Membership

TRIP

TRIP

The Travel, Retreat and Initiatives Program – TRIP, is a multi-tiered program designed to assist TAPA members with travel associated with touring, international collaboration and professional development. In addition TRIP offers a unique retreat opportunity to the TAPA membership.

The three components are:

The Porter Component
As the official airline of TRIP, Porter Airlines is providing six return flights to anywhere Porter Airlines flies. Current Canadian destinations include: Thunder Bay, Ottawa, Mont Tremblant, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax and St.John’s. Current US destinations include: Chicago, New York and Boston.

The Flight Component
One of the inherent challenges facing producers of live theatre and performing arts is travel costs. The Flight Component allows TAPA members to apply for funding to cover air travel costs, nationally and internationally to anywhere that Porter Airlines does not travel.

The Retreat Component
Valleyview Artist Retreat is located north-west of Toronto in the Hills of Caledon in a secluded rural setting. Creative artists will be free to pursue their work without interruption. It offers an environment conducive to inspiration and rejuvenation. Artistic Directors and General Managers are welcome to apply to this component of TRIP. As well, consideration will be given to those working in arts administration seeking a day facility for visioning meetings and workshops suitable for 6-8 people.

Together these three components allows TAPA members to travel outside the city of Toronto and work collaboratively with other artists. TRIP also covers the travel of foreign artists coming to work with companies in Toronto. TRIP presents a vital opportunity for professional development and networking in the professional theatre, dance and opera industry, enabling artistic directors, producers and general managers to attend conferences and festivals. All three components of TRIP are valuable to artists and administrators alike and enables a broad range of TAPA members to participate.

Eligibility

Only full time employees of companies registered with TAPA as Professional Members or Non-Producing Members for the current Membership year may apply to TRIP. Interns enrolled in a full or part-time degree-granting program are not eligible to apply to TRIP.

TAPA member companies applying to TRIP must meet the following requirements:

  • Be registered as a non-profit professional producing company for a minimum of three years;
  • Have a history of producing and mounting theatre productions within the past 3 years;
  • Employ professional artists and administrators;

Deadlines

  • Applications for Spring/Summer 2010 must be received by 5:00pm, Thursday January 7th, 2010
  • Thursday February 11th, 2010-Notification to Applicants
  • Applications for Fall/Winter 2010 must be received by 5:00pm, Thursday August 5th, 2010
  • Thursday September 9th, 2010-Notification to Applicants

Download the Application Form

For more information about TRIP including application guidelines and application process please click here or contact Alexis Da Silva-Powell, Corporate Partnerships and Membership Manager at alexisdsp@tapa.ca or by phone at 416 536.6468 ex30.

The TRIP Committee

  • Celia Smith, Chair, Past TAPA Board President
  • Jim Aldridge, Mirvish Productions
  • Steve Beatty, Mainway Hunter Creighton Insurance Inc.
  • Allen MacInnis, Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People
  • Alexis Da Silva-Powell, TAPA

TRIP Sponsors

TAPA acknowledges the generous support of TRIP’s three founding sponsors. Working together in partnership with TAPA we are pleased to recognize:

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