Giordana Patumi
I am a multidisciplinary artist, researcher, arts manager, and writer working across performance, pedagogy, and cultural production.
I engage with the performing arts from both artistic and organisational perspectives, while also developing a research-based practice that explores how dance produces knowledge, memory, and meaning through the body.
My work moves between studio, stage, and academic contexts, with a particular interest in embodied practice, somatic approaches, and interdisciplinary research. Alongside my artistic and managerial experience, I am committed to contributing to the development of more inclusive, reflective, and sustainable frameworks within the performing arts sector.
My aim is to support the growth of the performing arts field while engaging with its broader cultural, educational, and institutional dimensions.
Giordana was involved particularly in project design, grant writing, reporting, and fundraising. She supported the management office and the heads of special projects and development, working on projects at the local, regional, national, and European levels. Her work addressed cross-cutting themes, not only those related to dance and live performance but also welfare, technological innovation, higher education, and urban regeneration. Giordana demonstrated a deep knowledge of European contemporary dance, with a clear understanding of the styles, aesthetics, and dynamics, which she cultivates through frequent attendance at theaters and performances. During her collaboration, Giordana exhibited a strong ability to self-organize her work, along with flexibility and a problem-solving approach that is uncommon among professionals of her age and experience. She also showed good writing and project-thinking skills, quickly grasping strategic inputs.
(Fabio Ferretti, Project manager – Ufficio di direzione. Responsabile dei progetti speciali e dello sviluppo Centro Coreografico Nazionale Aterballetto)
'Giordana is a wonderful person to have on a team. She has the skill in being able to work independently and manage herself and her work on her own whilst also being able to contribute to the team via meetings and other projects that require co-working. She has the ability to receive information really deeply and interpret it in a way that utilizes her wide range of experience and knowledge as well as passion for the field. She has consistently made contributions to the research and development of tours, residencies, festivals as well as our events.'
(Bianca Paige Smith - Founder/Creator - B. Create.)
As an employee, Giordana was always timely with communication and detail oriented. I was always able to depend on her to meet deadlines and both work closely with me as well as on her own. She is highly organized and incredibly reliable. Her ability to effectively communicate with me via email or phone made her an asset to the organization. During her time with the team, she managed to implement marketing strategies, design newsletters and other public correspondence and support research for marketing campaigns. Girodana was always willing to do what was needed to successfully complete any project or to think constructively when presented with a challenge. She is committed to the work she does and brings a positive energy on all levels. This energy is what tells me she will excel in whatever endeavors she chooses to pursue.
(Jacqueline West, Operations Director - Earthdance, MA)
