Class Assembly
RTYDS is hosting an evening for working class and low socio-economic background artists on Thursday 4 September (6pm-10pm) at Common Space in Bradford.
Please see the invite below:
We’re welcoming working class artists from Bradford, Yorkshire and beyond to come along to Common Space for drinks, music, and good chat. We’d love to see you there!
This evening follows immediately after a Class Assembly event held by RTYDS – which brings organisations together to actively interrogate what the barriers are to career progression for people who are working class / from low socio-economic backgrounds, and to commit to continuing this conversation within their own companies.
After a day of conversations with theatres, we wanted to create a space for working class and low socio-economic artists to come together for an evening of solidarity, connection and celebration.
There is space on the form for you to tell us your access requirements and dietary requirements.
Access
The artist’s evening will take place at Common/Wealth’s Common Space (1-3 John St, Bradford, BD1 3JT).
For accessibility information for Common Space, go to their website here. Common Space has a quiet room on the ground floor which is open for all to use. It is a multi-faith quiet room open to all, and they have prayer mats available (or you are welcome to bring your own).
What is Class Assembly?
Class Assembly is part of Fair Play‘s Advocacy strand of work. It brings together theatres, companies and artists to understand the deep-rooted socio-economic inequity in the arts and take away tangible action points to make change.
Our aim is to create a culture shift within the industry when it comes to talking about and recognising class. Change starts with knowledge and action, and the events combine to develop understanding of the landscape by sharing key facts and data alongside experience to build a collective understanding of the barriers in place.
In addition, we facilitate an open and honest conversation where organisations meet artists from lower socio-economic backgrounds to listen, learn, and discover what action can be taken.
In May this year, we partnered with 20 Stories High and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse to run a day-long event for artists in the north west.