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Festivals Program #sharefestemotions

City: Plovdiv, Bulgaria

LTTA ( Learning Teaching Training Activity) Organisation in Bulgaria: Plovdiv 2019

Training period: from 12 to 16 July 2023

Practice with: State Opera – Plovdiv

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Case Study: Opera Open Festival: How to attract international audiences?

5×5 Training Program in Plovdiv.You can follow each day of the 5×5 training program in Plovdiv on the News page.

Here you can find the 5 groups’ presentations on the case study, as follows:

Group 1 COMPROMISING

Group 2 Promotion & Visibility

Group 3 Accessibility & Footprint

Group 4 Feasibility/ Efficiency / Inclusivity

Group 5 Open to YOUth Program

Learn more about the groups’ solutions and the Festivals Program in depth on pages 19 to 67 in the Cultart Book digital version.

Iliyana Birindzhieva

I hold a Masters degree in Conference & Events Management from the Westminster University in London, UK. I'm an accomplished industry professional with over 6 years experience organising professional events and conferences ranging from 20 to 2000 people. I currently work as an events manager for a Bulgarian NGO called Tuk-Tam that invests in education, professional and personal development of young and talented Bulgarians all over the world. In my job at Tuk-Tam I'm responsible for planning and managing all aspects of our events calendar such as panel discussions, seminars, networking events, Gala Cocktail and our flagship event for 2000 people in Sofia - Tuk-Tam Hive. I would like to participate in the Festival program of Cultart Academy because I think it's a great opportunity to expand my knowledge and skills in organising and managing cultural events which has always been a dream of mine. I think the program will be e great fit for me given my professional background and experience in the events industry and I would love to get involved in the cultural management field. I think there is no better place to do that than Plovdiv and Opera Plovdiv which has one of the best cultural programmes with lots of high quality Summer events and shows in Bulgaria. I live 15 km from Plovdiv, where I also did my Bachelors degree and I would love to be considered for the Cultart Festivals program and get trained along with other aspiring cultural managers

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Elitsa Zheleva

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Elitsa Zheleva

I graduated in Cultural Management at National Academy in Theatre and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov" - Sofia, Bulgaria, and during my studies, I started working at the State Music and Ballet Center - Sofia. First, as a soloist and an assistant in advertising, a year later I switched to PR, and for the last 6 years, I have been working as an artistic secretary and a soloist. My work as an art secretary includes - the preparation and compiling of a weekly program for managing all theater teams - artists, choir, ballet, orchestra, technical and stage services...; monthly programs - repertoire plan, communication with companies for musical copyrights, etc. For the last two years, I was part of the team of the first and second editions of the Sofia International Musical Festival, which is the main reason for my willingness to participate in this program. I want to learn how to manage a festival and how to create and present a valuable product, reaching the target audience. How to properly direct the flow of information. To expand and enrich my knowledge about the audiences, the teams - necessary for the creation of an international festival, and what are the main stеps that go through the preparation, implementation, and finalization of such a large-scale festival as Opera Open.

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Karina Ilieva

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Karina Ilieva

I am a co-producer of Varna Dance Theater – an organization in the field of contemporary dance. Since 2019 we are organizing a contemporary dance festival in Varna – ‘Dance Routes’. I was introduced to the world of art already as a child. At the age of 10 I was accepted into the State Ballet School in Varna. I performed as freelance dancer in Theater Magdeburg (Germany), at Varna State Opera, at Varna Dance Theater, and in different projects in Bulgaria. I expanded my education beyond the world of art by doing MA in Sociology an M.Sc. in Management and Organization, both in Germany. I believe in lifelong learning, and I am sure the program of Cultart would be very beneficial for me. My goals are: to expand my knowledge and make new connections and improve the work of our festival through know-how exchange. As a cultural manager in Varna for already four years I faced many challenges. At the same time, there is huge potential in Bulgaria and I believe that through motivated work and international exchange we can create more great results.

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Violeta Dincheva

Violeta Dichneva works at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts Prof. Asen Diamandiev - Plovdiv. Bachelor of Business Administration from University of National and World Economy Sofia, and Master of Cultural Tourism from Plovdiv University. She is a lover of antique tourist guides and ancient stone houses and passionately believes in the meaningfulness of human efforts.

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Johanna Trojan

Growing up in the buzzing city of Berlin, I have been in touch with contemporary art and a rich cultural scene throughout my entire life. After completing my Bachelor Degree in Economics, I have now decided to follow up with a Master in Cultural Management, in order to combine my passion for culture and my economic and business-related knowledge. During my Bachelor, I have also taken interdisciplinary elective courses in cultural studies, such as Art History, Exhibition Design, and Literature. For the last two years I have been gaining work experience in the cultural sector at Chamäleon Theater, a theater for Modern Circus and contemporary acrobatics in the heart of Berlin.

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Shirin Rieser

I studied contemporary dance at MUK in Vienna and worked for several dance/theater projects in Austria and abroad. I am currently engaging in Theater- Film and Media Science at the University of Vienna. I am interested in working with bodies in creative settings as well as being responsible for organizing cultural events.

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Oksana Hizhovska

Oksana Hizhovska is a young cultural manager from Ukraine, who’s background is performing arts and symphonic conducting. She worked as a manager of The Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and managed international orchestral tours with more than 15 international teams in her young age. As a tour orchestral manager Oksana worked on the most famous classical music festivals in Europe such as BeethovenFest Bonn, Young Euro Classic, Ludwigsburg Festival, and Lucerne Festival. She also managed the orchestra’s concerts at the Berlin Philharmonic, Berlin Konzerthaus and Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Oksana holds a bachelor degree in symphonic conducting from the Lviv National Music Academy and she graduated from the Cultural Management course in Postgraduate Center of University of Vienna. During the 2022-2023 she successfully passed the internships in orchestral management and Media HD broadcasting in Metropolitan Opera (New-York, America) and Graz Musikverein (Graz, Austria).

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Daniel Strube

Daniel Strube, born 1997 in Cape Town, South Africa, is a Tonmeister student based in Vienna. Their main focus rests on the work as a recording producer but other occupations include work in festivals, film, and other media. The experience gained from programs in cultural management will certainly benefit them in better managing and working with different groups in the cultural sector as responsibilities become increasingly interdisciplinary.

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Konstantinos Akritidis

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Konstantinos Akritidis

My name is Konstantinos Akritidis - Koutsioumpas, and I am a Greek of multiracial background. Currently, I study agriculture at Greece’s largest and second-oldest university, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with an emphasis on genetics, landscape architecture, and ecology. My family is mostly of artistic background, as both my parents are architects. As a result, I’ve been engaged in Fine Arts from a young age using acrylics, and most recently colored pencils, as my medium. My involvement in opera, albeit very limited, has been through my mother, who used to work as a tailoress at the Greek National Opera. However, due to my lived experiences, through a combination of my tertiary education, recreational activities, and past long-term illnesses, I have a distrust towards and am critical of, human nature and intent

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Lemonia Katsarou

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Lemonia Katsarou

My name is Lemonia Katsarou. I'm 22 years old and I'm a university student at the moment. Specifically, I'm studying Education in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Last year, I've learnt the braille system, I got the ECDL and I have attended a seminar on first aids. Besides Greek, I can speak, read and write (mainly) English and French. Generally, I like trying new activities and getting out of my comfort zone, traveling, visiting new places and interacting with people.

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Maria Goura

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Maria Goura

Maria studied Hellenic Literature at the Democritus University of Thrace and attended a program on art therapy. Has taken part in theatrical performances. She likes hiking, cooking, driving when the sun goes down and yoga. Her dream is to travel the world

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Vasiliou Chrysa

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Vasiliou Chrysa

My name is Vasiliou Chrysanthi and I have completed the Department of Social Work of the Democritus University of Thrace. I am born 31-08-2000 and I come from the city of Serres. I graduated in 2023 and I am working for the first time as a social worker at the shelter for unaccompanied minors in Perama, Ioannina. I know a lot of English and I have a little knowledge of German. In my free time I like to go out, watch movies, series, listen to music and do gymnastics. I also have a driver's license. Some of the characteristics I think I have are critical thinking, initiative, decision making and time management. I like positions of responsibility because you are called upon every day to deal with something new. I make sure that the tasks I undertake are completed and I am very strict in the schedules of the work.

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Fiorella Mastrokalou

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Fiorella Mastrokalou

She was born in Patras. She studied at the Department of Business Administration of the University of Patras, at the Department of Graphic Design I.E.K. Akmi (With scholarship) and at the Higher Private School of Dramatic Art of the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Patras. Patras. She has been trained artistically in dance, dance theater, performance art, scenography, photography, cinema, creative writing, kinesiology and has attended courses at the Department of Theater Studies of Patras but also by important artists and teachers of the field. Since 2008 she has been creating in the field of arts & participating in performances & events and since 2017 she has been professionally creating her own projects (theater performances, performances, visual arts events, seminars, video art, photographic projects, texts, etc.), while she participates in theatrical productions as an actress, performer & presenter. The great love for knowledge and travel led her since 2018 to actively participate in European programs of education in various fields (arts, organizational/administrative, project creation, sociological humanitarian interest, etc.), with different capacities and to actively pursue in her country their purpose, linking them to her own work. It is a great pleasure to meet and collaborate with individuals and organizations from European countries, enriching knowledge, mixing cultures and aiming at progress, artistic and not only creation and social contribution.

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Garrisi Daniela

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Garrisi Daniela

I am a young qualified trainee lawyer and during the day I work for the law firm founded by my father and at late night, when I come back home, I enjoy myself playing the piano. I am a curious young woman, convinced that exploring new places, people, languages and cultures is exploring myself at the end. I was born and grown in Lecce, a small and picturesque town in Italy, but then, when I was 19 years old, I moved to the big city of Rome in order to attend "La Sapienza" University of Rome and after obtaining my Law Master degree I went back to my hometown due to the pandemic period. If I should describe the two main features of my personality I would say reliability and creativity. Therefore while working I always try to give a clear response to people asking for their juridical issues but in a creative, sympathetic way, my own way. The reason why I am applying to the Festival project is to explore my passion for music, and especially for classic music, opera, and piano, in an international work experience. I think that I can contribute to the project with my pragmatic and pianistic point of view. In conclusion I am an enthusiastic team worker, infact I collaborated with different departemet projects of my University during my law studies, so taking part of a group of young experts from different countries could be an exciting opportunity for me of personal and professional growth.

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Zoroddu Eloisa

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Zoroddu Eloisa

My name is Eloisa, I'm 26, I'm Italian, from Rome. I study at Sapienza University Arts and Sciences of the Performance. I'm also Austrian from mother's side, and in Vorarlberg, Austria, I did write a Solidarity Project financed by European Union about how to use creativity, movement (yoga, free movement), other practices related to the nature and the body in the social work with people of all ages, and how this can improve he social status of people coming from isolated social groups. My willing in participating moves from my intention to work in the cultural field particularly using knowledge and cultural sensibility as a strong tool for reevaluating people. I dress my interests to the body culture, so everything connected to the body: movement in the first place, but also sexuality and sociology, from that to psychology and philosophy. A lot of this I found in my yoga practice and as a yoga teacher-to-be I want to create a bridge between the high society that has the time and money to invest in practices such as yoga, Ayurveda, art, museums, and the marginated people that can not reach that places easily. I want to manage culture, I want to participate in order to learn as much as I can, meet new people, create new connections for my carrier in the field. I hope this short presentation of mine was of any interest.

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Leonardo Venturi

Leonardo Venturi is an Italian actor and performer from Genzano di Roma (RM) and works between Italy and the United Kingdom. He began his training as a dancer in 2010 and then continued his studies in acting at the Guildhall School of Acting in London. In 2020 he starred in the film "Ernesto" and was among the winners of the Artkeys Prize in Agropoli (SA) with his performance "Martyr". In 2021 he graduated in "Performing Arts" at De Montfort University in Leicester (UK), where he carried on his research on the relationship between body, activism and new contemporary performative practices. In recent months he has been on stage with "Bros" by Romeo Castellucci and has collaborated with the Artestudio company. He is also the facilitator of the +16 jury of the International film festival Giffoni Opportunity and artistic director of Scambi Festival in Sanremo (IM).

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Andrea Marsano

Andrea Marsano

I am Andrea Marsano, I was born and raised in Italy. I am currently study Economy and Finance at the “Università del Salento”. I always loved art in all its form: since middle school I have taken art classes, music classes (learning to play the piano) and I entered a photography contest for my city when I was 14; the in high school; and after, I approached the world of volunteering which left me with a wonderful experience. I also consider sport a form of art, and in fact, in addition to following football and Formula 1, in my life I have practiced Karate, baseball and swimming. I always love to try new things, and that’s why I’m very good at adapting to new and unforeseen situations.

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Sara Salamina

Sara Salamina

Hi, I’m Sara from Lecce. I love art in all its form, but I don’t have any kind experience in this field. I’ve studied Economy and Finance at Università del Salento. I have good organizaEon and problem-solving skills. I think this experience will help me to broaden my working horizons and knowledge in the cultural field.

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Goran Naumovski

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Dejan Prosev

Dejan Proshev was born in Skopje in 1979. He studied opera singing in the Academy of Music “Professor Pancho Vladigorev”, where he received Bachelor’s Degree (2001) and Masters Degree (2003) from the Opera Singing Department in the class of Professor Niko Isakov. In 2012, he obtained another Master’s Degree with his work on musical and stage directing with Professor Pavel Gerdzikov. In 2002, he had a debut as a singer in children’s fantastic opera The Firefly, by V. Chuchkov, in the National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Sofia. Later on, he interpreted baritone roles in productions of the Macedonian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Turandot, The Secret Marriage and The Visit of the Old Lady, also in The Story about Light (first Bulgarian rock opera) in the National Music Theatre in Sofia. In 2005, he was engaged as an assistant director in the Macedonian Opera and Ballet Theatre, where he worked in all opera productions in the Theatre’s repertory. Since 2007, he started working as a project manager, as well. In period 2008 – 2010, he was an artistic director of Opera and since 2011, from 2011-2015 he has been a general manager of the Macedonian Opera & Ballet. Proshev also worked as an assistant director in the Opera House in Bitola on the production of Donizetti’s opera Don Pasquale (2005); he transferred the stage direction of The Magic Flute by Austrian director Angela Zabrasа to the stage of the National Opera House in Tirana (2006); in 2007, he directed two operas by Verdi in the Macedonian Opera and Ballet“Il Trovatore” and “Aida” – it closed the 35th May Evening Opera Festival. He has directed: “La Traviata“ (2014) in Florence, Italy; “Tosca” at National Theatre in Belgrade (2014), Andrea Chenier (2015) in Osaka, Japan; Adriana Lecouvreur (2105) Varna, Bulgaria; Turandot (2015) Diano Marina, Italy; Opera concert – Teatro Antico in Taormina, Sicily, La Forza del destino (2016) Varna,Bulgaria, La Boheme - Macedonian Opera and Ballet and Amman Opera Festival (2018),Aida (2019) Macedonian Opera and Ballet, Skopje,R. Macedonia, Simon Boccanegra (2019) State Opera Varna,Bulgaria, Raymonda (2021) State Opera Varna,Bulgaria, Pagliacci (2021) Macedonian opera and ballet, Ernani and Sherezade (2022) State Opera Varna,Bulgaria. Proshev attended master classes with Ana Maria Pipitone (1997, Reggio Calabria, Italy), Mirella Paruto and Antonio Boyer from Italy (1997, Interfest, Bitola) and Raina Kabaivanska (2002, Sofia, Bulgaria). In 2012, he served as a member of the jury of the International Opera Singers’ Competition “Don Salvatore Pappagallo” in Molfetta, Italy,he was also a member of the jury of the International Competition Marcella Pobbe.Since 2016, he has been engaged like assistant professor to the Opera Department of “GoceDelchev” University in Shtip, Macedonia

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Milica Ristova

Milica Kostova Ristova Born in 1995 in Skopje, where she began her primary music and secondary education. University studies were done while living in Slovenia and France. Besides her carrier in the business world, she is working in the Music industry in Europe. Since 2021 she is in the opera stage directing world. Currently Theatre Stage Director student in Skopje, North Macedonia.