Dear Members and Friends of the ITI/UNESCO Network for Higher Education in the Performing Arts, dear Guests The Special Connecting Event is just around the corner – Monday to Friday, 13 to 17 December, starting always at 14h00 Paris Time. The five-day online event aims to provide a platform for connecting the current 60+ Network Members all around the globe and to inspire and encourage the students and educators through dialogues and discussions. With this, the Secretariat of ITI/UNESCO reminding you that it is happening now. You are invited to watch the presentations of Network Members, dialogues with distinguished artists, and discussions on various topics through Facebook Live at the ITI/UNESCO Network Facebook page. If you would like to watch the event via Zoom, please write to secretariat@iti-unesco-network.org. |
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Special Connecting Event | 13 to 17 December 2021– online Program of the Special Connecting Event
>>For downloading the program, click here.
Connecting Sessions Day 1 to 4 | Monday to Thursday, 13 to 16 December 2021 | 14h00 Paris Time During the Connecting Sessions of Day 1 to Day 4 you can find more information about the Members of the Network. What characterizes each institution? What are the existing and future activities of each Member? How can you connect with a member? Some further questions can be explored in the Q&A Session that follows each Connecting Session. >>For more information about the Connecting Sessions, click here.
Connecting Session Day 1 | Monday, 13 December 2021 | 14h00 Paris Time Presentations of the following ITI/UNESCO Network Members:
Superior School of Theatre Jean-Pierre Guingané CFRAV | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Graduate School of Performing Arts | Moscow, Russia Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts | Baku, Azerbaijan International Association for Performing Arts and Research IAPAR | Pune, India World Theatre Training Institute AKT-ZENT/ITI | Berlin, Germany Zurich University of the Arts | Zurich, Switzerland Red de Escuelas de Teatro - RET | Colombia University del Salento | Lecce, Italy Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film & Television | Ljubljana, Slovenia University of Hassan II | Casablanca, Morocco Grotovski Institute | Wroclaw, Poland Bilkent University | Ankara, Turkey Followed by Q&A Session Connecting Session Day 2 | Tuesday, 14 December 2021 | 14h00 Paris Time Presentations of the following ITI/UNESCO Network Members:
Arts Research Institute of Georgia | Tbilisi, Georgia Sungshin Women’s University | Seoul, South Korea Accademia Teatro Dimitri | Verscio, Switzerland Texas Tech University School of Theatre and Dance | Lubbock, United States of America Faculty of Dramatic Arts – University of Montenegro | Cetinje, Montenegro College of Art, Music & Drama, University of Juba | Juba, South Sudan Institute of Theatrical Arts | Moscow, Russia Ethnomusicology and Cultural Anthropology Laboratory of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Athens, Greece Lalit Kala Kendra, Gurukul, Savitribai Phule Pune University | Pune, India Lucian Blaga University | Sibiu, Romania LASALLE College of the Arts | Singapore Followed by Q&A Session
Connecting Session Day 3 | Wednesday, 15 December 2021 | 14h00 Paris Time Presentations of the following ITI/UNESCO Network Members:
Scuola Luca Ronconi, Piccolo Teatro di Milano | Milano, Italy Georgetown University | Georgetown, United States of America International Museum’s Theatre Institute | Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Institute for Music, Theatre and Multimedia iMTM Sarajevo | Bosnia & Herzegovina NEEDRAM, Theatre Directing and Dramatic Writing Research Group, Federal University of Santa Catarina | Brazil CGO Institute - Diploma for Creative Producing | United Kingdom Ateneo de Manila University | Manila, Philippines Associazione Civica Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Nico Pepe | Udine, Italy University of Regina | Regina, Canada Escola Superior de Arte Dramatica de Galicia ESADg | Vigo, Spain The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | Hong Kong, China Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema | Amadora, Portugal Followed by Q&A Session
Connecting Session Day 4 | Thursday, 16 December 2021 | 14h00 Paris Time Presentations of the following ITI/UNESCO Network Members:
Shanghai Theatre Academy | Shanghai, China Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography | Yerevan, Armenia Kaposvár University | Kaposvár, Hungary University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia | Rome, Italy Applied Theatre India Foundation ATiF | Pune, India Kyiv National I.K. Karpenko-Karyi University of Theatre, Cinema and Television | Kyiv, Ukraine University of Costa Rica | San Josê, Costa Rica Hacettepe University | Ankara, Turkey Sharjah Performing Arts Academy | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Alicia Alonso Dance Institute, University Rey Juan Carlos | Madrid, Spain Followed by Q&A Session
Dialogue with an Artist Day 1 to 4 | Monday to Thursday, 13 to 16 December 2021 | around 16h00 Paris Time
The second part of Day 1 to Day 4 is dedicated to a Dialogue with an Artist. Each invited outstanding artist is presenting the video illustrating her or his work and afterwards is in dialogue with the audience. The dialogue is moderated by a student and gives priority to the voice of students but is open for all the Network Members. >>For more information about the Dialogue with an Artist, click here.
Day 1 | Monday, 13 December 2021 | around 16h00 Paris Time
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Lemi PONIFASIO, Samoa and New Zealand Choreographer, stage director, designer, artist, International Dance Day Message Author >>For more information about Lemi PONIFASIO,click here. Artistic Work for the Dialogue: LE SAVALI: Berlin Moderator: César MAEKAWA ABE, Student Alicia Alonso Dance Institute, Spain |
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Day 2 | Tuesday, 14 December 2021 | around 16h00 Paris Time |
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Day 3 | Wednesday, 15 December 2021 | around 16h00 Paris Time |
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Stan LAI (LAI Shengchuan), China One of the leading playwrights/directors in the Chinese speaking world >>For more information about Stan LAI, click here. Artistic Work for the Dialogue: The Village Moderator: Silvana Zuluaga GÓMEZ, Student Red de Escuelas de Teatro – RET, Colombia |
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Day 4 | Thursday, 16 December 2021 | around 16h00 Paris Time |
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Gladys AGULHAS, South Africa Dancer, choreographer, educator, International Dance Day Message Author >>For more information about Gladys AGULHAS, click here. Artistic Work for the Dialogue: Pretending to be Something Coming from Nothing Moderator: César MAEKAWA ABE, Student Alicia Alonso Dance Institute, Spain |
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Breakout Sessions Day 5 | Friday, 17 December | 14h00 Paris Time Day 5 is conceived to five themes which the Network Members can explore during five parallel Breakout Sessions. Network Members can choose one breakout room to join and have discussions with other Members of similar interests.
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Room 1: Social Theatre / Community Theatre Moderator: Fabio TOLLEDI, University del Salento, Italy What is the role of theatre in communities with different cultural backgrounds? How to utilize theatre to create social impact and achieve community goals? What are the ways to include more people into the theatre practices? These and other issues the participants of the Room 1 are raising will be explored. |
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Room 2: Dramaturgy / Playwriting Moderator: Janice Sze Wan POON, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, China What is the new normal of theatre-making? How do the dramaturgs and playwrights develop their creativity in new theatre mediums? What are the current practices in this discipline? These and other issues the participants of the Room 2 are raising will be explored. |
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Room 3: Interdisciplinarity Moderator: Vidyanidhee VANARASE, International Association for Performing Arts and Research IAPAR, India How could a specific aspect of knowledge integrate with the other? What is the role of arts to bring down disciplinary boundaries? Why is developing interdisciplinary approaches so important? These and other issues the participants of the Room 3 are raising will be explored. |
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Room 4: Teaching Methods Moderator: Dmitry TRUBOTCHKIN, Graduate School of Performing Arts, Russia How to utilize the traditional teaching methods in the current education model? What are the new possibilities of teaching with the development of digitalization? What can theatre education offer students especially during the global pandemic? These and other issues the participants of the Room 4 are raising will be explored. |
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Room 5: International Collaboration Moderator: CHEN Zhongwen, General Secretary of the ITI/UNESCO Network How can the ITI/UNESCO Network foster worldwide collaboration and international exchange? How can the Network serve as a platform for research? Are there any good models? What themes should be explored? What is needed and wanted most? These and other issues the participants of the Room 5 are raising will be explored. |
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>>For more information about the Breakout Session, click here.
Open Space Day 5 | Friday, 17 December | 15h00 Paris Time At the end of the last day, an Open Space is specially designed for Members to share ideas, voice suggestions, and visions for the Network to the largest extend. The Breakout Session moderators will summarize the discussions in their rooms. There will also be sharing of Network projects and the Network Secretariat presentation. Moderator Tobias BIANCONE, President of the ITI/UNESCO Network Audience The ITI/UNESCO Network sincerely invites you to participate or watch this event LIVE via Facebook ITI/Unesco Network, afterwards also on the Network website. For more information about the event, please visit the website. For questions, please contact secretariat@iti-unesco-network.org.
>>You may also find the event trailer by clicking here. Looking forward to seeing you in this Special Connecting Event! Schedule & Programme ITI/Unesco Network Link www.facebook.com/ITIUNESCONetwork Network website link www.iti-unesco-network.org
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