May 2000–October 2007
British Council
Arts Assistant
Conception, realization and evaluation of multifarious projects in the performing arts and the creative industries such as club culture (music, videos, visuals), video game design, film, visual art, live art, theatre and arts for social change projects. Of special note is project leadership on an Afrobeat/Dance/Club Culture youth encounter which took a group of talented London young people to troubled areas in former East Germany (Rostock, Halle, Frankfurt/Oder) where, under tutorage from “The Shrine” Collective and other UK artists, local youth joined in collaboration, creating performances in each location.
Expertise in arts areas enhanced by attendance at showcases such as the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Documenta (Kassel), British Dance Edition (Leeds), the Glastonbury Festival and more.
Processed funding applications and answered general enquiries for all arts genres.
Her Majesty learns that the British Council Berlin has an official “Club Culture Expert”, to which she responds “Do we need one of those?!”