{"id":1449,"date":"2015-08-10T10:21:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T09:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2015-08-18T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T13:15:02","slug":"cecile-beauvillard-eliot-2009-to-begin-work-at-english-touring-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/2015\/08\/10\/cecile-beauvillard-eliot-2009-to-begin-work-at-english-touring-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"Cecile Beauvillard (Eliot 2009) to begin work at English Touring Opera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following on from the successful run of The Siege of Calais<\/em> by Gaetano Donizetti at the Marlowe Theatre, which she promoted alongside English Touring Opera (ETO), C\u00e9cile Beauvillard (Eliot 2009) is about to embark on a new role as Press & Marketing Officer for the company. Her role will involve working with the national and local press to ensure ETO receives the best possible coverage, and working on specific marketing initiatives around the UK.<\/p>\n

After graduating from Kent in 2013, C\u00e9cile pursued an MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management in France before moving to London and working for Digital Theatre as their International Partnerships Coordinator. \u2018It was the best experience I could have leaving University. I worked on so many incredible projects there, such as filming \u2018The Crucible\u2019 at The Old Vic\u2019 says C\u00e9cile. She also worked on shows as an independent producer and worked with Yves Blake, Shadwell Opera. \u2018It was a steep learning curve and a great way to start in a sometimes daunting industry\u2019 explains C\u00e9cile.<\/p>\n

C\u00e9cile\u2019s career has taken a very different direction to the studies she pursued at Kent. \u2018I started at Kent thinking my degree in Politics and International Relations would lead me to work in a think-tank or the UN. Then I met the Kent Music Theatre Society crew! Singing and dancing, rehearsing several times a week, creating costumes and sets\u2026I had the time of my life. And I realised I wanted to find a way to always have that much fun!\u2019 explains C\u00e9cile.<\/p>\n

\u2018Initially, I was scared when I realised that what I really loved was theatre and music when I was almost through my Politics degree. It felt like I had missed the boat. But then I think when you receive a high-quality education in an inspiring environment like Kent, it\u2019s all about transferable skills. I had learnt three languages, diplomacy, had a foot across France and the UK, and my first job at Digital Theatre as International Partnerships Coordinator enabled me to use these skills \u2013 and transfer them to an area I am passionate about. \u2018<\/p>\n

Her advice to anyone wanting to embark on a career in theatre production is to find artists that inspire you. \u2018Get in touch with young practitioners who will need your talent as a producer as much as you\u2019ll need their craft, and create something together\u2019 advises C\u00e9cile. \u2018Don\u2019t be afraid to knock on the doors of people that do your dream job or are producing your dream show. Don\u2019t settle, go for it. And when in doubt, remember your graduation day at Canterbury and how filled with promises that day was!\u2019 She also recommends people watch or read<\/a> Steve Jobs\u2019 Commencement address at Stanford University. \u2018Do it, something will just click in your brain\u2019 says C\u00e9cile.<\/p>\n

C\u00e9cile has many favourite memories of her time at Kent, including the Kent Musical Theatre Society shows, the ‘Introduction to Modern Political Thought’ module with Ian Mackenzie and the fact that being with so many different people from so many different countries felt like she was part of a big community. And it certainly seems like the University has had a significant impact on C\u00e9cile\u2019s life: \u2019I met a Law student in front of the Templeman Library in December 2010\u2026 and we\u2019re getting married next summer! We survived the Parkwood vs Tyler Court rivalry in the end\u2019 she says. \u2018I think Kent made me more confident, and opened me to the idea that I could do anything. And I think that is exactly what an outstanding university should induce! #ProudtobeKent!\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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