A new generation is entering the performing arts workforce with expectations shaped by digital fluency, labor awareness, and a high sensitivity to communication quality. The conversation around Gen Z in […]
Meet the Founder: Building fairer, more human auditions from the inside out.
Before founding Lanced, Wouter Vertogen spent years on the other side of the table: as a professional dancer, freelancer, and later as a cultural marketer working closely with theaters, dance […]
The Limits of Visibility: Why Talent Platforms Fail Artists
Over the past two decades, a range of talent platforms have emerged to organize access to work in the performing arts and adjacent creative industries. Their promise has been consistent: […]
Your Audition Process Is Fundamentally Broken
Auditions are frequently discussed in terms of their outcomes: who gets seen, who gets selected, and who is left out. Less attention is paid to the structure of the process […]
Artistic Labor Is Still Organized Like It’s 1995
The way artistic labor is organized today is rooted in a mindset that no longer matches how the sector actually functions. Across performing arts, live entertainment, and adjacent creative industries, […]
From 1000 to 1: The Reality of the Dance Job Market
Since building Lanced and supporting auditions at scale, we’ve been able (or at least made a start) to develop a macro view of the European dance job market. By aggregating […]
Auditions Reimagined: Insights from Our Panel on Audition Practices
Auditions have always been a charged moment in the life of a dancer. They are where careers are made and lost, where potential is tested, and where artists and companies […]
What’s New: The Vivaldi Update 🎻
A new season for auditions, talent, and artistic connection. Like the composer it’s named after, the Vivaldi Update brings in a new season for Lanced. We’ve reimagined the way dancers and companies […]
How to write audition calls for Gen Z?
🎯 Want Gen Z to Show Up at Your Auditions? Then stop writing boring casting calls. Let’s start with a truth bomb: many audition calls are painfully vague. “Looking for […]
A Fairer, Safer Entertainment Industry Starts with Better Auditions
Everyone talks about wanting a more inclusive, transparent, and respectful entertainment industry. But change doesn’t just happen. It starts somewhere. We believe a fairer and safer entertainment industry starts at […]