2024 ThisGen Fellowship

Keynote Conversations

Meet our Keynote Speakers for ThisGen Fellowship 2024.

Presented by Encounter and Why Not Theatre (Toronto), ThisGen Fellowship facilitates CaLD, and First Nations or Torres Strait Islander producers and directors, to propel their careers to the next stage.

2025 Encounter & Why Not Theatre

Devising the Epic

3-day workshop with Why Not Theatre & Encounter Theatre

Join Why Not Theatre’s Miriam Fernandes (writer & creator, Mahabharata) and Encounter Theatre’s Jay Emmanuel (deviser, Mahabharata) for a three-day workshop that delves into the creative process behind Mahabharata, one of the world’s great epics. 

2024 ThisGen Fellowship

2024 ThisGen Fellows

Meet the cohort of ThisGen Fellowship 2024.

2024 ThisGen Fellowship

ThisGen Fellowship WA

Transforming opportunities for WA's early-career producers and directors.

Encounter announces ThisGen Fellowship Western Australia — a one of a kind launchpad for the next generation of WA’s cultural leaders.

Our Youth Ensemble

Encounter Youth Ensemble is a unique performing arts program for young people with a passion for creativity, storytelling, leadership, and community.

Delivered in partnership with Edmund Rice Centre WA and BN Collective the Youth Ensemble will be a small group of eager future storytellers and performers from diverse backgrounds who will learn theatre-making skills through fun activities. 

Longhouse in Boorloo

Forging Connections in Intercultural Practice, with Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, Laura Lui, Min Zhu & Jay Emmanuel.

Join Encounter and CAAP at The Blue Room Theatre for an invigorating artist-led discussion, that delves deep into the significance of robust support systems and the art of intercultural storytelling. Come along to assess the essential components, available resources, and further development required to ensure the sector’s future resilience with us.