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FACE ASIA
ISPA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS XVII
June 18 - 21, 2003
Singapore

Programme

WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 2003
   
Venue: Esplanade Office Board Room
   
9.00am - 11.30am ISPA Board meeting
   
  Ristorante Teatro, Esplanade Mall Restaurant
   
12.00pm-1.30pm New Member's Lunch (by invitation only)
   
  Esplanade Concert Hall
   
2.00pm-2.05pm Introduction by Chairman, NAC
   
2.05pm-2.20pm Opening Address by Minister MITA, Singapore
   
2.20pm-3.45pm Session 1(Keynote Session): Asia & the West, So what?
  Panel Speakers:
  HE J. Orstrom Moller (Ambassador, Royal Danish Embassy, Singapore)
  HE Prof Tommy Koh (Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore)
   
  Facilitator:
  Eleanor Wong (Playwright & Lecturer in Law, National University of Singapore)
   
  Esplanade Concert Hall Main Foyer
   
3.45pm-4.15pm Refreshment
   
  Esplanade Concert Hall
4.15pm-4.45pm Showcase - Singapore Chinese Orchestra
   
  Raffles Hotel, Bar and Billiard Room
6.00pm - 8.00pm Welcome Reception sponsored by STB
   
8.00pm Singapore Arts Festival (optional)
   
  Victoria Concert Hall
  Jeremy Monterio NYC Trio with Toots Thielemans (Singapore/USA/Belgium);
   
  Kallang Theatre
  National Theatre of Northern Greece-Swan Lake City;
  UCC Theatre
  Golden Bough Theatre (Taiwan)-Butterflies
   
THURSDAY, 19 JUNE 2003
   
Venue: Esplanade Recital Studio
   
9.30am- 10.30am Moring Refreshment
   
10.00am-11.30am Session 2 - Accessing Asian Aesthetics
   
  Speakers:
  Stan Lai (Playwright, Director and Dean, College of Theatre at Taipei
  National University of the Arts, Taiwan)
  Ramon Santos (University Professor and Vice President, International Music Council, The Philippines)
  (University Professor and Vice President, International Music Council, The Philippines)
  Facilitator:
  Dr Kwok Kian Woon (Sociologist & Managing Director, Cruxible Pte Ltd, Singapore)
   
   
  Surprise Venue
12.00pm-2.00pm Lunch Reception Sponsored by Woodruff Arts Centre
   
  Esplanade Recital Studio
2.00pm-3.00pm Pitch Session
   
3.30pm - 5.00pm Session 3- Our World (according to the three blind men!)
  Speakers: Carla Van Zon ( Artistic Director, NZ international Arts Festival)
  Brett Sheehy (Artistic Director, Sydney Festival)
  Yeh Tsung (Conductor & Music Director, Singapore Chinese Orchestra)
   
  Facilitator: Jenny White (Head Arts Development, British Council, UK)
   
  Sri Mariammam Temple, Chinatown
5.30pm-7.15pm Sundown Cocktail Reception
   
8.00pm Singapore Arts Festival
   
  Esplanade Theatre
  Special Preview: Singapore Dance Theatre & H Art Chaos, (Singapore/Japan)-Le Festin d' Immortalite
  Victoria Theatre
  Optional: Theatreworks (Singapore)- The Global Soul
   
FRIDAY, 20 JUNE 2003
   
Venue: Asian Civilisations Museum - Ngee Ann Auditorium, River Room & Terrace
   
9.15am-10.15am Session 4 - Touring and Selling in Asia
  Panel: Qian Shi-Jin (Vice General Manager, Shanghai Grand Theatre)
  Speakers: Colin Mclntyre (President & Chief Executive Officer,
  Ian Smallbone (International Vice President, IMG Artists, Asia)
  McIntyre International Arts Management, Canada)
  Keizo Maeda (Executive Producer, Conversation & Company Ltd, Japan)
  (Executive Producer, Conversation & Company Ltd, Japan)
  Facilitator: Dr Robert Liew (MD, Arts Management Associates, Singapore)
   
10.15am - 10.45am Refreshments
   
10.45am-11.45pm Session 5- Presentation on Mixed Media & Performance
  Speaker: Adrian Cheok (Asst Prof, National University of Singapore)
   
11.45pm-2.15pm Lunch Reception
   
  Asian Civilisations Museum - Special Exhibitions Gallery
1.30pm-2.15pm Tour: Science Fictions Exhibition
   
  Asian Civilisations Museum - Ngee Ann Auditorium
   
2.30pm-3.45pm Session 6 - Asia Abroad
  Panel: Ong Keng Seng (Artistic Director, Theatreworks, Singapore)
  Anwar Akhtar, (Project Director, Rich Mix Cultural Foundation, UK)
  East End London)
   
  Facilitator:
  Rhoda Grauer (Independent Producer and Writer, Manitou Media Ltd, USA/Indonesia)
   
3.45pm-5.15pm Free & Easy
   
  Presidential Residence-Istana
6.00pm-8.00pm Cocktail Reception-Hosted by President, Republic of Singapore
  Performance-T'ang Quartet
   
  Oriental Hotel, Grand Ballroom
8.30pm-11.00pm Awards Dinner
   
Saturday, 21 June 2003
   
Venue: Esplanade - Recital Studio
9.30am-10.30am Morning Refreshment
   
10.30am- 11.00am Session 7:New Topic
  Speaker: ISPA Rep
   
10.30am-11.00am Session 7: Now What?
  Speaker: Representative from ISPA HQ
   
11.00am-12.00pm Session 8: Open Mic
  Moderators: Kenneth C Fischer (President, University Musical Society, University of Michigan, USA)
   
  Benson Puah (CEO, Esplanade-Theatres on the Bay)
   
12.00pm-2.00pm Closing cocktail hosted by Mexico
   
2.00pm End

 

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