Identifying, Supporting and Amplifying East and Southeast Asian voices within Scotland’s cultural landscape. 

About the Project

The ESEA Research Project explores how Scottish theatre can better identify, support, and amplify East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) voices, stories, artists and audiences within Scotland's arts and cultural sector. 

This project is led by Dramaturgy Fellow Hannah Low, in partnership with ESEA Creatives, as part of her Change Making Fellowship supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Hannah's research will involve reaching out to artists, communities, and organisations across Scotland to better understand experiences in the sector and identify ways to strengthen support, visibility, and access to opportunities for ESEA artists and audiences.
 

Get Involved

In the current phase of Hannah's research project, she is looking to hear both from Artists and Community members who are of East or Southeast Asian Heritage though two questionaries.

See details below, and find links to the Artist and Community Questionnaires.

Artist Questionnaire

If you are an artist of East or Southeast Asian heritage who has worked, studied, or is currently working in Scotland, we’d love you to share your experiences with us through a short questionnaire below.

Every perspective is welcome, whether you work regularly in Scottish theatre, occasionally, or primarily work in another creative field such as music, dance or visual art.

• The questionnaire should only take approximately 5 minutes to complete
• Responses are completely confidential
• Any question can be skipped
• One respondent will win a £50 Theatre Tokens voucher

Click the button below to complete the questionnaire.

Community Questionnaire

If you are a member of the East and Southeast Asian communities living in Scotland, you are also invited to share your experiences of the Scottish theatre sector (even if you’ve never been to the theatre before).

• The questionnaire should only take approximately 5 minutes to complete
• Responses are confidential
• Any question can be skipped
• One respondent will win a £50 Theatre Tokens voucher

Click the button below to complete the questionnaire.

Coming Soon

Paid Focus Group

The next phase of the project includes a paid focus group opportunity that will bring together ESEA artists based in Scotland to reflect on the projects findings and help shape recommendations for the sector. Travel and access support will be provided.

The call out, and further information on the focus group sessions will be announced on our artist opportunities page and through our artists mailing list.

You can sign up to the mailing list by clicking on the button below.

ESEA Artist Database

Alongside this research project, ESEA Creatives is building a database of ESEA artists based in Scotland, helping artists connect with organisations, collaborators, and find future opportunities. The database consists of artist profiles including contact details, biographies, and further information about their practice.

This database will be shared with the National Theatre of Scotland, the Federation of Scottish Theatre, and other industry partners alongside the final research report, increasing the visibility of these artists within the wider sector.

If you are interested in being included in the ESEA Creatives database, please email:
hannah.low@nationaltheatrescotland.com

Get in Touch 

If you have any questions about the project or want to be kept up to date with how it is evolving, please email:
hannah.low@nationaltheatrescotland.com

Further information on the Fellowship Programme

National Theatre of Scotland’s new creative cultural leader Fellowship Programme is designed to support creatives to experiment, be bold, brave and take creative risks within a supportive environment. 

Each Fellow has been given time to design and deliver a project within NTS. They will also have supported time for their own research project which explores change-making.