Trained as a philologist, Paz Santa Cecilia (Madrid, 1961) is a cultural manager with extensive experience in the field of arts. performing arts In addition, He knows INAEM well, where he served as general coordinator between 2009 and 2012.. It is also connected to structures and natural areas. National Center for New Performance TrendsHE Seville Central TheaterHE Andalusian Theater Center or Monastery Theater He worked as a production director or assistant director in Madrid.
Santa Cecilia has administered different festivals, including: Madrid’s Contemporary StageHE VEO Festival in Valencia And IDEM-International Festival of Performing Arts and Social Participation at La Casa Encendida. He served as an advisor to the public activities department. Reina Sofia MuseumProducer of artists like Ribotmanager MIT (Workshop on Wheels)A research project on contemporary performing arts in Spain and has been associated with projects such as: 1992 Universal Exhibition in Seville, Salamanca 2002 wave Venice Theater Biennale. Most recently he worked as a performing arts consultant. Program for the Internationalization of Spanish Culture (PICE) Spanish Cultural Action.
INAEM reform and other priorities
The new director of INAEM will have to: Decide quickly whether to call for new public tenders or expands the positions of four of its units’ artistic directors –Alfredo Sanzol (CDN), Lluís Homar (CNTC), Ruben Olmo (BNE) And Joaquín de Luz (CND)— His five-year term will end in September, except for Sanzol, which ends in January 2025. They were all elected in 2019. Amaya de Miguel At the head of INAEM a process in which not a single woman was chosen to lead any of the unitsIt provoked criticism from feminist associations and groups in the cultural sector. Also St. Cecilia, connected to the world of contemporary dance, You will have to decide whether to reintroduce the old project (without funding). National Center for Dance Propagation It was announced soon and as a priority in 2020.
It has also been a priority for almost two decades to reform INAEM, affecting all its units: National Auditorium of Music, National Ballet of Spain, National Dance Company, National Dramatic Center, Zarzuela Theater, National Classical Theater Company, National Center for Musical Propagation, National Youth Orchestra of Spain And Spanish National Orchestra and Choir. Such a priority reform that is on the table in many legislatures and has not even started today. Already in 2005, the then Minister of Culture, Carmen Calvo, announced at the Congress that it would “promote in-depth examination of INAEM’s administrative procedures and mechanisms, which in some areas of action have proven to be outdated and poorly corresponded to the reality of artistic management.” Last November, Yolanda Diaz In his speech during the appointment debate of Pedro Sánchez, he reminded: INAEM reform will be a priority for the Ministry of CultureIts owner, Ernest Urtasun, also declared a few weeks ago that the reform of the organization was an “urgent need”.
Between 2005 and 2024, many managers passed through the organization, work groups were promoted, Zarzuela’s attempt to merge with Real was paralyzed, It was suggested that it should have its own lawFollowing the example of the Prado Museum or the National Library and the idea of turning it into a state institution or foundation is the second option without the approval of the unionsBecause they see this as a secret privatization.
Whether INAEM has a new legal and administrative structure will depend on Paz Santa Cecilia’s capacity to negotiate with workers, unions and other ministries. Streamline your procedures regarding subsidies or contracts and adapt to the needs of your units, exhibition and production centers that can barely turn their shows aroundUnits whose activities are subject to Treasury intervention, which take months to pay companies, and which do not have the resources to generate their own income or receive sponsorship and patronage.