Saul Karim Nassau
ARTS & CULTURE
Toronto, Ontario · 416-771-0382 · saulnassau@protonmail.com
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PROFILE
Arts and culture practitioner experienced in research, writing, programming, public engagement, performance contexts and the development of interdisciplinary cultural projects.

KEY SKILLS
• Cultural research
• Arts programming
• Writing and editing
• Public engagement
• Event production
• Interpretation and contextualization
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Project documentation
• Digital publishing
• Audience communication

SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Volunteer, BUMI Festival | 2026–Present
• Volunteer support for a Toronto-area festival sustained through shared participation, cultural programming, and community work.
Claude Watson Arts Program, Screen Arts | 2005–2009
• Completed the Claude Watson Arts Program with a Screen Arts focus, including film and video production, performance, criticism, and collaborative creative work.
Volunteer, Event and Hospitality Operations — BUMI Festival | 2025–present, 2025
• 2025–present Supports setup and teardown, check-in, guest and vendor service, food and beverage service, backstage and grounds, cleaning, transportation, information, security and crowd management.
• Participated in 2025 festival work and 2026 planning and preparation.
Sears Ontario Drama Festival | 2005, 2006, 2007
• Ontario's oldest and largest high school drama festival, founded 1946.
• Competed in Grades 9, 10, and 11 through Claude Watson.
Select Player, Spartacus Soccer Club | c. 2001–2004
• One of Canada's premier youth soccer clubs, founded 1994.
• Trained alongside players later scouted by professional clubs.
Volunteer, Flydende By (Floating City), Copenhagen | 2015–2016
• Non-profit art collective building boats from recycled materials since 2008.
• Cooking, construction, and film production support.

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
• AODA Accessibility Standards training — June 2026
• Smart Serve — completed during Pizza Pizza employment (historical)
• Food Handler training — completed during Pizza Pizza employment (historical)
• Ontario Security Guard Licence — held during the COVID-19 period (historical)
• Bronze Cross and First Aid — completed at age 16 (historical)

LANGUAGES
• Farsi — advanced
• French — basic
• Mandarin — basic