Emerging Producers have been choosen
MEET THE NEW CREATIVE FORCES
Three partner organisations cocreating the Brave Creative Producers project - Emanat from Slovenia, Instável – Centro Coreográfico from Portugal, and Association Kulturanova from Serbia -, have each chosen two young producers, that are going to be taking part in education activities, documenting Case studies and contributing to the Producer's inventory.
From Instável – Centro Coreográfico (Portugal)
Ana Catarina Silva is a freelance costume designer, with experience in artistic projects of different scales and contexts: theatre, opera, circus, advertising, among others. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre, with a specialization in Costume Design, from the School of Music and Performing Arts. And she recently completed the Production course at Instável.
Silva took part in several European projects already, namely Erasmus+ exchanges and a European Solidarity Corps volunteer programme in Italy, where she collaborated with project management and coordination teams. With an active associative background, she's part of the board of two cultural associations, in which she already had the opportunity to coordinate European applications and artistic productions, and is currently the president of a cultural association in development.
Ana Catarina Pereira is a performer, choreographer and emerging creative producer based in Porto. With a multidisciplinary background bridging artistic practice, production, and pedagogy, she develops her work by critically reflecting on the sustainability of cultural processes.
She graduated as a Contemporary Dance Performer from Balleteatro (2021) and completed the Advanced Training in Interpretation and Choreographic Creation (FAICC) at Instável – Centro Coreográfico (2022), later supplementing her education with the Contemporary Artistic Production Course (2026). Alongside her performing career she has built a solid path in logistical support, coordination, and production assistance within prominent contexts and festivals, notably Corpo + Cidade, the Family Film Project, and Extemporânea festivals.
Her practice extends strongly into pedagogy and community outreach, teaching contemporary dance, floor barre, and creative dance across various public and private educational institutions and studios in Porto.
From Emanat (Slovenia)
Brina Jenček is a dramaturg, playwright and theatre critic. She graduated in Dramaturgy and Performing Arts from the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) and completed her master's in Directing of Devised and Object Theatre at the DAMU theatre academy in Prague. She is a member of the Slovenian Society of Theatre Critics and Theatrologists; she began writing theatre reviews in her first year of undergraduate studies — first for Radio Študen, then for the portal Kritika (Oder), the platform Neodvisni, the magazine Ekran, and the puppetry portal ECPCP.
As a dramaturg and co-author of adaptations and dramatizations, she began collaborating with director Jernej Potočan on productions at the Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL), SLG Celje, Mini Teater, and the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre (LGL). She completed an internship at the Slovenian Cultural Centre SKICA Berlin.
Metod Zupan is a self-employed professional in culture working as a performer, critic, and journalist. He got his Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Art History from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana in 2020. From June 2024 to June 2026, he worked as an editor of the Culture and Humanities Desk at Radio Študent.
Since 2020, he's been publishing reviews, articles, and columns at various platforms including Radio Študent; Neodvisni; Kritika (Oder) and Disenz. His work has also appeared in print in Dialogi and Maska.
He has also worked as a performer with Emanat, Maska, Ljubljana Dance Theatre (PTL) and ŠKUC. He's a board member for the Platform of Small Arts festival (Emanat, 2021–2026); a coselector for Slovenian contemporary dance biennale Gibanica 2027; and as a juror at ZIZ festival 2026.
From Kulturanova (Serbia)
Milica Živanović is a project manager, youth worker and activist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. She works mainly in the fields of culture, youth work and human rights, and has been involved in different cultural and community projects over the past years. Her work includes project development and coordination, working with young people, organising events and workshops, and supporting creative and participatory programmes.
A big part of her work is with marginalized and LGBTQI+ young people, where she often uses art and creative practices as a way to explore identity, build confidence, connect with others and talk about topics that can be difficult to approach directly. She is interested in creating spaces where young people can experiment, express themselves and develop their own ideas.
Miloš Janjić is a certified life and business coach with experience in project coordination, field research, and body-based (somatic) practice. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Economics, 2013) and a Master’s in International Economics (Berlin School of Economics and Law, 2018).
From 2021 to 2025 he worked as co-founder and mentor in Pčinjski building strategic plans and key partnerships for product and project development; managing the project's budget and financial planning, from idea to delivery; and coordinated a small team through the full production cycle.
Good at listening closely to what people need – performers, teams, collaborators – and turning it into clear, useful information for the people who need it, Janjić is experienced in building partnerships, managing project budgets, coordinating multi-person projects, and documenting how a process unfolds.