Camara with teams from Artsadmin, Total Theatre and Forest Fringe.
Another Route was funded by Arts Council England, British Council and Jerwood Developing Artists Fund.
Artist Fellows: Alisa Oleva, Demi Nandhra, Figs in Wigs, Gillie Kleiman, Jamal Gerald, Hugh Malyon, Natalie Reckert and Mark Morreau, Revel Puck Circus, Rhiannon Armstrong, SH!T Theatre, Verity Standen and Yolanda Mercy.
200 physical zines were printed with risograph by myself, Anahí Saravia Herrera and Pagemasters.
Distribution
physical copies of the zine can be found at:
- The Kneehigh Barns (Gorran Haven, Cornwall)
- New Diorama Theatre Foyer (London, UK)
- Siobhan Davies Studio (London, UK)
- HAUT Library (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- South House (Faversham, UK)
- Northern School of Contemporary Dance (Leeds, UK)
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London,UK)
