NEW YORK 2019 ISPA CONGRESS Delegate List Updated on December 17, 2018
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NEW YORK 2019 ISPA CONGRESS: January 8-10, 2019 Delegates by Last Name Transitions: Today’s Future for the Arts Updated on 12/17/2018
Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Murat Abbas Zorlu Performing Arts Center General Manager Istanbul, Turkey Simon Abrahams Melbourne Fringe Creative Director / CEO Prahran, VIC, Australia Beth Achitsa ONGEA! - The Eastern Africa Music Summit Production Lead Nairobi, Kenya Alicia Adams John F Kennedy Center http://www.kennedy-center.org/ VP of International Programming and Dance Washington, DC, USA Rasmus Adrian n o r o b o http://www.norobo.dk Artistic & Executive Director Copenhagen, Denmark Mary Lou Aleskie Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College http://www.hop.dartmouth.edu Director Hanover, NH, USA
Amirali Alibhai Aga Khan Museum https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/ Head of Performing Arts Toronto, ON, Canada Ane Alsløv Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces Head of Projects, Senior Advisor Copenhagen, Denmark Yamam Al-Zubaidi Riksteatern https://www.riksteatern.se/ Equality and Diversity Manager Norsborg, Sweden Kai Amberla Finland Festivals http://www.festivals.fi Executive Director Helsinki, Finland Karen Ames Meyer Sound https://meyersound.com/ Director of Cultural Initiatives Berkeley, CA, USA Julia Amour Festivals Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK Michael Amtmann Gasteig Muenchen GmbH https://www.gasteig.de Head of Communication/Press Munich, Germany Fraser Anderson Scottish Ensemble https://scottishensemble.co.uk/ Consultant, Special Projects Glasgow, UK Christoffer Andersson Region Halland/Kultur i Halland/Musik Hallandia/Rum Executive Producer Musik Hallandia för Dans Halmstad, Sweden Alexa Antopol Fisher Dachs Associates http://fda-online.com/ Chief Intelligence Officer New York, NY, USA Sergio Arbeláez Ospina FIMPRO Cultura UDG https://www.fimguadalajara.mx/ Director FIMPRO Zapopan, Mexico Sharon Armstrong-Williams Clore Leadership Fellowship Manager London, UK Maria Rita Arnaut Consultant Lisboa, Portugal Laura Artoni pro scena Producer Milan, Italy Magnus Aspegren Riksteatern https://www.riksteatern.se/ CEO Norsborg, Sweden Nadine Asswad Nadine Asswad Agency https://www.nadineasswad.com/ Director Mascouche, QC, Canada Wendy Atkinson Chan Centre for the Performing Arts http://www.chancentre.com Programming Manager Vancouver, BC, Canada Leonard Auerbach Auerbach Pollock Friedlander President, Founding Principal San Francisco, CA, USA Iiris Autio Tero Saarinen Company https://terosaarinen.com/en/ Managing Director Helsinki, Finland Juan Ayala Méndez UNAM Programming Director Coyoacán, CP., Mexico David Baile ISPA https://www.ispa.org Chief Executive Officer New York, NY, USA Rob Bailis Cal Performances http://calperformances.org Associate Director Berkeley, CA, USA
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Robert Baird BAM! Baird Artists Management Consulting President Alliston, ON, Canada Christina Baker Opus 3 Artists http://www.opus3artists.com Manager, Artists & Attractions New York, NY, USA Dan Baker Barbican Theatre, Plymouth http://www.barbicantheatre.co.uk Creative Producer Plymouth, UK Mark Ball Manchester International Festival http://mif.co.uk Creative Director Manchester, UK Lene Bang Henningsen Lene Bang Org Creative Producer Hellerup, Denmark Yongli Bao Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org Deputy Director of the Performing & Marketing Opera House Dpt Shanghai, China Cathy Barbash Barbash Arts Consulting Services http://cathybarbash.com President Ardmore, PA, USA Gavin Barlow The Albany CEO/Artistic Director London, UK Orly Beigel Orly Beigel Productions http:www.orlybeigelproductions.com Cultural Presenter/Promoter Mexico City, Mexico Jim Beirne Live Theatre Chief Executive Newcastle, UK Brent Belsher Belsher Arts Management http://www.belsherartsmanagement.ca/ Director Vancouver, BC, Canada Ruth Bereson Griffith University https://www.griffith.edu.au/arts-education-law/contact Dean (Academic), Arts, Education & Law Group Mt Gravatt, Qld, Australia
Rocio Bermejo The Anglo Mexican Foundation A.C. http://angloarts.mx Manager Anglo Arts Mexico City, Mexico Sue Bernstein Bernstein Artists, Inc. President Brooklyn, NY, USA Robert Berretta Opus 3 Artists http://www.opus3artists.com/ Vice President, Manager Artists & Attractions New York, NY, USA Ron Berry Fusebox Festival http://fuseboxfestival.com Artistic Director Austin, TX, USA Ragnar Berthling Musikcentrum Öst Managing Director Stockholm, Sweden Sabrina Bhaloda International Arts Manager Commercial Manager Uckfield, UK Anand Bhatt Aakash Odedra Company http://www.aakashodedra.co.uk/ Producer Leicester, UK Jenny Bilfield Washington Performing Arts President and CEO Washington, DC, USA Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason Icelandic Opera https://opera.is/en/ Music Director Reykjavík, Iceland Earl Blackburn Kanzen Arts http://www.kanzenarts.com President Forest Hills, NY, USA Glenn Blackman Global Touring & Promotion, Inc. President Nashville, TN, USA Christopher Blair AKUSTIKS http://www.akustiks.com/ Principal/Chief Scientist South Norwalk, CT, USA Linsey Bostwick The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Senior Producer Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Cathie Boyd Cryptic Artistic Director Glasgow, UK Elizabeth Bradley Tisch School of the Arts Arts Professor, Drama New York, NY, USA Jonathan Bradley The Crossing http://aniara.crossingchoir.org Executive Director Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website William Bragin The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi https://www.nyuad-artscenter.org/ Executive Artistic Director Abu Dhabi, UAE Mikael Brännvall Swedish Performing Arts Association CEO Stockholm, Sweden George Braun PMC President New York, NY, USA Marah Braye Harbourfront Centre http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/ Chief Executive Officer Toronto, ON, Canada Collette Brennan Abbotsford Convent Foundation http://www.abbotsfordocnvent.com.au CEO Melbourne, VIC, Australia Daniel Brier Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra https://www.kalamazoosymphony.com/ Resident Conductor Kalamazoo, MI, USA Gunther Broucke Brussels Philharmonic - The Flemish Radio Choir http://www.brusselsphilharmonic.be Managing Director Brussels, Belgium
Jamie Broumas The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts http://www.kennedy-center.org Dir, Classical & New Music Programs Washington, DC, USA
Linda Brumbach Pomegranate Arts, Inc. http://www.pomegranatearts.com Founder and President New York, NY, USA Lee-Ann Buckskin Australia Council for the Arts http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/ Deputy Chair Sydney, NSW, Australia Linda Bukhosini The Playhouse Company http://www.playhousecompany.com/ CEO & Artistic Director Durban, South Africa Jelle Burggraaff Leeuwarden-Fryslân 2018 Head of International Cultural Cooperation Leeuwarden, Netherlands Todd Burnsed Selby/Artists Management Booking Associate New York, NY, USA John Burt Cambodian Living Arts/Living Arts International https://www.cambodianlivingarts.org/ Co-founder New York, NY, USA Ben Cameron Jerome Foundation President St. Paul, MN, USA Toni Capra Da Camera of Houston http://www.dacamera.com Executive Director Houston, TX, USA Cliff Cardinal Cunningham Concepts & Creations http://www.cunning-concepts.com Writer, Performer Toronto, ON, Canada Renata Carvalho Actress São Paulo, Brazil Brittney Cathcart Business / Arts http://www.businessandarts.org/ Director, Development & Operations Toronto, ON, Canada Jude Chambers Creative New Zealand http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/ Manager, International Services and Initiatives Auckland, New Zealand
Kai Yin Chan Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Ltd Assistant Programme Manager Hong Kong Aelin Chang Sunrise Promotion Tokyo Inc. https://sunrisetokyo.com/ Producer Tokyo, Japan Rachel Chanoff The Office performing arts + film Director New York, NY, USA Gift Chansa Circus Zambia http://www.circuszambia.org/ Artistic Director Lusaka City, Zambia John Chantler Edition Festival for Other Music http://www.edition-festival.com Artistic Director Stockholm, Sweden Susan Chapman, M.B.E. The Anglo Mexican Foundation A.C. http://angloarts.mx Programme Director Anglo Arts Mexico City, Mexico Mia Chee Nine Years Theatre http://nineyearstheatre.com Company Director Singapore Sissi Xiqian Chen ISPA https://www.ispa.org Membership and Events Intern New York, NY, USA
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Lawrence Cherney Soundstreams Canada Artistic Director Toronto, ON, USA Nelson Chia Nine Years Theatre http://www.nineyearstheatre.com Artistic Director Singapore Constantin Chiriac Sibiu International Theatre Festival http://www.sibfest.ro/ President Sibiu, Romania Anca Chung Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation https://www.hkyaf.com/ Head of Performing Arts Hong Kong Zbigniew Cierniak Polish National Song and Dance Ensemble SLASK http://zespolslask.pl General Director Koszecin, Poland
John Clark Ballet BC http://balletbc.com Executive Director Vancouver, BC, Canada Laura Colby Elsie Management http://elsieman.org President Brooklyn, NY, USA Lydia Connolly Harrison Parrott Director of Artist Management London, UK Rachel Cooper Asia Society Director of Cultural Programs and Performing New York, NY, USA Arts Tracy Cooper artsdepot https://www.artsdepot.co.uk Chief Executive London, UK Luiz Coradazzi Pangea Cultura Culture Strategist São Paulo, Brazil Annette Corbett Battersea Arts Centre http://www.bac.org.uk Writer & Fundraiser London, UK Alice Cordier Centre de Santé Amsterdam https://www.alicecordier.com Cranio-Sacral Osteopathy Amsterdam, Netherlands Janet Cowperthwaite Kronos Quartet / Kronos Performing Arts Association https://kronosquartet.org Managing Director San Francisco, CA, USA
András Csonka Liszt Academy Concert Centre Program Director Budapest, Hungary Ryan Cunningham Cunning Concepts & Creations http://www.cunning-concepts.com Producer Toronto, ON, Canada Joshua Dachs Fisher Dachs Associates http://fda-online.com/ President New York, NY, USA Jacqueline Davis New York Public Library for the Performing Arts http://www.nypl.org/lpa Executive Director New York, NY, USA Rebecca Dawson Punchdrunk http://www.punchdrunk.com Executive Director London, UK Silvia de la Cueva Mexican Centre for Music and Sonic Arts https://www.cmmas.org/ Development Director Morelia, Mexico Vincent de Repentigny LA SERRE - arts vivants https://laserre.ca/en Codirector Montréal, QC, Canada Damien de Roche Auditoria Magazine Publication Director Dorking, UK Adan Ahbenamar Delgado Universidad de Guadalajara (Cultura UDG) http://www.udg.mx/ Production Manager / Cultura UDG Guadalajara, Mexico Kent Devereaux New Hampshire Institute of Art http://www.nhia.edu/ President Manchester, NH, USA Reena Dewan Kolkata Centre for Creativity Vice President Calcutta, India Tina Diab The 7 Fingers http://www.7fingers.com Director of Business Development Montréal, QC, Canada Ben Dietschi Soundstreams Canada http://soundstreams.ca Executive Director Toronto, ON, Canada Janine Dijkmeijer NDT General Director The Hague, Netherlands
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Thorben Dittes Sage Gateshead http://www.sagegateshead.com/ Director, Royal Northern Sinfonia Gateshead, UK Nick Dodds Festivals and Events International Ltd. https://feiuk.com/ Managing Director Mickleham, UK Peiran Dong Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Foreign Affairs Officer Opera House Shanghai, China David Dower ArtsEmerson http://www.artsemerson.org Artistic Director Boston, MA, USA Kevin du Preez Australia Council for the Arts http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/leadership Director, Capacity Building Sydney, NSW, Australia Gary Dunning Celebrity Series of Boston, Inc. President & Executive Director Boston, MA, USA Mario Durham Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) https://www.apap365.org President & CEO Washington, DC, USA
Philippe Dutheil To Be And More http://www.2bnm.com Manager / Producer Paris, France Terry Dwyer Segerstrom Center for the Arts President Costa Mesa, CA, USA Patrick Eakin Young ERRATICA http://www.erratica.org/ Artistic Director London, UK Kristy Edmunds Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA https://cap.ucla.edu/ Executive & Artistic Director Los Angeles, CA, USA Mohamed Elghawy AFCA for Arts and Culture http://www.afca-arts.com Founder and Artistic Director Cairo, Egypt Sergio Elmir Futuro Libre http://www.futurolibrecreative.com Director Toronto, ON, Canada Ben Evans The British Council http://www.disabilityartsinternational.org Head of Arts & Disability, European Union Region London, UK
James Fahey Symphony Center Presents https://cso.org/ Director of Programming Chicago, IL, USA Loie Fallis Toronto Symphony Orchestra http://www.tso.ca Vice-President, Artistic Planning Toronto, ON, Canada Mhiran Faraday Banff International String Quartet Competition Manager Halifax, NS, Canada Susan Feder The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation https://mellon.org/ Program Officer New York, NY, USA Claudia Fernandez University of Guadalajara / FIMPRO http://www.cultura.udg.mx Manager Guadalajara, Mexico Terence Fernandez TerryandTheCuz http://www.terryandthecuz.com Director Subang Jaya, Malaysia LJ Findlay-Walsh Take Me Somewhere Festival Artistic Director Glasgow, UK Karen Fischer Pasifika Artists Network http://www.pasifika-artists.com President Wailuku, HI, USA Ken Fischer University of Michigan Faculty in Arts Leadership Ann Arbor, MI, USA Paul Fitzpatrick Imaginate Chief Executive Edinburgh,UK Nora Fleury ISPA https://www.ispa.org Program and Development Associate New York, NY, USA Denisse Flores University of Guadalajara / Cultura UDG http://www.cultura.udg.mx Arts Research Development Guadalajara, Mexico Anne Sophie Fogedby The Royal Danish Opera https://kglteater.dk/en/ Producer København K, Denmark Hannah Ford Carolina Performing Arts - UNC Chapel Hill https://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/ Post-Graduate Leadership Fellow Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Staffan Forssell Swedish Art Council Director General Stockholm, Sweden Anne-Louise Fortin 7 Fingers Agent, International Development - Touring Montreal, QC, Canada Shows Tim Fox Columbia Artists President New York, NY, USA Sarah Frankland British Council USA Deputy Director at British Council Washington, DC, USA Linus Fung Leisure and Cultural Services Department https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ Chief Manager (Cultural Presentations) Hong Kong Katese Odile Gakire Woman Cultural Centre http://www.womanculturalcentre.rw Director Kigali, Rwanda Olga Garay-English Ford Theatres https://www.fordtheatres.org/ Senior Advisor of International Affairs Hollywood, CA, USA Zhanna Garber Triumph Production Center http://www.triumphart.ru/ PR manager Moscow, Russia Sandra Garcia-Betancourt Voices of a People s History of the United States https://peopleshistory.us/ Interim General Manager Brooklyn, NY, USA
Warren Garrett Ontario Presents https://ontariopresents.ca/ Executive Director Toronto, ON, Canada Vygintas Gasparavičius Lithuanian Concert Promoters Association http://http://www.ipmc.lt/ Head of Touring services Vilnius, Lithuania Rikard Gateau Vastmanlandsmusiken https://vastmanlandsmusiken.se/ Artistic Director Västerås, Sweden Margaret Genovese Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates http://genovesevanderhoof.com/ Senior Partner Toronto, ON, Canada Carl Giegold Threshold Acoustics LLC https://www.thresholdacoustics.com/ Partner Chicago, IL, USA Johan Gijsen Le Guess Who? https://www.leguesswho.nl/ Managing Director Utrecht, Netherlands Peter Gistelinck Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra http://www.kalamazoosymphony.com President & CEO Kalamazoo, MI, USA Jennifer Gordon School of Creative and Performing Arts https://www.socapa.org/ Business Manager Toronto, ON, Canada Sarah Gordon Opus 3 Artists Manager, Artists & Attractions New York, NY, USA Rebecca Gould The British Council Head of Arts London, UK Paul Grabowsky Monash University Academy of Performing Arts, https://mapa.monash.edu/ Executive Director Melbourne Clayton, VIC, Australia Ben Graetz Party Passport http://www.partypassport.com.au Creative Producer Nakara, NT, Australia Cathy Graham The British Council https://www.britishcouncil.org/ Director of Music London, UK David Greenberg Music Works International http://musicworksinternational.com Director of Marketing/Development Reading, MA, USA Judd Greenstein Pemberley Productions http://www.pemberleyproductions.com/ New York, NY, USA Sarah-Jane Greenway School of Creative and Performing Arts https://creativearts.humber.ca/ Associate Dean Toronto, ON, Canada Joshua Grossman Schuler Shook https://schulershook.com/ ASTC, Principal Chicago, IL, USA Tony Grybowski Melbourne, VIC, Australia Mengtong Guan Ping Pong Productions http://www.pingpongarts.org Executive and Creative Director Beijing, China
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Josée Guérette Cirque Éloize https://www.cirque-eloize.com/en Agent, International Development - Touring Montréal, QC, Canada Shows Nancy Guertin Canada Council for the Arts Program Officer Ottawa, ON, Canada Eleno Gutiérrez Centro de Producción de Danza Contemporánea https://www.facebook.com/ceprodac.inba/ Executive Director CEPRODAC Mexico City, Mexico Brian Halaas Arts Midwest https://www.artsmidwest.org Co-Director, Arts Midwest Conference Minneapolis, MN, USA Andy Hamingson Pemberley Productions http://www.pemberleyproductions.com/ New York, NY, USA Maria Hansen European League of Institutes of the Arts https://www.elia-artschools.org/ Executive Director Amsterdam, Netherlands Stefan Hansen Unga Klara http://www.ungaklara.se CEO Stockholm, Sweden Jonathan Harper The Paraorchestra & Friends http://paraorchestra.com/ Chief Executive Bristol, UK Judy Harquail Ontario Presents https://ontariopresents.ca/ Director of Programs Toronto, ON, Canada Liz Hawkins Adelaide Festival Centre Trust http://adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Director Programming, Development & Venue Adelaide, SA, Australia Sales Elisabeth Hayes New York, NY, USA Charles Hazlewood The Paraorchestra & Friends http://www.pararochestra.com Artistic Director Bristol, UK Richard Heason St John's Smith Square http://www.sjss.org.uk Director London, UK Steve Heath Alma Artist Booking http://almaartistbooking.com Artist Representative Southfield, MI, USA Jessica Hefes Just The Ticket http://www.justthetickethk.org/ Director Los Angeles, CA, USA Elin Hellrönn City of Umeå Program manager Umeå, Sweden Branislav Henselmann City of Vancouver Managing Director, Cultural Services Vancouver, BC, Canada Chad Herzog International Festival of Arts and Ideas http://www.artidea.org Co-Executive Director and Director of New Haven, CT, USA Programming Peter Higgin Punchdrunk https://punchdrunk.org.uk Director of Enrichment London, UK Simon Hinton Merrigong Theatre Company Artistic Director / CEO Wollongong, NSW, Australia Amy Ho The Esplanade Company Ltd http://www.esplanade.com Head - Music Singapore Tisa Ho Hong Kong Arts Festival Society https://www.hk.artsfestival.org/ Executive Director Hong Kong, China Brenna Hobson National Theatre of Scotland https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/ Executive Producer / Deputy Chief Executive Glasgow, UK Martin Hojman Ciudad Cultural Konex https://www.cckonex.org/ Manager Buenos Aires, Argentina Kristelle Holliday Théâtre des Petites Lanternes http://www.petiteslanternes.org Executive and Co-Artistic Director Sherbrooke, QC, Canada Alicia Horwitz Columbia Artists New York, NY, USA Cindy Hwang InPulse Creatives, LLC https://www.inpulsecreatives.com/ President Flushing, NY, USA
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Osiel Ibanez Cirkus Cirkör Head of Communication Alby / Stockholm, Sweden Ilter Ibrahimof Fall for Dance North http://www.ffdnorth.com Artistic Director Toronto, ON, Canada Rika Iino Sozo Artists, Inc. http://www.sozoartists.com/ President New York, NY, USA Hilkka-Liisa Iivanainen Tampere Theatre Festival http://teatterikesa.fi/en Artistic director & curator Tampere, Finland Arni Ingolfsson Iceland Symphony Orchestra https://en.sinfonia.is/ Artistic Advisor Seltjarnarnes, Iceland Martin Inthamoussu National Arts Schools of SODRE General Director Montevideo, Uruguay Mara Isaacs Octopus Theatricals http://octopustheatricals.com Executive/Creative Producer Princeton, NJ, USA Shaza Ishak Teater Ekamatra Ltd https://ekamatra.org.sg/ Company Director Singapore Vikram Iyengar Pickle Factory Dance Foundation https://vikramiyengar.in/ Project Initiator and Director Calcutta, India Catherine Jacques Cirque Éloize https://www.cirque-eloize.com/ Agent, International Development - Touring Montreal, QC, Canada Shows Vigdis Jakobsdottir Reykjavik Arts Festival https://artfest.is/ Artistic Director / CEO Reykjavík, Iceland Jenny Jamison Scottish Ensemble http://scottishensemble.co.uk Chief Executive Glasgow, UK Howard Jang Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity https://www.banffcentre.ca Vice President of Arts & Leadership Banff, AB, Canada Christina Jensen Jensen Artists President Beacon, NY, USA Jennifer Johnson Arts Commons https://artscommons.ca/ Director, programming & Arts Learning Calgary, AB, Canada Tiina Jokinen SharpPen http://www.erpmusic.com member of the board Tallinn, Estonia Catherine Jones APAM - Australian Performing Arts Market https://www.performingartsmarket.com.au/ Director, APAM Office Melbourne, VIC, Australia Pascale Joubert Sylvain Émard Danse / Théâtre de la Pire Espèce http://www.sylvainemard.com International Development Manager Montreal, QC, Canada
Ira Judkovskaja Tryater http://www.tryater.nl Artistic Director Goingarijp, Netherlands Emil Kang Carolina Performing Arts - UNC Chapel Hill https://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/ Executive and Artistic Director Chapel Hill, NC, USA Jinchu Kang Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org Technical Supervisor Ballet Shanghai, China Geoff Keating The Caldwell Partners http://www.caldwellpartners.com Consultant Toronto, ON, Canada Sousuke Kikuchi Sunrise Promotion Tokyo Inc. https://sunrisetokyo.com/ Producer Tokyo, Japan Minji Kim ISPA https://www.ispa.org Communications and Events Coordinator New York, NY, USA Abdul Kinyenya Batalo East/Tabuflo Dance Co. http://www.bataloeast.org founder/ Art Director Entebbe, Uganda Daisuke Kitagawa Oji Theatre Senior Program Manager Tokyo, Japan Karen Kitchen Common Ground Arts http://www.wearecga.com Co-Founder & Creative Producer New York, NY, USA Faisal Kiwewa Bayimba Cultural Foundation http://www.bayimba.org Uganda Director Kampala, Uganda
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Alana Klonoski Judson Management Group, Inc. Booking Representative New York, NY, USA Peter Knight Australian Art Orchestra http://www.aao.com.au/ Artistic Director Newport, VIC, Australia Judith Knight MBE Artsadmin http://www.artsadmin.co.uk Director London, UK Joshua Kol Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College Managing Director/Executive Producer Hanover, NH, USA
Haruka Kondo Sunrise Promotion Tokyo Inc. https://sunrisetokyo.com/ Producer Tokyo, Japan Svanhildur Konradsdottir Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre Director Reykjavík, Iceland Ina Kostelac LADO, Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia http://www.lado.hr/en/ Head of International Relations Zagreb, Croatia Maciej Tomasz Kotarba Mazowsze - The Polish State Folk Song and Dance https://www.mazowsze.waw.pl/ Project Manager Ensemble Warsaw, Polska Gaurav Kripalani Arts House Limited Festival Director, Singapore International Singapore Festiva Meera Krishnan Prakriti Foundation http://prakritifoundation.com/ Senior Programme Manager Chennai, India Vivien Ku C. F. Koo Foundation http://www.koo.org.tw/ CEO Taipei, Taiwan Krzysztof Kurlej Mazowsze - The Polish National Folk Song and https://www.mazowsze.waw.pl/en Manager Dance Ensemble Otr busy, Poland Cees Langeveld Chassé Theater General Manager Breda, Netherlands Louwrens Langevoort Kölner Philharmonie https://www.koelner-philharmonie.de/ Executive and Artistic Director Cologne, Germany Marie-Catherine LaPointe Boulev'Art Inc. http://www.boulevart.ca President & CEO Montréal, QC, Canada Eric Lariviere Flato Markham Theatre General Manager Markham, ON, Canada Marlene le Roux Artscape Theatre Centre CEO Cape Town, South Africa Alfonso Leal del Ojo Dunedin Consort https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/ Chief Executive Edinburgh, UK Jordana Leigh Voices of a People s History of the United States Performing Arts Professional/ Board Member Brooklyn, NY, USA
Jeanne LeSage LeSage Arts Management Toronto, ON, Canada Jingshu Li Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org Marketing & Sales Manager Ballet Shanghai, China Shihan Li Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Advancement Officer Shanghai, China Pilar Lievanos Independent Producer Guadalajara, Mexico Henrik Lillsjö Vara Konserthus https://www.nojazz.fr/ Production Manager Stockholm, Sweden Aurora Limburg Aurora Limburg http://www.auroralimburg.com/ Tour Producer Seville , Spain Shannon Litzenberger Business / Arts Program Director, Canadian Arts Summit Toronto, ON, Canada
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Thomas Liu C. F. Koo Foundation http://www.koo.org.tw/ Production Manager Taipei, Taiwan Pamela Lopez GAM Cultural Center, Chile http://www.gam.cl Director of Programming and Audiences Santiago, Chile Kevin Loring Canada's National Arts Centre / Centre national des https://nac-cna.ca Artistic Director, Indigenous Theatre Arts du Canada Ottawa, ON, Canada Chris Lorway Stanford Live https://live.stanford.edu/ Executive Director Stanford, CA, USA Igor Lozada University of Guadalajara / Cultura UDG http://www.cultura.udg.mx Secretary of Cultural Linking and Promotion Guadalajara, Mexico
Lotte Ludvigsen Teatret Svalegangen https://www.svalegangen.dk/ Creative Producer Aahus, Denmark Natalie Lue Living Arts Centre in Mississauga http://www.livingartscentre.ca Chief Executive Officer Mississauga, ON, Canada Roy Luxford Edinburgh International Festival http://www.eif.co.uk Programme Director Edinburgh, UK Conrad Lynch Shared Experience https://www.sharedexperience.org.uk/ Producing Artistic Director Kirkby Stephen, UK Erwin Maas ISPA http://www.erwinmaas.com Creative Producer West New York, NJ, USA Fiona MacDonald Imaginary Theatre http://www.imaginarytheatre.org General Manager/Executive Producer Brisbane, QLD, Australia Sara Machado CUMPLICIDADES - Lisbon International http://www.festivalcumplicidades.pt Managing Director Contemporary Dance Festival Lisboa, Portugal Laura Mackenzie Stuart Creative Scotland https://www.creativescotland.com/ Head of Theatre Edinburgh, UK Koen Maes Brussels Jazz Orchestra https://www.brusselsjazzorchestra.com/ Manager Brussels, Belgium Ben Maimin Opus 3 Artists http://www.opus3artists.com Chief Revenue Officer New York, NY, USA Kath Mainland Melbourne International Arts Festival https://www.festival.melbourne/2018/ Executive Director Melbourne, VIC, Australia Stanford Makishi New York City Center VP Programming New York, NY, USA Andrew Manning European Concert Hall Organisation http://www.concerthallorganisation.eu/ Secretary General Brussels, Belgium Ross Manson Volcano Theatre (Canada) http://www.volcano.ca Artistic Director Toronto, ON, Canada Ricardo Marcos González Consejo para la Cultura y las Artes de Nuevo León http://www.conarte.org.mx President of the CONARTE Monterrey, Mexico
Elysa Marden Arts Brookfield https://www.artsbrookfield.com Vice President New York, NY, USA Tracy Margieson Arts Centre Melbourne https://www.artswellbeingcollective.com.au/ Project Manager, Arts Wellbeing Collective Melbourne, VIC, Arstralia Monique Martin Harlem Stage Director of Programming New York, NY, USA Álvaro Martínez Teatro Villa Mayor General Manager Bogotá, Colombia Gintare Masteikaite Lithuanian dance information centre http://dance.lt/ Director Vilnius, Lithuania Kyle Maude New York Live Arts http://www.newyorklivearts.org Producing Director New York, NY, USA Shona McCarthy The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Chief Executive Edinburgh, UK
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Gary McCluskie Diamond Schmitt Architects https://dsai.ca/ Principal Toronto, ON, Canada Leslie McCue http://www.lesliemccue.com Freelance/Artist Toronto, ON, Canada Kristopher McDowell KMP Artists http://kmpartists.com/ Founder & Consultant for Asia Pacific Projects Austin, TX, USA
Belinda McElhinney Take Me Somewhere Festival https://takemesomewhere.co.uk Executive Producer Glasgow, UK Stephen McHolm Verbier Festival http://www.verbierfestival.com Director, Academy & Special Projects Vevey, Switzerland Ryan McMaken Savannah Music Festival http://www.savannahmusicfestival.org/ Artistic Director Savannah, GA, USA Katherine McVicker Music Works International http://musicworksinternational.com Director Reading, MA, USA Helen Mechitova Kavkaz Jazz Festival http://kavkazjazz.com Founder/Director Tbilisi, Georgia Nathan Medd Banff Centre http://www.banffcentre.ca Managing Director, Performing Arts Banff, AB, Canada Simon Mellor Arts Council England https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ Executive Director London, UK Weyni Mengesha Soulpepper Theatre Company Artistic Director Toronto, ON, Canada Leevi Mentula Association of Finnish Theatres http://www.suomenteatterit.fi/ Legal Counsel Helsinki, Finland Gina Meola Jensen Artists Booking Manager Beacon, NY, USA Amy Miller Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University Director of Programming and Education Auburn, AL, USA
Caroline Miller Birmingham Royal Ballet https://www.brb.org.uk/ Chief Executive Officer Birmingham, UK Ami Minars Admission Nation LLC http://admission-nation.com/about-us/ Producer & Founder Montclair, NJ, USA Louise Mitchell Bristol Music Trust Chief Executive Bristol, UK Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din #MeWe International Inc Founder and CEO New York, NY, USA Wing To Mok Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra http://www.hkco.org/en/ Hong Kong Willemijn Mooij The Netherlands Bach Society http://www.bachvereniging.nl General manager Utrecht, Netherlands Allen Moon David Lieberman Artists' Representatives http://www.dlartists.com Director of Touring & Artist Management Newport Beach, CA, USA Jeff Morris ISPA https://www.ispa.org/ Company Coordinator New York, NY, USA Beth Morrison Beth Morrison Projects https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org/ Creative Producer Brooklyn, NY, USA Ireri Mugica Centro de Producción de Danza Contemporánea https://www.facebook.com/ceprodac.inba/ International manager CEPRODAC Mexico City, Mexico Michael Mushalla Double M Arts & Events https://double-m-arts.com/ President Saint John, VI, USA Minako Naito Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre http://www.geigeki.jp/ General Producer of Performing Arts Tokyo, Japan Jon Nakagawa Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. http://www.lincolncenter.org/ Director, Contemporary Programming New York, NY, USA
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Agata Napiorkowska Mazowsze - The Polish State Folk Song and Dance Project Manager Ensemble Warsaw, Poland Iris Nemani Harbourfront Centre http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/ Chief Programming Officer Toronto, ON, Canada Jim Niesel Theatre Projects Senior Consultant South Norwalk, CT, USA Yoko Nishiyama The Yoko Foundation President Kobe, Japan Patrick Nolan Opera Queensland http://www.oq.com.au Artistic Director & CEO Brisbane, QLD, Australia Magnus Nordberg Nordberg Movement http://nordbergmovement.se/ CEO, Creative Producer Sundbyberg, Sweden Louise Nordgren Musikverket / Swedish Performing Arts Agency https://musikverket.se/ Desk Officer Stockholm, Sweden Søren Normann Hansen The Royal Danish Ballet https://kglteater.dk/en/about-us/arts/the-royal-danish- Administrative Director Copenhagen K, Denmark ballet Elin Norquist Musikverket / Swedish Performing Arts Agency https://musikverket.se/ Head of Music Project Funding Stockholm, Sweden William Norris Southbank Sinfonia https://www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk/ Managing Director London, UK Barbara Nowak Polish National Song and Dance Ensemble SLASK http://www.zespolslask.pl International Relations Manager Koszecin, Poland
Joanna Nuckowska Nowy Teatr- International Cultural Center http://www.nowyteatr.org/pl Head of Production & International Warszawa, Poland Communication Anna Okuda A+K Management Artist Representative Pittsburgh, PA, USA Bia Oliveira Sadler's Wells Theatre http://sadlerswells.com Head of Producing & Touring London, UK Katina Olsen http://katinaolsen.com Annerley, Qld, Australia Chiara Organtini Terni International Performing Arts Festival http://www.ternifestival.it/ Curator Terni, Italy Michael Orlove National Endowment for the Arts Director Washington, DC, USA Andy Ovsejevich CC Konex http://www.cckonex.org Executive Director Buenos Aires, Argentina Dalma Paimann Guadalajara Convention & Visitors Bureau Intermational Events Manager Guadalajara, Mexico Yan Pan China Association of Performing Arts http://www.capa.com.cn/ Secretary General Beijing, China Kathleen Panoff Texas Performing Arts https://texasperformingarts.org/ Director and Associate Dean Austin, TX, USA Maria Claudia Parias Batuta Foundation http://fundacionbatuta.org Executive President Bogotá, Colombia Nina Jane Patel Dancing on the Edge Festival http://www.dancingontheedge.org/ General Manager Vancouver, BC, Canada Ann Pattan ISPA https://www.ispa.org Manager of Membership and Events New York, NY, USA Aleksey Peganov Triumph Production Center http://www.triumphart.ru/ Director Moscow, Russia Ronee Penoi Octopus Theatricals Associate Producer Princeton, NJ, USA Tobias Perkins Northern Ballet https://northernballet.com/ Head of Planning Leeds, UK Adam Perry Arts Midwest https://www.artsmidwest.org/ Vice President for Strategy and Programs Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Jennifer Phillips Starcatchers http://www.starcatchers.org.uk Producer Edinburgh, UK Abigail Pogson Sage Gateshead http://www.sagegateshead.com/ Managing Director Gateshead, UK Jana Posth Conceptual Design Marketing & Sales Berlin, Germany David Pratt Savannah Music Festival http://www.savannahmusicfestival.org/ Executive Director Savannah, GA, USA Janice Price Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity https://www.banffcentre.ca President Banff, AB, Canada Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir Icelandic Opera, Harpa Concert Hall http://opera.is/en/ CEO and Artistic Director Reykjavík, Iceland Zeyba Rahman Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Sr Program Officer for Building Bridges New York, NY, USA Anne-Kari Ravn Dansk Danseteater http://www.danskdanseteater.dk/ Business Manager Copenhagen, Denmark Alisa Regas Pomegranate Arts, Inc. http://www.pomegranatearts.com Associate Director New York, NY, USA Hans-Hermann Rehberg Rundfunkchor Berlin/Berlin Radio Choir Managing Director Berlin, Germany Marc Reinhardt MUMMENSCHANZ Foundation Managing Director Altstaetten, Switzerland Simon Reinink Het Concertgebouw N.V. https://www.concertgebouw.nl/en/ Managing Director Amsterdam, Netherlands John Riddell Theatre Projects http://www.theatreprojects.com Senior Consultant London, UK Heather Ring The Caldwell Partners http://www.caldwellpartners.com Partner Toronto, ON, Canada Kirsty Ritchie Arts Centre Melbourne https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/ Associate Director, Learning & Organisational Melbourne, VIC, Australia Dev Rob Robbins Alliance Artist Management http://www.allianceartistmanagement.com/ President New York, NY, USA Kendra Roberts Common Ground Arts https://wearecga.com/ Co-Founder & Creative Producer New York, NY, USA Maria Roberts International Arts Manager http://www.internationalartsmanager.com/ Editor Manchester, UK Clare Robertson Cardboard Citizens https://www.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/ Producer London, UK Sarah Rogers Sarah Rogers Producer / Agent Montréal, QC, Canada Olga Romanova Triumph Production Center http://www.triumphart.ru/ Assistant Moscow, Russia Viv Rosman Polyglot Theatre http://www.polyglot.org.au/ Executive Director/co-CEO Abbotsford, VIC, Australia Michael Ross Krannert Center for the Performing Arts https://krannertcenter.com/ Director Urbana, IL, USA Amy Russell Carolina Performing Arts - UNC Chapel Hill https://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/ Director of Programming Chapel Hill, NC, USA Jung-Suk Ryu National accessArts Centre Chief Executive Officer Calgary, AB, Canada Ramzi Saad Canadian Heritage https://www.canada.ca/en Director General, Arts Gatineau, QC, Canada Alma Salem Syria Third Space http://www.almasalem.com Curator and Cultural Advisor Montréal, QC, Canada Rachel Sanger The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Head of Participant Services Edinburgh, UK Pilar Santelices Chiden/ Arkollectiv' http://arkollectiv.com/ Creative Producer Paris, France
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Charles Santos TITAS/ATTPAC http://titas.org/ Executive Director/Artistic Director Dallas, TX, USA Anthony Sargent CBE LUMINATO - Toronto Festival of Arts & Creativity http://www.luminato.com CEO Toronto, ON, Canada
Kenny Savelson Bang on a Can https://bangonacan.org/ Executive Director Brooklyn, NY, USA Barbara Scales Latitude 45 Arts Promotion https://www.latitude45arts.com/ President Montréal, QC, Canada Bas Schoonderwoerd Parkstad Limburg Theaters https://www.plt.nl/ Heerlen, Netherlands Henk Schoute Theaterproductiehuis Zeelandia General Manager Middelburg, Netherlands Dawn Schuette Threshold Acoustics LLC https://www.thresholdacoustics.com/ Partner Chicago, IL, USA Peg Schuler-Armstrong Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. http://www.lincolncentereducation.org Director, Programming & Production, LCE New York, NY, USA Adél Schumacher Géza Anda Foundation Zurich, Switzerland Hayk Sekoyan Theatre for Changes (T4C) http://www.t4c.am Executive and Creative Director Yerevan, Armenia Margaret Selby Selby/Artists Management President New York, NY, USA Sondos Shabayek The BuSSy project https://bussy.co/ Project director Cairo, Egypt Rena Shagan Rena Shagan Associates, Inc. https://www.shaganarts.com/ President New York, NY, USA Graham Sheffield Festivals and Events International http://www.feiuk.com Associate Director London, UK Jen Shyu Kanzen Arts http://www.kanzenarts.com/ Associate Forest Hills, NY, USA Siiri Siimer SharpPen Director/ Owner Tallinn, Estonia Christine Sisk Culture Ireland Director Dublin, Ireland Deanna Smart Arts Centre Melbourne Senior Producer, Programming Melbourne, Vic, Australia Per Smedegaard Teatret Svalegangen http://www.svalegangen.dk CEO and Artistic Director Aarhus C, Denmark Colleen Smith Gros Morne Summer Music Corner Brook, NL, Canada Evan Smith Riot Artists http://www.riotartists.com/ Agent San Francisco, CA, USA Ian Smith European Music Council https://www.emc-imc.org/ President Bonn, Germany Jim Smith Eponymous http://www.eponymous.ca/ President Vancouver, BC, Canada Santee Smith Kaha:wi Dance Theatre http://www.kahawidance.org Managing Artistic Director Hagersville, ON, Canada William Smith Riot Artists http://www.riotartists.com/ President San Francisco, CA, USA Nicola Smyth Arts Council England https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ Senior Manager International London, UK Asa Soderberg Skanes Dansteater http://www.skanesdansteater.se Artistic Director / CEO Malmo, Sweden Jaume Soler SoundArts http://www.soundarts.net Principal New York, NY, USA Janera Solomon Kelly Strayhorn Theater Executive Director Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Deborah Sommers Modlin Center for the Arts http://www.modlin.richmond.edu Richmond, VA, USA Carla Sousa Alkantara Co-Artistic Director Lisbon, Portugal Zohar Spatz Horizon Festival https://www.horizonfestival.com.au Festival Director Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia David Staples Theatre Projects http://www.theatreprojects.com London, UK Emma Stenning Soulpepper Theatre Company https://www.soulpepper.ca/ Executive Director Toronto, ON, Canada Michael Stevens Fiery Angel Entertainment http://www.fiery-angel.com Director London, UK Anna Storåkers Malmö Live https://malmolive.se/ Producer / Advisor Malmö, Sweden Ann Summers Dossena International Resource Centre for Performing Artists Founder/Director Toronto, ON, Canada
Li-chuan Sun Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Ltd http://www.hkco.org/en/ Head of programme, education and outreach Hong Kong
Junko Suzuki Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre http://www.geigeki.jp Director of Project Planning Division Tokyo, Japan Vicky Sverkerson Kultur i Halland/Musik Hallandia/Rum för Dans Head of the Performing Arts departement Halmstad, Sweden Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh https://twitter.com/Nazli_Tabatabai ISPA Fellow (England) Mid Calder, UK Jason Tamiru Malthouse Theatre https://malthousetheatre.com.au/ Producer Melbourne, VIC, Australia Boon Hui Tan Asia Society Vice President of Global Arts and Culture New York, NY, USA Danny Tan Odyssey Dance Theatre Ltd http://www.odysseydancetheatre.com/ Chief Executive Officer / Artistic Director Singapore Rachelle Tan The Esplanade Company Ltd Head - Venues & Programme Management Singapore Xianghui Tan The Esplanade Company Ltd http://www.esplanade.com Programmer Singapore Nicole Taney Spoleto Festival USA https://spoletousa.org/ Director of Artistic Planning and Operations Charleston, SC, USA Fu Kuen Tang Taipei Arts Festival Artistic Director Taipei, Taiwan Yilin Tang Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Interpreter Ballet Shanghai, China Erin Tatum Savannah Music Festival http://www.savannahmusicfestival.org/ Managing Director Savannah, GA, USA James Taylor Artifax https://www.artifax.net/ Head of Business Development Epsom, UK Caecilia Thunnissen Oorkaan http://www.oorkaan.nl Artistic and Managing Director Amsterdam, Netherlands Claudia Toni Universidad de São Paulo Music Advisor São Paulo, Brazil Ian Tresselt Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation http://www.midatlanticarts.org/ Deputy Director Baltimore, MD, USA George Trudeau Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State https://cpa.psu.edu/ Director University Park, PA, USA Ann Truyens Anima Eterna Brugge http://animaeterna.be/ General Manager Bruges, Belgium Joyce Jing-Fang Tsai C. F. Koo Foundation http://www.koo.org.tw/ Senior Programmer Taipei, Taiwan
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Millie Tsai Contemporary Legend Theatre http://www.twclt.com Head of International Programs Taipei, Taiwan Tracy Ya-han Tsui C. F. Koo Foundation http://koo.org.tw Programmer Taipei, Taiwan Elena Tupyseva Theatre Ballet Moscow http://baletmoskva.ru/en/ Director Moscow, Russia Defne Turac Is Sanat https://www.issanat.com.tr/EN/ Artistic Director Istanbul, Turkey Piotr Turkiewicz National Forum of Music Head of Int. Development & Programming Wroclaw, Poland Annabel Turpin ARC Stockton http://www.arconline.co.uk Chief Executive & Artistic Director Stockton on Tees, UK Tea Uglow Google Creative Director Pyrmont, NSW, Australia Daniel Valeriano Orquestra Moderna http://www.orquestramoderna.com Founder São Paulo, Brazil Katrien Van Eeckhoutte Concertgebouw Brugge vzw General Manager Bruges, Belgium Matthew VanBesien UMS at the University of Michigan President Ann Arbor, MI, USA Roel Vanhoeck Centre for Fine Arts - Brussels http://www.bozar.be Head of Production - Music Programmer Brussel, Belgium Michelle VanHuss Dayton Contemporary Dance Company https://www.dcdc.org/ Director of Touring and University Initiatives Dayton, OH, USA Amy Vashaw Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State https://cpa.psu.edu/ Audience and Program Development Director University Park, PA, USA
Nele Verlinden Anima Eterna Brugge http://animaeterna.be/ Artistic Planning & Outreach Bruges, Belgium Agustina Videla Social Tango Artistic Director and Choreographer Buenos Aires, Argentina Jean Vinet Arab Arts Focus Consultant Le Vicel, France Tido Visser Netherlands Chamber Choir https://www.nederlandskamerkoor.nl Artistic and Managing Director Utrecht, Netherlands Susanna von Canon ICP Orchestra / Eric Vloeimans http://www.icporchestra.com Amsterdam, Netherlands Sybil Wa Diamond Schmitt Architects https://dsai.ca/ Associate Toronto, ON, Canada Ruth Waalkes Moss Arts Center https://artscenter.vt.edu Associate Provost for the Arts and Exec. Blacksburg, VA, USA Director Hans Waege Belgian National Orchestra https://www.nationalorchestra.be/ CEO Brussels, Belgium Clyde Wagner Civic Theatres Toronto https://www.civictheatrestoronto.com/ President & CEO Toronto, ON, Canada Max Wagner Gasteig Muenchen GmbH https://en.gasteig.de/ Managing Director Munich, Germany Richard Wakely Belfast International Arts Festival https://belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/ Director Belfast, UK Suzanne Walker Sadler's Wells Theatre Executive Producer London, UK Brendan Jan Walsh Classical Music Rave http://www.classicalmusicrave.com/ Artistic Director Amsterdam, Netherlands Jie Wang Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Manager of Advancement Dept. Shanghai, China Mina, Hsu-Ping Wang Independent Producer Taipei, Taiwan
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Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website David Warburton Royal Winnipeg Ballet http://www.rwb.org Director, Touring and Business Development Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Carolyn Warren Canada Council for the Arts https://canadacouncil.ca/ Director General Ottawa, ON, Canada Emily Wells BlakDance nce.org.au/www.blakda Project Producer Fortitude Valley, Qld, Australia Wendy Were Australia Council for the Arts http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/ Executive Director Arts Strategy Sydney, NSW, Australia Jedediah Wheeler Montclair State University Executive Director - Arts & Cultural Programming Montclair, NJ, USA
Ruth Juliet Wikler TOHU http://tohu.ca/en/ Artistic Programming & Partnership Development Montreal, QC, Canada
Steven Wolff AMS Planning & Research Corp. http://www.ams-online.com President Southport, CT, USA Janet Wong New York Live Arts http://www.newyorklivearts.org Associate Artistic Director New York, NY, USA Sophie Woolley Clore Leadership Programme Clore Fellow London, UK Jie Wu Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Vice President Opera House Shanghai, China Yan Xiao The Ohio State University Fayetteville, AR, USA Shujing Xu Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Global Marketing Manager Chinese Orchestra Shanghai, China Thomas Yaksic Theatre Projects Consultant Santiago, Chile Hanako Yamaguchi Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. http://www.lincolncenter.org/ Director, Music Programming New York, NY, USA Ichun Yeh Sozo Artists, Inc. http://www.sozoartists.com/ Vice President & Director of Booking New York, NY, USA Daniela Yoffe Universidad de Guadalajara (Cultura UDG) http://www.udg.mx/ Performing Arts Coordinator Guadalajara, Mexico Jane Yonge New York, NY, USA Emily Yoon Columbia Artists New York, NY, USA Bassem Youssef Los Angeles, CA, USA Zofia Zembrzuska The Adam Mickiewicz Institute https://iam.pl/en Polska Music Programme Manager Warsaw, Poland Jenny Zhang China Association of Performing Arts http://www.capa.com.cn/ International Coordinator Beijing, China Gregor Zubicky Swedish Chamber Orchestra Artistic Manager Örebro, Sweden Sebastian Zubieta Americas Society https://www.as-coa.org/ Music Director New York, NY, USA
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Argentina Andy Ovsejevich CC Konex http://www.cckonex.org Executive Director Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina Martin Hojman Ciudad Cultural Konex https://www.cckonex.org/ Manager Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina Agustina Videla Social Tango Artistic Director and Choreographer Buenos Aires, Argentina Armenia Hayk Sekoyan Theatre for Changes (T4C) http://www.t4c.am Executive and Creative Director Yerevan, Armenia Australia Collette Brennan Abbotsford Convent Foundation http://www.abbotsfordocnvent.com.au CEO Melbourne, VIC, Australia Australia Liz Hawkins Adelaide Festival Centre Trust http://adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Director Programming, Development & Venue Adelaide, SA, Australia Sales Australia Catherine Jones APAM - Australian Performing Arts Market https://www.performingartsmarket.com.au/ Director, APAM Office Melbourne, VIC, Australia Australia Tracy Margieson Arts Centre Melbourne https://www.artswellbeingcollective.com.au/ Project Manager, Arts Wellbeing Collective Melbourne, VIC, Arstralia Australia Kirsty Ritchie Arts Centre Melbourne https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/ Associate Director, Learning & Organisational Melbourne, VIC, Australia Dev Australia Deanna Smart Arts Centre Melbourne Senior Producer, Programming Melbourne, Vic, Australia Australia Lee-Ann Buckskin Australia Council for the Arts http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/ Deputy Chair Sydney, NSW, Australia Australia Kevin du Preez Australia Council for the Arts http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/leadership Director, Capacity Building Sydney, NSW, Australia Australia Wendy Were Australia Council for the Arts http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/ Executive Director Arts Strategy Sydney, NSW, Australia Australia Peter Knight Australian Art Orchestra http://www.aao.com.au/ Artistic Director Newport, VIC, Australia Australia Emily Wells BlakDance nce.org.au/www.blakda Project Producer Fortitude Valley, Qld, Australia Australia Tea Uglow Google Creative Director Pyrmont, NSW, Australia Australia Ruth Bereson Griffith University https://www.griffith.edu.au/arts-education-law/contact Dean (Academic), Arts, Education & Law Group Mt Gravatt, Qld, Australia
Australia Zohar Spatz Horizon Festival https://www.horizonfestival.com.au Festival Director Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia Australia Fiona MacDonald Imaginary Theatre http://www.imaginarytheatre.org General Manager/Executive Producer Brisbane, QLD, Australia Australia Jason Tamiru Malthouse Theatre https://malthousetheatre.com.au/ Producer Melbourne, VIC, Australia Australia Simon Abrahams Melbourne Fringe Creative Director / CEO Prahran, VIC, Australia Australia Kath Mainland Melbourne International Arts Festival https://www.festival.melbourne/2018/ Executive Director Melbourne, VIC, Australia Australia Simon Hinton Merrigong Theatre Company Artistic Director / CEO Wollongong, NSW, Australia Australia Paul Grabowsky Monash University Academy of Performing Arts, https://mapa.monash.edu/ Executive Director Melbourne Clayton, VIC, Australia Australia Patrick Nolan Opera Queensland http://www.oq.com.au Artistic Director & CEO Brisbane, QLD, Australia Australia Ben Graetz Party Passport http://www.partypassport.com.au Creative Producer Nakara, NT, Australia Australia Viv Rosman Polyglot Theatre http://www.polyglot.org.au/ Executive Director/co-CEO Abbotsford, VIC, Australia Australia Tony Grybowski Melbourne, VIC, Australia Australia Katina Olsen http://katinaolsen.com Annerley, Qld, Australia
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Belgium Ann Truyens Anima Eterna Brugge http://animaeterna.be/ General Manager Bruges, Belgium Belgium Nele Verlinden Anima Eterna Brugge http://animaeterna.be/ Artistic Planning & Outreach Bruges, Belgium Belgium Hans Waege Belgian National Orchestra https://www.nationalorchestra.be/ CEO Brussels, Belgium Belgium Koen Maes Brussels Jazz Orchestra https://www.brusselsjazzorchestra.com/ Manager Brussels, Belgium Belgium Gunther Broucke Brussels Philharmonic - The Flemish Radio Choir http://www.brusselsphilharmonic.be Managing Director Brussels, Belgium
Belgium Roel Vanhoeck Centre for Fine Arts - Brussels http://www.bozar.be Head of Production - Music Programmer Brussel, Belgium Belgium Katrien Van Eeckhoutte Concertgebouw Brugge vzw General Manager Bruges, Belgium Belgium Andrew Manning European Concert Hall Organisation http://www.concerthallorganisation.eu/ Secretary General Brussels, Belgium Brazil Daniel Valeriano Orquestra Moderna http://www.orquestramoderna.com Founder São Paulo, Brazil Brazil Luiz Coradazzi Pangea Cultura Culture Strategist São Paulo, Brazil Brazil Claudia Toni Universidad de São Paulo Music Advisor São Paulo, Brazil Brazil Renata Carvalho Actress São Paulo, Brazil Canada Anne-Louise Fortin 7 Fingers Agent, International Development - Touring Montreal, QC, Canada Shows Canada Amirali Alibhai Aga Khan Museum https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/ Head of Performing Arts Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Jennifer Johnson Arts Commons https://artscommons.ca/ Director, programming & Arts Learning Calgary, AB, Canada Canada John Clark Ballet BC http://balletbc.com Executive Director Vancouver, BC, Canada Canada Robert Baird BAM! Baird Artists Management Consulting President Alliston, ON, Canada Canada Nathan Medd Banff Centre http://www.banffcentre.ca Managing Director, Performing Arts Banff, AB, Canada Canada Howard Jang Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity https://www.banffcentre.ca Vice President of Arts & Leadership Banff, AB, Canada Canada Janice Price Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity https://www.banffcentre.ca President Banff, AB, Canada Canada Mhiran Faraday Banff International String Quartet Competition Manager Halifax, NS, Canada
Canada Brent Belsher Belsher Arts Management http://www.belsherartsmanagement.ca/ Director Vancouver, BC, Canada Canada Marie-Catherine LaPointe Boulev'Art Inc. http://www.boulevart.ca President & CEO Montréal, QC, Canada Canada Brittney Cathcart Business / Arts http://www.businessandarts.org/ Director, Development & Operations Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Shannon Litzenberger Business / Arts Program Director, Canadian Arts Summit Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Nancy Guertin Canada Council for the Arts Program Officer Ottawa, ON, Canada Canada Carolyn Warren Canada Council for the Arts https://canadacouncil.ca/ Director General Ottawa, ON, Canada Canada Kevin Loring Canada's National Arts Centre / Centre national des https://nac-cna.ca Artistic Director, Indigenous Theatre Arts du Canada Ottawa, ON, Canada Canada Ramzi Saad Canadian Heritage https://www.canada.ca/en Director General, Arts Gatineau, QC, Canada Canada Wendy Atkinson Chan Centre for the Performing Arts http://www.chancentre.com Programming Manager Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Canada Josée Guérette Cirque Éloize https://www.cirque-eloize.com/en Agent, International Development - Touring Montréal, QC, Canada Shows Canada Catherine Jacques Cirque Éloize https://www.cirque-eloize.com/ Agent, International Development - Touring Montreal, QC, Canada Shows Canada Branislav Henselmann City of Vancouver Managing Director, Cultural Services Vancouver, BC, Canada Canada Clyde Wagner Civic Theatres Toronto https://www.civictheatrestoronto.com/ President & CEO Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Ryan Cunningham Cunning Concepts & Creations http://www.cunning-concepts.com Producer Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Cliff Cardinal Cunningham Concepts & Creations http://www.cunning-concepts.com Writer, Performer Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Nina Jane Patel Dancing on the Edge Festival http://www.dancingontheedge.org/ General Manager Vancouver, BC, Canada Canada Gary McCluskie Diamond Schmitt Architects https://dsai.ca/ Principal Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Sybil Wa Diamond Schmitt Architects https://dsai.ca/ Associate Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Jim Smith Eponymous http://www.eponymous.ca/ President Vancouver, BC, Canada Canada Ilter Ibrahimof Fall for Dance North http://www.ffdnorth.com Artistic Director Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Eric Lariviere Flato Markham Theatre General Manager Markham, ON, Canada Canada Sergio Elmir Futuro Libre http://www.futurolibrecreative.com Director Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Margaret Genovese Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates http://genovesevanderhoof.com/ Senior Partner Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Colleen Smith Gros Morne Summer Music Corner Brook, NL, Canada Canada Marah Braye Harbourfront Centre http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/ Chief Executive Officer Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Iris Nemani Harbourfront Centre http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/ Chief Programming Officer Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Ann Summers Dossena International Resource Centre for Performing Founder/Director Artists Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Santee Smith Kaha:wi Dance Theatre http://www.kahawidance.org Managing Artistic Director Hagersville, ON, Canada Canada Vincent de Repentigny LA SERRE - arts vivants https://laserre.ca/en Codirector Montréal, QC, Canada Canada Barbara Scales Latitude 45 Arts Promotion https://www.latitude45arts.com/ President Montréal, QC, Canada Canada Jeanne LeSage LeSage Arts Management Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Natalie Lue Living Arts Centre in Mississauga http://www.livingartscentre.ca Chief Executive Officer Mississauga, ON, Canada Canada Anthony Sargent CBE LUMINATO - Toronto Festival of Arts & http://www.luminato.com CEO Creativity Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Nadine Asswad Nadine Asswad Agency https://www.nadineasswad.com/ Director Mascouche, QC, Canada Canada Jung-Suk Ryu National accessArts Centre Chief Executive Officer Calgary, AB, Canada Canada Warren Garrett Ontario Presents https://ontariopresents.ca/ Executive Director Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Judy Harquail Ontario Presents https://ontariopresents.ca/ Director of Programs Toronto, ON, Canada Canada David Warburton Royal Winnipeg Ballet http://www.rwb.org Director, Touring and Business Development Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Canada Sarah Rogers Sarah Rogers Producer / Agent Montréal, QC, Canada Canada Jennifer Gordon School of Creative and Performing Arts https://www.socapa.org/ Business Manager Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Sarah-Jane Greenway School of Creative and Performing Arts https://creativearts.humber.ca/ Associate Dean Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Weyni Mengesha Soulpepper Theatre Company Artistic Director Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Emma Stenning Soulpepper Theatre Company https://www.soulpepper.ca/ Executive Director Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Lawrence Cherney Soundstreams Canada Artistic Director Toronto, ON, USA Canada Ben Dietschi Soundstreams Canada http://soundstreams.ca Executive Director Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Pascale Joubert Sylvain Émard Danse / Théâtre de la Pire Espèce http://www.sylvainemard.com International Development Manager Montreal, QC, Canada
Canada Alma Salem Syria Third Space http://www.almasalem.com Curator and Cultural Advisor Montréal, QC, Canada Canada Tina Diab The 7 Fingers http://www.7fingers.com Director of Business Development Montréal, QC, Canada Canada Geoff Keating The Caldwell Partners http://www.caldwellpartners.com Consultant Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Heather Ring The Caldwell Partners http://www.caldwellpartners.com Partner Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Kristelle Holliday Théâtre des Petites Lanternes http://www.petiteslanternes.org Executive and Co-Artistic Director Sherbrooke, QC, Canada Canada Ruth Juliet Wikler TOHU http://tohu.ca/en/ Artistic Programming & Partnership Montreal, QC, Canada Development Canada Loie Fallis Toronto Symphony Orchestra http://www.tso.ca Vice-President, Artistic Planning Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Ross Manson Volcano Theatre (Canada) http://www.volcano.ca Artistic Director Toronto, ON, Canada Canada Leslie McCue http://www.lesliemccue.com Freelance/Artist Toronto, ON, Canada Chile Pamela Lopez GAM Cultural Center, Chile http://www.gam.cl Director of Programming and Audiences Santiago, Chile Chile Thomas Yaksic Theatre Projects Consultant Santiago, Chile China Yan Pan China Association of Performing Arts http://www.capa.com.cn/ Secretary General Beijing, China China Jenny Zhang China Association of Performing Arts http://www.capa.com.cn/ International Coordinator Beijing, China China Tisa Ho Hong Kong Arts Festival Society https://www.hk.artsfestival.org/ Executive Director Hong Kong, China China Mengtong Guan Ping Pong Productions http://www.pingpongarts.org Executive and Creative Director Beijing, China China Shihan Li Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Advancement Officer Shanghai, China China Jie Wang Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Manager of Advancement Dept. Shanghai, China China Jinchu Kang Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org Technical Supervisor Ballet Shanghai, China China Jingshu Li Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org Marketing & Sales Manager Ballet Shanghai, China China Yilin Tang Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Interpreter Ballet Shanghai, China China Shujing Xu Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Global Marketing Manager Chinese Orchestra Shanghai, China
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website China Yongli Bao Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org Deputy Director of the Performing & Marketing Opera House Dpt Shanghai, China China Peiran Dong Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Foreign Affairs Officer Opera House Shanghai, China China Jie Wu Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group - Shanghai http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Vice President Opera House Shanghai, China Colombia Maria Claudia Parias Batuta Foundation http://fundacionbatuta.org Executive President Bogotá, Colombia Colombia Álvaro Martínez Teatro Villa Mayor General Manager Bogotá, Colombia Croatia Ina Kostelac LADO, Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia http://www.lado.hr/en/ Head of International Relations Zagreb, Croatia Denmark Ane Alsløv Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces Head of Projects, Senior Advisor Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark Anne-Kari Ravn Dansk Danseteater http://www.danskdanseteater.dk/ Business Manager Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark Lene Bang Henningsen Lene Bang Org Creative Producer Hellerup, Denmark Denmark Rasmus Adrian n o r o b o http://www.norobo.dk Artistic & Executive Director Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark Lotte Ludvigsen Teatret Svalegangen https://www.svalegangen.dk/ Creative Producer Aahus, Denmark Denmark Per Smedegaard Teatret Svalegangen http://www.svalegangen.dk CEO and Artistic Director Aarhus C, Denmark Denmark Søren Normann Hansen The Royal Danish Ballet https://kglteater.dk/en/about-us/arts/the-royal-danish- Administrative Director Copenhagen K, Denmark ballet Denmark Anne Sophie Fogedby The Royal Danish Opera https://kglteater.dk/en/ Producer København K, Denmark Egypt Mohamed Elghawy AFCA for Arts and Culture http://www.afca-arts.com Founder and Artistic Director Cairo, Egypt Egypt Sondos Shabayek The BuSSy project https://bussy.co/ Project director Cairo, Egypt Estonia Tiina Jokinen SharpPen http://www.erpmusic.com member of the board Tallinn, Estonia Estonia Siiri Siimer SharpPen Director/ Owner Tallinn, Estonia Finland Leevi Mentula Association of Finnish Theatres http://www.suomenteatterit.fi/ Legal Counsel Helsinki, Finland Finland Kai Amberla Finland Festivals http://www.festivals.fi Executive Director Helsinki, Finland Finland Hilkka-Liisa Iivanainen Tampere Theatre Festival http://teatterikesa.fi/en Artistic director & curator Tampere, Finland Finland Iiris Autio Tero Saarinen Company https://terosaarinen.com/en/ Managing Director Helsinki, Finland France Jean Vinet Arab Arts Focus Consultant Le Vicel, France France Pilar Santelices Chiden/ Arkollectiv' http://arkollectiv.com/ Creative Producer Paris, France France Philippe Dutheil To Be And More http://www.2bnm.com Manager / Producer Paris, France Georgia Helen Mechitova Kavkaz Jazz Festival http://kavkazjazz.com Founder/Director Tbilisi, Georgia Germany Ian Smith European Music Council https://www.emc-imc.org/ President Bonn, Germany Germany Michael Amtmann Gasteig Muenchen GmbH https://www.gasteig.de Head of Communication/Press Munich, Germany Germany Max Wagner Gasteig Muenchen GmbH https://en.gasteig.de/ Managing Director Munich, Germany Germany Louwrens Langevoort Kölner Philharmonie https://www.koelner-philharmonie.de/ Executive and Artistic Director Cologne, Germany
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Germany Hans-Hermann Rehberg Rundfunkchor Berlin/Berlin Radio Choir Managing Director Berlin, Germany Germany Jana Posth Conceptual Design Marketing & Sales Berlin, Germany Hong Kong Wing To Mok Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra http://www.hkco.org/en/ Hong Kong Hong Kong Kai Yin Chan Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Ltd Assistant Programme Manager Hong Kong Hong Kong Li-chuan Sun Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Ltd http://www.hkco.org/en/ Head of programme, education and outreach Hong Kong
Hong Kong Anca Chung Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation https://www.hkyaf.com/ Head of Performing Arts Hong Kong Hong Kong Linus Fung Leisure and Cultural Services Department https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ Chief Manager (Cultural Presentations) Hong Kong Hungary András Csonka Liszt Academy Concert Centre Program Director Budapest, Hungary Iceland Svanhildur Konradsdottir Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre Director Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland Arni Ingolfsson Iceland Symphony Orchestra https://en.sinfonia.is/ Artistic Advisor Seltjarnarnes, Iceland Iceland Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason Icelandic Opera https://opera.is/en/ Music Director Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland Steinunn Ragnarsdóttir Icelandic Opera, Harpa Concert Hall http://opera.is/en/ CEO and Artistic Director Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland Vigdis Jakobsdottir Reykjavik Arts Festival https://artfest.is/ Artistic Director / CEO Reykjavík, Iceland India Reena Dewan Kolkata Centre for Creativity Vice President Calcutta, India India Vikram Iyengar Pickle Factory Dance Foundation https://vikramiyengar.in/ Project Initiator and Director Calcutta, India India Meera Krishnan Prakriti Foundation http://prakritifoundation.com/ Senior Programme Manager Chennai, India Ireland Christine Sisk Culture Ireland Director Dublin, Ireland Italy Laura Artoni pro scena Producer Milan, Italy Italy Chiara Organtini Terni International Performing Arts Festival http://www.ternifestival.it/ Curator Terni, Italy Japan Daisuke Kitagawa Oji Theatre Senior Program Manager Tokyo, Japan Japan Aelin Chang Sunrise Promotion Tokyo Inc. https://sunrisetokyo.com/ Producer Tokyo, Japan Japan Sousuke Kikuchi Sunrise Promotion Tokyo Inc. https://sunrisetokyo.com/ Producer Tokyo, Japan Japan Haruka Kondo Sunrise Promotion Tokyo Inc. https://sunrisetokyo.com/ Producer Tokyo, Japan Japan Yoko Nishiyama The Yoko Foundation President Kobe, Japan Japan Minako Naito Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre http://www.geigeki.jp/ General Producer of Performing Arts Tokyo, Japan Japan Junko Suzuki Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre http://www.geigeki.jp Director of Project Planning Division Tokyo, Japan Kenya Beth Achitsa ONGEA! - The Eastern Africa Music Summit Production Lead Nairobi, Kenya Lithuania Vygintas Gasparavičius Lithuanian Concert Promoters Association http://http://www.ipmc.lt/ Head of Touring services Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuania Gintare Masteikaite Lithuanian dance information centre http://dance.lt/ Director Vilnius, Lithuania Malaysia Terence Fernandez TerryandTheCuz http://www.terryandthecuz.com Director Subang Jaya, Malaysia Mexico Eleno Gutiérrez Centro de Producción de Danza Contemporánea https://www.facebook.com/ceprodac.inba/ Executive Director CEPRODAC Mexico City, Mexico
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Mexico Ireri Mugica Centro de Producción de Danza Contemporánea https://www.facebook.com/ceprodac.inba/ International manager CEPRODAC Mexico City, Mexico Mexico Ricardo Marcos González Consejo para la Cultura y las Artes de Nuevo León http://www.conarte.org.mx President of the CONARTE Monterrey, Mexico
Mexico Sergio Arbeláez Ospina FIMPRO Cultura UDG https://www.fimguadalajara.mx/ Director FIMPRO Zapopan, Mexico Mexico Dalma Paimann Guadalajara Convention & Visitors Bureau Intermational Events Manager Guadalajara, Mexico Mexico Silvia de la Cueva Mexican Centre for Music and Sonic Arts https://www.cmmas.org/ Development Director Morelia, Mexico Mexico Orly Beigel Orly Beigel Productions http:www.orlybeigelproductions.com Cultural Presenter/Promoter Mexico City, Mexico Mexico Rocio Bermejo The Anglo Mexican Foundation A.C. http://angloarts.mx Manager Anglo Arts Mexico City, Mexico Mexico Susan Chapman, M.B.E. The Anglo Mexican Foundation A.C. http://angloarts.mx Programme Director Anglo Arts Mexico City, Mexico Mexico Juan Ayala Méndez UNAM Programming Director Coyoacán, CP., Mexico Mexico Adan Ahbenamar Delgado Universidad de Guadalajara (Cultura UDG) http://www.udg.mx/ Production Manager / Cultura UDG Guadalajara, Mexico Mexico Daniela Yoffe Universidad de Guadalajara (Cultura UDG) http://www.udg.mx/ Performing Arts Coordinator Guadalajara, Mexico Mexico Igor Lozada University of Guadalajara / Cultura UDG http://www.cultura.udg.mx Secretary of Cultural Linking and Promotion Guadalajara, Mexico
Mexico Denisse Flores University of Guadalajara / Cultura UDG http://www.cultura.udg.mx Arts Research Development Guadalajara, Mexico Mexico Claudia Fernandez University of Guadalajara / FIMPRO http://www.cultura.udg.mx Manager Guadalajara, Mexico Mexico Pilar Lievanos Independent Producer Guadalajara, Mexico Netherlands Alice Cordier Centre de Santé Amsterdam https://www.alicecordier.com Cranio-Sacral Osteopathy Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands Cees Langeveld Chassé Theater General Manager Breda, Netherlands Netherlands Brendan Jan Walsh Classical Music Rave http://www.classicalmusicrave.com/ Artistic Director Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands Maria Hansen European League of Institutes of the Arts https://www.elia-artschools.org/ Executive Director Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands Simon Reinink Het Concertgebouw N.V. https://www.concertgebouw.nl/en/ Managing Director Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands Susanna von Canon ICP Orchestra / Eric Vloeimans http://www.icporchestra.com Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands Johan Gijsen Le Guess Who? https://www.leguesswho.nl/ Managing Director Utrecht, Netherlands Netherlands Jelle Burggraaff Leeuwarden-Fryslân 2018 Head of International Cultural Cooperation Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Netherlands Janine Dijkmeijer NDT General Director The Hague, Netherlands Netherlands Tido Visser Netherlands Chamber Choir https://www.nederlandskamerkoor.nl Artistic and Managing Director Utrecht, Netherlands Netherlands Caecilia Thunnissen Oorkaan http://www.oorkaan.nl Artistic and Managing Director Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands Bas Schoonderwoerd Parkstad Limburg Theaters https://www.plt.nl/ Heerlen, Netherlands Netherlands Willemijn Mooij The Netherlands Bach Society http://www.bachvereniging.nl General manager Utrecht, Netherlands Netherlands Henk Schoute Theaterproductiehuis Zeelandia General Manager Middelburg, Netherlands Netherlands Ira Judkovskaja Tryater http://www.tryater.nl Artistic Director Goingarijp, Netherlands
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website New Zealand Jude Chambers Creative New Zealand http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/ Manager, International Services and Initiatives Auckland, New Zealand
Poland Krzysztof Kurlej Mazowsze - The Polish National Folk Song and https://www.mazowsze.waw.pl/en Manager Dance Ensemble Otr busy, Poland Poland Agata Napiorkowska Mazowsze - The Polish State Folk Song and Dance Project Manager Ensemble Warsaw, Poland Poland Piotr Turkiewicz National Forum of Music Head of Int. Development & Programming Wroclaw, Poland
Poland Joanna Nuckowska Nowy Teatr- International Cultural Center http://www.nowyteatr.org/pl Head of Production & International Warszawa, Poland Communication Poland Zbigniew Cierniak Polish National Song and Dance Ensemble SLASK http://zespolslask.pl General Director Koszecin, Poland
Poland Barbara Nowak Polish National Song and Dance Ensemble SLASK http://www.zespolslask.pl International Relations Manager Koszecin, Poland
Poland Zofia Zembrzuska The Adam Mickiewicz Institute https://iam.pl/en Polska Music Programme Manager Warsaw, Poland Polska Maciej Tomasz Kotarba Mazowsze - The Polish State Folk Song and Dance https://www.mazowsze.waw.pl/ Project Manager Ensemble Warsaw, Polska Portugal Carla Sousa Alkantara Co-Artistic Director Lisbon, Portugal Portugal Sara Machado CUMPLICIDADES - Lisbon International http://www.festivalcumplicidades.pt Managing Director Contemporary Dance Festival Lisboa, Portugal Portugal Maria Rita Arnaut Consultant Lisboa, Portugal Romania Constantin Chiriac Sibiu International Theatre Festival http://www.sibfest.ro/ President Sibiu, Romania Russia Elena Tupyseva Theatre Ballet Moscow http://baletmoskva.ru/en/ Director Moscow, Russia Russia Zhanna Garber Triumph Production Center http://www.triumphart.ru/ PR manager Moscow, Russia Russia Aleksey Peganov Triumph Production Center http://www.triumphart.ru/ Director Moscow, Russia Russia Olga Romanova Triumph Production Center http://www.triumphart.ru/ Assistant Moscow, Russia Rwanda Katese Odile Gakire Woman Cultural Centre http://www.womanculturalcentre.rw Director Kigali, Rwanda Singapore Gaurav Kripalani Arts House Limited Festival Director, Singapore International Singapore Festiva Singapore Mia Chee Nine Years Theatre http://nineyearstheatre.com Company Director Singapore Singapore Nelson Chia Nine Years Theatre http://www.nineyearstheatre.com Artistic Director Singapore Singapore Danny Tan Odyssey Dance Theatre Ltd http://www.odysseydancetheatre.com/ Chief Executive Officer / Artistic Director Singapore Singapore Shaza Ishak Teater Ekamatra Ltd https://ekamatra.org.sg/ Company Director Singapore Singapore Amy Ho The Esplanade Company Ltd http://www.esplanade.com Head - Music Singapore Singapore Rachelle Tan The Esplanade Company Ltd Head - Venues & Programme Management Singapore
Singapore Xianghui Tan The Esplanade Company Ltd http://www.esplanade.com Programmer Singapore
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website South Africa Marlene le Roux Artscape Theatre Centre CEO Cape Town, South Africa South Africa Linda Bukhosini The Playhouse Company http://www.playhousecompany.com/ CEO & Artistic Director Durban, South Africa Spain Aurora Limburg Aurora Limburg http://www.auroralimburg.com/ Tour Producer Seville , Spain Sweden Osiel Ibanez Cirkus Cirkör Head of Communication Alby / Stockholm, Sweden Sweden Elin Hellrönn City of Umeå Program manager Umeå, Sweden Sweden John Chantler Edition Festival for Other Music http://www.edition-festival.com Artistic Director Stockholm, Sweden Sweden Vicky Sverkerson Kultur i Halland/Musik Hallandia/Rum för Dans Head of the Performing Arts departement Halmstad, Sweden
Sweden Anna Storåkers Malmö Live https://malmolive.se/ Producer / Advisor Malmö, Sweden Sweden Ragnar Berthling Musikcentrum Öst Managing Director Stockholm, Sweden Sweden Louise Nordgren Musikverket / Swedish Performing Arts Agency https://musikverket.se/ Desk Officer Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden Elin Norquist Musikverket / Swedish Performing Arts Agency https://musikverket.se/ Head of Music Project Funding Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden Magnus Nordberg Nordberg Movement http://nordbergmovement.se/ CEO, Creative Producer Sundbyberg, Sweden Sweden Christoffer Andersson Region Halland/Kultur i Halland/Musik Executive Producer Musik Hallandia Hallandia/Rum för Dans Halmstad, Sweden Sweden Yamam Al-Zubaidi Riksteatern https://www.riksteatern.se/ Equality and Diversity Manager Norsborg, Sweden Sweden Magnus Aspegren Riksteatern https://www.riksteatern.se/ CEO Norsborg, Sweden Sweden Asa Soderberg Skanes Dansteater http://www.skanesdansteater.se Artistic Director / CEO Malmo, Sweden Sweden Staffan Forssell Swedish Art Council Director General Stockholm, Sweden Sweden Gregor Zubicky Swedish Chamber Orchestra Artistic Manager Örebro, Sweden Sweden Mikael Brännvall Swedish Performing Arts Association CEO Stockholm, Sweden Sweden Stefan Hansen Unga Klara http://www.ungaklara.se CEO Stockholm, Sweden Sweden Henrik Lillsjö Vara Konserthus https://www.nojazz.fr/ Production Manager Stockholm, Sweden Sweden Rikard Gateau Vastmanlandsmusiken https://vastmanlandsmusiken.se/ Artistic Director Västerås, Sweden Switzerland Adél Schumacher Géza Anda Foundation Zurich, Switzerland Switzerland Marc Reinhardt MUMMENSCHANZ Foundation Managing Director Altstaetten, Switzerland Switzerland Stephen McHolm Verbier Festival http://www.verbierfestival.com Director, Academy & Special Projects Vevey, Switzerland Taiwan Vivien Ku C. F. Koo Foundation http://www.koo.org.tw/ CEO Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Thomas Liu C. F. Koo Foundation http://www.koo.org.tw/ Production Manager Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Joyce Jing-Fang Tsai C. F. Koo Foundation http://www.koo.org.tw/ Senior Programmer Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Tracy Ya-han Tsui C. F. Koo Foundation http://koo.org.tw Programmer Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Millie Tsai Contemporary Legend Theatre http://www.twclt.com Head of International Programs Taipei, Taiwan
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website Taiwan Fu Kuen Tang Taipei Arts Festival Artistic Director Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Mina, Hsu-Ping Wang Independent Producer Taipei, Taiwan Turkey Defne Turac Is Sanat https://www.issanat.com.tr/EN/ Artistic Director Istanbul, Turkey Turkey Murat Abbas Zorlu Performing Arts Center General Manager Istanbul, Turkey Uganda Abdul Kinyenya Batalo East/Tabuflo Dance Co. http://www.bataloeast.org founder/ Art Director Entebbe, Uganda Uganda Faisal Kiwewa Bayimba Cultural Foundation http://www.bayimba.org Uganda Director Kampala, Uganda United Arab Linsey Bostwick The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Emirates Senior Producer Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates United Arab William Bragin The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi https://www.nyuad-artscenter.org/ Emirates Executive Artistic Director Abu Dhabi, UAE United Kingdom Anand Bhatt Aakash Odedra Company http://www.aakashodedra.co.uk/ Producer Leicester, UK United Kingdom Annabel Turpin ARC Stockton http://www.arconline.co.uk Chief Executive & Artistic Director Stockton on Tees, UK United James Taylor Artifax https://www.artifax.net/ Kingdom Head of Business Development Epsom, UK United Kingdom Simon Mellor Arts Council England https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ Executive Director London, UK United Kingdom Nicola Smyth Arts Council England https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ Senior Manager International London, UK United Kingdom Judith Knight MBE Artsadmin http://www.artsadmin.co.uk Director London, UK United Kingdom Tracy Cooper artsdepot https://www.artsdepot.co.uk Chief Executive London, UK United Kingdom Damien de Roche Auditoria Magazine Publication Director Dorking, UK United Kingdom Dan Baker Barbican Theatre, Plymouth http://www.barbicantheatre.co.uk Creative Producer Plymouth, UK United Kingdom Annette Corbett Battersea Arts Centre http://www.bac.org.uk Writer & Fundraiser London, UK United Kingdom Richard Wakely Belfast International Arts Festival https://belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/ Director Belfast, UK United Kingdom Caroline Miller Birmingham Royal Ballet https://www.brb.org.uk/ Chief Executive Officer Birmingham, UK United Kingdom Louise Mitchell Bristol Music Trust Chief Executive Bristol, UK United Kingdom Clare Robertson Cardboard Citizens https://www.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/ Producer London, UK United Kingdom Sharon Armstrong-Williams Clore Leadership Fellowship Manager London, UK United Kingdom Sophie Woolley Clore Leadership Programme Clore Fellow London, UK United Kingdom Laura Mackenzie Stuart Creative Scotland https://www.creativescotland.com/ Head of Theatre Edinburgh, UK United Kingdom Cathie Boyd Cryptic Artistic Director Glasgow, UK United Kingdom Alfonso Leal del Ojo Dunedin Consort https://www.dunedin-consort.org.uk/ Chief Executive Edinburgh, UK United Kingdom Roy Luxford Edinburgh International Festival http://www.eif.co.uk Programme Director Edinburgh, UK United Kingdom Patrick Eakin Young ERRATICA http://www.erratica.org/ Artistic Director London, UK United Kingdom Graham Sheffield Festivals and Events International http://www.feiuk.com Associate Director London, UK United Kingdom Nick Dodds Festivals and Events International Ltd. https://feiuk.com/ Managing Director Mickleham, UK United Kingdom Julia Amour Festivals Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website United Kingdom Michael Stevens Fiery Angel Entertainment http://www.fiery-angel.com Director London, UK United Kingdom Lydia Connolly Harrison Parrott Director of Artist Management London, UK United Kingdom Paul Fitzpatrick Imaginate Chief Executive Edinburgh,UK United Kingdom Sabrina Bhaloda International Arts Manager Commercial Manager Uckfield, UK United Kingdom Maria Roberts International Arts Manager http://www.internationalartsmanager.com/ Editor Manchester, UK United Kingdom Jim Beirne Live Theatre Chief Executive Newcastle, UK United Kingdom Mark Ball Manchester International Festival http://mif.co.uk Creative Director Manchester, UK United Kingdom Brenna Hobson National Theatre of Scotland https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/ Executive Producer / Deputy Chief Executive Glasgow, UK
United Kingdom Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh https://twitter.com/Nazli_Tabatabai ISPA Fellow (England) Mid Calder, UK United Kingdom Tobias Perkins Northern Ballet https://northernballet.com/ Head of Planning Leeds, UK United Kingdom Rebecca Dawson Punchdrunk http://www.punchdrunk.com Executive Director London, UK United Kingdom Peter Higgin Punchdrunk https://punchdrunk.org.uk Director of Enrichment London, UK United Kingdom Bia Oliveira Sadler's Wells Theatre http://sadlerswells.com Head of Producing & Touring London, UK United Kingdom Suzanne Walker Sadler's Wells Theatre Executive Producer London, UK United Kingdom Thorben Dittes Sage Gateshead http://www.sagegateshead.com/ Director, Royal Northern Sinfonia Gateshead, UK United Kingdom Abigail Pogson Sage Gateshead http://www.sagegateshead.com/ Managing Director Gateshead, UK United Kingdom Fraser Anderson Scottish Ensemble https://scottishensemble.co.uk/ Consultant, Special Projects Glasgow, UK United Kingdom Jenny Jamison Scottish Ensemble http://scottishensemble.co.uk Chief Executive Glasgow, UK United Kingdom Conrad Lynch Shared Experience https://www.sharedexperience.org.uk/ Producing Artistic Director Kirkby Stephen, UK United Kingdom William Norris Southbank Sinfonia https://www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk/ Managing Director London, UK United Kingdom Richard Heason St John's Smith Square http://www.sjss.org.uk Director London, UK United Kingdom Jennifer Phillips Starcatchers http://www.starcatchers.org.uk Producer Edinburgh, UK United Kingdom LJ Findlay-Walsh Take Me Somewhere Festival Artistic Director Glasgow, UK United Kingdom Belinda McElhinney Take Me Somewhere Festival https://takemesomewhere.co.uk Executive Producer Glasgow, UK United Kingdom Gavin Barlow The Albany CEO/Artistic Director London, UK United Kingdom Ben Evans The British Council http://www.disabilityartsinternational.org Head of Arts & Disability, European Union London, UK Region United Kingdom Rebecca Gould The British Council Head of Arts London, UK United Cathy Graham The British Council https://www.britishcouncil.org/ Kingdom Director of Music London, UK United Kingdom Shona McCarthy The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Chief Executive Edinburgh, UK United Kingdom Rachel Sanger The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Head of Participant Services Edinburgh, UK United Kingdom Jonathan Harper The Paraorchestra & Friends http://paraorchestra.com/ Chief Executive Bristol, UK
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website United Kingdom Charles Hazlewood The Paraorchestra & Friends http://www.pararochestra.com Artistic Director Bristol, UK United John Riddell Theatre Projects http://www.theatreprojects.com Kingdom Senior Consultant London, UK United David Staples Theatre Projects http://www.theatreprojects.com Kingdom London, UK United States Mohsin Mohi-Ud-Din #MeWe International Inc Founder and CEO New York, NY, USA United States Anna Okuda A+K Management Artist Representative Pittsburgh, PA, USA United States Ami Minars Admission Nation LLC http://admission-nation.com/about-us/ Producer & Founder Montclair, NJ, USA United States Christopher Blair AKUSTIKS http://www.akustiks.com/ Principal/Chief Scientist South Norwalk, CT, USA United States Rob Robbins Alliance Artist Management http://www.allianceartistmanagement.com/ President New York, NY, USA United States Steve Heath Alma Artist Booking http://almaartistbooking.com Artist Representative Southfield, MI, USA United States Sebastian Zubieta Americas Society https://www.as-coa.org/ Music Director New York, NY, USA United States Steven Wolff AMS Planning & Research Corp. http://www.ams-online.com President Southport, CT, USA United States Elysa Marden Arts Brookfield https://www.artsbrookfield.com Vice President New York, NY, USA United States Brian Halaas Arts Midwest https://www.artsmidwest.org Co-Director, Arts Midwest Conference Minneapolis, MN, USA United States Adam Perry Arts Midwest https://www.artsmidwest.org/ Vice President for Strategy and Programs Minneapolis, MN, USA
United States David Dower ArtsEmerson http://www.artsemerson.org Artistic Director Boston, MA, USA United States Rachel Cooper Asia Society Director of Cultural Programs and Performing New York, NY, USA Arts United States Boon Hui Tan Asia Society Vice President of Global Arts and Culture New York, NY, USA United States Mario Durham Association of Performing Arts Professionals https://www.apap365.org President & CEO (APAP) Washington, DC, USA United States Leonard Auerbach Auerbach Pollock Friedlander President, Founding Principal San Francisco, CA, USA United States Kenny Savelson Bang on a Can https://bangonacan.org/ Executive Director Brooklyn, NY, USA United States Cathy Barbash Barbash Arts Consulting Services http://cathybarbash.com President Ardmore, PA, USA United States Sue Bernstein Bernstein Artists, Inc. President Brooklyn, NY, USA United States Beth Morrison Beth Morrison Projects https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org/ Creative Producer Brooklyn, NY, USA United States Sarah Frankland British Council USA Deputy Director at British Council Washington, DC, USA United States Rob Bailis Cal Performances http://calperformances.org Associate Director Berkeley, CA, USA United States John Burt Cambodian Living Arts/Living Arts International https://www.cambodianlivingarts.org/ Co-founder New York, NY, USA
United States Hannah Ford Carolina Performing Arts - UNC Chapel Hill https://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/ Post-Graduate Leadership Fellow Chapel Hill, NC, USA United States Emil Kang Carolina Performing Arts - UNC Chapel Hill https://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/ Executive and Artistic Director Chapel Hill, NC, USA United States Amy Russell Carolina Performing Arts - UNC Chapel Hill https://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/ Director of Programming Chapel Hill, NC, USA United States Gary Dunning Celebrity Series of Boston, Inc. President & Executive Director Boston, MA, USA
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website United States Kristy Edmunds Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA https://cap.ucla.edu/ Executive & Artistic Director Los Angeles, CA, USA United States George Trudeau Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State https://cpa.psu.edu/ Director University Park, PA, USA United States Amy Vashaw Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State https://cpa.psu.edu/ Audience and Program Development Director University Park, PA, USA
United States Tim Fox Columbia Artists President New York, NY, USA United States Alicia Horwitz Columbia Artists New York, NY, USA United States Emily Yoon Columbia Artists New York, NY, USA United States Karen Kitchen Common Ground Arts http://www.wearecga.com Co-Founder & Creative Producer New York, NY, USA United States Kendra Roberts Common Ground Arts https://wearecga.com/ Co-Founder & Creative Producer New York, NY, USA United States Toni Capra Da Camera of Houston http://www.dacamera.com Executive Director Houston, TX, USA United States Allen Moon David Lieberman Artists' Representatives http://www.dlartists.com Director of Touring & Artist Management Newport Beach, CA, USA
United States Michelle VanHuss Dayton Contemporary Dance Company https://www.dcdc.org/ Director of Touring and University Initiatives Dayton, OH, USA
United States Zeyba Rahman Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Sr Program Officer for Building Bridges New York, NY, USA United States Michael Mushalla Double M Arts & Events https://double-m-arts.com/ President Saint John, VI, USA United States Laura Colby Elsie Management http://elsieman.org President Brooklyn, NY, USA United States Alexa Antopol Fisher Dachs Associates http://fda-online.com/ Chief Intelligence Officer New York, NY, USA United States Joshua Dachs Fisher Dachs Associates http://fda-online.com/ President New York, NY, USA United States Olga Garay-English Ford Theatres https://www.fordtheatres.org/ Senior Advisor of International Affairs Hollywood, CA, USA United States Ron Berry Fusebox Festival http://fuseboxfestival.com Artistic Director Austin, TX, USA United States Glenn Blackman Global Touring & Promotion, Inc. President Nashville, TN, USA United States Amy Miller Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University Director of Programming and Education Auburn, AL, USA
United States Monique Martin Harlem Stage Director of Programming New York, NY, USA United States Mary Lou Aleskie Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth http://www.hop.dartmouth.edu Director College Hanover, NH, USA United States Joshua Kol Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth Managing Director/Executive Producer College Hanover, NH, USA United States Cindy Hwang InPulse Creatives, LLC https://www.inpulsecreatives.com/ President Flushing, NY, USA United States Chad Herzog International Festival of Arts and Ideas http://www.artidea.org Co-Executive Director and Director of New Haven, CT, USA Programming United States David Baile ISPA https://www.ispa.org Chief Executive Officer New York, NY, USA United States Sissi Xiqian Chen ISPA https://www.ispa.org Membership and Events Intern New York, NY, USA United States Nora Fleury ISPA https://www.ispa.org Program and Development Associate New York, NY, USA
Hashtag: #NY19ISPA www.ispa.org/congress_ny19 * Bolded delegates indicate a STAR member.
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website United States Minji Kim ISPA https://www.ispa.org Communications and Events Coordinator New York, NY, USA United States Erwin Maas ISPA http://www.erwinmaas.com Creative Producer West New York, NJ, USA United States Jeff Morris ISPA https://www.ispa.org/ Company Coordinator New York, NY, USA United States Ann Pattan ISPA https://www.ispa.org Manager of Membership and Events New York, NY, USA United States Christina Jensen Jensen Artists President Beacon, NY, USA United States Gina Meola Jensen Artists Booking Manager Beacon, NY, USA United States Ben Cameron Jerome Foundation President St. Paul, MN, USA United States Alicia Adams John F Kennedy Center http://www.kennedy-center.org/ VP of International Programming and Dance Washington, DC, USA
United States Alana Klonoski Judson Management Group, Inc. Booking Representative New York, NY, USA United States Jessica Hefes Just The Ticket http://www.justthetickethk.org/ Director Los Angeles, CA, USA United States Daniel Brier Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra https://www.kalamazoosymphony.com/ Resident Conductor Kalamazoo, MI, USA United States Peter Gistelinck Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra http://www.kalamazoosymphony.com President & CEO Kalamazoo, MI, USA United States Earl Blackburn Kanzen Arts http://www.kanzenarts.com President Forest Hills, NY, USA United States Jen Shyu Kanzen Arts http://www.kanzenarts.com/ Associate Forest Hills, NY, USA United States Janera Solomon Kelly Strayhorn Theater Executive Director Pittsburgh, PA, USA United States Kristopher McDowell KMP Artists http://kmpartists.com/ Founder & Consultant for Asia Pacific Austin, TX, USA Projects United States Michael Ross Krannert Center for the Performing Arts https://krannertcenter.com/ Director Urbana, IL, USA United States Janet Cowperthwaite Kronos Quartet / Kronos Performing Arts https://kronosquartet.org Managing Director Association San Francisco, CA, USA United States Jon Nakagawa Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. http://www.lincolncenter.org/ Director, Contemporary Programming New York, NY, USA United States Peg Schuler-Armstrong Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. http://www.lincolncentereducation.org Director, Programming & Production, LCE New York, NY, USA United States Hanako Yamaguchi Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. http://www.lincolncenter.org/ Director, Music Programming New York, NY, USA United States Karen Ames Meyer Sound https://meyersound.com/ Director of Cultural Initiatives Berkeley, CA, USA United States Ian Tresselt Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation http://www.midatlanticarts.org/ Deputy Director Baltimore, MD, USA United States Deborah Sommers Modlin Center for the Arts http://www.modlin.richmond.edu Richmond, VA, USA United States Jedediah Wheeler Montclair State University Executive Director - Arts & Cultural Montclair, NJ, USA Programming United States Ruth Waalkes Moss Arts Center https://artscenter.vt.edu Associate Provost for the Arts and Exec. Blacksburg, VA, USA Director United States David Greenberg Music Works International http://musicworksinternational.com Director of Marketing/Development Reading, MA, USA United States Katherine McVicker Music Works International http://musicworksinternational.com Director Reading, MA, USA United States Michael Orlove National Endowment for the Arts Director Washington, DC, USA
Hashtag: #NY19ISPA www.ispa.org/congress_ny19 * Bolded delegates indicate a STAR member.
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website United States Kent Devereaux New Hampshire Institute of Art http://www.nhia.edu/ President Manchester, NH, USA United States Stanford Makishi New York City Center VP Programming New York, NY, USA United States Kyle Maude New York Live Arts http://www.newyorklivearts.org Producing Director New York, NY, USA United States Janet Wong New York Live Arts http://www.newyorklivearts.org Associate Artistic Director New York, NY, USA United States Jacqueline Davis New York Public Library for the Performing Arts http://www.nypl.org/lpa Executive Director New York, NY, USA
United States Mara Isaacs Octopus Theatricals http://octopustheatricals.com Executive/Creative Producer Princeton, NJ, USA United States Ronee Penoi Octopus Theatricals Associate Producer Princeton, NJ, USA United States Christina Baker Opus 3 Artists http://www.opus3artists.com Manager, Artists & Attractions New York, NY, USA United States Robert Berretta Opus 3 Artists http://www.opus3artists.com/ Vice President, Manager Artists & Attractions New York, NY, USA
United States Sarah Gordon Opus 3 Artists Manager, Artists & Attractions New York, NY, USA United States Ben Maimin Opus 3 Artists http://www.opus3artists.com Chief Revenue Officer New York, NY, USA United States Karen Fischer Pasifika Artists Network http://www.pasifika-artists.com President Wailuku, HI, USA United States Judd Greenstein Pemberley Productions http://www.pemberleyproductions.com/ New York, NY, USA United States Andy Hamingson Pemberley Productions http://www.pemberleyproductions.com/ New York, NY, USA United States George Braun PMC President New York, NY, USA United States Linda Brumbach Pomegranate Arts, Inc. http://www.pomegranatearts.com Founder and President New York, NY, USA United States Alisa Regas Pomegranate Arts, Inc. http://www.pomegranatearts.com Associate Director New York, NY, USA United States Rena Shagan Rena Shagan Associates, Inc. https://www.shaganarts.com/ President New York, NY, USA United States Evan Smith Riot Artists http://www.riotartists.com/ Agent San Francisco, CA, USA United States William Smith Riot Artists http://www.riotartists.com/ President San Francisco, CA, USA United States Ryan McMaken Savannah Music Festival http://www.savannahmusicfestival.org/ Artistic Director Savannah, GA, USA United States David Pratt Savannah Music Festival http://www.savannahmusicfestival.org/ Executive Director Savannah, GA, USA United States Erin Tatum Savannah Music Festival http://www.savannahmusicfestival.org/ Managing Director Savannah, GA, USA United States Joshua Grossman Schuler Shook https://schulershook.com/ ASTC, Principal Chicago, IL, USA United States Terry Dwyer Segerstrom Center for the Arts President Costa Mesa, CA, USA United States Todd Burnsed Selby/Artists Management Booking Associate New York, NY, USA United States Margaret Selby Selby/Artists Management President New York, NY, USA United States Jaume Soler SoundArts http://www.soundarts.net Principal New York, NY, USA United States Rika Iino Sozo Artists, Inc. http://www.sozoartists.com/ President New York, NY, USA United States Ichun Yeh Sozo Artists, Inc. http://www.sozoartists.com/ Vice President & Director of Booking New York, NY, USA
Hashtag: #NY19ISPA www.ispa.org/congress_ny19 * Bolded delegates indicate a STAR member.
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Region Name/ Position Organization/ Location Website United States Nicole Taney Spoleto Festival USA https://spoletousa.org/ Director of Artistic Planning and Operations Charleston, SC, USA
United States Chris Lorway Stanford Live https://live.stanford.edu/ Executive Director Stanford, CA, USA United States James Fahey Symphony Center Presents https://cso.org/ Director of Programming Chicago, IL, USA United States Kathleen Panoff Texas Performing Arts https://texasperformingarts.org/ Director and Associate Dean Austin, TX, USA United States Susan Feder The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation https://mellon.org/ Program Officer New York, NY, USA United States Jonathan Bradley The Crossing http://aniara.crossingchoir.org Executive Director Philadelphia, PA, USA United States Jamie Broumas The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing http://www.kennedy-center.org Dir, Classical & New Music Programs Arts Washington, DC, USA United States Rachel Chanoff The Office performing arts + film Director New York, NY, USA United States Yan Xiao The Ohio State University Fayetteville, AR, USA United States Jim Niesel Theatre Projects Senior Consultant South Norwalk, CT, USA United States Carl Giegold Threshold Acoustics LLC https://www.thresholdacoustics.com/ Partner Chicago, IL, USA United States Dawn Schuette Threshold Acoustics LLC https://www.thresholdacoustics.com/ Partner Chicago, IL, USA United States Elizabeth Bradley Tisch School of the Arts Arts Professor, Drama New York, NY, USA United States Charles Santos TITAS/ATTPAC http://titas.org/ Executive Director/Artistic Director Dallas, TX, USA United States Matthew VanBesien UMS at the University of Michigan President Ann Arbor, MI, USA United States Ken Fischer University of Michigan Faculty in Arts Leadership Ann Arbor, MI, USA United States Sandra Garcia-Betancourt Voices of a People s History of the United States https://peopleshistory.us/ Interim General Manager Brooklyn, NY, USA
United States Jordana Leigh Voices of a People s History of the United States Performing Arts Professional/ Board Member Brooklyn, NY, USA
United States Jenny Bilfield Washington Performing Arts President and CEO Washington, DC, USA United States Elisabeth Hayes New York, NY, USA United States Jane Yonge New York, NY, USA United States Bassem Youssef Los Angeles, CA, USA Uruguay Martin Inthamoussu National Arts Schools of SODRE General Director Montevideo, Uruguay Zambia Gift Chansa Circus Zambia http://www.circuszambia.org/ Artistic Director Lusaka City, Zambia
Hashtag: #NY19ISPA www.ispa.org/congress_ny19 * Bolded delegates indicate a STAR member.
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Organization/ Location Website A+K Management Pittsburgh, PA, USA Admission Nation LLC http://admission-nation.com/about-us/ Montclair, NJ, USA AKUSTIKS http://www.akustiks.com/ South Norwalk, CT, USA Alliance Artist Management http://www.allianceartistmanagement.com/ New York, NY, USA Alma Artist Booking http://almaartistbooking.com Southfield, MI, USA Anima Eterna Brugge http://animaeterna.be/ Bruges, Belgium Arab Arts Focus Le Vicel, France Artifax https://www.artifax.net/ Epsom, UK Aurora Limburg http://www.auroralimburg.com/ Seville , Spain BAM! Baird Artists Management Consulting Alliston, ON, Canada Bang on a Can https://bangonacan.org/ Brooklyn, NY, USA Belsher Arts Management http://www.belsherartsmanagement.ca/ Vancouver, BC, Canada Bernstein Artists, Inc. Brooklyn, NY, USA Boulev'Art Inc. http://www.boulevart.ca Montréal, QC, Canada China Association of Performing Arts http://www.capa.com.cn/ Beijing, China Cirque Éloize https://www.cirque-eloize.com/ Montreal, QC, Canada Classical Music Rave http://www.classicalmusicrave.com/ Amsterdam, Netherlands Columbia Artists New York, NY, USA Contemporary Legend Theatre http://www.twclt.com Taipei, Taiwan Da Camera of Houston http://www.dacamera.com Houston, TX, USA Dansk Danseteater http://www.danskdanseteater.dk/ Copenhagen, Denmark David Lieberman Artists' Representatives http://www.dlartists.com Newport Beach, CA, USA Diamond Schmitt Architects https://dsai.ca/ Toronto, ON, Canada Double M Arts & Events https://double-m-arts.com/ Saint John, VI, USA Elsie Management http://elsieman.org Brooklyn, NY, USA
Hashtag: #NY19ISPA www.ispa.org/congress_ny19 * Bolded delegates indicate a STAR member.
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Organization/ Location Website Festivals and Events International Ltd. https://feiuk.com/ Mickleham, UK Festivals Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK Fisher Dachs Associates http://fda-online.com/ New York, NY, USA Global Touring & Promotion, Inc. Nashville, TN, USA Griffith University https://www.griffith.edu.au/arts-education-law/contact Mt Gravatt, Qld, Australia Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Ltd Hong Kong ICP Orchestra / Eric Vloeimans http://www.icporchestra.com Amsterdam, Netherlands International Arts Manager Uckfield, UK International Resource Centre for Performing Artists Toronto, ON, Canada
Kaha:wi Dance Theatre http://www.kahawidance.org Hagersville, ON, Canada Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra http://www.kalamazoosymphony.com Kalamazoo, MI, USA Kanzen Arts http://www.kanzenarts.com Forest Hills, NY, USA KMP Artists http://kmpartists.com/ Austin, TX, USA LADO, Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia http://www.lado.hr/en/ Zagreb, Croatia Latitude 45 Arts Promotion https://www.latitude45arts.com/ Montréal, QC, Canada Lene Bang Org Hellerup, Denmark Meyer Sound https://meyersound.com/ Berkeley, CA, USA MUMMENSCHANZ Foundation Altstaetten, Switzerland Musikcentrum Öst Stockholm, Sweden n o r o b o http://www.norobo.dk Copenhagen, Denmark Nadine Asswad Agency https://www.nadineasswad.com/ Mascouche, QC, Canada Nine Years Theatre http://www.nineyearstheatre.com Singapore Nordberg Movement http://nordbergmovement.se/ Sundbyberg, Sweden Northern Ballet https://northernballet.com/ Leeds, UK Octopus Theatricals http://octopustheatricals.com Princeton, NJ, USA
Hashtag: #NY19ISPA www.ispa.org/congress_ny19 * Bolded delegates indicate a STAR member.
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Organization/ Location Website Opus 3 Artists http://www.opus3artists.com New York, NY, USA Pasifika Artists Network http://www.pasifika-artists.com Wailuku, HI, USA Polish National Song and Dance Ensemble SLASK http://www.zespolslask.pl Koszecin, Poland
Polyglot Theatre http://www.polyglot.org.au/ Abbotsford, VIC, Australia Pomegranate Arts, Inc. http://www.pomegranatearts.com New York, NY, USA Punchdrunk http://www.punchdrunk.com London, UK Quaternaire http://quaternaire.org/ Paris, France Rena Shagan Associates, Inc. https://www.shaganarts.com/ New York, NY, USA Riot Artists http://www.riotartists.com/ San Francisco, CA, USA Royal Winnipeg Ballet http://www.rwb.org Winnipeg, MB, Canada Schuler Shook https://schulershook.com/ Chicago, IL, USA Scottish Ensemble https://scottishensemble.co.uk/ Glasgow, UK Selby/Artists Management New York, NY, USA Shanghai Grand Theatre Arts Group http://www.sgt-artscenter.org/ Shanghai, China Social Tango Buenos Aires, Argentina Southbank Sinfonia https://www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk/ London, UK Sozo Artists, Inc. http://www.sozoartists.com/ New York, NY, USA Tero Saarinen Company https://terosaarinen.com/en/ Helsinki, Finland The 7 Fingers http://www.7fingers.com Montréal, QC, Canada The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Edinburgh, UK The Yoko Foundation Kobe, Japan Theatre Projects http://www.theatreprojects.com London, UK Threshold Acoustics LLC https://www.thresholdacoustics.com/ Chicago, IL, USA Triumph Production Center http://www.triumphart.ru/ Moscow, Russia Unga Klara http://www.ungaklara.se Stockholm, Sweden
Hashtag: #NY19ISPA www.ispa.org/congress_ny19 * Bolded delegates indicate a STAR member.
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