KultuuriReflektor Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia

In this episode, we invited Milena Dragićević Šešić, the head of the UNESCO Chair on Interculturalism, Art Management and Mediation and former President of the University of Arts, Belgrade to discuss memory in arts and cultural management together with our master’s program student Leila Sahli. Milena has given us a great overview of Memory inside and outside Europe, the impact of memory injustice, the role of cultural management and policies in making a change, and the importance of opening discussions and dialogues about memory.

In this episode, we talk about networking, more specifically the role and importance of networking as a career-building tool in the cultural sector.

Cultural Management Master students of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Teele Utt and Anni Leino host former Head of International Projects at Music Estonia, Jaanika Lillemaa has been managing high-level cultural projects for a decade and thus made a significant contribution to the promotion of Estonian culture and arts, both at home and abroad. She has collected her unique blend of cultural management skills and expertise from the French Institute in Estonia as Head of Mission for Cultural and Audiovisual Cooperation, from the Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EU in Brussels as the Counsellor for Cultural Programme, coordinating the official cultural programme of Estonia’s first Presidency of the Council of the EU, from the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra as their Production Manager, and finally from Music Estonia as Head of International Projects. However, after a decade in the field of culture, Jaanika has returned to her academic roots in education sciences and is developing international relations in education and supporting the export of Estonian education services at the Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia.

Is networking something that should be approached strategically? Moments in the career where networking plays a significant role? The most important official/unofficial networks ( music)? What kind of changes there have been due to COVID in the professional networks? Advice to a young cultural management professional on how to create a diverse network? How could senior arts management professionals give back to the sector? Programs that could help young or not-so-young professionals to get this kind of support/ to expand their networks.

Milliseid võimalusi pakub ühine kunstiline tegevus inimestele, kes ehk ei mõista üksteise
keelt ja muidu ehk omavahel üldse kokku ei puutuks? Arutame, kas sildade loomine eesti ja
vene rahvusest Eesti elanike vahel läbi muusika, kunsti, tantsu ja miks mitte ka ühiste
sporditegevuste võiks tuua soovitud tulemusi, et vähendada segregatsiooni. Vahetame mõtteid
ka juba eksisteerivate ühistegevuste üle, mis on loonud võimaluse eesti ja vene keelt
kõnelevatel inimestel kultuuri läbi omavahel suhestuda.

Kultuurikorralduse magistriprogrammi vilistlane Julia Amor on tegelenud kultuuridevahelise kommunikatsiooniga pea kogu oma tööelu jooksul, olgu see avalike suhete või muuseumivaldkonnas, rahvusvahelistes suhetes või kultuuriürituste korraldamise kaudu. Kakskeelse kultuurihuvilisena on tal olnud hea võimalus jälgida ning mõtestada kultuuri kaudu toimivaid lõimumise protsesse.
Gerli Aet Arras on EMTA kultuurikorralduse magistrant ning seoses oma tööga
haridusvaldkonnas puutub igapäevaselt kokku nii vene kui eesti keelt kõnelevate noortega.
Just muusikakooli kontekst on temas tekitanud huvi leida olukordi, kus kahel rahvusgrupil on
võimalik ületada barjääre ja analüüsida, kuidas sellised suhtlused tekivad.

In this episode, the guest speaker Sten-Kristian Saluveer discusses the current situation with modern technologies in the cultural sector, as well as their benefits, drawbacks, and future prospects. The situations with COVID-19 lockdown and war in Ukraine significantly impacted all the life spheres in Europe, not only in terms of CS financing but also in terms of new technologies and approaches getting in demand due to socio-political drastic changes. Modern technologies are one sphere affected the most, as only 3 years ago nobody could imagine even in their bravest dreams the extent to which the opportunities for long-distance work and education opportunities would develop in the nearest future. With these drastic changes, it is important to keep track of the current events that shape our future and stay updated on how the cultural sector is impacted by them, as well as how to make this impact as positive and beneficial as possible. The current situation in the Estonian cultural sector specifically is also discussed.
Hosted by Asta Nykoniuk
Guest: Sten-Kristian Saluveer
Founder of Stroytek - innovation & venture capital studio: He is teaching and advising several organisations across Europe and is the Strategic Advisor & Head of Cannes Next ( Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes). Also, he has been studying at the EAMT Cultural Management MA programme.

In this our last English episode for spring 2021 we looked at successes and failures and specifically how failures are a resource that lead you towards maturity as an arts manager. Dan talks about how screw-ups never stop because we are always shooting for the stars but you get better at managing them – learning to fail better; Hannele talks about how the soft landing provided by your college and university can be so useful when you are a student so that you can take risks, experiment, fail and learn; and Dragos talks about the importance of the fear of failure as an ever present element that keeps you on your toes and performing to the right standard. He also mentions how important it is to exchange experiences with other professionals in cultural fields and that we are all in this together.

Hosts are Michael Haagensen and Anna Ranczakowska.

Guests:
Dan Renwick – street performer, arts manager, owner manager at Heldeke theatre club and bar
Hannele Känd – events manager at Estonian Youth Theatre
Dragos Andrei Cantea – concert pianist, arts manager (based in Norway)

KultuuriReflektori hooaja viimases eestikeelses saates vestlevad EMTA vilistlased ning saatejuhid Anna-Liisa Ingver ja Merli Antsmaa sellest, kuidas üldse hooaeg läks - lisaks inspireerivatele külalistele leidus ka huvitavaid apsakaid. Mis olid teemad ja külalised, mis enim kõnetasid ja millest võiks järgnevaid saateid teha, saate kuulata lähemalt. Lisaks jagavad kolm külalist - Raimo Matvere, Liisa Nurmela ja Hannele Känd lugusid millestki, mis läksid veidi untsu, aga olid samas head õppimiskohad.