NETWORK OF ENSEMBLE THEATERS INC
PO Box 83526, Portland, OR 97283 www.ensembletheaters.net

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Organizations Filed Purposes: NET LINKS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ENSEMBLES AND PRACTITIONERS TO ONE ANOTHER AND THE PERFORMING ARTS FIELD, ENCOURAGING COLLABORATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND DISSEMINATION. NET IS COMMITTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ENSEMBLE FORM AND STRIVES TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE IN THE WORLD BEYOND OURSELVES THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COLLABORATIVE THEATER. WE SUPPORT BOLD ARTISTIC AND CIVIC EXPERIMENTS AND AIM TO HEIGHTEN THE IMPACT AND EXCELLENCE OF ENSEMBLE THEATER.

A NATIONAL COALITION OF ENSEMBLES CREATED BY AND FOR ARTISTS, THE NETWORK OF ENSEMBLE THEATERS (NET) EXISTS TO PROPEL ENSEMBLE THEATER PRACTICE TO THE FOREFRONT OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY.

FIELD RESOURCES - NET PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE FIELD TO BUILD CAPACITY, DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE PEER-BASED KNOWLEDGE SHARING, AND SUSTAIN ENSEMBLE THEATERS AND PRACTITIONERS. THROUGH THE NET TRAVEL & EXCHANGE NETWORK (NET/TEN), NET PROVIDES GRANTS TO MEMBER ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT ARTIST-TO-ARTIST EXCHANGES OF PERFORMANCES, TRAINING, AND ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES; THE PROGRAM AIMS TO BUILD THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND ARTISTIC CAPACITIES OF THE FIELD, AND FURTHER CONNECT ENSEMBLES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD. THE ENSEMBLE/PLAYWRIGHT COLLABORATION GRANT PROGRAM, OPERATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PLAYWRIGHTS CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS, AWARDS AN ANNUAL GRANT TO SUPPORT COLLABORATION BETWEEN AN ENSEMBLE AND A PLAYWRIGHT. NET PROMOTES THE RIGOROUS INVESTIGATION OF ENSEMBLE PRACTICE, BUILDING AND DISSEMINATING A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE TO NURTURE THE FIELD. CONNECTOR IS A NEW PILOT PROGRAM CURRENTLY BEING DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY NET. BUILT AROUND A NEW MOBILE APP AND WEB PLATFORM (BETA PILOT RELEASE EXPECTED 2019-20), IT WILL SUPPORT DIY ARTIST-TO-ARTIST U.S. TOURS AND RESIDENCES BY MATCHING UP NET MEMBERS TO HOST EACH OTHER AS PEER ARTIST-PRESENTERS, MAKE CONNECTIONS, AND SHARE RESOURCES. ONLINE RESOURCES ON NETS WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS INCLUDE A SHAREBACK LIBRARY OF PEER-BASED TIPS AND TOOLS, FIELD CASE STUDIES, DISCUSSION FORUMS, POSTINGS OF FIELD OPPORTUNITIES (JOBS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES, AUDITIONS, ETC.), AND OTHER WEB-BASED RESOURCES.

GATHERINGS AND CONVENINGS - NET FULFILLS ITS FUNCTION AS A NETWORK BY ORGANIZING AND CONVENING THE FIELD THROUGH VARIOUS NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS FOR NETWORKING, PEER-BASED LEARNING, AND DISCUSSION OF PRESSING FIELD ISSUES. DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED RE:ROUTES:2018 NET NATIONAL GATHERING & SYMPOSIUM, HELD IN TEMPE AND TUCSON IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2018. RE:ROUTES IS A NATIONAL EVENT BRINGING TOGETHER MEMBERS, ARTISTS, CO-CREATORS, PRACTITIONERS, EDUCATORS, SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZERS, FUNDERS, POLICY-MAKERS, AND OTHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH AN INTEREST IN COLLABORATIVE CREATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND SECTORS. NET ALSO BEGAN PLANNING THE 2020 MACROFEST USA, A SERIES OF EVENTS OVER THE YEAR OF 2020 PARTNERING WITH ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

FIELD BUILDING PROGRAMS - NETS MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM NURTURES THE ENSEMBLE FIELD BY PROVIDING A VARIETY OF SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO MEMBERS, AND BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE NATIONAL ROSTER OF ENSEMBLE-FOCUSED PEERS FOR NETWORKING AND FIELD LEARNING. MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSEMBLE ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS, AND RELATED PRACTITIONERS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: ENSEMBLES, AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND STUDENTS. NET ENGAGES WITH AND STRENGTHENS RELATIONSHIPS AMONG OUR COMMUNITY OF MEMBERS THROUGH LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS SUCH AS THE ITS ON US (#NETDATE) PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS TO SELF-INITIATE ONE-ON-ONE MEET UPS AND LOCAL ORGANIZING IN CITIES WITH A DENSITY OF NET MEMBERS. THROUGH OUR ADVOCACY & CULTURAL POLICY EFFORTS, NET ORGANIZES AND PROMOTES ENSEMBLE PRACTICE AND ENSEMBLE THEATER-MAKING AS A DISTINCT ELEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES THEATER, AMPLIFYING ITS COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL IMPACT. NET SERVES AS THE VOICE OF ENSEMBLE THEATRES IN CULTURAL POLICY DISCUSSIONS, AND AT CONVENINGS OF ARTISTS, PRACTITIONERS, EDUCATORS, FUNDERS, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

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