Presenter/Touring Language Definitions

Terminology
Because many words have multiple meanings, definitions for the terms used in these guidelines are provided below.

Collaborators: People or organizations that work collaboratively with the applicant organization to plan, implement, promote and evaluate the project.

Presenter: An organization that selects, engages and pays touring performing artists to perform works created elsewhere by those or other artists, which will be performed in many locations. Presenters manage all local arrangements for the performance (providing space, local technical support, advertising/promotion) and facilitate the interaction between artists and audiences.

Public Performance: A performance that is marketed to and welcomes the community-at-large. For college, university, and other school-based presenters this means reaching beyond the campus community. Performances taking place on weekdays during school hours will not be considered public performances unless the presenter can show a history of significant attendance by non-student audience members during similar programs.

Residency Activities: Activities that support the public performance and enhance the audience’s understanding of the artist’s work. These may include master classes, workshops, lecture/demonstrations and other creative approaches to engage the community. Residency activities may be conducted with participants of any age, either on-site at the presenter’s facility or at other venues within the community. They may be offered by the roster artist and/or by other experts who can provide information or activities that will enhance understanding of the artist’s work.

Return Engagement: If the roster artist named in the application was engaged by the presenter during the past two years, the project will be considered a return engagement. Return engagements should reach a different or expanded audience, involve different partners and/or different residency participants, or in some way build upon the previous engagement(s).

Touring Engagement: Any engagement outside the artist’s home community. This includes both “run-out” performances and longer, multi-engagement tours.