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Virtual Edition 2021 ISPA - Schedule of Events

Schedule of Events

All information is subject to change.

Last updated on December, 2020.

This year, we are excited to host two sessions for each of our live-stream sessions at different times to allow delegates from around the world to join at times of your convenience. 
 
The on-demand content will be ready for you to view 24/7 during the Congress!

 

Schedule

All information is subject to change.

Platform
All on-demand sessions will be available on Pheedloop: Virtual Congress Platform
on-demand

ISPA Podcast

Host

Ilter Ibrahimof
Artistic Director
Fall for Dance North
Canada
View Bio

Provocateurs

Meditation on Art in (Outer) Space

Nahum
Artist
Nahum Studios & KOSMICA Institute
Mexico
View Bio

Meditation on Arts Leadership

Darren Walker
President
Ford Foundation
United States
View Bio

Meditation on Digital Accessibility

Anna Gallagher-Ross
Co-Artistic Director
Fusebox
United States
View Bio

Debbie Patterson
Artistic Director
Sick + Twisted Theatre
Canada
View Bio

Maria Vlachou
Executive Director
Acesso Cultura | Access Culture
Portugal
View Bio

on-demand

Regional Updates


Reem Allam
Executive Manager and Artistic Programmer
Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF)
Egypt
View Bio

Mengtong Guan
Executive and Creative Director
Ping Pong Productions
China
View Bio

Álvaro Martinez
General Manager
Teatro Villa Mayor
Colombia
View Bio

Luciana Milione
Executive Production Director
4'33" - New Music and Performing Arts
Argentina
View Bio

Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir
CEO and Artistic Director
Icelandic Opera
Iceland
View Bio

randy reyes
Creative Dir/Choreographer/Perform Artist/Healer
United States
View Bio

Paramita Saha
Director
Artsforward Ideas and Events Pvt Ltd
India
View Bio

E-Jan Tan
Creative Producer
Toccata Studio
Malaysia
View Bio

Elena Tupyseva
Director
Theatre Ballet Moscow
Russia
View Bio

Kenneth Uphopho
Founder & Festival Director
Lagos Fringe
Nigeria
View Bio

on-demand

Sessions after Broadcast

Platform
All live sessions will be available on Pheedloop: Virtual Congress Platform

OPENING CEREMONY and WELCOME

Speakers

David Baile
CEO
ISPA
United States

Rebecca Dawson
Committee Co-Chair
Executive Director and CEO
Punchdrunk
UK

Tisa Ho
Board Chair
Executive Director
Hong Kong Arts Festival Society
Hong Kong

Martin Inthamoussú
Committee Co-Chair
General Director
SODRE
Uruguay


10:15-11:25pm EST
view in your time zone

Imagine the Future of Collaboration: round 1

As a sector, we rely on partnerships for everything we undertake. Our relationship with artists, our collaboration with other presenters, and our broader interconnectedness with our global community. Yet many of these relationships are unequal and imbalanced. Let’s explore together what the best models for the performing arts could be.

Speakers & Moderator*

Bebê de Soares
Creative Producer
Amazonas Network
Germany
View Bio

Howard Jang*
Vice President of Arts & Leadership
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Canada
View Bio

Cathy Levy
Executive Producer of Dance
National Arts Centre
Canada
View Bio

Eng Teong Low
Deputy, Chief Executive (Sector Development)
National Arts Council
Singapore
View Bio

11:25pm-12am EST
view in your time zone

Networking

Platform
All live sessions will be available on Pheedloop: Virtual Congress Platform

Coffee Klatch, Round 1

Start your congress with a small group of delegates in an informal discussion over breakfast/lunch/dinner - in whichever time zone you may be! These discussions will be hosted by you, the delegates, on the topic of your choice!

Click here to learn more about this year's Coffee Klatch topics and sign up!

Coffee Klatch, Round 2

Start your congress with a small group of delegates in an informal discussion over breakfast/lunch/dinner - in whichever time zone you may be! These discussions will be hosted by you, the delegates, on the topic of your choice!

Click here to learn more about this year's Coffee Klatch topics and sign up!

Coffee Klatch, Round 3

Start your congress with a small group of delegates in an informal discussion over breakfast/lunch/dinner - in whichever time zone you may be! These discussions will be hosted by you, the delegates, on the topic of your choice!

Click here to learn more about this year's Coffee Klatch topics and sign up!

Platform
All live sessions will be available on Pheedloop: Virtual Congress Platform

Pitch New Works

The Pitch New Works Session provides delegates the opportunity to become involved in commissioning and/or presenting new works before they fully enter the international marketplace. View 10 Pitch Project information

Host

Anthony Sargent

Anthony Sargent CBE
UK
View Bio

11:15am-12pm EST
view in your time zone

ProEx

Join us in a relaxed virtual space for networking, establishing new contacts, and maintaining existing relationships. Delegates registered may reserve a complimentary virtual booth to showcase their organization or artists (subject to availability and limit one per organization). Questions? Contact Marissa Oliver

OPENING CEREMONY and WELCOME

Speakers

David Baile
CEO
ISPA
United States

Rebecca Dawson
Committee Co-Chair
Executive Director and CEO
Punchdrunk
UK

Tisa Ho
Board Chair
Executive Director
Hong Kong Arts Festival Society
Hong Kong

Martin Inthamoussú
Committee Co-Chair
General Director
SODRE
Uruguay


2:15-3:20pm EST
view in your time zone

Imagine the Future of Collaboration: round 2

As a sector, we rely on partnerships for everything we undertake. Our relationship with artists, our collaboration with other presenters, and our broader interconnectedness with our global community. Yet many of these relationships are unequal and imbalanced. Let’s explore together what the best models for the performing arts could be.

Speakers & Moderator*

Lene Bang Henningsen
Creative Producer
Lene Bang Org
Denmark
View Bio

Ruchira Das
Deputy Director
ARThink South Asia
India
View Bio

Howard Jang*
Vice President of Arts & Leadership
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Canada
View Bio

Meiyin Wang
Producing Director
The Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center
United States
View Bio

Networking

Pitch New Works

The Pitch New Works Session provides delegates the opportunity to become involved in commissioning and/or presenting new works before they fully enter the international marketplace. View 10 Pitch Project information

Host

Anthony Sargent

Anthony Sargent CBE
UK
View Bio

ProEx

Join us in a relaxed virtual space for networking, establishing new contacts, and maintaining existing relationships. Delegates registered may reserve a complimentary virtual booth to showcase their organization or artists (subject to availability and limit one per organization). Questions? Contact Marissa Oliver

Platform
All live sessions will be available on Pheedloop: Virtual Congress Platform

Imagine Justice in the Arts: round 1

The arts often serve as a lightning rod to discuss social issues, the concept of entitlement, and a vision of justice. Yet, in the past few years, there has never been more examples of abuse of power and privilege in our industry. Where have the arts begun to address these underlying and prominent global social issues? What can we learn from those who have moved from commitment to new forms of leadership and practice?

Speakers & Moderator*

Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Vice President and Artistic Director of Social Impact
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
United States
View Bio

Magdalena Moreno Mujica*
Executive Director
IFACCA 
View Bio

Phloeun Prim
Executive Director
Cambodia Living Arts
Cambodia
View Bio

Imagine Justice in the Arts: round 2

The arts often serve as a lightning rod to discuss social issues, the concept of entitlement, and a vision of justice. Yet, in the past few years, there has never been more examples of abuse of power and privilege in our industry. Where have the arts begun to address these underlying and prominent global social issues? What can we learn from those who have moved from commitment to new forms of leadership and practice?

Speakers & Moderator*

Colectivo LASTESIS
Chile
View Bio

Zolani Mahola
Founder and Former Lead Singer
Freshlyground
South Africa
View Bio

Magdalena Moreno Mujica*
Executive Director
IFACCA 
View Bio

Imagine Sustainable and Accessible Practices: round 1

There is much to learn and harness from the momentum of the transformational change these past months. With the shift to online programming, has accessibility in our sector been advanced? Is current practice more sustainable than our past models? Let’s consider how to further the accessibility and sustainability of our field so that we can emerge prepared and committed to affect real progress.

Speakers & Moderator*

Caroline Bowditch
CEO
Arts Access Victoria
Australia
View Bio

Rebecca Dawson*
Executive Director
Punchdrunk (charity)
UK
View Bio

Laila Hourani
Senior Program Officer, Middle East and North Africa
Ford Foundation
Egypt
View Bio

Oluwole Oguntokun
Artistic Director
Renegade Theatre
Canada
View Bio

Invitation to Reykjavik 2021

Presenter

Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir
CEO and Artistic Director
Icelandic Opera
Iceland
View Bio

The ISPA Awards

Awardees & Host*

Virginia Braden OAM
Australia
View Bio

Camille A. Brown
Choreographer, Dancer, and Director
United States
View Bio

Rika Iino
Founder
Sozo Media
United States
View Bio

Margo Kane, C.M.
Founder and Artistic Managing Director
Full Circle: First Nations Performance
Canada
View Bio

Heena Patel*
Founder
MELA Arts Connect
United States
View Bio

Party

Platform
All live sessions will be available on Pheedloop: Virtual Congress Platform

Imagine Sustainable and Accessible Practices: round 2

There is much to learn and harness from the momentum of the transformational change these past months. With the shift to online programming, has accessibility in our sector been advanced? Is current practice more sustainable than our past models? Let’s consider how to further the accessibility and sustainability of our field so that we can emerge prepared and committed to affect real progress.

Presenter & Host*

Rebecca Dawson*
Executive Director
Punchdrunk (charity)
UK
View Bio

Monique Mojica
actor/playwright/dramaturg
Chocolate Woman Collective
Canada
View Bio

Kim Simpson
Strategist | Curator | Facilitator | Coach
Blood and Bone
UK
View Bio

Gabriella Triantafyllis
Director of Programming and Production
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center AE
Greece
View Bio

Invitation to Reykjavik 2021

Presenter

Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir
CEO and Artistic Director
Icelandic Opera
Iceland
View Bio

The ISPA Awards

Awardees & Host*

Virginia Braden OAM
Australia
View Bio

Camille A. Brown
Choreographer, Dancer, and Director
United States
View Bio

Rika Iino
Founder
Sozo Media
United States
View Bio

Margo Kane, C.M.
Founder and Artistic Managing Director
Full Circle: First Nations Performance
Canada
View Bio

Heena Patel*
Founder
MELA Arts Connect
United States
View Bio

Party

Questions?

Find your answer

FAQ

Contact Marissa Oliver

moliver[at]ispa[dot]org