ThisGen Fellowship 2026
Power this generation — shape our collective future.
ThisGen 2026 is a paid fellowship opportunity that will empower diverse mid-career creatives to transform the cultural sector with bold, creative approaches to leadership.
2025 Stories Begin Here
Stories Begin Here
Elevating unique voices & nurturing diverse storytellers.
Stories Begin Here is an innovative new program designed to inspire, educate, and support playwrights and dramaturgs from diverse cultural backgrounds across Western Australia.
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.
