PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT

A seminar and advisory service for qualification in the context of movement art for freelancers in the fields of dance, circus, movement theater or art education.

Developing. Professionalizing. Networking.

Regardless of whether you have been on the market for a long time or you are just starting, PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT support you in your freelance work in the field of the performing arts.

We are offering seminars, workshops and consulting for individuals or small group in the following areas:

Funding and applications
Marketing and public relations
Business administration/law
Technical production skills
Organization of your artistic work
Movement Sciences

Take your chance for a free further education with a certificate of your participation, orientation on the cultural market, intensive support by the project team and the lecturers, a dialog with experts, exchanges with other artists, network opportunities...

We are looking forward to participants from the fields of dance, circus, movement theater or art pedagogy: artists, choreographers, dramaturges, dancers, dance & circus pedagogues, performers, production managers, project developers, cultural managers and any others related to these fields who are interested.

Consultation

The topics for the consultings - individually or in small groups - are freely selectable. Send us an email with your questions or needs. No matter if you have questions about your business, the direction of your artistic activity, studies or professional orientation, further qualifications, concepts and projects. We are connecting you with the right experts. The consultations can serve as an open-ended orientation as well as a concrete goal-oriented question. Duration of the consultation: 60 - 120 minutes

Seminars and Workshops

In the seminars we emphasize a balance of knowledge input by the experts and a practical orientation with goal-oriented exercises and intensive exchange. In some workshops, we will focus on the practical, while working under the guidance of experts. Here you can reflect and develop your own projects, topics, materials or questions with the help of the expert and the other participants.

The project "Production and management - qualification in the context of movement art 4" is designed by Seneca Intensiv in cooperation with the Federal Association for Contemporary Circus. It is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Senate Department for Culture and Europe. Thus, there are no fees for participation.

We also welcome proposals for future seminars and workshops. This will enable us to plan further dates and topics.

If you have any questions, please contact us - by email or phone - we will be happy to advise you!

For complaints or feedback on our program, please contact: kontakt@senecaintensiv.de.

Next Seminars/Workshops:

08. - 11.04. // Choreographic Work with Children and Young People 1/2
How can I develop choreographies cooperatively with children and young people? How do I teach choreographies and fixed movement sequences? How do I create exercise structures for all participants in order to do justice to children and young people who learn quickly and more slowly? And what options are there for describing and demonstrating a choreographic sequence?

Gunnar Laatsch and Tina Weiler will answer these and other questions with you from the perspective of urban and contemporary dance education in this two-part seminar series!

With: Gunnar Laatsch & Tina Weiler

When:
- 08.04.2024 // from 1 to 3 pm
- 09. + 10. + 11.04.2024 // from 10.45 am to 3.15 pm
Location: Seneca Intensive Studios - Georg-Knorr-Str. 4/ Building 10/ Courtyard entrance! 12681 Berlin

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Tina Weiler is a qualified dance teacher from the Palucca University of Dance, Dresden and a qualified choreographer from the Academy of Dramatic Arts, Berlin. Her professional experience covers a wide range of areas, target groups and commission contexts. In addition to being the artistic and educational director at Seneca Intensiv, she continues to work on various projects as an educator and choreographer.

Gunnar Laatsch was born in rostock in February 1988. As a child of the boy band era and influenced by various music videos of the time, he began his dance career. At the age of 13, he attended his first dance class, then called "pop dance". At 16, he switched to hip hop. After graduating and completing his community service, he moved to Berlin and trained in dance schools, where he spent most of his career.
From 2010-2013 he was a member of the Fanatix Crew, Berlin. He also became head of the Flying Steps Academy in Berlin. He worked for various companies, agencies and artists. In 2014 he opened his own dance school in Bernau. With more than 8 years of experience in dance school management, over 3000 lessons given and more than 500 shows, he is an established artist in Berlin.
12.04. // Applying for cultural funding - concept & budget (ENG)
What do I need to apply for a funding? In this seminar you will get all the information and many tips to organise your description of projects and calculate meaningful from culture producer Melina Gerstemann.

Contents of the seminar are:
- Understanding funding guidelines
- Components of an application
- Concept and project description
- Budget, cost- and financing plan
This seminar will be held in English.

When:
- 12.4.2024 // from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Where: Seneca Intensiv Studios

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Melina Gerstemann has been working as a cultural producer in the independent scene for over 17 years; including Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Showcase Beat Le Mot, Ensemble p&s, Netzwerk Freier Theater / Fonds Darstellende Künste. Strategic and individual counselling for artists and projects; interdisciplinary: support with applications, text work, etc.. More Information via: http://www.melinagerstemann.com
22. - 25.04. // Mediation Competence - INCLUSIVE WORK
What does "inclusion" actually mean and how does the term differ from "integration"? Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from 2013 postulates that the education system is responsible for supporting all people in the development of their mental and physical talents and abilities and in the development of their own personality and creativity. But how can this be implemented in dance? Where is the potential for extracurricular dance education to fulfill this ideal?

The seminar promotes an inclusive attitude of teachers in the art of movement. Structures will be discussed on how teachers can create a space that enables all individuals to develop and learn.

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With: Paula Pröbrock

Dates:
- 22.04.2024 // from 1 to 3 pm
- 23.04.2024 // from 9 am to 1.30 pm
- 25.04.2024 // from 9 am to 3 pm
Location: Seneca Intensive Studios - Georg-Knorr-Str. 4/ Building 10/ Courtyard entrance! 12681 Berlin

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Paula Pröbrock completed her dance studies at the ArtEZ Danceacademy in Arnhem (NL) in 2018 and has since worked as a freelance dance teacher, dancer and choreographer in Germany and abroad. After completing her training, she continued her education in Berlin, New York and Amsterdam, among other places. She has already worked as a dance teacher for the Dutch dance company SALLY Dansgezellschap Maastricht, created contemporary dance projects at Berlin dance and special needs schools and led her own dance theater projects for young people. She is also a guest lecturer at the ArtEZ Danceacademy (NL), at various festivals and at the German Dance Sport for Jazz and Modern/Contemporary Dance. She has choreographed and danced for Tanztheater De Plaats (NL), performed at numerous festivals such as the Festival de Oversteek (NL) and the Hoogte 80 Festival (NL) and worked as a guest dancer for the LAVAMOVER Contemporary Dance Company under the direction of Anne Gieseke. In 2019, she joined the Berlin-based artist collective collapsetofraction as a choreographer and dancer, where she has been the artistic director for the productions "Kipppunkt" and "Die Tanzwerkstatt-tänzerische Begegnungen", among others. Paula has been part of Artist4Future since 2020 and is increasingly focusing her artistic work on promoting acceptance and appreciation among people and towards the environment and nature, as well as making a contribution to the climate justice movement. Because of this commitment, she was portrayed in the television documentary series "Wonder Women".
29.04. - 08.05. // Choreographic Work with Children and Young People 2/2
How can I develop choreographies cooperatively with children and young people? How do I teach choreographies and fixed movement sequences? How do I create exercise structures for all participants in order to do justice to children and young people who learn quickly and more slowly? And what options are there for describing and demonstrating a choreographic sequence?

Gunnar Laatsch and Tina Weiler will answer these and other questions with you from the perspective of urban and contemporary dance education in this two-part seminar series!

With: Gunnar Laatsch & Tina Weiler

Dates:
- 29.04. + 06.05.2024 // from 1 to 3pm
- 30.04. + 02.05. + 07.05. + 08.05.2024 // from 10.45 am to 3.15 pm
Location: Seneca Intensive Studios - Georg-Knorr-Str. 4/ Building 10/ Courtyard entrance! 12681 Berlin

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Tina Weiler is a qualified dance teacher from the Palucca University of Dance, Dresden and a qualified choreographer from the Academy of Dramatic Arts, Berlin. Her professional experience covers a wide range of areas, target groups and commission contexts. In addition to being the artistic and educational director at Seneca Intensiv, she continues to work on various projects as an educator and choreographer.

Gunnar Laatsch was born in rostock in February 1988. As a child of the boy band era and influenced by various music videos of the time, he began his dance career. At the age of 13, he attended his first dance class, then called "pop dance". At 16, he switched to hip hop. After graduating and completing his community service, he moved to Berlin and trained in dance schools, where he spent most of his career.
From 2010-2013 he was a member of the Fanatix Crew, Berlin. He also became head of the Flying Steps Academy in Berlin. He worked for various companies, agencies and artists. In 2014 he opened his own dance school in Bernau. With more than 8 years of experience in dance school management, over 3000 lessons given and more than 500 shows, he is an established artist in Berlin.
28.05. // Urban Dance in the frame of Cultural Education

How can ethics succeed in dance work with children and young people? What social effects do dance cultures have? How can we approach urban dance culture with improvisation? Answers and theoretical and practical exchange in a workshop with Storm.

With: Niels "Storm" Robitzky

When: 28.05.20024 // 10.45 - 15:15 h

Location: Seneca Intensiv Studios - Georg-Knorr-Str. 4/ Building 10/ Courtyard entrance! 12681 Berlin

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Niels "Storm" Robitzky is undisputedly one of the experts in the field of HipHop & Breakdance movement culture. From autodact to world champion, from dancer and choreographer to honorary professor at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz. He has made his dance culture suitable for the theater in Germany thanks to stage choreographies and lecture performances. He also teaches dance, dance history and philosophy in the only German-language university course "Urban Dance Styles".
07.06. // Funding Application Cultural Education
Gain an insight into the funding area of cultural education. At the intersection of education and artistic/cultural work, cultural education with project funding in various funding structures is an interesting field of activity in the performing arts.

Contents:
- What does cultural education mean?
- Funding structures for cultural education
- Funding programs for cultural education and their special features
- Compact and practical application process
- Developing a project description and financing plan
With: Melina Gerstemann

When: 7.6.2024, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Location: Seneca Intensive Studios - Georg-Knorr-Str. 4/ Building 10/ Courtyard entrance! 12681 Berlin

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Melina Gerstemann has been working as a cultural producer in the independent scene for over 17 years, including Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Showcase Beat Le Mot, Ensemble p&s, Netzwerk Freier Theater / Fonds Darstellende Künste. Strategic and individual advice for artists and projects; interdisciplinary: support with applications, text work, etc. >http://www.melinagerstemann.com
09.06. // DasArts Feedback Method in Practice

The one-day seminar on the DasArts feedback method is intensively dedicated to a proven method of artistic feedback. Participants deepen their skills in the constructive evaluation of work-in-progress performances. Two performances serve as case studies for the practice-oriented method.

The DasArts feedback method is characterized by its process-oriented and dialogue-based approach. Through practical exercises and group discussions, participants learn to give differentiated and appreciative feedback that not only strengthens the artistic work, but also the creative process.

Why is a method for giving feedback so important?

1 **Encourage development:** Constructive feedback supports the continuous development of artistic work and sharpens creative vision.

2 **Strengthen collaboration:** An effective feedback method promotes open communication and improves teamwork in artistic projects.

3 **Increase audience engagement:** Targeted feedback enables understanding and optimizing the impact on the audience, which strengthens the connection between artists and audience.

The DasArts Feedback Method seminar provides the tools and insights to give qualified feedback and experience the positive effects of a constructive feedback process in artistic practices. It is an investment in the development of individual skills and in the creation of a supportive artistic community.

More information and a movie about the method:

https://www.atd.ahk.nl/en/theatre-programmes/das-theatre/study-programme/feedback-method-1/

With: Cox Ahlers

When: 09.06.2024, 11.30 am - 6.30 pm

Where: Seneca Intensive Studios - Georg-Knorr-Str. 4/ Building 10/ Courtyard entrance! 12681 Berlin

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Cox Ahlers (she/her) lives and works in Berlin. Born in Heidelberg in 1979, she began circus training at the age of nine. At the Brussels School of Circus Arts (ESAC), she graduated in 2002 as a dance-acrobat specialising in site-specific performances. In the field of contemporary circus, Cox works as a performer, director, project manager and as an impulse artist at international circus academies. Her way of creating manifests itself in the production "Feedbackschleifen" in 2012 and since 2016 in the interdisciplinary performances at the Bauhaus Festivals of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation. Thematic Creation is the name of the creation method she has developed for transdisciplinary creative processes. As a film producer, she realised the 90-minute feature film "Sprich uns von", in which she was also one of the main actor. Since 2020, she has been a mentor for the creation alliance Zirkus ON and, since this year, also for "Neue Wege" of the Performing Art Programme Berlin. Since August 22, she has been researching the contemporary role of the clown with the association Atemzug e.V. under the name Sahnetorte und Weltfrieden and developing her solo "Jesna und Joris". She is chairperson of the Berlin association Forum Neuer Zirkus e.V. and active in the Bundesverband Zeitgenössischer Zirkus e.V. She is project manager for the 2023 festival Zeit für Zirkus.

PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT

A seminar and advisory service for qualification in the context of movement art for freelancers in the fields of dance, circus, movement theater or art education.

08. - 11.04. // Choreographic Work with Children and Young People 1/2

12.04. // Applying for cultural funding - concept & budget (ENG)

22. - 25.04. // Mediation Competence - INCLUSIVE WORK

29.04. - 08.05. // Choreographic Work with Children and Young People 2/2

28.05. // Urban Dance in the frame of Cultural Education

07.06. // Funding Application Cultural Education

09.06. // DasArts Feedback Method in Practice

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