Bettina Linstrum founded ArtsAgenda in 2005 having established herself in the UK arts scene as an independent creative producer and manager working closely with artists and companies. Her extensive experience includes working for agents, festivals and artists in Germany, France and the UK.

UK work included projects with independent producer Bill Gee (bga), Lift, Royal National Theatre, Stockton International Riverside Festival, and international work with Kulturbüro – Germany’s major agency for International Street Arts and festival programming.

In 2003 she undertook a pilot project for the Arts Council England as consultant for street theatre companies (The World Famous, Creature Feature, Mike Lister/ Avanti Display).

Bettina is Anglo-German and undertook secondary education in Germany. For her first degree (BA in Dance & Drama) she studied at De Montfort University, Bedford before moving onto her higher degree (MA in European Cultural Policy and Administration) at Warwick University.

ArtsAgenda was founded in 2005 by Bettina Linstrum.

ArtsAgenda is

Bettina Linstrum &
Emma Haughton
Co-directors

Lesley Wood
General Manager

Alan Kite
Marketing & publicity

Alice Booth
Assistant Producer

Memberships:

ietm
International Network of innovative performing arts

ISAN
Independent Street Arts Network UK

New Work Network

ArtsAgenda is a creative producer of artists, whose work demonstrates awareness to space and aesthetics and is dedicated to creating compelling immediacy with its audience.

ArtsAgenda provides crucial support, through sound strategic advice, experienced management, and influential advocacy, enabling its artists to flourish regionally, nationally and internationally.

ArtsAgenda works with a small number of core artists and companies on a regular basis but also offers short-term project support and consultancies, as well as mentoring.

Emma Haughton joined ArtsAgenda in 2006 as a producer with over fifteen years' experience in managing and producing live performance and events. From 2002 she was producer for UK experimental theatre company, People Show.

Other UK companies and artists she has worked with include Divas Dance Theatre, Theatre & Beyond, Boardwalk Productions and Mark Lecky, as well as Canadian company Theatre Gargantua and USA performance artist Camille Thoman. Other work includes three years at Goldsmiths College, London in both the Centre for Cultural Studies and the Centre for Urban & Community Research. In 2001 she programmed and produced Goldsmiths Festival of Art & Innovation.

Alan Kite joined ArtsAgenda in 2005 following a variety of experiences at theatres in Oxford, Bournemouth and Sydney.

Alan is a keen poet and web-designer.

Alice Booth joined ArtsAgenda in 2007 as an Assistant Producer and Project Manager.

Previous to this she had been producer for the Actors of Dionysus, booking and managing a 10 week tour of Oedipus, and launching a new solo aerial show, Bacchic, which was a hit at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.