Kathrin Deventer

Kathrin is a co-founder and Board member of the European House for Culture, an initiative of EFA, a member of the Strategy Group “A Soul for Europe”, co-initiator and board member of The Festival Academy (TFA). Under her leadership, EFA has launched the new programme for arts festivals EFFE – Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe including its FestivalFinder.eu; as well as more recently the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) an initiative that offers emerging artists a platform to develop their career on an international level through festivals. In the same way, she also led EFA to co-initiate together with major performing arts networks the EU-funded project of Perform Europe. As of 2023 she is in the Board of the second edition of Perform Europe. She served as a member of the Culture Committee of the EU’s “New Narrative for Europe” project. She has a special interest in culture and its role in civil society engagement and issues connected to the recognition of the importance of culture in society.