IETM Multi-location in Utrecht (postponed)
The local Plenary meeting in Utrecht, the Netherlands, will be organised by our member HKU - University of The Arts Utrecht. Please find below the introduction by the local host, as well as the local programme and practical information to help you plan your stay in Utrecht.
IMPORTANT: Due to new Covid-19 restrictions, the physical local Plenary meeting in Utrecht was postponed to a date to be defined. If you were registered for this meeting, you will receive an email from the local host for further details. For any questions, please get in touch directly with Annelie Prins at annelie.prins@hku.nl. Note that you can still take part in the full IETM Multi-location online programme.
Introduction by the local host
In 2012 theatre scholar Dragan Klaic wrote Resetting the Stage, a critical survey on the state of the public theatre. Little seems to have changed since. The public theatre is still suffering under changing patterns of cultural consumption and Covid-19 could be the nail in the coffin.
Meanwhile in this Summer of Discontent a number of open letters were published in the Dutch media, calling out the disparity and inequality of power structures and established funding infrastructures in the Dutch cultural sector. So where do we go from here? Did the public theatre have its merits? Could Covid-19 have a catalysing effect in accelerating innovation and new practices?
The IETM local Plenary meeting in Utrecht will circle around old habits and new fair practice codes, working towards concrete action plans. A search for the regeneration of solidarity, transparency, trust, sustainability and inclusion. The programme comprises five mission statements about current approaches and a plenary discussion and brainstorm-session.
How to act on the Fair Practice Code (an existing initiative from the Dutch cultural sector, now being broadly adopted by policy-makers in local and national government)? How to distribute government budgets? Well, maybe we need to start by resetting the stage…
With contributions by Dutch artists, activists and practitioners engaged in challenging and changing the existing systems and structures.
IMPORTANT: Due to new Covid-19 restrictions, the physical local Plenary meeting in Utrecht was postponed to a date to be defined. If you were registered for this meeting, you will receive an email from the local host for further details. For any questions, please get in touch directly with Annelie Prins at annelie.prins@hku.nl. Note that you can still take part in the full IETM Multi-location online programme.
Registrations for the physical local meeting in Utrecht closed on 28 September but you can still register here for the full IETM Multi-location online programme.
Note that the local meeting in Utrecht has a limited capacity of 35 participants. Lunch will be provided to participants.
Programme
The on-site programme of the local meeting in Utrecht prepared by the local hosts will include the collective participation in the main IETM online programme (marked as working sessions on the page) on Thursday 1 October only.
Participants in the local meeting in Utrecht are therefore encouraged to follow the IETM online programme individually on Friday 2 October, after joining the physical local meeting in Utrecht on Thursday.
CEST: Central European Summer Time (local time in Utrecht)
Thursday, 1 October |
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| 12:00 - 12:30 CEST |
Walk In & Coffee with Dutch IETM members and guests Venue: Werkspoorkathedraal |
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| 12:30 - 13:00 CEST |
Welcome Words Moderator : Tarik Yousif, head of HKU Current Programs, The Netherlands Venue: Werkspoorkathedraal |
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| 13:00 - 13:45 CEST |
Start working session: creating action plans on values On site working session with five groups, along five values of the Fair Practice Code: trust, transparency, solidarity, sustainability and inclusion. Each group will work out a real business case, resulting in a concrete action plan. Each action plan should include a connection to the international networks. Inclusion Solidarity Sustainism Transparency Trust Venue: Werkspoorkathedraal |
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| 13:45 - 14:00 CEST |
Pause Venue: Werkspoorkathedraal |
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| 14:00 - 15:45 CEST |
Collective participation in IETM's online programme: What matters now? Plenary discussion Venue: Werkspoorkathedraal (and online) |
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| 15:45 - 16:00 CEST |
Pause Venue: Werkspoorkathedraal |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 CEST |
Feedback loop: Roulette, changing groups and action plans on values |
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| 16:30 - 17:00 CEST |
Conclusion plenary Moderator: Tarik Yousif, head of HKU Current Programs, The Netherlands Venue: Werkspoorkathedraal |
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| 17:00 CEST |
Closure programme Venue: Werkspoorkathedraal |
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Friday, 2 October |
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10:00 |
IETM Pitchorama Venue: Online |
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14:00 |
IETM info cell Venue: Online |
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For any question regarding the local programme of the meeting in Utrecht, please get in touch directly with Annelie Princ at annelie.prins@hku.nl.
Covid-19 regulations
Given current travel and event restrictions, the meeting will focus on gathering mainly the Dutch performing arts community. We encourage participants based outside of the Netherlands to choose another location.
Location
Werkspoorkathedraal
Tractieweg 41
3534 AP Utrecht
More information about the accessibility of the venue will be provided soon.
Accessibility
It is our aim to make IETM meetings as accessible as possible. However, it may not be possible to offer services at every location and, therefore, we recommend that you check the accessibility conditions of the location of your interest.
In order to meet the needs as much as possible, we collect your access requirements when you create your account and register for the meeting. Regarding speech-to-text captioning, we can only guarantee captions for the main IETM online programme (marked as working sessions on the page).
If you have any questions regarding the overall accessibility of the local meeting in Utrecht, you are welcome to write to our Production Officer at francisca.salgueiro@ietm.org.
Accommodation
Most hotels in Utrecht have reopened so you should be able to book your stay via the usual booking platforms.
Eating out
Pre-booking is mandatory if you wish to eat at a restaurant. For updated information about safety measures when eating out please check Visit Utrecht’s website here.
Contact
For any question regarding the local meeting in Utrecht, please get in touch directly with Annelie Princ at annelie.prins@hku.nl.
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