Centro cultural

A 90-minute, 4-round basic Express simulation for Spanish vocational training (Formacion Profesional), module 1125 Animacion y gestion cultural of the Tecnico Superior en Animacion Sociocultural y Turistica (Real Decreto 1684/2011).

The learner is Leire Arrastoa, a newly qualified programming coordinator of a fictional municipal cultural centre of a town of 41,000 inhabitants, with a theatre of 420 seats and a hall of 150, over four seasons from October 2027 to June 2031, with 25.6 euros of municipal contribution per attendee.

Four situations set the centre's course: September 2027, and how the centre gets to know its audiences (an audience study, not a consultancy's report or the director's feel) and how the season is programmed (a mixed programme with a target audience per line, not only what the faithful audience fills); April 2028, and how the seats are priced (approved public prices by kind of show) and how the season is funded (the calls applied for with the justification planned, not a foundation that chooses half the shows); April 2029, and how the season is communicated (by audience and channel) and what the centre does with the neighbourhoods (a cultural-mediation programme, not free concerts in the square every summer weekend); and April 2030, and how the last season is made and the four closed (re-planned on data, the grants justified on time).

Two critical errors cap the round: prices charged without the council's approval and the municipal register used to send the programme. Some mistakes look fine on the day and come back seasons later. KPIs: occupancy of the seats, net municipal cost per attendee, grants lost, refunds and sanctions, and the audience gap. Lesson: programming only for the faithful audience fills the hall and empties the mission.

Spanish primary, English parity. Fictional town, centre, association, foundation and people; real curriculum and rules cited.

An introductory simulation that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, designed for undergraduate courses. It also works in vocational and high-school programmes and in onboarding sessions.