Within the current political and economic climate, and considering the challenges facing the arts analyse how Gecko is structured, discussing critically how successful it is in achieving its aims Gecko is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed physical theatre company, led by Artistic Director Amit Lahav. The Gecko identity is based on a deep interest in human beings and their extraordinary and challenging journeys to express feelings and emotions in society. Amit has created an organic process that highlights the power and intangible value of imagination. With an expanding ensemble of international performers and makers, Gecko devises world-class theatre through experimentation, craft and collaboration. Working across diverse age …show more content…
As a company Gecko also aims to continue nurturing and investing in the artistic health of the company by developing new relationships with artists and collaborators and building on existing relationships with their core team of artists, technicians and established co-commissioning partners. They aim to develop a knowledge-sharing environment in order to broaden the reach of Geckos profile to new audiences and participants across the UK and internationally. There audience development aim is to maximise the reach of there performance and participation programmes. As outlined in Geckos 2015 Business Plan, Belinda Farrell says the following; “Increase the level and scope of our own communication campaigns to increase awareness of our work to current and future audiences and to increase and improve the company’s public profile both regionally, nationally and internationally.” (Farrell, B. 2015) Gecko has created these aims to improve upon the work that the company makes, and to increase Geckos portfolio but also so they can support their work with funding from Arts Council England, British Council, the Wellcome Trust and many other funding platforms which require Gecko to achieve there …show more content…
Every year £69.5 million of national lottery money goes to the current 663 companies and artists that make up the NPO’s. (Arts Council England, 2015) Between the years 2012-2015 Gecko received £675,620 worth of funding with the annual figure increasing each year, they have worked hard to keep there NPO status for a further 4 years and will receive £661,206 between 2015 and 2018. Gecko also receives funding for projects run by the British Council. The British Council is an organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. They create international opportunities for companies, artists and individuals in the UK to work with other countries and build trust and partnerships that may have been otherwise missed. Gecko have been apart of 4 major projects, these include: UK-Russia 2014, Edinburgh Showcase 2013, Gecko in Moscow and the upcoming Shakespeare Reworked. When Gecko was first founded as a company, it created work on a project by project basis, and therefore when it gained NPO status needed to be set up properly as a company and so in 2012 it became incorporated. At the time Gecko was trading in deficit which meant that they could not apply to become a charity. They are currently in the process of applying to get charity status, however, because Amit Lahav is CEO and sits on the board it is seen to be a conflict of interest. This is because it is not typical for