In this workshop, Ana Dubljević invites us to view (feminist) dramaturgy - not only how it produces a meaning on stage, but also as the common practice of thinking and feeling within the process of creation, organisation, production and dissemination of a performance.

If in our relationship with the audience, we leave the authority of a central viewing point, can the feminist dramaturgical thinking help us to also leave it in the working process, both intentionally and simultaneously? How can we lead processes based on the practices of pleasure and care? How can we lead processes not with efficiency, but through co-existing in disagreement and with those that provide space for uncertainties despite the fear, because they see space as freedom? Can those different processes produce different shows, and if so how? 

Participants are invited to reflect and share examples of their own artistic and cultural practices and map the problems and possibilities of this type of approach.

This session will be based texts from the book by Ana Dubljević - “The Feminist Pornscapes. On Feminist Dramaturgical Thinking in Dance and Performance Practice”

This workshop has a limited capacity of 20 participants. Registrations are first come, first served.

The exact same session will be held on Friday 30 September and Saturday 1 October.

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Facilitator

Ana Dubljević, Choreographer / Dramaturge, Serbia

Recent research in the sector has shown that there is a shocking lack of awareness about what it means to work in the arts for professionals with disabilities. 

This discussion will tackle the notions of working conditions, labour and also the idea of working with disability - including the recognition of its unique artistic quality.

Moderator
Filip Pawlak, Artist and Cultural worker - IETM Global Connector 2021-22, Poland

Speakers
Jovana Rakić, Artist and choreographer, Serbia

Mindy Drapsa, Riksteatern, Sweden

Rachel Marks, Relaxed Performance & Disability Access Consultant, Canada

This session will have live captions in English.

What are the tools and solutions for creating better working conditions for those in the performing arts sector? What are the current trends in cultural workers’ movements and initiatives around Europe?

This session will start with an analysis of the “project-based” cultural economy and the pressures and transformations it has brought to the field of artistic production. It will also explore different strategies, alliances and articulate the struggles for better working conditions, with a special focus on feminist, self-organised and political movements in the cultural field that have potential for change.

We will also discuss the position of freelancers and independent artists in a post covid context. 
 

Moderator
Marijana Cvetković, STATION Centre For Contemporary Dance, Serbia

Speakers
Danae Theodoridou, Performance Maker and Researcher, Belgium

Jaka Primorac, IRMO- Institute For Development and International Relations, Croatia

Rodrigo Arenas, Artist and researcher - IETM Global Connector 2021-22, Guatemala

Sepehr Sharifzadeh, NH Theater Agency, Iran

This session will have live captions in English.

If you are looking for a wide range of perspectives on major topics prevalent in the performing arts sector, then this session is for you. It will take you through a series of pressing issues that have been the centre of discussion within the IETM Global Connectors group. This is an opportunity to enjoy working with a stimulating group of colleagues from different continents who have similar experiences and interests. 

This will be a participatory session hosted by the IETM Global Connectors.

This session will have live captions in English.

This workshop will address the relationship between the disabled body, contemporary dance and negative space in the performing arts.

Is the disabled body usually seen as a negative space or figure of the performing act, and what is the artistic potential of its position?

How do our performance practices position the disabled body in order to become a figure? How can inclusive practices shift the perception of what creates the artistic form and the negative space in the performing arts?

Participants will create performance materials themselves through the exploration of their body and pushing the boundaries of their imagined, assumed or experienced ‘completeness’.

Facilitator
Marko Pejović, Grupa Hajde Da…, Serbia
 

Attendance by pre-registration only. Maximum number of participants: 20

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How do we treat archiving in the performing arts? How does this process influence the way we interpret the artwork? How does it impact the sector’s working and hiring practices and its capacity? Will it alter the professional skill sets in the sector? How can a process of digitisation be conducted within organisations with limited capacity?

Moreover, will it impact the artistic work itself and its creation process, particularly in dance? 

The session explores the connection between the issue of archiving, digitisation, history and work, in post covid times. 

Moderator

Rok Vevar, Nomad Dance Academy, Slovenia

Speakers

Ricardo Viviani, Bureau Ritter, Germany

Igor Koruga, Choreographer, Dancer, Pedagogue, Dramaturge and dance Advocate, Serbia

This session will have live captions in English.

How do we charge for our work, and why are there no policies for the evaluation of artistic work in many countries? Using examples from different local contexts, this session will explore specific cases that artists have gathered through institutional or independent initiatives, in order to secure predictable and suitable financial working conditions in the arts.
 

Moderator

Danilo Prnjat, Artist, Serbia

Speakers

Jelena Mijović, Dramaturg and screenwriter, Serbia

Jasna Žmak, SPID - Croatian Screenwriters and Playwrights Guild, Croatia

Cancelled - Amath Sarr, Jotay Culturel - IETM Global Connector 2021-22, Senegal

This session will have live captions in English.

This session offers a general overview of Creative Europe’s objectives and priorities, the requirements to apply and how to increase your chances of success.

• The first part will begin with an overall introduction to the programme, its priorities, the application process, useful tips, common pitfalls and case examples. 
   
• The second hour will be a hands-on opportunity to develop your own project idea and to answer the question: “Is this a Creative Europe project?” 

The session is meant for organisations and professionals who have a project in the making and are considering applying for a Creative Europe grant. Those interested in just hearing general information can attend the first part only.

Moderators

Albert Meijer, Creative Europe Desk, the Netherlands

Anastasija Konkina, Creative Europe Desk, Latvia

Dimitrije Tadić, Creative Europe Desk, Serbia

Konstantinos Trakosas, Creative Europe Desk, Greece

Zuzana Duchová, Creative Europe Desk, Slovakia

Speakers

Dubravka Vujinovic, PLAVO Theatre, Serbia

Barna Petrányi, Pro Progressione, Hungary

Tamara Bračič Vidmar, Bunker, Slovenia