Creative Lenses Catalyst Programme Case Study: ODC Ensemble

This case study is one of eight written as part of Creative Lenses (2015-2019), funded by Creative Europe. ODC Ensemble is a small not-for-profit performing arts company based in Athens, Greece. The case study explores a challenge that is often encountered by organisations of this type: how to maintain a sense of artistic integrity and organisational purpose when the driver for business model change comes from external forces. Against a backdrop of economic crisis in Greece, ODC Ensemble adapted by experimenting with different forms of income-generation and by seeking to present its work to international audiences at festivals. In so doing, ODC Ensemble has embraced these changes and shifted towards being international and mobile, connecting and collaborating with international players.