Our team

Gerbrand Borgdorff

business director/ senior consultant

gerbrand@theateradvies.nl

 

"Stages are essential"

 

As business director, Gerbrand is responsible for administrative and personnel matters and, together with Huub, sets the course for Theateradvies. "We want to improve public buildings so that they can continue to fulfil their social mission. And we want to keep developing ourselves so that we can continue to add value for our clients." 

Gerbrand's approach:

Being super curious. Being able to quickly appreciate ideas and innovations. Having fun with architecture, technology and theatre/public buildings. Giving team members space to reflect and develop new ideas. Specialism: specification and tendering of theatre technical installations.

Gerbrand's background:  

bachelor of Philosophy * Master of Arts, theatre consultancy (University of Warwick) * head of Publicity & Marketing (RO theatre) * executive producer (Perukel & Klaus) * board member at various venues * courses in marketing and accounting * editor Zichtlijnen * board member Association for Stage Technology (VPT) * guest lecturer in Theatre Technology * long-distance walker.

“The fact that I started working with Louis, the former creative director, at the time was a shot in the dark, but also an instant hit. He is a brilliant designer and I enjoy facilitating, supporting and ensuring growth. Theatre consultancy is small enough to be agile and daring. Over the years, this has produced many great innovations and extraordinary projects and an exceptional team"

"Storytelling is what defines us as people. This is why theatres and other venues are socially essential. Theatres can play a connecting role by providing space for all kinds of storytelling traditions and by making people feel at home and happy to come back. Diversity includes much more than just programming; it is also about the organisation, the building, the layout and the technology. That's where our job lies."