This year NTS will create space to investigate Leadership through the lens of developing new creations in Canada. Through conversations, questions and shared experiences we want to explore how we create.

What are the specific challenges to create new work? What are different organizations and artists doing? How do leaders navigate the journey from an idea to an audience experiencing a production? What does new creation ask of Leaders, right now?

The theatre ecology nationally, and internationally, continues to navigate a very challenging climate.  What are the questions leaders are asking themselves? What challenges do we all share?  What challenges are specific to each person or organization’s individual context? 

A national cohort will be assembled consisting of recent leaders to spend one week in Montreal at NTS. Recognizing that Leaders thrive in community, with peers and mentors, the goal of this Residency is to build community across geography and generations.  To contract the geography of the country for one week, so that when it expands again, leaders have new relationships and new perspectives. 

 For 5 days, we will welcome a new guest to share space with the cohort and start a conversation. We want to help build a group that will continue to connect and nourish each other for years to come.  

Our guest leaders are Sarah Conn, Émilie Monnet, Andrea Romaldi, Eric Rose, and Kevin Matthew Wong

The Leadership Residency is built to respond to the needs of the Canadian theatre ecology. Every year a theme or topic will be chosen to be examined and for each residency a cohort will be assembled to explore that topic.

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Details:
- NTS welcomes applications from leaders in an organization that develops new work with seven or fewer years of experience in all forms of leadership (artistic directors, producers, managing directors and more).
- A national cohort of 8 participants will be chosen.
- The Residency will be held from March 15th through the 19th in person in Montreal.  

What we provide:

- Travel, accommodation, and a small per diem
- Space at the National Theatre School to host conversations and sessions
- Guest Leaders to lead conversations

How to apply:
If you are interested in being part of the cohort, please email us:

- A short bio to help us get to know you
- A letter describing how this experience would support your leadership practice and what you hope to get out of the week. (max 750 words)
- Your resumé
Please send these in one document attached to your email.

The deadline to apply is November 6th
Participants will be informed by November 27th

Please send your application to [email protected]

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The NTS Artistic Leadership Residencies are made possible thanks to the generous support of Power Corporation of Canada, RBC Foundation and the Birks Family Foundation.