PowerThe power to commission artists, the power to accept a project or to invite a production. The power to make decisions that are important for the artists; a power that is at the same time agonising and exciting. It is easier when you invite an existing production and much more complex when you are engaged in the project or when you commission a work. The reaching of a decision, the dialogue with the artist but also the dialogue with the partners, these are the key moments of our power. And not to choose something does not necessarily mean the work is not innovative, clever, committed enough – the festival has a certain style, works have to fit in. To exercise this power is at the heart of this profession; once you say yes to a proposal or when artists accept yours, you need to persuade the partners, to find the right space and the financial support. The power of decision becomes the power of conviction.