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Vânia Rodrigues

University of Coimbra, Universidade de Coimbra, City University of London, Directorate-General for the Arts / Ministry of Culture, University of Porto

ORCID iD 0000-0001-6425-0656
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About

Vânia Rodrigues (1979) worked as an arts manager and consultant for several cultural organizations in Portugal and internationally before transitioning to a research career. Her professional trajectory is associated with various artistic organisations, from national theatres to independent theatre companies. She continues to participate regularly in initiatives in the fields of arts management and production, cultural policies, strategic planning and transnational cultural cooperation.
She holds a PhD in Artistic Studies - Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Coimbra (2022) and a Master's degree in Cultural Policies and Cultural Management from the City University of London (2009). She is the author of two books, "AS PRODUTORAS - Produção e Gestão Cultural em Portugal. Trajectos Profissionais" (2020) and "Modus Operandi - Produção e Gestão nas Artes Performativas" (2022), both by Caleidoscópio.
She is currently an Invited Assistant Professor, coordinating the Post-Graduate Diploma in Arts Management and Sustainability. She is an Integrated Researcher at CEIS20 - Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Coimbra, where she co-directs, with Fernando Matos Oliveira, the research and development project Modes of Production – Performing Arts in Transition and leads the exploratory project GREENARTS (FCT), musing on the intersections between the regimes of production and creation, as well as the discursive and practical transformations of artistic production in the face of growing demands for social and environmental sustainability.

Employment

  • University of Coimbra Researcher
    2025 - Present
  • University of Coimbra Vice-Coordinator of the PhD in Contemporary Studies
    2024 - 2026
  • University of Coimbra Scientific Coordinator of the Postgraduate Programme in Cultural Management and Sustainability
    2023 - Present
  • Universidade de Coimbra Principal Investigator of project GREENARTS FCT PTDC.2022.01609
    2022 - Present
  • University of Coimbra Invited Assistant Professor. Arts Management and Production
    2022 - 2025
  • Directorate-General for the Arts / Ministry of Culture External Expert / Jury Member
    2022 - 2022
  • Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Visiting Teacher
    2022 - 2022
  • University of Barcelona Lecturer in Arts Management
    2022 - 2022
  • Institut Français Independent Expert acting as Jury Member in Cultural Cooperation and Networking Fund [Archipel.eu]
    2022 - 2022
  • ARTEMREDE - Teatros Associados Strategy Advisor
    2015 - 2018
  • ARTEMREDE -TEATROS ASSOCIADOS Advisor for the Strategic Plan 2015-2020
    2014 - 2015
  • mala voadora - associação cultural Arts Manager and Curator
    2013 - 2018
  • EGEAC Advisor of the Board of Directors
    2012 - 2013
  • Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE Advisor of the Board of Directors
    2010 - 2011
  • Centro Cultural Vila Flor Advisor of the Director
    2010 - 2011
  • Setepés - projectos artístico-culturais, lda Consultant for the Cultural Sector and Head of the Training Department
    2003 - 2013

Education

  • University of Coimbra PhD in Artistic Studies - Theatre and Performance
    2018 - Present
  • City University of London Master in Cultural Policy and Management (Mestrado)
    2007 - 2009
  • University of Porto Licenciatura em Estudos Europeus
    1998 - 2001

Projects & Funding

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Publications (48)