PROJEKT ELEVATE is a unique micro-commissioning scheme supporting migrant theatre makers to develop bold ideas for co-created work in partnership with leading venues around the UK.

In 2024, we are partnering with Theatre Royal Plymouth to work with 3 migrant artists based in the South West, to support them in developing their ambitious ideas for participatory work.

MEET THE ARTISTS:

  • ESTERE SLARE

    Estere Slare is an actress and theatre maker originally from Latvia. She moved to the UK 12 years ago and graduated from Plymouth Conservatoire in BA Acting in 2020. Since then, Estere has worked with Multistory Theatre, Vamoos Theatre and has just finished a tour with Red Herring Productions on the ‘Egg Shack.’ Estere is actively generating her own work and exploring her Latvian heritage, performing ‘Latvian Midsummer Tale’ as part of Barnstaple Fringe. 

  • JUNGHEE BORTHWICK

    Jung graduated from Seoul University of the Arts with a major in Acting and earned a Master’s degree in Performance Art from the University of Plymouth. After building a career in film, TV, and theatre in the UK, Jung is now working to courageously share personal stories. Currently, Jung is engaged in creative projects with Far Flung Dance Theatre CIC and is actively connecting with local communities.

  • DAWID MAJEWSKI

    Dawid is a theatre maker/ practitioner/ performer/ writer/ singer, creating socially conscious work incorporating verbatim and multi-media. He started off as a performer at fringe festivals and community productions, then trained with Theatre Royal Plymouth's Lab Company 2019-2021. His practice has a particular focus on creating inclusive creative environment for the participants. He's also been writing and performing songs with LGBTQ+ Shanty choir Seaweed in the Fruit Locker, drawing from his cultural roots in Polish folk traditions. Alongside creative work he's been studying for a degree in social sciences, which informs his practice.

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

Theatre Royal Plymouth is the largest and most well-attended regional producing theatre in the UK, presenting diverse productions on three stages: The Lyric, The Drum & The Lab. With a regional audience of over 2.1 million, they employ 300+ dedicated staff and attract 300,000+ annual audience members. Their engagement and learning activities reach thousands of people annually, with a focus on engaging disadvantaged communities and those who feel excluded from the arts. As the principal home of performing arts in the South West, they engage and inspire many communities, creating memorable experiences for people from all backgrounds.

‘As a cultural organisation, TRP has an important part to play in promoting inclusivity in the arts, ensuring people of all backgrounds are empowered to express their creativity and deepen their artistic practice. PROJEKT ELEVATE gives us the opportunity to reach and celebrate migrant theatre-makers in the South West at a time that feels especially vital to do so.

We’re excited to be working with PROJEKT EUROPA on this collaborative project and are looking forward to seeing what concepts the successful applicants come up with.’

TRP’s Associate Director Malaika Kegode

For information about the theatres and artists who took part in PROJEKT ELEVATE in 2023 and 2022, please click here!