Atelier for Young Festival Managers IZMIR 2011: Application still open until 7 April 2011
The programme comprises working groups, lectures, in-depth exchanges based on papers that participants prepare for the Atelier, as well as informal talks with artists, leading cultural institutions and arts houses from Izmir and the region. The participation of renowned Festival Managers from all over the world make this training programme one of a kind.
Distinguished festival directors including Bernard Faivre d’Arcier (former Artistic Avignon Festival - France), Rose Fenton (Co-Founder LIFT, London International Theatre Festival - UK), Goh Ching Lee (Founder & Artistic Director CultureLink Singapore), Hugo De Greef (Founder and former director Kaaitheater - Belgium) and Nele Hertling (A Soul for Europe - Germany) will mentor the young festival directors throughout the week. Further eight outstanding and experienced festival directors (to be announced soon) will attend for at least two days to share their knowledge and rich experiences with Atelier participants.
“Izmir, the third largest city of Turkey on the Aegean coast in Asia Minor, will be the inspiring setting for the third edition of the Atelier in Europe. The exceptional historic and cultural features of our ancient city bonding Asia to Europe offer a lot of food for thought for the emerging artistic directors,” stresses Filiz Sarper, Director of the International Izmir Festival.
Two editions of the Atelier took place so far: one in Görlitz/Germany (2006) and one in Varna/Bulgaria (2009). “The success of these editions as well as the overwhelming response on the Singapore Atelier proved the necessity for a training programme such as the Atelier. While much has been taught in terms of ‘arts management’, the ‘art’ of programming, curatorial impulses and their related consequences have not been fully addressed,” underlines EFA President Darko Brlek.
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