YEMP 2018 – Short description

The Young Event Management Programme (YEMP) connected to the Festival EUROPA CANTAT XX in Tallinn 2018 (see www.ectallinn2018.ee):

  • a project with 25 young people aged 18 to 30 selected as “YEMPers”, including 5 nominated by partners of the STAMP project, not having a choral background
    (pre-condition: good knowledge of English, background or interest in management,
    deadline for applications: 31/1/2018)
  • free for the participants (no participation fee, food and accommodation covered by the festival, travels to be covered by participants)
  • a “blended learning mobility” with online tasks in spring and early summer 2018  (Facebook group, preparatory online tasks and games, obligation to follow or watch in the archives at least the Webinar of the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat on “Networking and cooperation within Europe and beyond”, and with the recommendation to follow/watch further webinars
  • plus a 2-week-training course connected to the EUROPA CANTAT Festival in Tallinn,
    27/7 – 5/8/2018, gathering 3.000 to 4.000 people in the choral field

    • starting with a weekend with lectures & workshops
    • followed by training on the job with the YEMPers joining the organising team in different departments and offices of the festival
    • accompanied by 2 coaches: Réka Balog (HU), festival manager of the festival EUROPA CANTAT XIX in Pécs, Hungary, 2015 & Kaisa Lõhmus (EE)