Blog | The Audience Agency

International Agent | The Reed That Bends

December 9, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

We’re still in a storm but the flowers continue to grow. Here we outline some of the initiatives we are involved in that are carrying on through adaptation and resilience.

International Agent | 007.1 – You Only Lockdown Twice

December 7, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

Different parts of the world exhibit different biases and levels of trust when it comes to accepting what the data tells us... and trusting who is delivering it.

International Agent | Theatre in Hibernation Across Europe

November 23, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

The COVID-19 virus is the same wherever you are in the world. In fact its lack of variation (so far) is something that makes a vaccine likely to work. However, the response to the pandemic varies from place to place.

International Agent | 60 Countries, 6 Continents, 50 Contributors, 700 Creatives...

November 19, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

The International Agent reflects on the many cultural perspectives, views and types of practice that enriched the Adeste+ Conference and Summer School.

International Agent | 007.1 – The Doctor Knows

August 13, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

One of the interesting aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has been the way that data has moved centre stage.

International Agent | Audience Finder finds new international partners

August 13, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

The Audience Agency’s unique Audience Finder system is attracting interest around the world and is now being used in Norway and Canada.

International Agent | At Home Abroad

August 13, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

Amidst the difficulties of the last few months, The Audience Agency has been able to continue most of its international work, albeit in different ways and with changed perspectives.

International Agent | Change Within Change

August 13, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

The Adeste+ conference series will continue online this summer, taking place every Monday from August 31st...

International Agent | Connecting up in Bilbao

February 11, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

Several participants from the Connecting Audiences Twin Track Programme in the UK took part in the Bilbao Winter School in November 2019.

International Agent | European theatre audiences; the unknown Asset.

February 10, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

Asset is researching theatre audiences in five European cities: Zagreb, Vienna, Sofia, Prague and Helsinki. The project will result in a world-first segmentation of those audiences.

International Agent | Here and There

February 10, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

The International Agents have been working on a variety of project since the last bulletin. Here are a few news updates.

International Agent | Events and Updates, Feb 2020

February 7, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

A roundup of news and opportunities from our international partners.

International Agent | 007.1 From Europe with Love

February 6, 2020

Jonathan Goodacre

One of the factors that The Audience Agency needs to assess as part of its brief to evaluate Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture is ‘Europeanness’. That is, how far does G2020 have an effect on the way that participants and audiences think about Europe?

International Agent | On Tour Autumn 2019

November 11, 2019

Anne Torreggiani

The Audience Agency has been participating in a number of engagements around the world; meeting, contributing and learning as they go.

International Agent | Learning in Lisbon

November 3, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

The first Adeste Plus Summer School and Conference took place in Lisbon Portugal during September 2019 with over 300 participants debating new approaches to audience development.

International Agent | Planning for People

August 30, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

Jonathan Goodacre discusses developing and implementing a user-centered design thinking process through the large scale Creative Europe project Adeste+.

International Agent | Evaluation, The International Dimension

July 30, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

Whilst it is crucial to be able to report successes and failures back to funders, the value of evaluation goes far beyond demonstrating money well spent.

International Agent | Flexit - Working on EU Projects

July 30, 2019

Jonathan Goodacre

Jonathan Goodacre discusses some of the core arts funding streams to emerge from Europe and their role in driving forward recent innovations in our field.