Monday, June 13
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| Roy Thomson Hall |
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The Academy | Day I
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The ISPA Academy, an intensive two day arts administration program at the Toronto 2011 ISPA Congress, will focus on the predominant challenges facing arts professionals in the surrounding region. Through seminars and collaborative discussions, accomplished and innovative leaders in the performing arts will share their knowledge and insights. Congress delegates registered for a Full Pass may attend the ISPA Academy free of charge and all individuals may purchase a registration to the ISPA Academy for 50 USD. View the detailed Schedule of Events for the ISPA Academy.
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Tuesday, June 14
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| Roy Thomson Hall |
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The Academy | Day II
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See description above for The Academy | Day 1. View the detailed Schedule of Events for the ISPA Academy. |
Roy Thomson Hall
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ISPA Committee Meetings (committee members only) |
| 0930 |
Governance Committee
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| 1045 |
Development Committee |
| 1200 |
Nominating Committee (lunch provided)
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| 1315 |
Program Committee |
| 1430 |
Membership Committee |
Lead Artistic Sponsor: RBC
Legacy Project Sponsors: Canada Council for the Arts, TD/Canada Trust
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Wednesday, June 15
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The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre
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| 0900 |
ISPA Board Meeting (board members only) |
| 1000 |
Registration and Info Desk |
| 1200 |
New Members' Welcome Lunch (invitation only) |
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Sponsored by 1340 Entertainment and Ann Summers International |
| 1330 |
OPENING CEREMONY and WELCOME |
| 1340 |
PERFORMANCE | RUBBERBANDance Group
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| 1400 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Des McAnuff (Artistic Director, Stratford Shakespeare Festival)
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Read Des McAnuff's Keynote Address. |
| 1500 |
Break, coffee and tea |
| 1530 |
SESSION I | Groundbreaking New Facilities: If We Build It, Will They Come? |
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Toronto’s cultural renaissance has seen multiple massive new builds, so now we ask: Did we over do it? Are we building for contemporary audiences and if so, do we really need more buildings? Or are we building for how audiences experienced art in the past? Whose agendas are we following? Those trying to revitalize downtowns? Or are buildings born out of true artistic imperatives?
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Moderator | Gail Lord (President, Lord Cultural Resources Planning & Management Inc.) |
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Speakers | Jude Kelly (Artistic Director, Southbank Centre), Bruce Kuwabara (Founding Partner, Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB)), Marie Lavigne (President and CEO, Société de la Place des Arts de Montréal)
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Sponsored by Searchlight Recruitment Inc. |
| 1630 |
PERFORMANCE | Zuppa Theatre Company
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| 1700 |
OPENING RECEPTION |
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Sponsored by S.L. Feldman and Associates |
| 1830 |
End of day and free evening in Toronto
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Thursday, June 16
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| Four Seasons Centre |
| 0830 |
Continental Breakfast and tour of Four Seasons Centre (optional)
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Sponsored by Diamond and Schmitt Architects |
| 0930 |
Buses depart for Young Centre for the Performing Arts
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Young Centre for the Performing Arts
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| 0930 |
Registration and Info Desk |
| 1000 |
SESSION II | Groundbreaking Places: Non-traditional Performance Spaces |
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No one said it wouldn’t be challenging: How do we secure unexpected spaces, market them well and fairly deal with unions and labour costs? How do we work with municipal authorities on licences and infrastructure? Join us as we explore the in and outs and impact of presenting in non-traditional spaces. |
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Moderator | Chris Lorway (Artistic Director, Luminato Festival) |
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Speakers | Sherri Johnson (President, Sherrie Johnson Productions), David Leddy (Artistic Director, Fire Exit Limited), Darren O'Donnell (Artistic Director, Mammalian Diving Reflex, and Research Director, The Tendency Group)
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| 1100 |
PERFORMANCES | Delegates may choose between attending one of the following four performances:
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Emoticonics |
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Jane Bunnett with Hilario Durán |
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(re)Birth: E.E. Cummings in Song |
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Wolak/Donnelly Duo |
| 1130 |
SESSION III | Breaking Financial Ground: Strong Cultural Planning for Cities in Times of Need
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How do you get competing arts groups working together under one vision? Why should you see your competitors as allies? What role should city governments play? Join us as we push beyond “The arts are good for the economy” arguments and share new ways and reasons for moving forward together. |
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Moderator | Claire Hopkinson (Executive Director, Toronto Arts Council)
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Speakers | Rita Davies (Executive Director of Cultural Services, City of Toronto), Moira Sinclair (Executive Director, London, Arts Council England)
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Sponsored by Searchlight Recruitment Inc. |
| 1230 |
Lunch and free time in the Distillery District
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| 1400 |
Buses depart for Royal Conservatory of Music |
| Royal Conservatory of Music |
| 1455 |
SESSION IV | Beethoven and Your Brain |
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Speakers | Daniel Levitin (Professor of Psychology, Music, and Computer Science, McGill University), Edwin Outwater (Music Director, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony)
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Including a performance by Stewart Goodyear |
| 1550 |
PERFORMANCE | ARC Ensemble
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| 1610 |
SESSION V | Breaking Political Ground: Can the Arts Affect Social or Political Change? Should They?
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Focusing on artists from the Middle East to kickstart our discussion: What, if any, are our responsibilities as artists, presenters, managers to use our platforms to affect change at home and abroad? What are the risks of taking a stand politically or socially? Does “playing it safe” attract audiences and funders? At what point does “playing it safe” lead to artistic malaise and eventual loss of audiences and funders? |
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Moderator | Mervon Mehta (Executive Director, Performing Arts, Royal Conservatory of Music)
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Speakers | Ramzy Suleiman (Singer, Pianist, Composer, and Creative Troublemaker), Tim Supple (Artistic Director, Dash Arts)
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| The Carlu |
| 1900 |
AWARDS DINNER and DANCE |
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ISPA honors and celebrates excellence in an evening of food and drinks. Learn more about ISPA Awards. |
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Sponsored by BMO Financial Group |
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Host | Rick Miller |
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Performance | The Canadian Tenors |
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Band | Michael Kaeshammer |
| 2330 |
End of Day |
Friday, June 17
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| TIFF Bell Lightbox |
| 0900 |
Registration and Info Desk, coffee and tea |
| 0900 |
Continental Breakfast and tour of Bell Lightbox |
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Sponsored by KPMB |
| 1000 |
PITCH NEW WORKS NOW | The ISPA Pitch Session |
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Learn about new international and/or cross-cultural projects in just 90 minutes! The ISPA Pitch Session provides delegates the opportunity to become involved in commissioning and/or presenting new works before they fully enter the international marketplace. Interested in pitching a new project to performing arts industry professionals? Learn more about ISPA's Arts Exchange programs. |
| 1200 |
PROEX | Professional Exchange |
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Join us in a relaxed, informal, and intimate environment for casual networking, establishing new contacts, and maintaining existing relationships. Learn more about ISPA's Arts Exchange programs. |
| 1245 |
Lunch served |
| 1330 |
Walk to Glenn Gould Studio |
| Glenn Gould Studio |
| 1400 |
SESSION VI | Groundbreaking Audience Development: Diversity for the 21st Century
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For the past 25 years artists and presenters have been searching for the "new audience". Is it now time to get beyond orthodox approaches to diversity by looking at who, what and the very way we present the performing arts so that the art on our stages genuinely reflects the audiences that make up our cities? Is it time to have a real discussion about whom the next generation of ticket buyers are and what THEY want. With your participation, this panel discussion will turn the question of diversity on its head. |
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Moderator | Nova Bhattacharya (Founder, Ipsita Nova Dance Projects)
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Speakers | Ashiq Aziz (Conductor/Artistic Director, Classical Music Consort and Underground /Opera), Che Kothari (Photographer & Cultural Community Instigator), Piotr Turkiewicz (Head of Music Management and International Relations, National Forum of Music) |
| 1500 |
PERFORMANCE | David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana
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| 1530 |
Break, coffee and tea |
| 1600 |
SESSION VII | Groundbreaking Programming: Balancing Artistic Choices and the Bottom Line
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Should programming lead audiences or should programming follow them? Given the economy, pressure from boards and sponsors, artist fees, diminishing press and increased marketing costs should we just give audiences what they want (what we know will sell) or should we be redoubling our efforts to bring them new work, challenge existing beliefs, shake up the status quo? |
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Moderator | Lawrence Cherney (Artistic Director, Soundstreams) |
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Speakers | Bill Bragin (Director of Public Programming, Lincoln Center), Robert Robson (Artistic Director, The Lowry), Jobina Tan (Deputy Director of Programming, The Esplanade Co. Ltd) |
| 1700 |
PERFORMANCE | Hope and Hell Theatre Company
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| 1730 |
End of day and free evening in Toronto
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Saturday, June 18
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| TIFF Bell Lightbox |
| 0800 |
ISPA Executive Committee Meeting (executive committee members only) |
| 1000 |
SESSION VIII | Are Arts Audiences an Endangered Species – Globe and Mail headline March 11, 2011
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The challenges facing the performing arts are not necessarily life threatening, but they clearly are debilitating and arts administrators spend a large amount of time and effort worrying about the audience and where the audience is and what the audience wants. This concern consists of three fundamental questions: Who are today’s and tomorrow’s audiences? What are they seeking? How do I connect with them? This session is designed to explore these issues in an interactive manner using an innovative focus group approach that will allow you as an observer to directly feed into the discussion with a cross section of the public. The session will be held in an environment that will allow you to view the action and connect directly in real time with the facilitator, who will take your questions and or comments and weave them into the ongoing dialogue with the participants. The session will provide an opportunity to see and hear an audience identify what they seek and how they can be reached.
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Moderator | Michael Sullivan (Co-founder, The Strategic Counsel) |
| 1100 |
PERFORMANCE
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| 1130 |
CONGRESS CLOSING |
| PolsonPier, Solarium |
| 1200 |
CLOSING LUNCH |
| 1400 |
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