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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