Tessa Hart | Culture Maker | Tessa Hartig
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Tessa
​Hart

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Cultural Directorship


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AfroPolitan Berlin - Project Director (since Sep 2020)
​A Black community project launched in 2016, the main goal of which is to strengthen Black people, people of the Afrodiaspora and the communities in which they live and work. www.afropolitan.berlin 

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The Bread & Roses Theatre - Executive Director / Co-Founder (since Sep 2014) - Artistic Director (Sep 2014 - Mar 2018)​
​An award-winning and innovative fringe pub theatre in South London. www.breadandrosestheatre.co.uk
A sister venue in central London was open from Januarry 2019 to February 2020. www.chapelplayhouse.co.uk


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Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis - Programmer MOP Shortlist (since Oct 2020)
Considered the most important newcomer film festival in the German-speaking world. www.ffmop.de

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Goblin Baby Co. - Producing Artistic Director (since Mar 2013)
​Theatre & film production company creating thought-provoking work focussed on representation and diversity. www.goblinbaby.com


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Performing Arts Festival Berlin - ​Co-Director (Organisation) (Sep 2019 - Jul 2020) -  Associate Director (Feb - Aug 2019)
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A festival celebrating Berlin’s independent performing arts community. www.performingarts-festival.de

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Clapham Fringe Festival - Co-Manager & Co-Founder (2015-2019)
​An yearly performing arts festival in the vibrant South West London area. www.claphamfringe.com

  • One Billion Rising Festival - Producer & Founder (Sep 2015 - Mar 2016)
A creative campaign in February 2016, part of the biggest mass global action demanding an end to violence against women.
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  • UNHEARD Festivals - Producer & Founder​ (Mar 2013 - Mar 2015)
A unique performance festival exploring themes around sexual abuse and violence, which took place in 2013 and 2015 in London

  • & Event Management amongst others at FEZ Berlin, Leipzig Network Days (Documentary Campus) & others
For more info on the festivals click here

Creative Producing


  • The Drying Prayer (dance performance), 2021, SISK (production manager)
  • Raise the Vibration (V-Day Performance), 2020, Amerika-Gedenkbilbiothek, Berlin
  • TRUMPED (feature film), 2019, Bethnal Films (Executive Producer)
  • ​The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, 2013-2019, The Space, London; Rose Lipman Building, London;  The Bread & Roses Theatre, London; ​Theater Verlängertes Wohnzimmer, Berlin
  • ​Little Did I Know by Doc Andersen-Bloomfield. 2018, The Bread & Roses Theatre, London
  • Where do we go from here? Playwrights react to Brexit and Trump, 2017, The Bread & Roses Theatre, London
  • Fran & the Littlest Reindeer by Tilly Lunken, 2017, Rosemary Branch Theatre, London; ​The Bread & Roses Theatre, London (Associate Producer)
  • Alone Inside the Box, 2016, The Bread & Roses Theatre, London
  • Bloodletting by Emma Gibson, 2015, The Bread & Roses Theatre, London
  • The Princess Monologues, 2015/2016, Hen & Chickens Theatre, London; Theatre N16, London; ​The Space, London; The Bread & Roses Theatre, London
  • CinderElla & Her Smelly Old Slipper ​by Tessa Hart, 2015, The Bread & Roses Theatre, London
  • (S)Elfish Christmas by Tessa Hart, 2015, The Bread & Roses Theatre, London
  • The Devil & Stepashka ​by Claire Booker, 2014, The Space, London; ​Ye Olde Rose & Crown, London
  • The Proposal / To Be a Wife by Anton Chekhov / Tilly Lunken, 2014, Hen & Chickens Theatre, London
  • FORESEEN, Short looks into post-apocalyptic futures, 2014, Hen & Chickens Theatre, London
  • RETOLD, Fairytales without the 'happily-ever-after', 2013/2014, ​The Space, London; Hen & Chickens Theatre, London
  • The Platform, A Page to Stage Scratch Night for New Writing, 2012-2018, The Bread & Roses Theatre, London
For more info on Creative Producing work click here

Awards:
  • London Pub Theatre Awards "Commendation for Services to Pub Theatres" for Joint Directors of The Bread & Roses Theatre, 2020
  • ICWP 5050 Applause Award during Artistic Directorship for The Bread & Roses Theatre in 2015, 2016 & 2017
  • Winner of "Free Speech" at Cult Critic Movie Awards as Executive Producer for TRUMPED, 2018.
  • Winner of "World Cinema" at Independent Talents International Film Festival as Executive Producer for TRUMPED, 2018.
  • Winner of "Best Feature Film" at Eurasia International Film Festival as Executive Producer for TRUMPED, 2019.
  • Nominated for "Best Drama" & "Best Cast" at AltFF Alternative Film Festival as Executive Producer & Lead Actress for TRUMPED, 2019.

Degrees:
  • Master of Fine Arts - Acting International - East 15 Acting School / University of Essex, 2011
  • Bachelor of Arts - Theatre Studies - Free University of Berlin, 2009
  • Currently pursuing a PhD at FU Berlin  with the working title "Diasporadical Stages - Contemporary Afropean Theatre and Performance"
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