Creu Cymru’s three artform consortia meet quarterly, providing invaluable opportunities for the membership to share information on programming and sector issues and to consider the development of the promotion of specific art forms – drama, dance and music. Issues cover programme planning, specific tours and co-productions, future development of the artform and critical debate. The consortia also contribute to the debate on current issues, ACW strategy development and responses to other ACW consultations.

The consortia are: -

Dance Consortia (Chair: Judi Hughes – RCT Theatres) A sub-committee is working to develop a strategy for the presentation of dance across Wales, in what has rapidly evolved into a proposed Wales Dance Touring Network. A keystone of this plan is the Dance Buddy scheme, which forges relationships between Wales-based dance artists and Creu Cymru members, the ultimate aim being the development of Welsh-made dance presentation.

Drama Consortia (Chair: Kate Perridge – Sherman Cymru) The group’s ongoing research on drama audiences evolved into an extensive study, Identifying the Potential, conducted by Audiences Wales and funded by the Arts Council of Wales, with the Consortium Chair and two members of Creu Cymru staff serving on the steering group for the project. The Consortium will play an important part in converting the findings into practical marketing toolkits for theatres in Wales.

Music Consortia (Chair: Elen ap Robert – Galeri) The regular, intensely practical sessions engender a substantial amount of touring work, as well as informing policy decisions such as rider contracts. The group holds occasional extra seminars on burning issues or particular genres and has added the promotion of classical music (particularly chamber music and opera) to the existing portfolio of roots music and jazz.