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SPACE - Supporting Performing Arts Circulation in Europe
A project supported by the European Commission - Culture as Pilot Project
for Artist Mobility

Open Call for Applications Performing Arts Managers on the Move

Background:
We are providing a professional and mobile European training programme to
improve knowledge and understanding of the distribution of performing arts
throughout Europe.
We are looking for 30 individuals who will be divided into 2 separate
groups. Each group will undergo a training programme of 16 months'
duration, made up of 5 sessions (each lasting 3 days) and taking place in
5 European countries. The participants will learn about the specific
performing arts context in each of the host countries and about the
challenges and opportunities of moving performing arts work around Europe
. They will be offered the chance to learn from and engage with national
and Europe-wide networks and with organisations and individuals working
within the performing arts in Europe . The trainers themselves are
performing arts professionals with training expertise and with extensive
experience in arts management.

Aims of the training:

To acquire solid information on the context of each country's performing
arts sector.
To learn the practical conditions and restrictions around the movement of
work in those countries in order to improve one's professional
opportunities.
To undergo a thorough and substantial European experience.
To compare and confront one's own working tools and touring experiences
with those of other arts professionals.
To create a network of arts professionals with shared experience and
understanding in common.
To develop a better understanding of Europe and its cultural diversity,
both on a practical and on a political level.
To understand and respond to the central challenge of sustainability as it
impacts on the mobility of performing arts and artists.
To develop an understanding of the importance and practice of
international collaboration.
Who can apply:
We are looking for young professionals working in the administration,
production or touring of performing arts and who are interested in
improving their knowledge and understanding of the mobility of this work
throughout Europe .

Candidates should be:

Aged 35 years or under on the closing date of the application (June 14,
2009);
With at least 3 years of professional experience, and current employment,
in the performing arts;
Living and/or working in one of the European Countries;
F luent in spoken and written English. Applicants should submit their
application and supporting documents in English and should expect a
telephone conversation in English as part of the final selection process;
With experience of working in an international context.
We expect that successful candidates will be able to show:

Evidence of having been personally responsible for initiating and
developing at least one significant project;
Evidence of a professional network, preferably transnational.
Content and methodology:
The pedagogical approach of the training is both theoretical and
practical, and combines meeting local professionals with opportunities to
share experiences. Each session will have a common structure that will
allow the participants to get to know the local context/cultural landscape
of each country; meet a professional working in the host organisation;
explore the experience of a local arts manager and meet local artists.
Participants will be able to discuss with specialists some of the main
issues concerning culture in Europe and will have the opportunity to
confront and share their own case studies/experiences in order to further
develop their working methods, acquire professional tools and be more
efficient in their job. The training will pay special attention to
integrating best practices regarding sustainable ways of working.

When and where?
Group 1
Session 1 – Zurich , October 22-24, 2009
Session 2 – Paris , February 4-6, 2010
Session 3 – Amsterdam , June 17-19, 2010
Session 4 – Modena , October 14-16, 2010
Session 5 – Riga , February 10-12, 2011

Group 2
Session 1 – Hamburg , November 5-7, 2009
Session 2 – Sofia , March 4-6, 2010
Session 3 – Santarcangelo (I), July 7-9, 2010
Session 4 – Prague , October 8-10, 2010
Session 5 – UK , February 24-26, 2011

Language: The working language of the training programme will be English.
Application procedure:
In order to apply, candidates must electronically send the following
documents in English to pam la spaceproject.eu before June 14, 2009 :

A completed application form (download it here).
http://www.redhouse-sofia.org/engl/projects/a_live_events/downloads/application_form.doc
This should include information on their relevant work experience and on
one project that they have initiated and developed, including details of
their role in that project;
Professional CV;
An accompanying letter explaining their motivation for joining the
training programme and their expectation of the benefit that the training
may bring to their career over the long term;
Confirmation of their availability for, and commitment to, the dates and
duration of the training programme.

In making the selection of candidates, we will be looking for a group of
arts managers that is representative of the geographic and cultural
diversity of Europe.
Candidates will be informed within one month of the deadline whether they
have been selected or not.

Financial conditions:

Enrolment fees for the all training programme (five sessions): 750,00 €
The fee is due at the beginning of the project (750,00 €), but it can be
paid according to this schedule of payments: 300,00 € before September 15,
2009, 150,00 € before May 15, 2010, 300,00 € before September 15, 2010.
Travel to/from each of the five sessions will be arranged and paid by the
organisers.
Accommodation and meals will be provided and paid for by the organisers.
Scholarships are available to successful applicants who can provide proof
of hardship and who are unable to raise funding elsewhere.
SPACE - Supporting Performing Arts Circulation in Europe

Nine national cultural institutions with an international policy and
practice created a platform to analyse persistent imbalances (between
countries, regions, artists, disciplines and performance venues) in terms
of the circulation of performing arts works in Europe , and to experiment
with new tools and mechanisms to reduce them. SPACE has created a 3
year-long project, supported by the European Union and based on three
strands of activity. These are:

The creation of an online tool, Travelogue, to collect and compare data
and produce an analysis of any imbalances that exist;
Mobile training programmes for performing arts managers, programmers and
journalists/critics;
The reinforcement of the institutional capacity within national support
organisations throughout Europe.
The partners in the SPACE project are: ONDA in Paris (National office for
the circulation of performing Arts), VTI in Brussels (Vlaams Theater
Instituut), TIN in Amsterdam (Theater Instituut Nederlands), NTIL in Riga
(New Theatre Institute of Latvia), British Council in London, ETI in Roma
(Ente Teatrale Italiano), Pro Helvetia in Zurich, The Red House in Sofia,
the Institut umeni - Divadelni ustav (Arts and Theatre Institute) in
Prague. The Zentrum BRD des Internationalen Theaterinstituts in Berlin
joined later the project as tenth partner. IETM cooperates also in the
project.

La Belle Ouvrage is designing and delivering the pedagogical content of
the performing arts managers' training programme. Based in Paris , La
Belle Ouvrage is a training organisation specialising in the cultural
sector. It is an organisation dedicated to the relationship with work, a
good-natured, but efficient environment where professionals can analyse,
question and improve their relationship to their own job. A place
facilitating exchanges and circulation of knowledge, experience and
professional skills (www.labelleouvrage.fr ).

You can download the Open Call for Applications Performing Arts Managers
on the Move in PDF file here:
http://www.redhouse-sofia.org/engl/projects/a_live_events/downloads/Call%20Arts%20managers-final.pdf

SPACE has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This Open Call for Applications reflects the views only of the Space
partners, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use, which
may be made of the information contained therein.

sursa:redhouse

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