2013 Russia Practical course with the opportunity to take part in an international performance project in a Russian repertory theatre, together with Russian actors and performers from different countries. How to choose the right people, the right time, the right place, the right resources and bring them all together to realise an artistic vision? How to combine managerial skills and artistic awareness? How to be creative and entrepreneurial in the changing reality? PARTICIPANTS The programme is designed for existing arts managers, working in various creative industries, seeking further professional development and interested in strengthening their practical knowledge and skills. This course will be especially relevant to those candidates who are motivated to develop a managerial career in performing arts at international level - personalities with strong personal mission, passion for the arts and a strong sense of purpose. COURSE PROGRAMME The course programme includes the introductory lab, the long-distance tasks by email correspondence and the secondment through international performance project in a Russian repertory theatre, together with Russian actors and performers from different countries. The course offers the intensive arts management practice opportunity, working on a specific performance project, in a Russian repertory theatre, collaborating with an international production team - performers, directors, video makers, etc. as well as mass media, supporting organizations and sponsors. On secondment, participants are given a number of opportunities to work side by side with the members of the production team in the process of creating and promoting the performance. Collaborating theatre companies will be drawn from a group of committed organisations. This group currently includes repertory theatres in Russia and former Soviet Union countries. The programme focuses on gaining the practical understanding of the effective performance of arts management functions - planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Participants will have the opportunity to acquire confidence and business acumen to plan and negotiate, to take risks and make strategic decisions; they will also develop a variety of relationships with all kind of professionals - technical crew, artistic crew, performers, audiences, boards of management, funders, sponsors, in order to develop a practical knowledge of arts marketing and fundraising, applied to a specific project. IUGTE Certificate Course in Arts Management is the top qualification for practice-based learning as an arts manager. This course enables participants to develop their skills through a hands-on approach. This is a wonderful chance to find collaborators and partners for future creative work in a multicultural and multilingual theatre environment, to discover new ideas and inspiration in order to realise future ambitions, professional as well as artistic. The course languages are English and Russian. CERTIFICATION Participants who will successfully finish the course will receive the IUGTE Certificate, testifying that the candidate has completed the international practical course in arts management and took part in the performance project at the Russian repertory theatre. Organized by IUGTE in collaboration with "ArtUniverse" |


