Lydia Ziemke, participant
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Tim Gutzeit, particpant from Germany |
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Lydia Ziemke
Lydia has a Diploma in theatre Directing and has worked with her own company for a number of years. She has previously worked as assistant director at the Schaubühne in Berlin and the Royal Court theatre in London where she also helped to run a small West End theatre.
She has worked extensively in facilitating drama workshops as part of education programmes in the UK and Germany, and has travelled across Europe working as a tour guide.
At present she is preparing a Festival reflecting on the various current war scenarios which the UK and Germany are involved in.
Lydia Ziemke, CLI participant from Germany, who organised a festival weekend at the Soho Theatre in January called Divided Skies- A weekend of memories and views on the separated and unified Germany. Sunflower House directed by Lydia, showed at Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Garden during March.
Tim Gutzeit
Tim is a Berlin based Event Manager and has been working for the Sponsorship Department of the Berlin International Film Festival since 2004.
Sponsoring is a crucial income pillar for the festival. Without corporate sponsorship income the Berlinale could not maintain its high level performance. Tim is working closely together with the head of sponsorship throughout the year.
As a CLI participant from Germany he is at present executing his Personal Development Plan and therefore spent a month in Edinburgh working with the sponsorship team of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In order to facilitate his soft skills he will pass a coaching in autumn 2010.
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Countries involved in CLI |
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Algeria
Bahrain
Belgium
Canada
Egypt
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
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Jordan
Kuwait
Libanon
Libya
Malta
Morocco
Netherlands
Oman
Palestine
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Portugal
Qatar
Saudi-Arabia
Spain
Syria
Tunisia
Yemen
UAE
USA |
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Cultural Leadership International |
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Throughout Europe and across the world the cultural sector is growing in both complexity and importance. With these changes comes a need for effective, indigenous cultural leadership development models and increased networking locally, regionally and internationally. It is crucial that future cultural leaders develop and nurture the skills necessary to respond to this changing environment.
What Is CLI?
This large-scale programme helps future cultural leaders emerge and develop their skills and talent.
Through direct engagement with a diverse range of individuals and organisations in the international cultural sector, CLI will enhance intercultural understanding and support economic growth, cultural development and social change.
CLI seeks to create a large, active network of next generation leaders who will utilise the skills and experience gained in the programme to drive an open, tolerant and integrated society.
How Will This Be Achieved?
The programme will focus on helping a new generation of arts and cultural practitioners acquire the necessary leadership skills and vision to:
- Manage, lead and work in cultural organisations with creativity innovation and efficiency
- Increase their ability to play an advocacy role in cultural policy formulation and to influence its implementation
- Connect to a global network of like-minded individuals and organisations beyond their usual sphere of operation
CLI will do this through a varied and tailored programme of activities, including:
- Training
- Work-based placements
- Networking opportunities
- Creative collaborations and residencies
- Coaching and mentoring
- Experiential learning opportunities
The Programme
The CLI pilot year (April 2009 – March 2010) will engage with partners and participants in countries across the UK, Western Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the United States.
All participant applications will be made through a nomination process in which British Council staff will work with partners to identify potential participants and invite several applications per country. They will then enter a three-phase competitive process.
Partnership
The success of CLI will rely on the broad range and nature of the partnerships we develop with many opportunities for engagement with participants, for example:
- Institutions offering placements to participants
- Potential mentors who could provide tutoring
| Cultural leaders from across the world meet in London to develop their leadership skills and build cultural bridges |
| On 8 & 9 July 2009 thirty five cultural leaders from the UK, Western Europe, North America, North Africa and the Middle East will come together in London to develop their skills and professional networks through a 2-day British Council-run programme involving case studies, action learning sets, collaborative project planning, panel discussions with prominent speakers and networking opportunities. |
CLI activity started in spring 2009 with the Leadership Development Days in Madrid in May 2009
With the beauty and culture of Spain’s capital for a backdrop, CLI got underway with its first event: the Leadership Development Days.
On 10-23 May 2009, two candidates from each participating country in the region were invited to take part in the first stage of this unique British Council initiative. Twenty-nine candidates from ten countries took part in the event, which was hosted at the El Matadero Arts Centre in downtown Madrid. The candidates from Germany were Lydia Ziemke, Schaubühne Berlinand Tim Gutzeit, Berlinale.
The event was a mixture of leadership training, inspiring discussions and networking opportunities. The location set the stage perfectly: El Matadero is the old meatpacking house that has been converted into a renowned arts centre. It offered an appropriately-unconventional venue for the event and CLI was granted special, extended opening hours to go through its robust programme.
The participants were given dynamic and engaging training on the principles of leadership led by People Create.
In addition to gaining skills and insights into cultural leadership, this also provided an excellent opportunity for engagement with a group of international peers. Participants were encouraged to begin work on their Individual Development Plans.
Candidates selected from this event as well as those in the Near East North Africa and Middle East regions will look forward to taking part in the next CLI event in London in July. There they will finalise their Development Plans and prepare to implement them over the coming months.
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