Untold Value? The Voice and Presence Survey

NOW OPEN UNTIL SUNDAY 7 JANUARY!

Welcome and thanks for visiting this on-line survey.

My name is Louise Katerega. I am an independent contemporary dance artist of colour, Associate Artist of People Dancing and Producer of Voice and Presence (V&P), a collaborative project supported by People Dancing, One Dance UK, Serendipity UK, State of Emergency Ltd and ACE dance and music. For project details and further information about the survey see https://www.communitydance.org.uk/DB/news-and-views-3/news_and_views/calling-all-female-dancers-of-the-african-diaspora

The Voice and Presence Survey aims to establish the first ever picture of the leadership provided by Women of the African Diaspora in participatory dance contexts across the UK.

By filling it in you will help Voice and Presence to-

ACKNOWLEDGE the work of women of the African Diaspora by demonstrating the variety, reach and scope of our contributions in participatory dance contexts throughout the UK

AMPLIFY the voice of women of the African Diaspora across the dance industry by sharing your current needs and future hopes with 5 key dance organisations committed to addressing them and whose influence ranges from funding bodies to academic institutions, nationally and internationally

CELEBRATE the achievements of women of the African Diaspora by helping us articulate the artistic, social, intellectual and economic value of their work to dance and the world beyond

This survey is mostly multiple choice and should take around 20 minutes though you have the option to take time to expand on some answers. You can skip questions, and as you cannot save answers and return to them, it is best completed in one go.

The survey is live until 11.59pm Sunday 7 January 2018.
Your time and assistance is very much appreciated.

If you need to complete via a different format e.g. audio, video, large print or by telephone/Skype please get in touch l.katerega@yahoo.com 07971 441749

Your data will remain anonymous. You can choose to provide an email address at the end of the survey if you wish to join mailing lists of Voice and Presence supporters.

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* 1. Where are you based?

England

Northern Ireland

Wales

Scotland

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* 2. If you are based in England, in which region do you live?

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* 3. Do you work in rural, suburban or urban locations? Please tick all that apply.

Urban

Suburban

Rural

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* 4. Do you also lead participatory dance work outside the UK or have resources (e.g. artistic collaborators, music/instruments, costumes) relevant to it that you bring in to support your UK work? If yes please tell us briefly about this.

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* 5. When asked to describe yourself from the list of standard UK government definitions below, which do you use?

African

African-Caribbean

White & Black African

White & Black Caribbean

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Do you use a particular term of indentification when describing yourself to others in relation to the dance work that you do e.g. 'person of colour', 'Caribbean dance artist'?

Yes

If yes please tell us what it is

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* 7. What is your employment status?

I am mostly self employed

I am mostly employed by one or several organisations

I usually do a bit of both

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* 8. Do you work

Full-time

Part-time (I have other work)

Part-time (Due to parenting)

I'm taking a maternity break

I am not currently working

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* 9. How would you describe your career stage?

Early career

Mid career

Later career

Retired

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* 10. Do you identify as a disabled person

Yes

Prefer not to say