Unit 3: Critically comment on 2 production houses/organisations

Rambert Dance Company and The royal Shakespeare company.


Questions:

• What is their ethos/mission statement/artistic vision?
• What type of productions do they put on?
• Do they create productions 'in-house' or host visiting artists/companies?
• How is the organisation structured in terms of staff? e.g. board - producer - artistic director
• Compare the 2 - How are they similar? - How are they different?

The Royal Shakespeare Company


What type of productions do they put on?


The Royal Shakespeare Company put on many different shows but the types of productions that they put on are Shakespeare plays such as: King Lear, Cymbeline, Romeo and Juliet etc.

What is their ethos/mission statement/artistic vision?

This is the Royal Shakespeare Companies ethos. As you can see they aim to deliver a variety of Shakespearian plays to a wide range of audiences. By looking at the bullet points you can see all the different types of work they do to bring Shakespeare to everyone.

Do they create productions 'in-house' or host visiting artists/companies?

The Royal Shakespeare Company are an in house company which means that they use all of their own staff to do everything that is involved in the play. They have 3 different theatres that they perform at but they also tour round schools and are broadcasted live to cinemas as well in order to perform to an even wider audience.

How is the organisation structured in terms of staff?



Rambert Dance Company

What is their ethos/mission statement/artistic vision?

The Royal Shakespeare Company are one of the oldest companies around but they enjoy working with new designers and choreographers to make their work up to date and engage a modern audience. They are a group of 22 dancers who have an array of skills from classical to contemporary.

What type of productions do they put on?

Rambert puts on dance productions which they then tour throughout the UK; their company consists of 22 dancers who are trained in classical and contemporary dance. They like the mix old and new together to create a new initiative dance performance.

Do they create productions 'in-house' or host visiting artists companies?

They work with creative influencers to create dance performances witch convey a variety of different themes. They have worked with choreographers such as Andonis Foniadakis and singers such as Nia Lynn. To create dance performances with music. They have a rehearsal space and then tour their production nation wide with their team.

How is the organisation structured in terms of staff?

Comparing the two companies?