A quick-fire guide to international touring and collaborating.
Hosted by Kris Stewart - Artistic Director, Brisbane Powerhouse THE ROUND TABLES
120 minutes Ballroom 3, Sofitel Brisbane Central
One of the most popular activities at the market, THE ROUND TABLES give participants the chance to uncover exciting and up-to-date information about topics and regions relevant to their interests and touring objectives.
Delegates have the opportunity to register for a seat at a table hosted by a curated selection of industry professionals, including festival directors, presenters, artists, and arts leaders. Not only can you ask your burning questions, but you will instantly be connected with a table of potential colleagues with similar interests, ready to take your conversations to the next level after the event.
Brisbane Powerhouse Artistic Director Kris Stewart will play host and time-master, keeping each session to a speedy 20 minutes – enough time to absorb a stimulating snapshot of information and to exchange a business card with the person sitting next to you.
Due to popularity, registered delegates will be required to sign up for this event at the Information Desks located Brisbane Powerhouse on Monday and Sofitel Brisbane Central on Tuesday of APAM.
Tables include:
| # | Table Name | Table Hosts | Company |
| 1 | NICHE TOURING MARKETS: street art, outdoor and site specific festivals and programs around the world | JONGSEOK KIM | HI SEOUL FESTIVAL |
| MADELEINE FLYNN | MADELEINE FLYNN & TIM HUMPHREY ART PROJECTS | ||
| STEPH WALKER | CITY OF SYDNEY | ||
| 2 | NICHE TOURING MARKETS: performance art, live art, experimental theatre | RIVER LIN | CO3 - TAIWAN CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE CONNECTION |
| JOHANNA TUUKKANEN | ANTI / DANCE HOUSE HELSINKI / TANSSIN TALO | ||
| 3 | Contemporary Queer Performance in a Global Context – Beyond Sexuality and Gender | ZVONIMIR DOBROVIC | DOMINO |
| ADENA JACOBS | FRAUGHT OUTFIT | ||
| 4 | NICHE TOURING MARKETS: First Nations touring circuits – Canada, New Zealand, Australia and beyond | RYAN CUNNINGHAM | NATIVE EARTH PERFORMING ARTS |
| BEN GRAETZ | ILBIJERRI THEATRE COMPANY | ||
| 5 | NICHE TOURING MARKETS: university circuits of USA | JEREMY GANTER | THE MONDAVI CENTER |
| EMIL KANG | CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS | ||
| 6 | AAA (Access All Areas): making performance for and with people living with disabilities | MARC BREW | MARC BREW COMPANY |
| MICHELLE RYAN | RESTLESS DANCE THEATRE | ||
| 7 | Accessing the World through DFAT and Austrade | LISA WRIGHT | DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE |
| CHERYL STANILEWICZ | AUSTRADE | ||
| 8 | Building Australian Arts - a conversation with the Australia Council and Ministry for the Arts | WENDY WERE | AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS |
| ASHA RAJAH-CLARKE | MINISTRY FOR THE ARTS | ||
| 9 | New dialogues with: CANADA | CAROLYN WARREN | THE BANFF CENTRE |
| DANIELE DE FONTENAY | USINE-C | ||
| 10 | From strength to strength: Australia's relationship with: KOREA | CLAIRE SUNG | DAEJEON ARTS CENTER |
| SUNGYEOP LEE | SEJONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | ||
| 11 | Everybody needs good neighbours - collaborating with: INDONESIA | ABDI KARYA | RUMATA' ART SPACE |
| RAMA THAHARANI | INDEPENDENT | ||
| 12 | Bite the Big Apple - navigating: NEW YORK | BENJAMIN KIMITCH | PERFORMANCE SPACE 122 |
| LAURA COLBY | ELSIE MANAGEMENT | ||
| 13 | Festivals and programs of: IRELAND | KRIS NELSON | TIGER DUBLIN FRINGE |
| JEN COPPINGER | HOTFORTHEATRE / THEEMERGENCYROOM / UNITED FALL | ||
| SIOBHAN BOURKE | IRISH THEATRE INSTITUTE | ||
| 14 | Explore the scene in: TAIWAN | YI-WEI KENG | TAIPEI ARTS FESTIVAL |
| YA-LING PENG | UHAN SHII INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CO-OPERATION COMPANY | ||
| 15 | Touring opportunities and building relationships with: CHINA | KAREN CHEUNG | GUANGDONG DANCE FESTIVAL |
| ZHAOHUI WANG | BEIJING SQUARE MOON CULTURE LTD. | ||
| 16 | Touring EUROPE: possibilities and challenges touring to institutional and independent theatres (from French and German perspectives) | CHRISTIAN WATTY | INTERNATIONALE TANZMESSE NRW |
| NIELS GAMM | IMG ARTISTS | ||
| 17 |
Explore the scene in:
SINGAPORE
|
CHING LEE | CULTURELINK SINGAPORE |
| TAY TONG | SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS |