SIC 90.02 5,260 enterprises in the UK
Support activities to performing arts
What this covers (13 activity descriptions)
- Cultural event organisation
- Dance festival organisation
- Direction
- Directors (theatre)
- Film director
- Film festival organisation
- Music festival organisation
- Performing arts support activities
- Scene shifters and lighting engineers
- Scenography
- Scriptwriter
- Stage set designers and builders
- Support activities to performing arts e.g. stage set-up
Guidance for this activity
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