Research Fellows

Vanessa Hartmann

Research Fellow of Arts Management

Hochschulzentrum am Horn
Room: 211

+49 3643 | 555 108

vanessa.hartmann(at)hfm-weimar.de

Consultation hours: Thursdays from 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm and by appointment

2017–2020: B.A. in German Studies and Art, Music, and Theater at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

2020–2022: M.A. in Theater and Orchestra Management at the HfMDK Frankfurt am Main

2018–2022: Scholarship recipient of the Nassau Central Study Fund

2021: Dramaturgy and press assistant at the Beethovenfest Bonn

Internships and work placements at, among others, the Hessian State Theater in Wiesbaden, the Frankfurt Opera, the Residenztheater in Munich, and the HfMDK in Frankfurt am Main.

2021: Research assistant on a study by the Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V. on the funding situation for the independent performing arts in Germany (Published by transcript Verlag)

Additional publications include: *Handbuch Kulturpolitik*, *Kultur Management Network* magazine, and publications by Schauspiel Hannover, the Frankfurt Opera, and the Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra

2022–2025 Dramaturg and dramaturgy assistant at Schauspiel Hannover

2024–2025: Participant in the mentoring program of the dramaturgy network

Research and teaching focuses:

  • Current doctoral project on the topic: “Resilient Culture: Strategic Approaches to Securing the Autonomy of Publicly Funded Cultural Organizations” (working title)
  • Theater management, project management, theater history

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