BRAVE CREATIVE PRODUCERS is an international cooperation project supported by the Creative Europe Programme. It brings together three organisations working in contemporary performing arts: Emanat from Slovenia as project coordinator, Instável – Centro Coreográfico from Portugal, and Association Kulturanova from Serbia.
The project responds to the growing importance of creative producers within today’s cultural ecosystem. Producers connect artistic processes, production realities, international collaboration, organisational development, and long-term sustainability. As contemporary performing arts operate in increasingly complex and rapidly changing environments, production expertise alone is no longer sufficient. Strategic thinking, international networking, digital literacy, and sustainable working models have become equally important.
Brave Creative Producers addresses these challenges through a pilot international capacity-building programme for a new generation of creative producers. The programme combines workshops, case studies, online learning, practical exchange, and international collaboration.
A key outcome of the project will be the Producer’s Inventory, an open-source online platform for documenting, mapping, and sharing production practices, methodologies, tools, and reflections from the field of contemporary performing arts. The platform will serve as an international knowledge resource for producers, cultural professionals, and organisations, while encouraging exchange between different working contexts and generations.
The project includes three international workshops, three practical case studies, an online production course, and a final international public event in Ljubljana.
On 8 September 2026, Emanat will host an online workshop led by Luka Prinčič, focusing on sustainable production practices, open-source technologies, and responsible digital infrastructure in culture. Between October 2026 and May 2027, an international online production programme led by researcher and producer Vânia Rodrigues will further support professional development, knowledge exchange, and collaboration among participants.
Brave Creative Producers aims to strengthen the skills and international networks of creative producers while opening a broader discussion on how to build more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient models of cultural production across Europe. The project also contributes to the international visibility of the Slovenian cultural sector and strengthens Emanat’s role in contemporary performing arts and European cultural cooperation.