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More than 25 years of experience in international cultural cooperation.

Istanbul, un bureau avec vue, Istanbul 2007
• A desk with a view, Istanbul 2007

At a glance ⤵

  • Independent consultant since 2018, after 17 years as administrative director of a theatre company that toured in more than 40 countries.
  • Coordinated 10 international cooperations, 8 of them co-funded by the EU (from €150k to €4M).
  • Active since 2006 in 5 European networks (facilitating debates and workshops, organising meetings, contributing to studies).
  • Topics I care about most: trans-local projects, cultural ecosystems, sustainability, democracy in practice, dialogue between cultural and political actors.

My professional background

Independent consultant since 2018, member of a workers' cooperative. My practice combines advice on project and strategy design linked to European funding, support for their implementation, and the design of professional meetings, training for students, and the initiation of collective dynamics around international cultural issues.

Previously, I was the manager of the theatre groupe Image Aiguë, led by Christiane Véricel, who carried out her artistic work with child and adult performers in more than 40 countries. There, I developed projects with strong support from the European Union, notably across Europe, as well as in Georgia, Morocco and China.

My path began in the Moselle region, where I ran projects combining youth theatre and contemporary arts in rural and cross-border areas, already with European funding.

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Collaborations

For several years now, I have been running my consulting activity in close collaboration with the consultants Helena De Winter (Paris), Ina Studenroth (Marseille) and Fanny Bouquerel (Palermo-Paris).

Trainings

  • 2023: Animacoop, developing collaborative skills

  • 2019: Succeeding in a management role, ARTES formations

  • 2018: Observatoire des Politiques Culturelles, Inventing tomorrow's cultural territories

  • 1998-1999: Master's degree in the Design and Implementation of Cultural Projects, Lyon 2 University

Clients

I work with cultural organisations across different sectors and sizes, in France and across Europe, on both one-off and long-term assignments.

Nicolas Bertrand
+33 635 37 60 86
contact@nclsbrtrnd.eu

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