Performing Arts Industry Report 2005
The 2005 survey of Equity members represented the first survey of this scale to provide a comprehensive picture of the training and skills issues for the performing arts industry.
Responses were received from 8,337 members. Nearly half of those working in the UK performance industry earned less than £6,000 from the profession in the last year and most spent more time working outside the performance industry than they did within it.
Seven in ten (71%) had worked outside of the performance industry for 28 weeks or more in the past year. This compares to the 18 weeks on average worked in the performance industry itself. Two in ten (22%) had worked for 40 weeks or more in alternative industries.
47% of respondents said they had training or development needs at the time of the survey. Six in ten of these said training was needed to help keep up to date or improve on their current work. Four in ten said their training needs were related to moving on in their career.
The most common areas of training need were: acting, audition technique/acquiring work, voice/accent coaching, singing, IT skills, languages and business skills.
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Performing Arts Industry Report Contents
Performing Arts Industry Report Foreword
Performing Arts Industry Survey - Section 1: Executive Summary
Performing Arts Industry Survey - Section 2: Introduction
Performing Arts Industry Survey - Section 3: Profile of Survey Respondents
Performing Arts Industry Survey - Section 4: Working Patterns (1)
Performing Arts Industry Survey - Section 4: Working Patterns (2)
Performing Arts Industry Survey - Section 4: Working Patterns (3)
Performing Arts Industry Survey - Section 4: Working Patterns (4)
Performing Arts Industry Survey - Section 4: Working Patterns (5)
Performing Arts Industry Survey - Section 5: Qualifications & Training
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