The National Rural Touring Forum is the organisation that represents a number of mainly rural touring schemes and rural arts development agencies across England and Wales. Our touring scheme members work with local communities to promote high quality arts events and experiences in local venues. 

NRTF is supported by Arts Council England - www.artscouncil.org.uk

 

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Keep your eye on and click this link to the NRTF Blog  or NRTF Youtube for notes and films and rural touring updates.

What's new?

New Directions... The 2012 NRTF showcase festival. 
On 15th and 16th June 2012 the NRTF will host the first of a new bi-annual showcase festival at Warwick Arts Centre.  China Plate will curate a programme of work over 2 days showcasing a range of entertaining, surprising and stimulating performance made for the curious and characterised by a spirit of adventure.

Click here for more information           Click here for press release

 

What is Rural Touring?
NRTF's latest information leaflet about rural touring "The Art of Rural Touring" is available
to download click here.

Information for Performers
NRTF has a new information leaflet available for companies and performers which explains how the NRTF website can help you find out more about rural touring and get in touch with the touring schemes. Click here to download the leaflet. NRTF's latest publication Eyes Wide Open - a practical guide to rural touring for companies and performers - is now available. Click here for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The NRTF's conference 2011 "Extending the Reach" took place in Caerleon, Newport, Wales in July 2011. Click here for more information.

The NRTF's International Village of Culture Conference "IVOC" took place at the end of March beginning of April 2009. Click here to go to the IVOC part of the website where you will find a video, evaluation reports, informal feedback and other information related to our "International Village of Culture" project.

In 2009, five northern touring networks commissioned two pieces of new work for rural communities, involving Uk and international partners,  as part of the NRTF International Villages of Culture project. This video gives an insight into their northern tours, and how rural touring really works for artists, audiences and communities.  Click here for the video

 Click here for our latest news from the NRTF