Allan founded Copenhagen Arts and Culture Consult in 2006 to advise clients on the development and operation of festivals and events, theatres and concert halls and touring performances across the world. He also delivers seminars and workshops, in arts & culture management and intercultural communication, to business schools and professional associations in Europe. He was lead consultant to the National Icelandic Concert & Conference Centre in Reykjavik.
Prior to founding CACC, he spent three years as General Manager of the DR Copenhagen Concert Hall in its pre-launch phase, developing operations for Denmark's new national concert hall and operated in the framework of DR Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Earlier, he was the first CEO and Artistic Director of the Esbjerg Performing Arts Centre, one of Denmark’s leading multi-purpose venues, which he managed successfully for seven years. In addition to programming and general venue management, he developed national tours in Denmark for the Pavel Smirnow Orchestra and Prague State Opera, and set up festivals such as the “St. Petersburg Festival” and “Images of Asia”. In his early career, he spent 10 years in international sales, marketing, tour management, community service, and event development for the multicultural, educational performance group "Up with People" in North America and Europe.
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Allan is currently Chairman of the International Festival and Events Association Europe and serves as on the board of FED, the Association for Festivals and Events in Denmark. He has served as a member of the Esbjerg Tourist Board, the Council of Nordic Concert Halls, the Association of Danish Concert & Culture Centres, Culturehouse Network Denmark, Event Denmark, and was on the advisory boards of Hans Christian Andersen 2005 Bicentennial Celebration and of the tourist association of Copenhagen.
Allan Xenius Grige has more than 25 years' experience in international performing arts, has worked extensively with people from many nations and has developed several cross-border cultural projects. His particular areas of expertise are venue management, launch branding and strategy development, audience loyalty programmes, change management, cross-cultural marketing, and community engagement in the arts. |
