Dr Dea Vidović, Senior Research Assistant and associate on the CULTMED project, participated as one of the facilitators and lecturers in the three-day international training programme CLIMB #1, held from 17 to 20 March 2026 in Piemonte, Italy.
CLIMB #1 was developed in response to the increasingly complex conditions in which organisations in the contemporary circus and outdoor arts sectors operate. In the context of growing economic pressures, rising expectations related to equity and sustainability, and the increasing complexity of team management, the programme focused on rethinking and developing new approaches to cultural leadership, with an emphasis on governance, wellbeing, and shared responsibility.
The programme was jointly designed and facilitated by Dr Giuliana Ciancio, Dr Dea Vidović, and Dr Luisella Carnelli, combining research-based and practice-oriented approaches to working with cultural professionals. Over the course of the three-day programme, participants engaged in structured discussion sessions and peer exchange to strengthen their capacities to lead organisations in dynamic and demanding contexts.
As part of the programme, Dr Dea Vidović facilitated a discussion session on soft skills and wellbeing in culture and delivered a lecture titled Rethinking Power and Leadership in International Cultural Relations, addressing questions of power relations, the transformation of leadership, and the role of cultural actors in contemporary social and political contexts.
