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Expression of interest process regarding the following arts management position

The Volksb眉hne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz is seeking an

Artistic Director (m/f/d)

starting 1 August 2027.

We are looking for an experienced, courageous, empathetic individual or team with the vision to lead one of 21-century Berlin鈥檚 largest ensemble theaters. Our new Artistic Director should be someone who can enhance both the theater鈥檚 artistic excellence and its social relevance. Their task will be to lead the operations of Berlin鈥檚 largest repertory theater for plays and performance and its staff of around 230 employees (including the ensemble) with foresight and accountability while furthering its strategic development. A cooperative, open, respectful working relationship with the Director of the Volksb眉hne and all other managers and staff will be essential.

Our expectations and requirements:

• An integrative leader who is trusting, appreciative, clear, and reliable as the basis for a trusting work environment
• Knowledge and experience in German-speaking and international theater
• Experience in senior cultural and organizational management
• The courage to take risks and facilitate artistic processes and experiments paired with the willingness to support the artistic and logistical endeavors required in running a major repertory theater and to preserve and develop the Volksb眉hne鈥檚 defining ensemble concept
• Proven expertise and the clear initiative, conceptual ability, and motivational skills needed to conceive and organize the Volksb眉hne program, performances, and related operations. The goal should be to achieve internationally recognized artistic excellence while addressing current social, environmental, and operational challenges such as participation, diversity/sensitivity to discrimination, sustainability, and digitalization.
• Strategic thinking that enables long-term planning within given economic parameters
• Experience in successful diversity-sensitive employee management, including employee advancement and development
• An established, active international network and knowledge of the cultural landscape in Berlin and internationally
• Enthusiasm and persuasive ability: exemplary skills for communicating, negotiating, and advocating with internal and external stakeholders, for example, to position the Volksb眉hne and represent its interests including among Berlin鈥檚 other major theaters
• Strong social skills and the ability to resolve conflicts (including those concerning the interests of the Volksb眉hne鈥檚 staff and their employee representatives)
• Fluent German

The appointment is for five years.

To apply, please send relevant documents and your artistic concept (max. 3 pages) for the future of the Volksb眉hne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz to the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, intendanz.volksbuehne@kultur.berlin.de, by 31 October 2024.

The Volksb眉hne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, located on a central square in Berlin-Mitte, is a public theater run by the state of Berlin. It is one of the city鈥檚 leading ensemble theaters and has several performance/event venues: the main Volksb眉hne stage, the 3rd floor stage, the Roter Salon and Gr眉ner Salon, and the Prater stage on Kastanienallee. The Volksb眉hne produces its own sets, costumes, and decorations in its own workshops.

The Volksb眉hne sees itself 鈥� both locally and internationally 鈥� as an avant-garde, uncompromisingly thought-provoking theater and cultural space for interdisciplinary discourse. Both international artists and dance/performance (alongside drama) are central elements of its artistic profile today. With roots in the 鈥減eople鈥檚 theater鈥� movement, the Volksb眉hne is committed to producing progressive, politically relevant theater for a broad and diverse audience and inspires a sense of identification in the city and many of its people. The Volksb眉hne also includes the P14 youth theater, which is dedicated to promoting young talent and has produced many members of the next generation of theater professionals.

The Artistic Director is responsible for the overall management of the theater in accordance with applicable legal, collective bargaining, and administrative regulations as well as the resolutions of the Berlin Senate and House of Representatives. They are assisted by the Administrative Director, who acts as the budget officer.

The State of Berlin actively promotes a culture that values diversity. We welcome expressions of interest from people of color and applicants of all nationalities, religions and beliefs, sexual orientations and gender identities, and age groups, as well as people with disabilities.