𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 // Cultural Production Workshops
𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗭𝗜𝗧 @ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗶𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗶
The workshop offers a practical introduction to the management and production of contemporary dance projects, addressing the main stages and challenges of project development, from concept to implementation and evaluation of results. We will discuss the production of a dance performance, team structuring and coordination, as well as essential elements of financial management. The workshop will consist of theoretical presentations combined with practical exercises and case studies.
Our goal is for the workshop to create a setting where participants will have the opportunity to develop a concrete understanding of how ideas can be transformed into sustainable and well-structured projects. It will also offer an in-depth look at the national cultural context, with an emphasis on the contemporary dance scene, providing participants with practical tools and methods they can apply in the development of future cultural projects.

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Andreea Andrei is a theater scholar, cultural manager, and performing arts curator with over 10 years of experience in the cultural sector. She is particularly interested in the relationship between art and society, critical artistic practices, and the ways in which the performing arts can generate community spaces and create contexts for encounter, reflection, and collective action. Since 2018, she has been working as an artistic consultant at the National Dance Center in Bucharest, where she coordinates projects dedicated to contemporary dance: seasons, productions and co-productions, artist residencies, and a contemporary dance festival. Previously, she worked at the German State Theater in Timișoara, first in communications and public relations, then as an artistic consultant, during which time she also curated and coordinated three editions of the Eurothalia European Theater Festival. At the same time, she has been involved in independent theater, education, and cultural intervention projects and has served as an evaluator for various funding calls in the cultural sector.

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Laura Trocan is a producer in the performing arts, with 10 years of experience in coordinating and producing cultural projects in both the public and independent sectors. Since 2019, she has been working with artistic collectives in the performing arts, and since 2021, she has also been active in film production. She believes in collaborative work processes and practices based on solidarity, which is why she joined the European network of performing arts producers, PAMPA, in 2021.

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𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗞𝗼̈𝗻𝗰𝘇𝗲𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱
The workshop adopts the concept of “permeability,” seeking to make accessible the various layers of Tranzit’s intertwining program lines. We will attempt to demonstrate that the intertwining and coexistence of various artistic fields, as well as their interplay with philosophy, theory, and the social sciences, constitute in themselves a project that, though complex, follows its own logic and style. We will then focus on studying the Tranzit Foundation’s dance programs and how, since 1997, they have been related to cultural anthropology, philosophy, ethnography, and other complementary fields. At the same time, during the workshop, we will guide participants through the materials in the Tranzit Archive, which, in the field of dance alone, contains dozens of hours of recordings—symposia, performances, discussions—as well as numerous printed documents—scholarly articles, press kits, programs, and posters.
The selection process is conducted on a rolling basis. This means that applications will be reviewed as they are received, and confirmations will be sent out throughout the registration period. Those who apply toward the end of this period will receive confirmation no later than October 3.

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Csilla Könczei holds a Ph.D. in ethnography and ethnology; she is the initiator of the TRANZIT HOUSE project, dedicated to developing a center for contemporary art and culture in the building of the former synagogue on the banks of the Someș River, where she conceives and coordinates numerous projects. She is the founder and president of the Tranzit Foundation.
In 1986, she graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj, specializing in Hungarian language and literature and English language and literature. In 2004, she completed her Ph.D. at the Faculty of Letters, Department of Hungarian Ethnography and Anthropology, at the same university. She has been an associate professor since 2012.
Csilla has conducted research and published works on the theory and anthropology of dance, Laban notation, nonverbal semiotics, visual communication, visual anthropology, documentary film, theories of representation, ethnic and gender minorities, as well as society under the communist party-state regime. As an expert in visual anthropology and a producer of experimental films, she has participated in numerous national and international film festivals.

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Lorand Maxim is a director, producer, and cultural worker. He focuses on documentary theater, community art, and performance. He graduated from the Faculty of Theater and Television, majoring in Theater Direction, and the Faculty of History and Philosophy, majoring in Philosophy, at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca. In 2016, he completed a master’s program in Performing Arts and Film at the same university.
In 2014, he founded the Reciproca Association, through which he developed artistic, social, and educational projects. Subsequently, he launched the Focus Atelier residency platform and the Educational Theater Network—TROC.
Since 2019, he has been the executive director of the Tranzit Foundation, which coordinates the activities of the TRANZIT HOUSE contemporary art space. There, Lorand devises ideas and strategies for the space’s future and curates various parts of its program.

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DAILY SCHEDULE:
October 5–8

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. / Project Management Workshop

1:00 PM–3:00 PM / Lunch break

3:00 PM–6:00 PM / Workshop on cultural space management and institutional dramaturgy

The program takes place daily over the course of four days. Priority will be given to those who can participate in the entire program.

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𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗽 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆. 𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆!

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Project co-financed by AFCN – Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or for how the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary.