SPACE - Supporting Performing Arts Circulation in Europe: mobile European training programme for professionals who are programming performing arts within festivals and/or venues and who want to deepen their knowledge and analyse and improve their recent and future work.

SPACE is looking for professional programmers or programme advisers of venues and
festivals who have at least two years experience as responsible or co-responsible
person for programming in the performing arts (theatre, dance, art performance,
street theatre or circus, but not music), who are interested in reflecting the issue of
programming international performances, who are interested in (re-)defining their
role as programmers and protagonists in the circuit of international mobility, who
want to built up and/or strengthen networks, and share ideas of audience
development.

Background:
SPACE is providing a mobile European training programme for professionals who are
programming performing arts within festivals and/or venues and who want to
deepen their knowledge and analyse and improve their recent and future work.

We are looking for 33 individuals who will be divided into 3 separate groups. Each group will undergo a training programme made up of 2 sessions (each lasting 4 days) and taking place in 2 European countries.

The participants will analyse their role/attitude/identity as programmers, their position in the
regional/social/political context, their position as mediator between the artists and the
audience and develop visions and ideas to improve the circulation and presentation of
performing art in Europe.

Each group will have one moderator who will follow up the sessions, participate in the
discussions and support the trainees in developing their visions, and deepening their
perception of the role of a programmer, with the support of an experienced programmer (a
director of a venue or a festival), who will participate at specific “hot items” two days per
session, and also throughout the contribution of other professionals or personalities.
In addition they will be offered the chance to get to know different forms of performing arts
festivals and theatres, built up or consolidate their network on a European level.

Who can apply:
Candidates should fulfil the following conditions:
- At least 2 years professional experience as responsible person (or co-responsible
person) of a programme (or of part of a programme as adviser) for a performing arts
festival or a permanent theatre.
- Currently employed or contracted by a festival or a venue.
- Living and/or working in one of the Countries in Europe (geographically).
- Fluent 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.

What we further expect of the candidates:
- Evidence of having been personally and directly responsible (or co-responsible) or
adviser for an international programme of a festival or a venue.
- Evidence of a professional network, preferably transnational.
- Candidates have to send the concepts of their last and next programme/project

When and where
Group 1
Session 1 – Brussels, 20-23 May 2010, in the frame of KunstenFestivaldesarts
Session 2 – Riga, 2-5 September 2010, in the frame of Homo Alibi Festival

Group 2
Session 1 – Essen, 30 June-3 July 2010, in the frame of Theater der Welt
Session 2 – Eurométropole Lille, 24-27 November 2010, in the frame of Next Festival

Group 3
Session 1 – Rotterdam, 29 September-2 October 2010, in the frame of De Internationale Keuze
Session 2 – Glasgow, 2-5 March 2011, in the frame of New Territories Festival (dates to be confirmed)

Language:
The working language of the training programme will be English.

Application procedure:
In order to apply, candidates must electronically send the application documents in English to
prog@spaceproject.eu into January 24th 2010, h.24.00 CET:

For application forms and all guidelines:
http://www.spaceproject.eu/SPACE_project/SPACE_calls.html