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ART.SPACE
ISPA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS XVI
June 6-9, 2002
Lucerne, Switzerland

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Programme

Thursday, June 6, 2002

  • after 12.00 registration for the congress at KKL
  • 13.00 - 15.00 New Members Lunch at Hotel Monopol
  • 16.00 - 18.00 Opening Ceremony at KKL
  • 18.00 - 20.00 Boat ride with wine and appetizers

Friday, June 7, 2002
General focus: Creating and designing art space

  • 9.00 - 10.30 Panel I, Auditorium, KKL: Creating the force
    How can art-spaces be put into reality? How can we convince our local communities and politicians about the necessity of modern art-spaces? Are modern art spaces for the upper-class only?
    Short Presentations and moderated panel with with the following participants (tbc):

    • Thomas Held, Project Manager of the Cultural Centre, Lucerne
    • Klaus Jacobs, Vice-President, Carnegie Hall, New York
    • Tuomas Kinberg, Lahti Sympohny, Finland
    • Presenter: Willem Brans, Executive Director, Artec Inc., New York

  • 11.00 - 12.00 Showcase-performance
  • 12.00 - 14.00 Lunch
  • 14.00 - 15.30 Panel II, Auditorium, KKL
    The conception of art-space
    What are the challenges behind creating new art-space? How do accoustics and space correlate?
    Short Presentations and moderated panel with the following participants (tbc):
    • Jean Nouvel, Architect, Paris
    • Russel Johnson, Accoustic Designer, New York
    • Arata Isozaki, Architect, Tokyo
    • Presenter: Antony Sargent, Executive Director, Music Centre Gateshead
  • 16.00 - 17.30 Panel III, Auditorium, KKL:
    Are modern art spaces functional?
    Moderated panel with the following participants (tbc):
    • Michael Lynch, Executive Director, Sydney Opera House
    • Arata Isozaki, Architect, Tokyo
    • Presenter: David Staples, Executive Director. Theatre Projects, London
  • 19.30 - 21.30 Concert by pianist Mikhail Pletnev and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra (optional)
  • 22.00 - 23.00 Night Cap at the Hotel National

Saturday, June 8, 2002
General focus: Creating the contents

  • 10.00 - 11.30 Panel IV, KKL, Auditorium, KKL:
    Virtuality as the future art space?
    Can virtuality act as a substitute for the live art space? What will the virtual world in performance look like? Can there be an interaction between the live and virtual performance?
    • Presentations by Gerfried Stocker, Artistic Director, Ars Eletronica, Linz
  • 11.45 - 13.00 Guided tour through Lucerne
  • 13.00 - 14.15 Lunch at the Town House
  • 14.30 - 15.30 Presentation and showcase, Lucerne Theatre
    Your local theatre?
    Creating high visions on a local plattform
    Barbara Mundel and Walter Heun present the innovative visions of the Lucerne Theatre Company.
  • 15.30 - 17.00 Panel V, KKL, Lucerne Theatre:
    Involving space
    What are the forces in performance that can bridge the gap between the arts and space? What are the visions behind them? How can we interlink the arts into the concept of space?
    Moderated panel with the following speakers :
    • Claude Nobs, Director, Montreux Jazz Festival
    • Jane Moss, Director, Lincoln Center, New York
    • Barbara Mundel, Director Luzerner Theater, Lucerne
    • Nicholas Kenyon, Artistic Director, BBC Proms, London
    • Presenter: Graham Sheffield, Artistic Director, Barbican Centre, London
  • 18.00 - 22.00 Mount Stanserhorn, Award-Dinner

Sunday, 9 June 2002

  • 10.00 - 11.00 Showcase, KKL, Lucerne Hall or Auditorium, KKL: Production "Hoi" of Mezger/Zimmermann/de Perrot, Zurich
  • 11.00 - 12.00 KKL, Auditorium: Open Mike
    Moderated by Ken Fisher
  • 12.00 - 14.00 Final reception hosted by Singapore Esplanade Centre

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