Latest News https://www.ispa.org/news/default.asp Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:40:56 GMT Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:42:00 GMT Copyright © 2025 ISPA International Society for the Performing Arts Peter Wiegold Set to Deliver Talk at the School of Sound https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=711775 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=711775

Peter Wiegold will be speaking at an upcoming online event exploring the art of creative collaboration across cultures and genres. This is a global online event taking place on Zoom, scheduled for 14 October 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM BST, with a ticket price of £15.00.


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Peter Wiegold is a versatile musician and composer whose career spans conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, collaborating with global artists—from Mongolia’s horse-hair fiddlers to disciples of Ravi Shankar—and creating innovative works like a BBC Proms piece featuring 150 musicians. After a successful classical start, he took a sabbatical to explore world music and now focuses on co-creative, cross-media collaborations blending music, theatre, text, and video.


In his upcoming talk, Wiegold will explore the essence of successful creative collaboration—the spark of spontaneity, intelligence, and playfulness—and share excerpts from his current project, **The Third Orchestra**. Launched in 2019 from his Club Inégales, this global ensemble transcends traditional musical boundaries by integrating diverse world traditions and individual stories rather than mere fusion. The orchestra emphasizes collaboration led from the center, involving musicians from numerous countries and styles, and has performed internationally with future projects planned across Europe, Asia, and the US.


Wiegold also held a research professorship at Brunel University, focusing on transcultural and cross-genre creative practices.

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:42:00 GMT 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition Announces Jury and New Repertoire Rules https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=680453 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=680453 The world's finest young string quartets will compete for over $500,000 CAD in cash, prizes, and career development opportunities which include touring, a recording residency, the Southern Methodist University Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence Prize of a paid residency worth $110,000 CAD, an Esterházy Foundation Residency with concerts at Haydn Hall in Eisenstadt and the Lucerne Festival, and an opportunity for a two-week Chamber Music in Residency at the prestigious Britten Pears Arts in England. Click here to learn more.
]]> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:33:00 GMT Call for Applications | Pitch Sessions CINARS Biennale 2024 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=675783 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=675783 CINARS offers a unique opportunity to display a work in progress in front of presenters, artists and agents taking part in the CINARS Biennale 2024. The Project Presentations allows 8 artists/companies selected by a jury to share information about a work in progress. Click here to learn more.
]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:00:00 GMT Call for Applications Mentorship Awards with the British Council 2024 - Prince Claus Fund https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=675780 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=675780 A partnership between the Prince Claus Fund and British Council, each year Moving Narratives brings together 12 socially and politically engaged mid-career artists and cultural practitioners working across diverse mediums and approaches. Different interpretations of the mentorship’s overarching theme are welcomed. Click here to learn more. 
]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:50:00 GMT Sasha Waltz receives the German Dance Award 2024 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674621 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674621 The choreographer, dancer and director Sasha Waltz is being awarded the German Dance Award 2024, which is endowed with €20,000, for her "international appeal, her commitment to the structures of the independent dance scene and, above all, for her artistically unique and disciplinary-bursting oeuvre." The award ceremony will take place as part of a multifaceted dance gala on Saturday, October 12 at 7 pm at the Aalto-Theater Essen – organized by the Dachverband Tanz Deutschland. 
]]> Sat, 18 May 2024 15:22:00 GMT PAC Australia to Deliver the Australia Performing Arts Market (APAM)) beginning in 2025 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674620 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674620 PAC Australia (ISPA’S Perth congress host) has been appointed by Creative Australia to produce the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) from 2025-2030. APAM gatherings will take place in Perth, Western Australia in 2026, 2028 and 2030, connecting contemporary Australian theatre, dance, emerging, and experimental art with national and international opportunities.  
]]> Sat, 18 May 2024 15:09:00 GMT The Hop Celebrates a Construction Milestone, bringing together friends and community members https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674629 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674629 Students, alumni, faculty, architects, construction workers, and community members gathered on Feb. 28 to celebrate the topping-off ceremony for the Hopkins Center for the Arts expansion and renovation project. While they were marking a construction milestone, attendees were also celebrating a performing arts center that serves as “the beating heart” of campus and the creativity of the Dartmouth community. Read more here. 
]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:45:00 GMT Executive Director Barry Hughson Joins American Ballet Theatre https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674627 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674627 Rags Davloor, Board Chair of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that Executive Director Barry Hughson will step down at the end of the 2023/24 season. After 10 years with the National Ballet, Hughson will join American Ballet Theatre as its new Executive Director on July 1, 2024. Click here to learn more.
]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:42:00 GMT Shoshana Polanco in charge of Culture & Science at FES Iztacala https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674624 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674624 We are thrilled to share the exciting news of Shoshana Polanco's new position of Culture & Science at FES Iztacala, one of the many "satellite" campuses of the prestigious UNAM (Autonomous University of Mexico). This campus has 19K students in biology, ecology, psychology, surgery, and dentistry, among others. Shoshana will also be in charge of programming a 400 + seat proscenium theater and the public areas on campus, as well as supporting the students and professors to share their knowledge. 
]]> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:37:00 GMT ASU ranked No. 1 in innovation for 9th straight year https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674637 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674637 For the ninth consecutive year, Arizona State University has secured the top spot for innovation among American universities, surpassing renowned institutions such as Stanford, MIT, and Caltech in the recently unveiled "Best Colleges" 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Read more here. 
]]> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:59:00 GMT Meet the new leader of Acentech’s LA Office https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674636 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674636 Acentech is delighted to share the news of John Zeman, LEED AP BD+C, joining the company as the head of its Los Angeles office. With a 20-year background in architectural acoustics, aviation, environmental and entertainment noise, studio design, and MEP noise and vibration control consulting in California and the Southwest, Zeman brings valuable expertise to the team. Read more here.
]]> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:56:00 GMT Luminato Festival Toronto, New Artistic Director, Olivia Ansell https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674635 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=674635 We are thrilled to share the exciting news of Olivia Ansell’s appointment as the new Artistic Director of Luminato Festival Toronto. Voted one of Vivid Sydney’s top 100 Creative Catalysts, Olivia brings a unique viewpoint to this role leading Luminato’s artistic and curatorial vision. She will curate her inaugural program for our 19th festival in 2025. Read more here. 
]]> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:53:00 GMT Maas International Theatre Festival - Call For Applicants https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=652895 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=652895 Mass Foundation is organizing Maas International Theatre Festival 2024 from April 24th - 27th, 2024 in Lahore, the cultural hub and heart of Pakistan, and has opened the submissions.  Learn more and apply here.
]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:51:00 GMT A Bigger, Bolder Champion and Investor in Arts and Creativity: Creative Australia https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=652894 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=652894 Discover the latest updates at newly revamped Creative Australia, the product of The Australian Government’s National Cultural Policy project, Revive. In addition to an expanded board and additional music and creative Councils, there will soon be the implementation of the First Nations-led Board and Writers Australia. Read all of the updates regarding Creative Australia here.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:47:00 GMT New Name and Same Great Home for Music Lovers: The Glasshouse International Centre for Music https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=652893 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=652893 The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, formerly Sage Gateshead, announces its name change amidst the welcoming of a new neighbor. With its rebranded name and look, the Centre maintains its commitment to live music for everyone, and like a greenhouse, "music lives and grows  here."
 
]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:44:00 GMT Festivals in Edinburgh and Glasgow Secure £1.8m Scottish Government Funding Boost https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=641986 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=641986 The £1.8 million Festival Expo Fund will be divided among 14 cultural events in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Since its inception in 2007, over £30 million has been distributed through Creative Scotland by the government. The Expo Fund was initially designed to boost Edinburgh’s major cultural events but it has expanded to include Glasgow International, Glasgow Film Festival, and Sonica. The funding aims to raise the profile of Scottish artists, support performances, and help artists find new audiences. Read more via The Scotsman.]]> Thu, 1 Jun 2023 17:40:00 GMT IETM Announces Global Connectors 2021-22 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=584242 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=584242 IETM recently announced its 2021-22 global connectors. The 18 selected global connectors will receive the IETM membership for two years and attend all IETM events free of charge. ISPA fellows and fellow alumni, including Marina Barham (Palestine), Meera Krishnan (India), Nwabisa Plaatjie (South Africa), and Hayk Sekoyan (Armenia) were selected for the 2021-22 cohort.

Read the full list here.

]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:19:12 GMT PAC Australia Appoints New General Manager Luke Harriman https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=584234 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=584234 Luke Harriman was recently appointed as the new general manager at PAC Australia. Harriman’s twenty-year career has provided him with opportunities to work in a wide variety of sectors within the arts and extensive regional arts projects experience. Harriman was previously the Manager of Gympie Venues and Events.

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]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:10:07 GMT Cathie Boyd, Founder and Artistic Director of Cryptic, Shortlisted for The Glasgow Business Awards https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=581815 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=581815 ISPA member Cathie Boyd, founder and artistic director of Cryptic, was shortlisted for the Glasgow Business Award for entrepreneur of the year. Since founding Cryptic in 1994, Boyd has led this Glasgow-based producing art house for over 27 years, striving for artistic innovation and supporting artists to push artistic boundaries.

Read the full announcement here.

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:00:30 GMT Mark Ball Joins Southbank Centre as Artistic Director https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=581766 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=581766 Southbank Centre recently appointed Mark Ball as its new Artistic Director. Currently serving as the Creative Director at Manchester International Festival (MIF), Mark will take on his leadership role at Southbank Centre in January 2022, “overseeing the delivery of the entire artistic programme.”

Read the full press release here.

]]> Wed, 6 Oct 2021 18:30:04 GMT Chamber Music America Appoints New CEO Kevin Kwan Loucks https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=581764 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=581764 Chamber Music America (CMA) announced Kevin Kwan Loucks as its new Chief Executive Officer. Loucks succeeds Margaret M. Lioi, who is retiring after serving as the CMA leader for 21 years. With over 15 years of music and performing arts leadership experience, Loucks officially joined the CMA team on September 1, 2021.

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]]> Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:19:30 GMT Sydney Opera House Partners With Honeywell for Global Goals https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=567084 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=567084 Sydney Opera House welcomes Honeywell as its first Global Goals partner with a shared vision to promote sustainability and positive social changes. Their three-year partnership will lead to the opera house’s 50th anniversary in 2023. In preparation for its Golden Jubilee’s celebration in 2023, the Sydney Opera House will also collaborate with Australian organizations to promote and inspire greater social responsibility. 

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]]> Wed, 26 May 2021 15:17:59 GMT Alison Friedman Named Executive and Artistic Director for Carolina Performing Arts https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=564296 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=564296 Carolina Performing Arts announced Alison Friedman as its new executive and artistic director after a competitive international search. Friedman will depart from her current position as the artistic director for performing arts for the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in Hong Kong and join Carolina in October this year.

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]]> Tue, 25 May 2021 14:58:00 GMT The National Batuta Foundation was awarded in the 2020 Social Value Awards, from the Cepsa Foundatio https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=564416 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=564416 In recognition of its contribution “to the integral well-being of Colombian children and youth”, National Batuta Foundation was granted the 2020 Social Value Awards by the Cepsa Foundation. Over the past 30 years, National Batuta Foundation has brought music’s transformative power to nearly 800,000 youth in Columbia.

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]]> Wed, 12 May 2021 19:19:18 GMT Chamber Music America Named Mimi Hwang Chair of the Board https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=564414 https://www.ispa.org/news/news.asp?id=564414 Chamber Music America named Mimi Hwang its new Chair of its Board of Directors. Ms. Hwang has been a member of the Executive Committee and Vice President of the Board since 2018. She will lead the transition phase for CMA with its search for a new CEO.

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