Application/Résumé Techniques and Theater Law

One day course on the subject of applying for a position in the theater and legal rights of the artist and the theater employer.

Block 1     

● Theater systems (German speaking region, Europe, USA)

● Ensemble theater, repertoire - and seasonal (Stagione) system

Block 2    

● Possibilities in career planning

● Building personal skills for personal marketing.

● Using the Bühnenjahrbuch

● Artists Agencies (Description of responsibilities of European Agents, brief view of legalities in the artist/agency relationship ...)

● Improving self-assessment

● Professional application/résumé preparation

● The Vocal Competition as opportunity for visibility among opera directors and agents.  Introduction to the most important competitions in Europe.

● Opera Studio – further studies or first career opportunity?  Introduction to the most important Opera Studios in Europe.

Block 3   

● The first engagement – which aspects are important to consider?  Guest engagement or fixed contract (1 or 2 years ex.),  pre-assigned roles, number of performances, salary...?

● The first contract - Analysis of typical fixed contracts for singers (NV Bühne)

● Analysing a typical guest contract in the European system.

● The singer's duties and responsibilities (Introduction to procedures in a typical opera house) with situational examples.

●Singer's rights – what are one's subjective and objective boundries? Potential problem solving with situational examples.