Cultural Leadership

Selected projects in cultural leadership, arts education and the creative economy.
 

MONTEVIDEO SITIADA
2003–2018 · Montevideo, Uruguay
Founder and artistic director

I founded and directed the Montevideo Sitiada International Dance Festival, bringing together dance, architecture and public space. The festival sought to connect performance with the city’s urban spaces and heritage sites, involving artists from Uruguay and abroad.
Read the 2018 festival call ↗
 

SODRE
Nine years at the institution · Uruguay
Arts education and institutional leadership

I worked at SODRE for nine years, across arts education and institutional leadership. I founded the Contemporary Dance Area of the National School of Dance and served as President of SODRE from 2020 to 2022. Work from this period includes coordinating and co-writing the First SODRE Audience Study (2021) with Opción Consultores.
Read the audience study ↗
 

IDB · CREATIVE ECONOMY AND CULTURAL POLICY
2022–2025 · Latin America and the Caribbean
Creative economy consultancy

As a creative economy consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank, I contributed to publications on cultural policy and the creative industries. I co-authored Ten Years Promoting Culture and Creativity (2023) and Políticas públicas para las industrias culturales y creativas: de la teoría a la práctica (2024). I also shared research coordination and editing responsibilities for a study of gender gaps in the sector (2024).
Culture and creativity report ↗
Cultural policy report ↗
 

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