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Urgency of Now

Congress Theme

Urgency of Now

In 2022, we explored the “opportunity” of now. We came together to discuss issues ranging from equity to climate change and to envision a new future. One year later, “urgency” is the watchword. As the performing arts sector reopens, has there been tangible action on the pressing needs we identified? How do we meet the challenges of the present moment and uphold our commitments to change? In 2023, we will explore what we have accomplished to date and, perhaps more urgently, what still needs to be done.

Announcements

All of us at ISPA and the NY23 Planning Committee send a huge thank you for joining us at the New York 2023 ISPA Congress, Urgency of Now! Stay tuned for upcoming digital viewing and click to view the final delegate list and Congress photos.


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Thank you for attending!

Over 546 delegates from 51 regions participated in the New York 2023 ISPA Congress!

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Meet the Planning Committee

Pamela Lopez

Committee Co-Chair
Cultural Management Consultant
Chile/Argentina

Pamela Lopez is a former actress with an MA in Arts Administration (2011) from Columbia University. As a leader in the field, she has worked in organizations such as Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM) in Chile. Currently, she lives in Buenos Aires working as an independent consultant. As an academic, she teaches several university courses dedicated to arts management, planning, and marketing. She is also a researcher, specialized in performing arts.

Govin Ruben

Committee Co-Chair
Director
TerryandtheCuz, Malaysia/Australia

Govin Ruben is a performance maker, designer and director based between Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne and New York. He is also director of TerryandTheCuz, a Malaysian/Australian company which has created an array of interdisciplinary arts projects around the world.

Govin is a Board Director for the International Society of the Performing Arts (ISPA). He has been nominated for a New York City Innovative Theatre Award, 9 Melbourne Greenroom Awards and a Royal Welsh Theatre Award. He is a multiple Greenroom Award winner for his works ‘SK!N’ and 'HuRU-hARa' as well as a 5-time winner of the National Arts Award in Malaysia for ‘Klue,Doh!’ and ‘Flatland’.

Planning Committee Members


Reneltta Arluk

Director of Indigenous Arts
Banff Centre, Canada

David Baile

Chief Executive Officer
ISPA, USA

  Rebecca Dawson

   Executive Director
   Punchdrunk, UK

  Mara Driscoll

   Program and Advancement Lead
   ISPA, USA

  Rita Ezenwa-Okoro

   Founder and Lead Visionary
   Street Project Foundation, Nigeria

  Magnus Nordberg

   CEO, Creative Producer
   Nordberg Movement, Sweden

  Piotr Turkiewicz

   Artistic Director
   Jazztopad, Poland

Congress Venue
The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College

The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College

Thanks to Our Sponsors

AMS
Asia Society
ARUP
Charcoalblue
Diamond Schmitt
FDA
NAC
The Québec Government Office in New York
Schuler Shook
Theatre Projects
Threshold Acoustics
Ann Summers Dossena
Ann Summers Dossena in Tribute to Joe Golden
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

Other Innovative and Inspired Support

 
National Education Association (NEA)
 

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Contact Kally Zhao

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