DAVIDE TERLINGO :: cultural manager | curator

Tel : +353 (0) 85 722 3091
e-mail: davide[AT]terlingo[DOT]net

Date of birth : 16.10.1970
Nationality: Italian
Main languages: Italian (native), English (proficient)

EDUCATION

2007 Postgrad. Dip. in Business in Cultural Events Management (first class honours)
Institute of Arts Design & Technology, Ireland
2004 - 2005 MA in Dance Performance (first class honours)
University of Limerick, Ireland
1989 - 1992 Dep. Psychology (attended)
University of Turin, Palazzo Nuovo, Italy
1986 - 1989 Diploma in Telecommunications
Technical Institute Pininfarina, Italy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  ARTS AND CULTURE
2007 - Present Head of Dance at the Arts Council of Ireland - in this role: responsible for forming and implementing national policy and strategies for the development of Dance in Ireland, managing national Dance budget, facilitating institutional partnerships, international representation and overseeing funding relationship with Dance organisations | www.artscouncil.ie.
Founder and Director of Mamuska Nights - non-profit organisation dedicated to the creation of socially meaningful art events and the promotion of the international platform Mamuska | www.mamuskanights.net
2007 Curator and Project Manager of Mediated Bodies first Irish based international forum on dance, media and technology. Produced in partnership with Dance Ireland and Dublin City Council | www.danceireland.ie.
2006 - 2007 Head of Programming for Daghdha Dance - in this role also founder and manager of the Daghdha Cultural Programme, including: management and programming of the dance venue Daghdha Space, national and international collaborations, innovative events curation, networking and the running of a membership-based Open Studio | www.daghdha.ie
2004 - 2006 Research Officer for Daghdha Dance - in this role also founder and curator of Mamuska Limerick, one of the leading performance platforms in Ireland (Limerick).
2002 - 2004 Freelance consultant for arts companies and organisations: consultancies included dramaturgy, project management, strategic management, fundraising and PR (London).
2001 - 2007 Co-founder and Curator of Choreograph.net, online resource dedicated to critical enquiry in choreography and contemporary culture | www.choreograph.net
1999 - 2001 Artistic co-director of Barriedale Operahouse along with N. Mortimore and M. Klien (London).
1998 - 2001 Board Member of Connecting Voices (COVO): charity organisation and community centre. Responsible for devising and implementing arts education projects and events (London) | www.covo.org.uk
1997 - 1999 Founder and director of Vita Nova, an ensemble of musicians and dancers experimenting, through improvisation and set choreography, with non-linear structures in live performance (London).
1997 - 1998 Part-time administration at Union Chapel Arts Centre (London).

  CHOREOGRAPHY
2006 The Dream Makers
Choreographic landscape, part of EV+A 2006 (Limerick).
2005 Mr Krapp Trilogy
3 dance solos inspired by S. Beckett's work.
The Problem Solvers
Applied choreography, part of Framemakers 2005 (Limerick).
Iris
Choreographic landscape commisioned by 'Cork 2005' European Capital of Culture (Cork)
2001 Nodding Dog
Contemporary ballet for 11 dancers and live orchestra. Commissioned by Volksoper Wien (Vienna).
Samen
Choreographic lanscape for a variable number of dancers (Vienna).
2000 Dialogues
Choreographic study based on non-linear composition (London).
Anglia to Brighton
Dance duo (London).
1999 Red Omen
Dance solo. Part of 'Fragments' Dance Festival (Tokyo).
1998 Anonymous Journey
Physical theatre piece for three performers (London).
Moto Perpetuo
Solo piece with dance, text and live music (London).
1997 Splinters and Icons
Semi-improvised show for two dancers and two musicians (London).
1995 La Citta` Brillante
Multimedia event for twenty performers (Novara, Italy).
1994 Haïku (Hannover)
Dance theatre.
Olfatto
Sensorial performance for five dancers staged inside a deconsecrated church crypt (Turin).

TEACHING

Available as teacher and lecturer on choreographic composition.
Programs on: non-linear theory and methodology, open choreographic systems, traditional choreographic technique, improvisation technique, etc.


Other active interests: western arts history and criticism, digital photography, world cinema, psychology, philosophy, natural sciences, literature, world cultures, Japanese history and society.

IT skills: extensive on MAC OSX platforms, PC WINDOWS XP literate. Familiar with Word, Excel, Photoshop, various media editing software, HTML, FTP servers and internet utilities.

Dance, Performance: 15 years international career as dancer and performer. Please see separate CV.