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TODAY’S FUTURE FOR THE ARTS

NEW YORK CONGRESS JANUARY 8–10, 2019 Theatre buildings by theatre people for theatre people.

Clockwise from top left: Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House; The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Hudson Theatre, Broadway; Studio Theatre, Bristol Old Vic. MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF ISPA

Dear Friends,

ransitions. We all think about them. Some of us worry about them. But we are all impacted by them. As much as we may try to be present each moment of our days, it is the rare person who does not ponder what comes next. Transitions can be as exhilarating as they are scary. In these times of rapid-fire change and volatility (mostly beyond our personal control), it is Teasy to default to a position of wanting to hang on to what we know. Stay the

course. Be steady. Reduce risk. WELCOME Yet continuing to do the same thing that works for us today may be the very act that fails us tomorrow. Our Congress Co-chairs Collette Brennan and Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir have given us a brilliantly provocative theme to consider with an array of thought-leaders from within our field and beyond offering varied perspectives on how we might navigate the inevitability of the transitions we encounter. For me, transitions is a particularly apt theme as I prepare to pass on the chairmanship of ISPA to our colleague Tisa Ho. As an ISPA member for 20 years and board member for most of that time, I have been fortunate to work with so many gifted members who have given selflessly in leading ISPA through incredible Transitions. ISPA’s evolution from an organization focused primarily on North America and Europe to the global family we are today should give us all great confidence in what is possible. While the necessary work that it takes to be intersectional, inclusive and relevant never ends, I am confident in our collective future and wish Tisa all the best as she takes up the mantle of leading ISPA in considering “today’s future for the arts” and all of us who come together in the great work we are entrusted to do.

Mary Lou Aleskie Chair, ISPA Board of Directors Howard L. Gilman ’44 Director Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College

MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE NEW YORK CONGRESS

Dear ISPA friends and colleagues,

elcome to the Congress! The theme of this Congress, Transitions:Today´s Future for the Arts represents the urgency of now in our times and the importance of being proactive, as individuals and a community, creating today´s future of the performing arts globally. Our world and our roles are complex. We are often immersed in everyday tasks and don’t leave enough time to focus on important future planning and long term visioning. So let’s enjoy this Wtime together and consider our possibilities, knowing that the best way to predict the future is to create it! We are living in times of swift transitions, constantly influencing and impacting the circumstances in which we make art and develop our audiences and communities. The performing arts provide a safe haven for people, a sanctuary and a place where we can bare our souls and feel safe. As leaders we have the important role of protecting the humane values that make the world a better place. There are so many opportunities that come with challenges and it is our role to turn them into strengths through the arts. How do we maintain our role as cultural custodians going forward? How do we protect artistic expression when it is seen as undesirable, or requiring censorship? How do we take steps to challenge the inequity that exists in our world, our communities and our performing arts sector to ensure our custodianship is inclusive of and shared with diverse artists and audiences? Perhaps the importance of the arts has never been as real and significant as it is today. For the next three days we will discuss the different transitions that influence the future of the arts. We will explore the urgency of now from many perspectives. How can we as proactive arts leaders with a strong vision lead the arts into the future we really need? How can we actively create that future instead of passively reacting to the changes and challenges that will inevitably happen? Special thanks to the Planning Committee and all those who assisted in the process of creating this program but most of all to David Baile, ISPA’s CEO par excellence and everyone on his incredible team for the amazing work they have put into the preparations and the stimulating and inspiring support they gave us. We hope you´ll enjoy the congress and leave empowered, comforted and inspired but most of all ready to create your future for the arts, today!

Collette Brennan and Steinunn Birna Ragnarsdóttir Co-Chairs, 2019 ISPA Congress

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5 TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2019 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2019

GERALD W. LYNCH THEATER

11:30 - 15:00 Registration / Check-in 09:00 - 16:30 Registration / Check-in | Coffee service

13:00 - 13:15 OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME 10:00 - 12:00 PITCH NEW WORKS Congress Co-Chairs | Collette Brennan and This session provides delegates the opportunity to become involved in commissioning Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir and/or presenting new works before they fully enter the international marketplace. ISPA Chair | Mary Lou Aleskie Host | Anthony Sargent CBE ISPA Chief Executive Officer | David Baile Sponsored by Fisher Dachs Associates

13:15 - 13:45 PROVOCATION | janera solomon 12:00 - 13:45 PROEX | Professional Exchange Sponsored by Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Join us in a relaxed and intimate environment for networking, establishing new

contacts, and maintaining existing relationships. 13:45 - 15:00 SESSION 1 | PARALLEL UNIVERSE: STORYTELLING IN DIVERSE SECTORS 12:45 - 13:45 LUNCH There is a growing realization that the performing arts can learn Sponsored by Meyer Sound from approaches in other industries in addressing a myriad of issues. Indeed, where can we draw inspiration? Who are the 13:45 - 14:05 PERFORMANCE | Candoco Dance Company disruptors engaging peoples’ (read audiences) attention? Sponsored by Theatre Projects

The intersection between the arts and other businesses may 14:05 - 14:30 PROVOCATION | Bassem Youssef be smaller than we think. Sponsored by Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Speakers | Rajshree Bakshi, Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din, Tea Uglow

Moderator | Tony Grybowski 14:30 - 15:45 SESSION 3 | THE URGENCY OF NOW: 15:00 - 15:25 BREAK | Coffee service ACCESS, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION Sponsored by Auerbach Pollock Friedlander The time for talk is past. The time for action is now. What can we as leaders do to affect positive change in our organizations, our communities, and our lives? 15:25 - 15:40 PERFORMANCE | Ranky Tanky While there have been many affirmative steps, how do we change a global culture Sponsored by Theatre Projects of inequity? Each of us has a role to play in determining a shared future justice. Speakers | Renata Carvalho, Marlene Le Roux, Kevin Loring 15:40 - 15:45 REGIONAL UPDATE | Uruguay Moderator | Judith Knight MBE Presenter | Martin Inthamoussu

PROGRAM SCHEDULE PROGRAM 15:45 - 16:10 BREAK | Coffee service 15:45 - 17:00 SESSION 2 | THE (META) PHYSICAL SPACE Sponsored by Auerbach Pollock Friedlander As many of us work to reimagine our pre-existing facilities, some are dreaming of a new purpose built facility. How do we think about 16:10 - 16:15 REGIONAL UPDATE | Zambia the future of cultural spaces? Audience tastes and demographics Presenter | Gift Chansa are shifting rapidly, technology is, as ever, changing and artists are increasingly looking to new models of presentation and engagement. 16:15 - 17:15 SESSION 4 | CURATION, ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, Join us as we plan for tomorrow today. AND REPRESENTATION Speakers | Mark Ball, Faisal Kiwewa, Alma Salem Freedom of expression is one of our most sought after rights. This is perhaps the Moderator | Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir most accentuated when it comes to the artists’ voice. And yet, time and again, Sponsored by Charcoalblue we have borne witness to the suppression of this right – be it through funders, presenters, and indeed, audiences. Join us in this curated discussion that will share

the artists’ perspective on where this debate is leading. BRYANT PARK GRILL Speakers | Katese Odile Gakire, Santee Smith 17:30 - 20:00 OPENING RECEPTION / NEW MEMBER WELCOME Host | Monique Martin

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19:00 - 23:30 ISPA OUT ON THE TOWN

7 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019

TIMES CENTER

08:00 - 16:30 Registration / Check-in | Coffee service

08:15 - 09:15 COFFEE KLATCH

09:30 - 10:30 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

10:30 - 10:35 REGIONAL UPDATE | Italy Presenter | Laura Artoni

10:35 - 11:00 PROVOCATION | Lee-Ann Buckskin Sponsored by Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

11:00 - 11:30 BREAK | Coffee service Sponsored by Auerbach Pollock Friedlander 11:30 - 12:45 SESSION 5 | DESIGN THINKING: NEW IDEAS TODAY Inspired by the ever popular Pitch New Works, this session will be a rapid fire presentation of four new ideas that promise to have a global impact on and for the performing arts. Following the session, you’ll have an opportunity to meet the presenters in a more informal setting – lunch! Speakers | Jordi Albareda, Ron Berry, Ben Evans, Tracy Margieson Host | Ilter Ibrahimof Sponsored by Threshold Acoustics

12:45 - 13:45 LUNCH

13:45 - 14:10 PERFORMANCE | Voices of a People’s History Sponsored by Theatre Projects

14:10 - 15:30 SESSION 6 | CREATING SPACE: THOUGHT LEADERSHIP Often we become mired in the day to day responsibilities of our positions and do not make the time to think about moving ourselves and our communities forward. The arts can entertain, inspire, and bring about change. How will you steer your organization and community towards the future you envision? In this closing long table discussion we’ll explore your next great ideas. Speakers | Julia Amour, Cindy Hwang, Weyni Mengesha, Fu Kuen Tang Host | Zeyba Rahman

15:30 - 16:00 BREAK | Coffee service Sponsored by Auerbach Pollock Friedlander

16:00 - 16:15 INVITATION TO GUADALAJARA 16:15 - 17:00 ISPA AWARDS PRESENTATION Host | Gaurav Kripalani 17:00 Conclusion of Congress

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17:30 - 20:00 CLOSING RECEPTION Sponsored by Guadalajara 2019

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PLEASE NOTE MAP IS NOT TO SCALE 11 Did you know... Hamilton coming to the Victoria Palace Theatre escalated the project’s schedule so that parts of the renovation had to happen around performances, including building a new fly tower!

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Check it out at theatreprojects.com 12 DISTINGUISHED ARTIST AWARD Vern Evans Vern GUSTAVO DUDAMEL

Nominating Statement: “Maestro through art, Dudamel himself was Dudamel is now one of the most shaped by his childhood experience interesting, innovative and curious with El Sistema, the immersive musical conductors in the world.” training program initiated in 1975 by José Antonio Abreu. Entering his 19th riven by an unwavering belief in year as Music Director of the Simón the power of music to heal, unite, Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Dudamel and inspire, Gustavo Dudamel also carries on the work of his late AWARD WINNERS AWARD Dis one of the most distinguished mentor with his ongoing commitment conductors of our day. From the great to El Sistema in Venezuela, and by concert halls to classrooms, video supporting numerous Sistema-inspired screens and movie theaters, Dudamel’s projects around the world. He also remarkable career of musical continues to expand the reach of his achievements and championing of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) access to the arts for young people initiative, including the 2019 opening around the world demonstrates music’s of a new Frank Gehry-designed facility extraordinary capacity to transform lives. in Inglewood, California. Dudamel’s 2018/19 season will Gustavo Dudamel was born in 1981 center around the centennial celebration in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. The Gustavo of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Dudamel Foundation, a registered his tenth year as their Music & Artistic charity, was created in 2012 with the Director. Other highlights of the season goal of promoting access to music as a include his debut at the Metropolitan human right and a catalyst for learning, Opera conducting Verdi’s Otello; tours integration, and social change. with the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich For more information about Gustavo Philharmonic, and Mahler Chamber Dudamel, visit: gustavodudamel.com. Orchestra; and his first extended For more information about the academic residency at Princeton Gustavo Dudamel Foundation, visit University. dudamelfoundation.org A lifelong advocate for music Sponsored by: Kalamazoo Symphony education and social development Orchestra

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ALISTAIR SPALDING CBE

Nominating Statement: “He is the Spalding has initiated a number of international leader in presenting all forms of ground-breaking annual festivals, including the dance from small to large scale.” critically acclaimed international festival of hip hop dance theatre Breakin’ Convention, as well listair Spalding has been Artistic as new initiatives such as the Composer Series Director and Chief Executive of Sadler’s and Sadler’s Wells Sampled. Wells since 2004. Under his direction, Before joining Sadler’s Wells as Director Athe theatre has become a world-leading dance of Programming in 2000, he was the Head house, producing and presenting new work of Dance and Performance at the Southbank and bringing the best UK and international Centre, London, 1994-2000 and, previously, a dance to its audiences. Sadler’s Wells programmer at the Hawth Theatre, Crawley, welcomes more than 500,000 people in 1988-1994. London each year, while its touring productions Spalding holds honorary doctorates from attract over 130,000 in the UK and overseas. Middlesex University (2012), the University Since 2005, Spalding has driven the of Hertfordshire (2014) and the University commissioning, producing and co-producing of Roehampton (2015). He was awarded the of over 160 shows, including acclaimed cross- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2005, art form collaborations Sutra, m¡longa and and was appointed a Commander of the Order Gravity Fatigue. Many of these productions of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s involve Sadler’s Wells’ 16 Associate Artists, Birthday Honours in 2012, for services to dance. three Resident Companies and four Associate Sponsored by: Ann Summers Dossena in Companies – the most exciting talents working tribute to Joe Golden in dance today.

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JACQUELINE Z. DAVIS

Nominating Statement: “As a long standing University of Kansas. In 2011, Ms. Davis member of ISPA she has been a visionary in received the Global Interdependence Prize in the performing arts field and has inspired new New York for her work in engendering ideas and initiatives across the globe.” communication across cultures through the performing arts. She continues to serve as the acqueline Z. Davis is the Executive Executive Producer of the Global Director of the New York Public Library for Interdependence Movement. In 2012, she the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. received the HT Chen Dance Company Award JFormerly, Ms. Davis was Director of the Lied for her commitment to the field of Dance. In Center of Kansas at the University of Kansas, May 2012, she became a graduate of Harvard serving a dual role of Artistic Producer and Kennedy School’s Executive Leadership Executive Director. During her tenure, she Program. served as President of the Association of Ms. Davis is an active member of ISPA, Performing Arts Professionals from 1990 – 1992. serving two terms on the Board as Co-Chair of Prior to her activities in the artistic sector, the Program Committee. She Co-Chaired ISPA’s she served as a staff assistant in the Office of New York Congresses in 2009 and 2015. Senator Edward Kennedy. Ms. Davis has served as a Tony Awards Sponsored by: Ann Summers Dossena nominator and Voter. She assisted in the creation of the Imagine ’04 Festival of Arts, Issues and Ideas, for which she received an Obie Award. She was named a Chevalier of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture of France. She is the recipient of the New York Women’s Agenda’s Galaxy Award and received the Distinguished Service Award from the

15 ANGEL AWARD

MICHAEL M. KOERNER

Nominating Statement: “Michael Koerner is which he received an MBA from the Harvard a visionary philanthropist whose generosity has Business School. Mr. Koerner is a life trustee The Magnificent had and will continue to have a profound of his alma mater, MIT, and has at various impact on the performing arts in Canada and times been on the Executive Committee and around the world for generations to come.” Chairman of its Investment Committee. Mr. Koerner has been active in Toronto ichael M. Koerner is President of cultural organizations. He is currently Canada Overseas Investments Limited Chancellor of the Royal Conservatory of Music which he founded in 1958 and which and a Trustee of the Art Gallery of Ontario, of Mwas an early Canadian venture capital which he is a past president. He serves as participant focussing on low technology a director and treasurer of the Ontario Arts opportunities which included developing cable Foundation and as director and secretary- TV franchises, integrated mini steel mills, treasurer of the Ontario Cultural Attractions monopolar electric cells to convert chemicals Fund. In prior years he served on the boards the Polish Song and Dance Ensemble and even cheque printing. He was also an early of the Toronto Symphony, the National Ballet of participant in the oil sands industry starting Canada and the National Ballet School, and the with Great Canadian Oil Sands, Sun Oil Co. of Bata Shoe Museum. Mr. Koerner is a member Canada, Suncor Energy, where he was active of the Order of Canada and also a recipient as a director and two terms as Chairman. He of Honourary Doctor of Laws degrees from On the musical scene since 1948 also served as a director of several companies Queen’s University, Kingston and the University www.mazowsze.waw.pl including CAE Industries, Pratt & Whitney of British Columbia, Vancouver. Aircraft, Finning International and JP Morgan Mr. Koerner is married to Sonja Novak, who Canada. He is currently serving on the boards was born in Lima, Peru, and attended Wellesley of funds in the Strathbridge organization. College outside of Boston. They had three Mr. Koerner was educated in England and daughters and have twelve grandchildren, one Canada and did his higher education at the of whom graduated from MIT with much better Massachusetts Institute of Technology where grades than his grandfather. he majored in chemical engineering, after

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18 Peter Frank Edwards PERFORMANCE ARTISTS R have grown. these contemporaryartistsaregratefulto are “rank”andfertilegroundfromwhich lullabies, themusicalrootsofCharleston from heartbreakingspiritualstodelicate playful gamesongstoecstaticshouts, Island regionoftheUnitedStates.From culture borninthesoutheasternSea quintet performstimelessmusicofGullah this Charleston,SouthCarolinabased as “Work It,”or“Get Funky!”Inthisspirit, by God.”“RankyTanky” translatesloosely language andmeans“apeopleblessed Amazon JazzCharts. #1 positionontheBillboard,iTunes, and Terry Grossandtheiralbumsoaredtothe National PublicRadio’s FreshAirwith of U.S.listenersafterbeingprofiledon group hadbeendiscoveredbymillions RANKY TANKY “Gullah” comesfromWest African 2017. ByDecemberofthatyear, the eponymous debutalbuminOctober anky Tanky releasedtheir (Trumpet andVocals). (Guitar andVocals), Charlton Singleton (Bass), QuianaParler(Vocalist), ClayRoss (Drums andPercussion),KevinHamilton Center Education. Jazz Festival,andaresidencyatLincoln McFerrin atthe5thAnnualCharleston Wassermusik, acollaborationwithBobby Festival. Upcomingengagementsinclude: Festival USA,andEdinburghJazz&Blues Vancouver Folk MusicFestival,Spoleto prestigious internationalvenuessuchas: 21st-century electronicbeats”. make themsoundaslivelyandrelevant band cantaketunesfromyesterdayand Americana”, andDownBeatwrites:“this brings freshnessanduplifttooverlooked Considered statesthat“RankyTanky as “giftedmusicians”,NPR´sAllThings Ranky Tanky is:QuentinBaxter Ranky Tanky hasbeenfeaturedat Described bySonglinesMagazine 19 CANDOCO DANCE COMPANY stablished in 1991 by Celeste Dandeker- Arnold OBE and Adam Benjamin, Candoco Dance Company is a leading repertory dance Ecompany of disabled and non-disabled artists based in the UK. Candoco positions itself at the forefront of current and future thinking around contemporary dance and disability-inclusion and holds an internationally recognised reputation as a world leader in inclusive practice as best practice. Candoco’s most recent addition to its repertoire is Dedicated to… by performance artist and choreographer Caroline Bowditch. In her new work for Candoco, Bowditch reveals the extraordinary bonds we make throughout our lives. The piece is a celebration of female strength, support and friendship. Performed by two of Candoco’s artists, Welly O’Brien and Victoria Fox, it explores how people come in and out of our lives, how friendships evolve and adapt and how they can shape who we are. Dedicated to... is co-commissioned by Without Walls, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival and Birmingham International Dance Festival. Camilla Greenwell VOICES OF A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

uilding on the work of historian Howard Zinn actors, musicians, and public figures in readings, (1922–2010), Voices of a People’s History of Voices inspires audiences to delve more deeply the United States (www.peopleshistory.us) into historical texts and to see history as a lively, Bbrings to light little known voices from U.S. history, relevant, and contemporary subject, not just a including those of women, African Americans, matter of books sitting on the library shelf. Native Americans, immigrants, and laborers. By But we do not rely on professionals alone. giving public expression to rebels, dissenters, and Voices also arranges readings that combine visionaries from our past—and present—we work professional artists with students and union to educate and inspire a new generation of people members or community organizers. In this way, working for social justice. we engage people at all levels of the dramatic The goal of Voices is to encourage civic and educational process, from selecting texts, to engagement and to further history education by interpreting them, to adding new voices to the bringing the rich history of the United States to performances. life through public readings of primary-source We also work with teachers and educators materials. in all walks of life to develop resources for the Voices recognizes the eloquence of ordinary teaching and exploration of history from below. people, as well as extraordinary and well-known And we work with theaters, actors, and artists figures from our history. By involving celebrated interested in history.

Camilla Greenwell 21 International Society for the ISPA Performing Arts THANKS TO OUR 2019 NEW YORK CONGRESS SPONSORS SUSTAINING SPONSORS

The following organizations and individuals have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the sustainability of ISPA by pledging their support for three years!

Ann Summers Dossena Ann Summers Dossena in Tribute to Joe Golden Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

Fisher Dachs Associates Theatre Planning & Design

OTHER INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRED SUPPORT

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

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23 JANERA SOLOMON anera solomon is the executive director of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, a historic live arts venue jin Pittsburgh now in its tenth year of presenting progressive, evocative new works in dance, music, film, education and cultural programming. Her curatorial work includes projects with some of contemporary performance’s brightest stars including: Kyle Abraham, Camille Brown, Thaddeus Phillips,

PROVOCATEURS Sidra Bell, Sean Dorsey, Jaamil Kosoko, Bill Shannon, and Michael Sakamoto. Recognized for her transformative leadership and contributions to the revitalization of East Liberty, janera managed the merger of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater and the Dance Alloy in 2011, while maintaining affordable dance instruction at The Alloy School and creating a series of diverse programs designed to inspire and engage a wide range of audiences. janera has contributed significantly to the artistic development and career advancement of numerous dancers and choreographers supported by Kelly Strayhorn’s residency programs. She has played a critical role in numerous cultural projects, including the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, Brooklyn Museum of Art, the August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh and numerous others with the Toronto-based, cultural planning firm Lord Culture. janera maintains volunteer board positions for several organizations including: the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and The Ellis School. In 2014, she formed the August Wilson Center Recovery Committee. In 2015, janera was featured in Pittsburgh Magazine as one of the “50 Most Powerful People in Pittsburgh”, and in 2018, she was awarded a “2018 Women of Influence Award” by the Pittsburgh Business Times, and named a “Woman of Distinction” by the Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania.

24 Mustapha Azab

BASSEM YOUSSEF LEE-ANN TJUNYPA assem Youssef, dubbed the Jon Stewart BUCKSKIN of the Arab World, was the host of popular TV show AlBernameg – which ee-Ann is a Narungga, Wirangu, Wotjobaluk Bwas the first of its kind political satire show in woman from Southern Australia. She is the Middle East. Throughout its three season very well known throughout the Australian LIndigenous and international arts communities. run, AlBernameg remained controversial due to its hilarious and bold criticism of the ruling Having worked across many major international powers. During its final season, the show festivals and art practices, she has won numerous achieved unprecedented ratings before prizes for her contribution to the arts, including Youssef announced its termination due to the Gladys Elphick Award for community overwhelming political pressures on the show contribution and the prestigious Sidney Myer and the airing channel. Facilitator Prize. She has been awarded the South In 2013, Youssef was named one of Australian Ruby Award twice, Best Community Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People Work and the Geoff Crowhurst Memorial Award and was awarded the International Press in 2016 for her contribution to the state. Lee-Ann Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect is the first Aboriginal woman to be appointed as Journalists (CPJ). He was a reoccurring guest Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In 2016, Arts Board in 40 years and is the first Aboriginal Youssef hosted a digital series titled The person to hold the Deputy Chair on the board of Democracy Handbook for Fusion Network. the Australia Council for the Arts. She is the Chair He is also the star of the world-renowned of Tarnanthi, the Festival of Contemporary documentary, Tickling Giants, directed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Visual Art. Sara Taksler. In 2017, Youssef released a She is a member of the Country Arts South book about his experience called Revolution Australia Aboriginal Reference Group and an for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab independent Director of the Ku Arts Board for Spring. In 2018, Youssef hosts a podcast on remote and South Australia art centres and artists. CAFE called, Remade in America, where he Lee-Ann’s current position is Executive interviews his guests as they explore what it Consultant for the Aboriginal Screen Strategy with means to be an outsider in America. the South Australian Film Corporation. Lee-Ann also advises on scripts for both national and international TV and feature films including work for Warner Brothers and HBO. She is the Creative Producer of Country Arts South Australia’s three- year Aboriginal Project. A pubic artist she was the Aboriginal designer for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial, Adelaide.

25 Jordi Albareda is currently one of the most prominent leaders in the field of social innovation in the Basque Country. As president and founder of the Fair Saturday Foundation, Albareda works to highlight the importance of arts and culture in society through self-initiatives like the global cultural movement with a social impact. Albareda is heavily involved with the mobile app Wikiopps, which promotes participation and active listening within all kinds of organisations. Prior to founding Fair Saturday, Albareda’s professional background involved management positions in Arthur Andersen, working as an associate at McKinsey, and serving as a member of the Board of Directors of a multinational retail company. Jordi is also a visiting professor at the Deusto Business School and a mentor in its executive MBA program and vice-president of the Bilbao Choral Society, an institution whose purpose is to spread music within the Basque Country.

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27 Actress, transthropologist became Director of Theatre at London’s and Transfeminist Renata OvalHouse—known for the diversity of its Carvalho has a 22 year-long audiences and for the non-conformity of its artists, career. She is founder of including pioneering Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ, and Monart (National Trans disabled artists. Ben then became Creative Artists Movement) and Director of BeCreative, an independent producing created the Trans company, working on a variety on international Representativeness projects including the inaugural Lagos Theatre Manifesto and the “Coletivo Festival. Ben first joined the British Council’s T”, Brazil’s first collective of transgender artists. Drama & Dance team in 2011, and subsequently She has been researching the transgender body in was Head of Arts in Portugal. Ben was Project the Arts since 2007, when she volunteered as an Director of an EC-funded four-country project agent for prevention against STIs / Hepatitis / supporting disabled performing artists entitled Tuberculosis / HIV in her hometown Santos, ‘Unlimited Access’, and he is currently Project working specifically with transvestites and Director for a large-scale Creative Europe-funded transsexual women in prostitution. She is currently project “Europe Beyond Access” touring the plays “Domínio Público” (“Public Domain”) and “The Gospel According to Jesus, Katese Odile Gakire is a Queen of Heaven”, which has been censored in professional dreamer. She is several places in Brazil. a Rwandan actor, playwright, director and cultural Gift Chansa studied in entrepreneur. Currently, she the Netherlands at Fontys is the director of the Woman performance academy Cultural Centre (WCC). In and Wuqiao China. He is 2004, she creates Ingoma the Founder of Circus Nshya, Women Initiatives, Zambia a creative hub the first-ever women’s drum company in Rwanda. and Circus company that The company had toured in DRC, Senegal, equips young people with Netherlands, USA, Zimbabwe, South Africa, circus, life skills, social Sweden, UK, Ethiopia and Mexico. She is now skills, entrepreneurship and Job opportunities. working on the program “I Have A Drum” that Gift is extremely passionate about young aims to secure a place for women in the people. He spends a lot of his time talking about drumming arena and to sustain the future of the issues that young people face in ghettos and female drummer in Rwanda and in the world. In finds solutions for the better tomorrow through 2012, she launches the project “Mumataha, performance arts. Since he was a teenager Gift Remember Me…” a unique project on the had been performing and travelling abroad, most commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the recently to the United States, Japan and the Tutsi. Expanding into realms of publishing, video, United Kingdom. He is a @TedX speaker, MTV radio and theatre, the project has at its core a Staying Alive Squad ambassador and most collection of letters written to the dead, that turns recently was a recipient of the Queens Young isolated grief into collaborative life. Leaders 2018 award. Tony Grybowski is an For the British Council Australian arts administrator Ben Evans coordinates based in Melbourne. Tony’s a transnational project thirty-year career in the arts building links between has included Executive disabled artists, and leadership roles with a range building links between of Australian arts organisations, funders and organisations and significant policymakers seeking to arts policy work across state transform access to the arts and federal government bodies. for disabled people as audiences and artists. After Tony was Chief Executive Officer of the training and working as a theatre director, Ben Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian

28 Government’s arts funding and advisory body in Los Angeles. In 2003 she joined CAMI from 2013 to 2018. Tony led the Council (Columbia Artists Management) working with through its most significant period of strategic such artists as Tan Dun, Cirque Eloize and Lord of and organisational reform, resulting in a new the Ring The Symphony. From 2005 to 2015 she arts funding model, international strategic arts worked with Concert Artists Guild (CAG) as the development, research and support for First West Coast and Asia Pacific Booking and Nations people. Managerial Associate to help mentor and launch Tony is particularly passionate about the role young classical musicians and ensembles. She and power of art in our lives, the role of creativity most recently worked with Cadenza Artists, LLC in the future workforce and supporting the growth as the Director of Booking and Business and understanding of first nations arts and Development for the Middle East and Far East. culture. Tony is currently utilising this experience Cindy received her B.A. in Music Business and in consulting across the not for profit sector M.A. in Music Ecology from New York University. focussing on strategy and capacity development. Ilter Ibrahimof has been A veteran in the entertain the Director of Sunny Artist ment & performing arts Management (SAM) since industry, Cindy Hwang founding the agency in began her career at BMG 2004, and the Artistic International Artist and Director of Fall for Dance Repertoire (A&R) where she North in Toronto since worked with its regional founding the festival in Asian offices to bridge local 2013. Born and artists into the US. From raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Ilter moved to North 2006 – 2008, Cindy served as Associate Producer America in 1998, first to attend Emerson College of the JC Penney Asian Excellence Awards show in Boston and then living and working in New York City and Montréal before settling in Toronto. working locally, nationally and internationally. As a creative mind in the dance field, Ilter is Artsadmin has developed its base at Toynbee regularly invited to participate in various festivals Studios in East London into a centre for the and conferences as a curator and speaker. He is creation and development of new work, with the guest curator of the upcoming edition of the rehearsal spaces, a free advisory service, bursary bi-annual dance festival Off the EDGE in Atlanta, scheme, education programme, residencies, and has recently joined the Dance Committee of showcases, workshops and performances. the Toronto Arts Council. Ilter lives with his partner Together with Shape, Artsadmin runs Unlimited Lucas and their two puppies Ginny and Myku – a programme commissioning work by disabled artists. Judith has produced numerous artistic Martin Inthamoussu projects in locations all over the world. She received a BA in Theatre works with the Imagine 2020 European Network Studies from the University producing artists’ projects on the issue of climate of Manchester, a MA in change, including Artsadmin’s biennial Two Communication Studies Degrees Festival. She was awarded an MBE in from Catholic University of 2007, and in 2009 was made Officier des Arts et Uruguay and a Post des Lettres by the French Government. Graduate Diploma in www.artsadmin.co.uk International Cultural Affairs. He is a choreographer and General Director at Gaurav Kripalani is the National Arts Schools of Uruguay. Festival Director of the Singapore International Faisal Kiwewa (1983) is the Festival of Arts (SIFA), founder of Bayimba Cultural which he will helm from Foundation and the Artistic 2018-2020. Director of the annual Concurrently, Gaurav Bayimba International Festival continues his 23 year of the Arts (12 editions) as involvement with the well as DOADOA - East Africa Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT), 17 of which Performing Arts Market have been as Artistic Director. During that time, (7 editions). Curator of the SRT became the first Singaporean theatre company Amakula International Film Festival (12 editions) on Broadway in 1998 as Associate Producer on and the Co-Curator of the Kampala International Golden Child, which went on to earn three Tony Theatre Festival (5 editions). As a founding Director, Award nominations. SRT has presented work by together with a skillful team he has worked hard several renowned international artistes including to transform the arts scene in Uganda from a Ninagawa, Complicité, Peter Brook, Yael Farber and rather static state to its current level of vibrancy. the Royal Shakespeare Company to name a few. During the past years, under his guidance, Bayimba SRT was also a co-commissioning partner on has trained, supported and created numerous the Bridge Project—a three-year, Sam Mendes- platforms to celebrate the arts in Uganda. As directed collaboration between The Old Vic in such, Bayimba has developed into a house hold London and BAM in New York. Gaurav has name among artists and professionals, not only commissioned and produced over a 100 plays within Uganda but also within the East African and musicals, including the highly successful region and other corners around the world. musical, Forbidden City. Gaurav originated productions of Singapore's own Shakespeare in Judith Knight is the Artistic the Park - where local and international actors, Director of Artsadmin which producers and set designers come together she founded in 1979. Over annually to bring Shakespeare to life. He also the last 39 years, the recognises the importance of arts education, organisation has supported with SRT being one of the biggest producers of and produced the work of children’s theatre in Southeast Asia. contemporary artists and Gaurav sits on the Board of Directors for companies working across ISPA, SRT, and on the Board of Trustees all artistic disciplines, for Shakespeare’s Globe in London.

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40 ADVOCACY REGIONAL PARTNERS PARTNERS Advocates are individuals and Regional Partners provide organizations who pledge $5,000 targeted funding for arts or more per year for three years professionals to experience an to ensure the ongoing viability of extended engagement with ISPA’s 2019 GOAL ISPA’s Fellowship Program. Fellowship Program. Artifax Software Limited: Australia Council for the Arts Nina Kaye and Sarah Verge Australia Fellowship Arup: Raj Patel and David Taylor Canada Council for the Arts (In Memoriam) Canada Fellowship David Baile Kulturstyrelsen / Danish Agency for Culture Beijing Poly Theatre Management Denmark Fellowship Co., Ltd. Arts Council England CANAC: Arts Commons (Johann England Fellowship Zietsman); The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thompson Hall Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (Deane Cameron); Les 7 Doigts Global Fellowship (Nassib El Husseini); Place des Hong Kong Arts Development Arts (Marc Blondeau); Sony Council Centre for the Performing Arts Hong Kong Fellowship (Mark Hammond); Theatre Calgary Dutch Performing Arts/ Dr. C.F. Koo Foundation: Performing Arts Fund NL Vivien Ku Netherlands Fellowship UK Presenters: Barbican Centre, 100th ISPA Congress Montreal London; Kings Place, London Quebec Fellowship USA University Presenters: Creative Scotland Matias Tarnoplosky: Cal Scotland Regional Fellowship Performances, UC Berkeley; Emil Kang: Carolina Performing Arts at National Arts Council Singapore The University of North Carolina at Singapore Fellowship Chapel Hill; George Trudeau: Musikverket and Center for the Performing Arts, Svensk Scenkonst Pennsylvania State University; Sweden Fellowship Mary Lou Aleskie: Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College; Mike Ross: Krannert Center for the SUPPORTERS! MULTI-YEAR Performing Arts; Michelle Witt: Meany Center for the Performing Arts; Ruth Waalkes: Moss Arts Center; Matthew VanBesien: UMS at the University of Michigan; Chris Lorway: Stanford Live THANK YOU TO OUR FELLOWSHIP FELLOWSHIP OUR TO YOU THANK

41 INTRODUCING  Laura Artoni pro scena THE 2019 FELLOWSHIP Producer COHORT Milan, Italy

42  Simon Abrahams Melbourne Fringe Creative Director / CEO Prahran, VIC, Australia

 Beth Achitsa ONGEA! - The Eastern Africa Music Summit Production Lead Nairobi, Kenya

  Laura Artoni Nadine Asswad pro scena Nadine Asswad Agency Producer Director Milan, Italy Mascouche, QC, Canada

 Dan Baker Barbican Theatre, Plymouth Creative Producer Plymouth, UK

 Gift Chansa Circus Zambia Artistic Director Lusaka City, Zambia   John Chantler Nelson Chia Edition Festival Nine Years Theatre, for Other Music Artistic Director Artistic Director Singapore Sollentuna, Sweden

  Silvia de la Cueva Vincent de Repentigny Mexican Centre for Music LA SERRE - arts vivants and Sonic Arts Codirector Development Director Montréal, QC, Canada Morelia, Mexico

  Sergio Elmir Mhiran Faraday Futuro Libre Banff Centre Director Manager, Banff Toronto, ON, Canada International String Quartet Competition Halifax, NS, Canada

  Johan Gijsen Ben Graetz Le Guess Who? Party Passport Managing Director Creative Producer Utrecht, Netherlands Nakara, NT, Australia

  Hilkka-Liisa Iivanainen Martin Inthamoussu Tampere Theatre Festival National Arts Schools Artistic director & curator of SODRE Tampere, Finland General Director Montevideo, Uruguay   Anca Chung Annette Corbett Hong Kong Youth Battersea Arts Centre Arts Foundation Writer & Fundraiser Head of Performing Arts London, UK Hong Kong

  Reena Dewan Mohamed Elghawy Kolkata Centre AFCA for Arts and Culture for Creativity Founder and Vice President Artistic Director Calcutta, India Cairo, Egypt

  LJ Findlay-Walsh Anne Sophie Take Me Somewhere Fogedby Festival The Royal Artistic Director Danish Opera Glasgow, UK Producer Copenhagen, Denmark

  Elin Hellrönn Kristelle Holliday City of Umeå Théâtre des Petites Program Manager Lanternes Umeå, Sweden Executive and Co-Artistic Director Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

  Shaza Ishak Vikram Iyengar Teater Ekamatra Ltd Pickle Factory Company Director Dance Foundation Singapore Project Initiator and Director Calcutta, India   Jenny Jamison Pascale Joubert Scottish Ensemble Sylvain Émard Danse / Chief Executive Théâtre de la Pire Espèce Glasgow, UK International Development Manager Montreal, QC, Canada

  Alexandra Kotis Meera Krishnan Lincoln Center for Prakriti Foundation the Performing Arts Senior Programme Associate Producer Manager New York, NY, USA Chennai, India

  Lotte Ludvigsen Fiona MacDonald Teatret Svalegangen Imaginary Theatre Creative Producer General Manager/ Aahus, Denmark Executive Producer Brisbane, QLD, Australia

  Leslie McCue Belinda McElhinney Toronto, ON, Canada Take Me Somewhere Festival Executive Producer Glasgow, UK

  Søren Normann Hansen Joanna Nuckowska The Royal Danish Ballet Nowy Teatr- International Administrative Director Cultural Center Copenhagen, Denmark Head of Production & International Communication Warszawa, Poland 46   Ira Judkovskaja Abdul Kinyenya Tryater Batalo East/ Artistic Director Tabuflo Dance Co. Goingarijp, Netherlands Founder/ Art Director Entebbe, Uganda

  Henrik Lillsjö Pamela Lopez Vara Konserthus GAM Cultural Center, Chile Production Manager Director of Programming Stockholm, Sweden and Audiences Santiago, Chile

  Sara Machado Álvaro Martínez CUMPLICIDADES - Teatro Villa Mayor Lisbon International General Manager Contemporary Dance Bogotá, Colombia Festival Managing Director Lisboa, Portugal

  Helen Mechitova Yoko Nishiyama Kavkaz Jazz Festival The Yoko Foundation Founder/Director President Tbilisi, Georgia Kobe, Japan

  Ezenwa Okoro Chiara Organtini Street Project Foundation Terni International Program Consultant Performing Arts Festival Yaba, Nigeria Curator Terni, Italy

47   Heena Patel Nina Patel MELA Arts Connect Dancing on the Edge Cultural Consultant - Festival South Asian Arts General Manager Edison, NJ, USA Vancouver, BC, Canada

  Sarah Rogers Viv Rosman Producer / Agent Polyglot Theatre Montréal, QC, Executive Director/ Canada co-CEO Abbotsford, VIC, Australia

  Hayk Sekoyan Sondos Shabayek Theatre for Changes The BuSSy project (T4C) Project director Executive and Cairo, Egypt Creative Director Yerevan, Armenia

  Anna Storåkers Nazli Tabatabai- Malmö Live Khatambakhsh Producer / Advisor Mid Calder, UK Malmö, Sweden

  Elena Tupyseva Kenneth Uphopho Theatre Ballet Moscow Lagos Fringe Director Festival Director Moscow, Russia Lagos, Nigeria

48   Ronee Penoi Clare Robertson Octopus Theatricals Cardboard Citizens Associate Producer Producer Princeton, NJ, USA London, UK

  Lucy Rugman Pilar Santelices Segeltorp, Sweden Chiden/ Arkollectiv’ Creative Producer Paris, France

  Deanna Smart Carla Sousa Arts Centre Melbourne Alkantara Senior Producer, Co-Artistic Director Programming Lisbon, Portugal Melbourne, Vic, Australia

  Danny Tan Caecilla Thunnissen Odyssey Dance Oorkaan Theatre Ltd Artistic and Managing Chief Executive Officer / Director Artistic Director Amsterdam, Netherlands Singapore

 Michelle VanHuss  Dayton Contemporary Mina Hsu-Ping Wang Dance Company Independent Producer Director of Touring and Taipei, Taiwan University Initiatives Dayton, OH, USA 49

List asofDecember 11,2018 Michael Mushalla Double MArts&Events David Lieberman,AllenMoon Representatives David LiebermanArtists’ Judith Lisi for thePerformingArts David A.Straz,Jr. Center Tim Fox,EmilyYoon Columbia Artists Emil Kang,AmyRussell UNC ChapelHill Carolina PerformingArts- Tracy Ya-han Tsui Joyce Jing-FangTsai, Vivien Ku,ThomasLiu, C. F. KooFoundation Friedlander, PatrickMarkle Leonard Auerbach,Steven Friedlander Auerbach Pollock Mary BethMacMillan Darani WinnieTsao, Studio Pte.Ltd. Attitude PerformingArts Arenius Tateo Nakajima, Edward Raj Patel,RonnieGensler, Arup Brian Halaas,AdamPerry Arts Midwest Deanna Smart Claire Spencer, Arts CentreMelbourne Rob Robbins Alliance ArtistManagement who haveelectedtoparticipateatthisenhancedmembershiplevel. THANKS TO OUR ISPA STAR MEMBERS

Mia Larsson Magnus Aspegren, Riksteatern Warren Garrett Judy Harquail, Ontario Presents Mara Isaacs,RoneePenoi Octopus Theatricals Ruth Waalkes Moss ArtsCenter Krzysztof Kurlej Jacek Boniecki, Dance Ensemble State FolkSongand Mazowsze -ThePolish Anthony Sargent & Creativity Toronto FestivalofArts LUMINATO - Shoshana Polanco La Teatreria Jose Mercado Kristopher McDowell, KMP Artists Chad Herzog of ArtsandIdeas International Festival Criena Gehrke HOTA, HomeoftheArts Joshua Kol Mary LouAleskie, Arts atDartmouthCollege Hopkins Centerforthe Tisa Ho,Grace Lang Festival Society Hong KongArts Matthias Naske,RicoGulda Konzerthausgesellschaft Wiener Louis Yu, AlisonFriedman District Authority West KowloonCultural Denisse FloresSomarriba Igor LozadaRiveraMelo, Guadalajara (CulturaUDG) Universidad de Zhanna Garber Aleksey Peganov, Production Center Triumphart, Triumph Debbie Storey Charles Santos, TITAS/ATTPAC Carl Giegold,DawnSchuette Threshold AcousticsLLC Yvonne Tham Company Ltd The Esplanade Cathy Graham The BritishCouncil Kathleen Panoff Texas PerformingArts Yaroslava Babenchuk Constantin Chiriac, Theatre Festival Sibiu International Todd Burnsed Margaret Selby, Selby/Artists Management Michael DiBlasi Todd Hensley, Schuler Shook

51 ISPA STAR MEMBERS CREDITS

2018 Board Officers 2018 Committee Chairs Congress Production Team Mary Lou Aleskie, Chair Marc Blondeau, Audit Creative Director: Erwin Maas UNITED STATES Emil J. Kang, Development Production Manager: Doug Harry Tisa Ho, Chair-Elect Mary Lou Aleskie, Executive Production Associate: HONG KONG Ian Smith, Finance Tiffany Hopkins Maria Claudia Parias, Steinunn B. Ragnarsdóttir, Company Coordinator: Jeff Morris Vice Chair Governance Event Management: Jill Danis COLOMBIA Michelle Witt, Membership Videography: Ian Smith, Treasurer Jim Beirne, Nominating Nel Shelby Productions UNITED KINGDOM Rebecca Dawson and Photography: Christopher Duggan Alicia Adams, Secretary Piotr Turkiewicz, Program Volunteers: UNITED STATES Niyoosha Ahmadi khoo David Baile, CEO Staff Abdullah Alsubyani UNITED STATES David Baile, Yu Cao Chief Executive Officer Yi Chen 2018 Board Members Sissi Xiqian Chen, Membership Andreya Cherry Jim Beirne mbe, UNITED KINGDOM and Events Intern Emily Corona Marc Blondeau, CANADA Nora Fleury, Program and Xavier Dzielski Collette Brennan, AUSTRALIA Development Associate Gushi Jin Tim Brinkman, UNITED KINGDOM Melanie Hopkins, Dylan Kaplan Jeff Daniel, UNITED STATES Finance Consultant Lydia Kilian Rebecca Dawson, Minji Kim, Communications and Da Eun Kim UNITED KINGDOM Events Coordinator Yiqun Luo Åsa Edgren, SWEDEN Ann Norris Pattan, Manager Keira Mayo Alison Friedman, HONG KONG of Membership and Events Aleksandra Miranovic Judy Harquail, CANADA Spencer Moon Emil Kang, UNITED STATES Congress Planning Committee Kristina Parise Gaurav Kripalani, SINGAPORE Collette Brennan, Co-Chair Nazcan Turkmen Igor Lozada Rivera Melo, MEXICO Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir, Co-Chair Gaia Visnar Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir, ICELAND David Baile Jinyi Wang Simon Reinink, NETHERLANDS Rachel Cooper Rodney West Piotr Turkiewicz, POLAND Nora Fleury Mingming Zhang Aurea Vieira-Goncalves, BRASIL Alison Friedman Brand and Program Design: Max Wagner, GERMANY Ben Graetz Red Herring Design Michelle Witt, UNITED STATES Daniel Valeriano Hanako Yamaguchi, UNITED STATES

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