Team
Jurriaan Cooiman, administration Culturescapes
born in 1966 in the Netherlands, lives in Switzerland since 1994.
Director of Performing Arts Services, a production office for theatre- and danceproductions, organisation of tours and similar projects. Collaboration with the Od-theater, Circle X Arts, Sankai Juku, the Werkbühne Berlin and the Goetheanum. Cooiman is the initiatior of CULTURESCAPES and organised festivals with composers like Gubaidulina, Kurtag, Firssowa, Hosokawa, Kancheli, Silvestrov and Lampson Festivals.
In September 2004, he graduated successfully in the postgraduate diploma of Arts Management at the University of Basel.
jcooiman@culturescapes.ch
Franziska Schmidt
born 1985 in Leipzig, lives since 2007 in Basel. Since 2007 she works for CULTURESCAPES.
Internships in the TV-sector: in the TV programme RBB (2005) and in the news agency REUTERS (2005) in Berlin. Internships in the theatre sector: production assistance at the Neues Theater am Bahnhof Dornach for the jubilee production “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” (February/March 2006, Dornach), and for the theatre production “Antigone” at the Odtheater (September/October 2006, Basel).
In September 2007 she successfully absolved her studies in European Media Sciences (B.A. of Arts) at the University of Potsdam.
fschmidt@culturescapes.ch
Gianna Olinda Cadonau, assistance press and coordination with the French Switzerland
Born in 1983 in Panaji (India), grew up in Scuol (GR), lives since 2007 in Winterthur.
Organisation of conferences for Amnesty International and coordination of podia, juridical processes and discussions at the GA of the Ecumenical Forum of Christian Women in Europe. Internship in the artistic management office of the Theatre Rigiblick, Zurich (October 07 – February 08). Since February 08 production management for the performance project “Die leeren Zimmer” from Elisabeth Zündel, Berlin.
In June 2007 she successfully absolved her studies in International Relations with specialisation on International Human Rights Law at the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International Studies Geneva. (M.A.) Current Studies 08 MAS in Arts Management at the Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften.
Nurten Eren, assistant project management, communication Turkey
Born in 1981 in Lörrach, since 2004 in Konstanz.
Commercial assistant at Vitra Holding GmbH in Weil am Rhein from 1999-2003 and 2007-2008.
2007 internship at the German-American Institute in Tuebingen, among other things, assistence in project "Rent an American - The U.S. guests in German classrooms”.
Absolves currently B.A. Studies British and American Studies with economics as a minor subject at the University of Konstanz.
Lev Nordstrom, assistance project management & PR
Born in 1981 in Berlin. Several long stays abroad in the USA, France, China, in Turkey and in Bulgaria between 1998 and 2008. Successfully obtained the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in “Information and Communication Studies” at the OTA University of Applied Sciences in Berlin. Five month internship in event management and event marketing with LogistiX Integrated Communication in Beijing. Editorial and administrative work in documentary film production for HMR Produktion GmbH in Berlin (TV production “Ich, Reich-Ranicki”, ZDF 2006). Six month internship in international booking for Elec-Trip Records Istanbul. Currently completing a trinational master program (M.A.) in “Media, Communication & Culture” at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), the St. Kliment Ohridski University Sofia and the Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis.