Editing Perspectives on Touring (section)

===TOURING (the traveling art)===

The scope of touring is immense from the first risk taking initiatives to fully enjoying the experience and journey of the traveling work. The multitude of work with touring, from visioning, planning, negotiating, financing and traveling can have its complexities and is certainly not meant for everyone; It is an ongoing development and process.

No one really taught me how to tour, I was partly exposed to it, but mostly taught myself and discovered the stages and networks best suited or related to my work; assessing not just the economical, and geographical issues involved, but the relevance of the engagements to my work and artistry.

My eagerness to get my work seen is coupled with a willingness to do the hard work involved and take risks; Learning the pathways, understanding the complexity, seriousness, and hard work that lead to the fulfilling aspects of touring.

From the starting point of how and where a new work can begin, from research/residency to creations/presentation that could take, shape and go to, to negotiating contracts and fees, technical needs, venues, suitable dates, Marketing, transporting the work on the road and returning it back.

To me, the basic definition of touring is when you are able to leave, step outside your home base, to another town, or city within your regional scope or province, or into a national level or even overseas in pursuit of sharing your creative art work and visions at another place. 
(a note that in some grant application, it is indicated how much distance /or kilometers that is considered touring outside your home base to be eligible and funded for such a grant)