2019 ENCATC-TACPS Academy on Cultural Relations and Diplomacy

Ana Letunić is a cultural policy and contemporary performing arts researcher, producer and curator,  currently based in Zagreb, Croatia where she works as a Docent (Assoc. Prof.) at the Academy of Dramatic Arts Zagreb. She graduated with honours from the Master in International Performance Research at the University of Warwick, UK and University of Arts Belgrade, Serbia after obtaining BA degrees in Psychology and in Theatre and Film Production at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. She has worked as a producer, curator, and dramaturgical advisor with contemporary performing arts organisations in Croatia, Germany, Serbia, UK, and USA as well as networks such as Advancing Performing Arts Project (APAP), Nomad Dance Academy and Life Long Burning. As a researcher at the intersection of cultural policy and performance studies, she has participated in numerous international conferences, professional trainings, and research projects; authored articles translated into English, French, Turkish and German; and taught at universities in Croatia and Germany. Currently, she also works as the director of the artistic organization “Mašina”, a collaborator on the “Tanz im August” festival in Berlin, and a PhD candidate at the University of Arts in Belgrade (Faculty of Drama Arts), Serbia and at the University of Hildesheim (Faculty of Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Communication), Germany.