Real Arts was originally inspired from a desire to more closely connect the artistic worlds of Australia and Europe via Asia.
Real Arts aims to bridge gaps, creating strategies and opportunities informed by the crux of the artistic idea at hand, to forge new paths for audiences, presenters and performers of tomorrow.
Since launching in 2019 and in the globally turbulent years that have followed for the industry, our role in connecting ideas, artists, disciplines, funding and organisations is much in demand while the arts industry continues to regroup and grow.
Real Arts aims to bridge gaps, creating strategies and opportunities informed by the crux of the artistic idea at hand, to forge new paths for audiences, presenters and performers of tomorrow.
Since launching in 2019 and in the globally turbulent years that have followed for the industry, our role in connecting ideas, artists, disciplines, funding and organisations is much in demand while the arts industry continues to regroup and grow.
Consulting
Real Arts is based in Berlin, a modern hub of the European scene, where it is easy to hear huge range of world-class live performances, and connect with international artists, programmers and agencies face to face. Conversations with European presenters also lead to cross-border co-productions and commissions, and create performance opportunities for touring ensembles.
For arts organisations abroad, having a personal contact based in the European time zone helps forge and nurture invaluable relationships with artists and presenters there, injecting impetus into the artistic planning process.
Most recently, developing strategies around fundraising and PR for artists and organisations, and coordinating international co-productions, have become a prominent aspect of our activities.
Real Arts acts as an extension of an organisation, creating new connections and injecting energy and ideas into projects and planning, to acheive outcomes that can be drawn on long after the original project has come to fruition.
Artist Management
Real Arts approaches artist management in terms of mentoring and teamwork, working closely with an artist to create touring and project opportunities that are driven by their artistic vision.
The idea is for an artist to ultimately be empowered to continue on their own, utilising the contacts and experiences gained, and applies regardless of whether the emphasis is on booking, or helping an artist to co-produce in terms of handling funding applications and securing and working together with the best possible partners for a particular project to “make it happen”.
A special emphasis of Real Arts’ work is on the international contemporary music scene, interdisciplinary projects and listening for what is not being heard within traditional existing structures of today’s music scene. We are committed to the ongoing learning and dialogue that is necessary to help create meaningful change.
The Australian arts scene draws influence from a certain cultural proximity to Europe on the one hand in the traditions it draws on, and a vital distance on the other, which is enriched by the vastness of its nature and indigenous history and the richness of its multiculturalism. It is producing artists of excellence with a fresh outlook and unique ideas, and audiences that are curious about the unexpected. Reflections upon questions of relevance, identity and integrity continue to drive creative concepts that speak to audiences around the world.
Philippa Allan
Founding Director
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Originally from Australia, Philippa Allan is widely experienced, both as an active musician and as a manager. She has lived in Berlin for almost 30 years, returning regularly to Australia.
As a violinist, she toured, recorded and performed internationally with orchestras and chamber music formations, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Ever keen to venture off the beaten track, she explored contemporary classical music early on, experimenting with atypical concert formats and venues; and co-founding an electric string quartet during her studies in Sydney. She holds a B.Mus (Hon.) in violin and a Master of Laws (LLM in International Business and Management), and was a fellow of the Von Karajan Akademie of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 1997 - 2000.
In 2007, she became a senior artist manager at a prominent international agency for several years. She later worked at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, before moving on to found Real Arts in early 2019.
Philippa has always taken a special interest in contemporary music, interdisciplinary projects, and listening for voices which might otherwise be missed within the confines of existing traditional structures. She seeks to empower artists to gain greater artistic control over their own careers and parcipitates in current global conversations on transformation and growth in the music industry. Passionate about Australian music, she is keen to nurture the international profile of the country’s arts organisations by fostering opportunities for partnerships and creative collaboration.