Arts and Production Managers Elefsina-Beirut 2021 - Introductory session
24 February 21
The Festival Academy is thrilled to announce a tailor-made Atelier for Arts and Production Managers in partnership with Drosos Foundation, 2023 ELEVSIS, Zoukak Theatre Company Beirut and Artlink Young Talents' Festival. The training consists of three parts:
- Introductory session: Online, Elefsina/ Greece 24 - 28 February 2021
- Placement: A placement around the world - ongoing between February 2021 - December 2021 (Minimum 1 week)
- Concluding session: Beirut/ Lebanon 25 - 28 November 2021
Various events from the introductory session were live-streamed for the public via our Facebook and Youtube. You can re-watch past events below, on our Facebook, and Youtube.
Previous Livestreams:
CLOSING SPEECH
28 February 2021 at 3:30 pm CET/Brussels
The closing speaker for the introductory session of the Atelier for Arts and Production Managers was Biljana Tanurovska-Kjulavkovski, one of the six mentors of the programme, who reflected on the 5 days and the future of festivals.
Featured Speaker:
- Biljana Tanurovska-Kjulavkovski – Co-curator Lokomotiva Festival for contemporary art and performance in Skopje – Macedonia
PLENARY SESSION
26 February 2021 at 11:00 am CET/Brussels
The role of festivals in dealing with contemporary issues: gender-based violence, inequality, racism, social cohesion, decolonisation, post-conflict, etc.
Featured speakers include:
- Ellada Evangelou – Artistic and Cultural Director Buffer Fringe Festival and member of IMPACT’s Leadership Circle – Cyprus
- Ahmed Tobasi – Artistic Director The Freedom Theatre – Palestine
- Dijana Milošević – Theatre director, co-founder and artistic director DAH Theatre – Serbia
- Hooman Nassimi - Founder of Society in Motion and the New Faces toolkit – Netherlands
PRESENTATION
25 February 2021 at 4:30 pm CET/Brussels
Analogue, digital, and hybrid festivals: the good, the bad and the ugly - festivals and business models for the 'new normal'
Featured speakers include:
- Eckhard Thiemann – Artistic Director Shubbak Festival – London/ Mena
- Roy Luxford – Production Manager Edinburgh International Festival – UK
- Hamza Boulaiz – CEO and Artistic Director "Spectacle Pour Tous" – Morocco
- Yolanda Markopoulou – Director and Creative Producer Greece / Polyplanity Productions, Mind the fact - Greece
PLENARY SESSION
25 February 2021 at 11:00 am CET/Brussels
The challenges and possibilities of international and regional cultural collaboration
Featured speakers include:
- Rania Kamhawi - Senior Programme Development Manager and Director Amman Contemporary Dance Festival – Jordan
- Christos Carras – Executive Director Onassis Cultural Centre – Greece
- Carole Gürtler – Head Department Levant, Drosos Foundation (Zurich) – Switzerland
OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL
24 February 2021 at 7:00 pm CET/Brussels
Challenges (social, cultural, political, economic etc.) of the regions
Featured speakers include:
- Ouafa Belgacem – Founder and CEO Culture Funding Watch – Tunisia
- Serhan Ada – Professor Cultural policies and management, Cultural diversity, Art practice and criticism Istanbul Bilgi University – Turkey
- Michail Marmarinos – Artistic Director 2023 ELEVSIS – Greece
- Omar Abi Azar – Theatre Director and founder Zoukak Theater Company – Lebanon
- Dea Vidović – Director Kultura Nova – Croatia
