A three-day course on cultural funding in Germany. Course content includes application writing, project calculation, networking and distribution, and touring of work. For young or emerging artists, managers or producers in the field of performing arts.Emerging artists often have a lot of questions regarding the funding and distribution of a project: How can I finance my project? How do I apply for public funding? How do I %E2%80%9Esell%E2%80%9C it to programmers or find a co-producer? This three-day course will supply information and help answer these questions.The course starts with an overview of possibilities of cultural funding in the field of performing arts in Germany. The participants will be given the chance to discuss options in building a professional network using previous experiences. The topic of %E2%80%9Cco-producing in Europe%E2%80%9D will be discussed either with an expert guest (artist or arts manager) or while visiting a local studio theatre.Application writing will be the focus of Day Two. A good project description, an abstract and a coherent financial plan are essential for a successful application. Day Three will be dedicated to the distribution and touring of work: how to contact programmers, what kind of material they are interested in and how to calculate the required fee.

Course leader
Karin Kirchhoff is a freelance curator, production manager and dramaturg. She has worked with institutions and artists such as Theater Heilbronn, Berliner Festspiele, Sophiensaele, Tanzfabrik Berlin, Sasha Waltz & Guests, Rubato, Anna Huber. From 2005 to

Target group
The course is aimed at young or emerging artists in the field of performing arts (choreographers, dancers, directors, actors, ) as well as young managers and producers.

Course aim
Day 1: Basics: types of cultural funding (for performing arts) in Germany Suggestions on how to build a personal network Co-Producing with European partnersDay 2: Writing applications: project description, budget, formalitiesDay 3: Touring: communication, information material, fee, negotiationMethodsThe main focus is the transfer of information, supported by discussion, tips and written information.

Fee info
EUR 195: Course Fee

Berlin University of the Arts
Address: Berlin Career College, Bundesallee 1-12
Postal code: 10719
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Website: http://www.udk-berlin.de/sites/sommerkurse/content/index_eng.html
E-mail: summer-courses@udk-berlin.de
Phone: +49 30 3185 2087