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MALMÖ /COPENHAGEN 2015 ISPA CONGRESS • MAY 25–30

RENEWED

Photo: Eilif Stene

Renovation from concept in 3 summers, 3 seasons uninterrupted

“Theatre Projects has contributed greatly to the success of this project.” — Gert Atle Gundersen, Administrerende direktør, Grieghallen Bergen, Norway

WELCOME TO MALMÖ AND COPENHAGEN Dear Colleagues, This must surely be the first time we have ever welcomed you to two different countries for one Congress! It’s just 15 years (before the millennial opening of the spectacular €2bn, 16-km long Öresund Bridge – or Øresund depending on your nationality!) since Sweden and Denmark, physically so close, felt profoundly separated by the narrow stretch of sea which has intertwined their histories. Overnight, with the opening of the bridge, the Copenhagen and Malmö communities were barely half an hour apart. On a daily basis they could share each other’s cultural lives – intrigued by the things that had developed differently, reassured by things that seemed familiar. For those of us living in countries penetrated by the brilliant ‘Scandi-noir’ television thrillers (in which the magnificent bridge invariably plays a central role!), Malmö/Copenhagen already feels like a well known friend! There are dangers in seeming to be too structured about linking the themes for our International Congresses, but it has worked out very well that our Malmö and Copenhagen colleagues have taken that ever-present bridge as a metaphor from which to derive the content for this Congress. It seems to come very naturally after last year’s Bogotá focus on the contributions that culture can make to so many areas of society beyond just the arts. Our programming and organisation committee in Malmö and Copenhagen (see p 58) have put together a fascinating programme which looks through the lens of the Nordic countries (those around the Baltic and North Seas) at a wide range of key questions about the arts today – how we relate to one another, how cultural policy differs from place to place (and why), and how cultural institutions are meeting the challenges of the increasingly rapid changes in the communities we serve. Though it’s only 17 years since we last met in Scandinavia (in Stockholm), so many aspects of the world in which we live and work have changed profoundly in those years. Some things about these two engaging cities may be as you expect, but others will surely surprise you – giving you a fresh perspective on 21stC life in these two warm-hearted countries and these two fascinating cities. Beside the formal programme, do take the opportunities of the week to explore both cities for yourself. There are so many unexpected, delightful surprises awaiting you! Enjoy! Anthony Sargent CBE, FRSA; Chair, ISPA Board of Directors

DEAR COLLEAGUES, Welcome to ISPA’s 96th Congress. Now after 96 Congresses, what can possibly be unique or different to this convening? Well, I also welcome you to ISPA’s first bi-national, bi-city Congress! Years ago I stood on the shore in Copenhagen as someone pointed out the seemingly remote Sweden in the distance. Today tens of thousands of people cross daily between the two countries connecting the cities/regions of Malmö and Copenhagen. How appropriate then, our theme of “Building Bridges” as ISPA strives to connect people on a global scale. Another first here is the (re)inauguration of ISPA’s Academy as the Anthony Field Academy in memory of longtime ISPA member and mentor, Anthony Field. The Academy was inspired by Tony for our Congress in Stockholm in 1998 and we are delighted to be back in Sweden for this “reinauguration”. I also want to take this opportunity to thank the speakers at the Academy as well as the entire Congress. With every International Congress on which I have worked, I have always been overwhelmed by the commitment and dedication brought by the Congress Host to ensure that you, the delegates, benefit from the experience of the meeting and the local culture. This is no less true here where our host team, led by Musik i Syd and the Danish Arts Foundation, has brought together individuals and organizations from throughout their respective regions to collaborate on this Congress. Enjoy your experience as you stroll the cobblestones of two great cities and engage in a dialogue founded in a spirit of cooperation and collaboration. David Baile, Chief Executive Officer, ISPA

BUILDING BRIDGES It is a great pleasure and a great honour for Musik i Syd, together with the Danish Arts Foundation, to welcome you all to the ISPA Summer Congress 2015. We hope to be able to offer valuable and interesting seminars and discussions, as well as exciting and strong artistic experiences, over the course of a few intensive days in Malmö and Copenhagen. We are looking forward not least to the concert to be held by the Malmö Symphony Orchestra in its new and yet to be inaugurated concert hall – Malmö Live. These new premises provide another example of the commitment to culture that we have had in this region for a number of years. The headline for the conference is Building Bridges. The thinking behind this will be evident for international visitors when they travel from Copenhagen Airport to Malmö over the Öresund Bridge, which is well-known not least because of the TV series called ‘The Bridge’. This bridge connects two countries and also two cities. But of course building bridges also stands for so much more than that. I am absolutely convinced that a prerequisite for ensuring our future existence and preferably also developing our institutions further is the establishment of numerous bridges between us and the outside world. Bridges to our audiences, to new audiences, to children and young people, to the world of politics, between ourselves, to creative stakeholders beyond our immediate environment, to the media, and to the business community. The physical bridge is obvious and easy to describe – the spiritual bridge is more difficult but just as important. I would like to thank ISPA, including chairperson Anthony Sargent and CEO David Baile, for the very fine cooperation so far and, of course, for having the confidence in us to take on the responsibility for organising this year’s summer congress. I would also like to extend a big thank you to my colleagues at the The Danish Agency for Culture in Copenhagen for a good, fruitful and constructive cooperation. A really big thank you also to all the institutions, organisations, speakers and everyone else that are helping to fill the event with exciting and interesting content. Many thanks also to Region Skåne, the City of Malmö, the Swedish Arts Council (Kulturrådet), the Swedish Performing Arts Agency (Musikverket) and Event in Skåne for their very crucial financial contributions. Once again, I would like to wish you a very warm welcome to Malmö – Copenhagen. Martin Martinsson, Managing Director, Musik i Syd

VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE It was with great excitement and respect that I started drawing up plans for the program and content for ISPA’s 2015 International Congress back in 2013. And now, my dear friends, it is an even more amazing feeling as we prepare to realize this congress as an unforgettable experience for everyone. Thank you all for being here and thank you to all our colleagues and partners. Our aim is to present our region and part of the world and to warmly invite delegates to it, and similarly to provide an opportunity for the region to establish new international networks. We will examine the role of culture and the performing arts in society. And we will look at how institutions operate, collaborate and are preparing for the future. A future that is changing rapidly. New technology, digitisation, migration, new structures, and improved health care are giving rise to a society in which the issues of diversity, accessibility, equality, the right of everyone to experience culture, and the role and importance of human rights in society and for the performing arts are becoming increasingly important. What is the intended audience for performing arts, how is culture paid for and who pays for it, and who can gain access to it and how? Is artistic freedom controlled and guided by financing conditions and popular trends? How can we use the performing arts to influence society and how do we most effectively make performing arts a fundamental part of society? Sessions will be mixed with concerts, performances, formal gatherings and also the always so important informal oases, thus providing moments during which major guidelines and future projects can be initiated. The evenings and nights will be packed with performing arts and, for those who are interested, of course partying. Every congress should look at the role of institutions and leadership. And this congress is no exception, with each session taking a look into the future – Visions for the Future: Building Bridges. Let’s do it! Peter Wilgotsson, Program Director ISPA 2015 Malmö / Copenhagen Congress Manager Classical Music, Jazz, International Exchange, Musik i Syd

WELCOME TO COPENHAGEN It is a great pleasure for The Danish Arts Foundation and The Danish Agency for Culture to welcome all ISPA members and Congress participants to the Congress day May 29 in Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Congress day offers us an opportunity to meet all the many performing arts professionals and share knowledge, broaden our horizons and keep an intercultural dialogue. Performing arts can play and already plays an important role in this common endeavor to enhance global interaction and understanding. For the performing arts scene in Denmark it will be an invaluable opportunity to meet the ISPA network. We have involved the Danish performing arts community in the ISPA Congress and hope to be able to include new ISPA members from Denmark in the future. In this region of the world we often use the brand ‘Nordic’ for the design, architecture, music and even political models and structures of the region. In the field of art and culture for children and young people we also like to think that we have a special way worth branding as ‘Nordic’. The sessions in Copenhagen will bring an overview of the research, policies and strategies for empowerment of children and youth in the arts – the Nordic way. We see children as future artists and cultural participants. We’re convinced they have the right to be creative and active in the arts - at eye level, and as such strengthened as democratic citizens. During the day in Copenhagen we will take the opportunity to introduce you to some of the city and particularly to the architecture of some of the cultural institutions here. We have put great efforts into giving you an insight to the context and the strategies for empowerment and participation in the arts for children and young people and also into making your Copenhagen day a great one! We look forward to welcoming you to the city of Copenhagen and to keeping the international conversation going. Welcome! Ditte Maria Bjerg

Bente Dahl

Chair, Performing Arts Danish Arts Foundation

Chair, Music Danish Arts Foundation

ANTHONY FIELD ACADEMY Congress Host – Peter Wilgotsson The Anthony Field Academy, an ISPA program dedicated to developing the next generation of talent, is an intensive two-day arts administration program for new and emerging leaders. The Academy is named in honour of long-time ISPA member Anthony Field, who was instrumental in establishing the first Academy in Stockholm in 1998.

MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 – ACADEMY DAY I MALMÖ LIVE 08:30

Information and registration desk open

LIVE 2, FLOOR 1 09:30 WELCOME and ORIENTATION ISPA Chief Executive Officer – David Baile ISPA Board of Directors Chair – Anthony Sargent Musik i Syd Manager – Peter Wilgotsson 09:45 SESSION I – Visions for the Future: The Politics of Change How do political policies and values affect artists and their work? As priorities change, what are the influences on the cultural sector? Speakers: Gitte Gröndfeld Wille, Mikael Löfgren and Egle Rindziviciute Moderator: Lotta Lekvall 11:00 Break | Coffee and Tea 11:30 SESSION II – Visions for the Future: Public and Private Funding What role does public funding have in the Nordic countries and what future does it have. Other funding opportunities available via the European Union will also be discussed, as will the increased need for private funding. Speakers: Tove Bratten, Åsa Edgren, Benny Marcel and Per Voetmann Moderator: Søren Friis Møller 12:45 Lunch 14:00 SESSION III – Visions for the Future: The Changing Nature of Leadership In this session we will look at different leadership models and discuss which of them will be most effective as we move into the future and the shift in generations. Speakers: Petra Brylander and Jesper Larsson 15:15 Break | Coffee and Tea 15:45

SESSION IV – Visions for the Future: The Interface of Challenges Through cases from Musik i Syd’s project Digital Venues we talk about digital tools in the line of business, new ways of working and what it is like for other professionals to collaborate with institutions. Speakers: Erling Björgvinsson, Andreas Jelvefors, Camilla Jonasson, Caroline Leander, Mark Lowery, Helene Mohlin, Karolina Rosenqvist and Johan Salo Moderator: Ulrika Lind

FOYER, FLOOR 1 17:00 RECEPTION Reception for the Anthony Field Academy attendees Performance: Tarabband 18:30

Evening on your own

TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015 – ACADEMY DAY II MALMÖ LIVE 09:00 Information and registration desk open LIVE 2, FLOOR 1 09:30 SESSION V – Visions for the Future: An Open Dialogue In a facilitated forum, participants will discuss specific questions arising from their particular challenges, issues and opportunities. Curators: Åsa Edgren and Thorben Dittes 10:45 Break | Coffee and Tea 11:15 SESSION VI – Visions for the Future: Diversity Management within the Arts – from Theory to Practice There are different motives for bringing diversity into organisations. Drawing on examples from different industries and settings the presentation will point to the need for diversity, why it should be implemented in organisations as well discussing the benefits. Whereas diversity in organisations often is presented as a moral case it can actually turn into a competitive advantage for cultural institutions and organisations. Speakers: Osiel Ibáñez and Annette Risberg 12:30 Lunch 13:30 SESSION VII – Visions for the Future: Young Artists and Youth Empowerment. Regional and international examples for furthering young artists will be explored. Options including performance, management and administration will all be identified as opportunities for individuals entering the professional performing arts. Part 1 S peakers: Anna-Carin Fogelqvist, the artists Trumhinnorna and pupils from the school Segevångsskolan in Malmö Part 2 Speakers: Henrik Køhler and Pernille Møller Taasinge Part 3 Speakers: Per Ekedahl, Alice Samoilova and artist Hanutten Moderator: Camilla Jonasson 14:45 Break | Coffee and Tea 15:00 SESSION VIII – Visions for the Future: Building Bridges In association with the Performing Arts Biennial, we will highlight what lies in the future for performing arts in Sweden and their relationship to other regions. Edward Bromberg, director and translator, gives an introduction to Swedish theatre based on the selected performances. He is accompanied by Margareta Sörenson, performing arts critic at among others Expressen, who presents the Swedish world of dance. The seminar also includes a brief overview of Swedish contemporary circus by Anders Frennberg, CEO at internationally renowned Circus Cirkör. The session will be introduced by Ann Mari Engel, general secretary Teaterunionen/Swedish ITI 16:30 End of Day Free evening with optional performances (see scenkonstbiennalen.se for additional information)

CONGRESS Congress Host – Peter Wilgotsson

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, MALMÖ – CONGRESS DAY 1 MALMÖ LIVE 11:00

Information and registration desk open

RESTAURANT, FLOOR 2 11:30 New member lunch HIGH LIVE 1, FLOOR 2 13:00 OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME Musik i Syd General Manager – Martin Martinsson ISPA Chief Executive Officer – David Baile ISPA Chair – Anthony Sargent 13:20

KEYNOTE Marika B. Lagercrantz

13:45 Minister for Culture and Democracy, Sweden Alice Bah Kuhnke 14:00 SESSION I – Bridging: Culture and Humanity Partner: SKAP – The Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers & Authors. Art and culture has been fundamental to the creation of the world’s great societies – but what’s next? What role will the arts play in shaping and linking human rights in and across regions? Should the concept of “Fair Trade” and other rights initiatives apply to culture? Speakers: Ramy Essam and Alice Bah Kuhnke Moderator: Alfons Karabuda 15:15

Break – Coffee and tea

15:45

Performance: Folk All-in Band

16:00 SESSION II – Bridging: Perceptions and Reality For many of us, our first thoughts about the Nordic region include images of healthy lifestyles, the Swedish Chef and saunas. But the reality is far from the stereotypes (mostly). Join our international panel as we hear their truth about working in the Nordic region. Speakers: Lieven Bertels, Lawrence Cherney, Cathy Graham and Gitte Gröndfeld Wille Moderator: Gregor Zubicky 17:00

End of Session

MALMÖ OPERA 18.00–19:30 PERFORMANCE Feeling of going, Skånes Dansteater and Malmö Opera MALMÖ LIVE, CONCERT HALL AND FOYER 20:00 OPENING GALA 20:00 Grab and Go hot dog & Performance David’s Angels 21:00 CONCERT Malmö Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marc Soustrot Soloist: Alain Jacquon 22:00 Reception & Performances: Folk All - in Band

THURSDAY, MAY 28, MALMÖ – CONGRESS DAY 2 MALMÖ LIVE 09:00

Information and registration desk open

CONCERT HALL 09:30 Malmö Live – a FUNCTiconAL venue? Join Malmö Live’s architect Mads Kaltoft (schmidt hammer lassen architects), and conceptualizer Lennart Stenkvist (one of the initiators of Malmö Live) as they discuss the realization of Malmö Live from inception to doors opening. Speakers: Mads Kaltoft and Lennart Stenkvist HIGH LIVE 1, FLOOR 2 10:00 Pitch New Works Learn about ten new cultural projects in just two hours! The ISPA Pitch Session provides delegates the opportunity to become involved in commissioning and/or presenting new works before they fully enter the international marketplace. Host: Anthony Sargent FOYER, FLOOR 2 12:00 ProEx – Professional Exchange Join us in a relaxed, informal, and intimate environment for casual networking, establishing new contacts, and maintaining existing relationship. 13:00 Lunch HIGH LIVE 1, FLOOR 2 13:45 Performance: Virpi Pahkinen 14:00 SESSION III – Bridging: Inclusion and Access Partner: Swedish Performing Arts Part 1: Inclusion The Nordic Model envisions a model of inclusivity where age, income and culture are not barriers to participation in arts and culture. We will explore whether this is realistic and discuss the potential impacts on creation and delivery. Speakers: Jim Beirne, Max Granström, Géza Kovàcs and Ulrika Holmgaard Moderator: Benny Marcel Part 2: Access In this dialogue about distribution, technology and accessibility we will examine the economic effects of increased accessibility and how technology impact everything from copyright to artistic decisions and creation now and in the future. Speakers: Magnus Aspegren, Jim Beirne, Adolphe Binder, Ulrika Holmgaard and Mika Romanus Moderator: Scott D. Stoner 15:30

Break – Coffee and tea

16:00 SESSION IV – Bridging: Economies Partner: Selam By 2015, Africa will have 2 billion inhabitants. By 2020, Brazil will be the world’s 5th largest economy. In this session we will explore the role art plays – and the responsibility of the creative sector – in the development of emerging economies. By looking at demographics, cultural diplomacy, trade and business we will uncover practices for engaging with emerging regions in meaningful and sustainable ways. Speakers: Michael Björn, Inger Ultvedt and Teshome Wondimu Moderator: Isabel Thomson 17:10 SESSION V – Bridging: Art in Community As urbanization continues on a global scale, arts institutions are increasingly called upon to create a stronger link and relevance for their audiences both locally and afar. New media represents both challenges and opportunities to address issues of development of new audiences, access in remote regions and how technology can or cannot bridge the gap. Speakers: Steinunn Birna Ragnarsdottir, Leif Lønsmann and Roger Norén Moderator: Louise Herron 18:00 End of Session. Free evening with optional performances (see scenkonstbiennalen.se for additional information) I NKONST, Bergsgatan 29 Malmö 21:00 Swedish Fellowship Music/ DJ Party at Inkonst, Malmö Partner: Svensk Scenkonst and Musikverket The Swedish ISPA Fellows will be entertaining during the evening: Katrin Amberntsson, Ragnar Berthling and Osiel Ibáñez and Jessica Lindberg

FRIDAY, MAY 29, COPENHAGEN – CONGRESS DAY 3 DR CONCERT HALL Host: Danish Arts Foundation and UNGA Musik i Syd 09:00

Buses depart from Malmö Live to Copenhagen

09:30

Information and registration desk – Coffee and Tea

09:45 and 10:00

Guided tour of the DR Concert Hall, Copenhagen

STUDIE 1 10:30 SESSION VI – Bridging: Arts Education The Danish neuroscience researcher, Kjeld Fredens, will present his work in the role of the arts in the development of the human brain. In dialogue, Australian-British professor, Anne Bamford will present the results of her studies of arts education practice and reality. Speakers: Anne Bamford and Kjeld Fredens 11:15 SESSION VII – Bridging: Youth Engagement Representatives from arts councils and ministries of culture will discuss national strategies for arts education and participation. Speakers: Lotta Brillioth Björnstad, Niels Græsholm, Josien Paulides and Øyvor Sekkelsten Moderator: Anne Bamford 12:00 Lunch 13:00 SESSION VIII – Bridging: Participation and Empowerment Learn about the empowerment of children and youth in the arts. Explore six examples of arts organizations engaged in developing and facilitating both youth participation in the arts and young audiences. Speakers: Päivi Aura, Dorte Bennike, Henrik Hartmann, Anna Nitsch, Cecilia Nordlund, Maja Magnusson, and Gry Worre Hallberg Moderator: Niels Græsholm 14:30

Buses depart from DR Concert Hall for harbor cruise

15:00

ARCHITECTURAL HARBOR CRUISE

THE ROYAL PLAYHOUSE 16:30 RECEPTION 18:30

ree evening with pre-booked tickets or “Contemporary Evening” at the Dansehallerne F (no ticket needed). Buses depart for Dansehallerne. Buses return to Malmö from Dansehallerne after the performance.

SATURDAY, MAY 30, MALMÖ – CONGRESS DAY 4 MALMÖ LIVE 09:30

Information and registration desk open

HIGH LIVE 1, FLOOR 2 10:00 Regional Update – Iceland and Estonia Steinunn Birna Ragnarsdottir and Leelo Lehtla 10:15 SESSION IX – Bridging: Equality Partner: Swedish Arts Council Largely regarded as the most progressive of sectors, still today, the arts are not fully embracing gender equality. What is necessary to achieve equality where resources, representation and opportunities are equal regardless of gender and ethnicity? How can we instill diversity as a strength within our organizations? Speakers: Tebogo Monnakgotla, Vanessa Reed and Lina Thomsgård Moderator: Ametist Azordegan 11:15

Break – Coffee and tea

11:45

Performance: Duo Minna Weurlander and Tania Naranjo

12:00 Regional Update – Norway and Finland 12:15 SESSION X – Bridging: Relevance We, as leaders of cultural institutions, struggle with complex issues and changes on many levels; models of financing, the position of culture in society, building new audiences, participation and interaction, a more diverse and complex society, politics, increasingly blurred lines between “high” and “low”/ “artistic” and “commercial” /”professional” and “DIY” culture. Maybe we need to focus less on getting paying visitors through our doors and instead consider the communities they belong to and what is the relationship between our value proposition and these communities? A dialogue between leaders who, from different perspectives, are actively working with these questions. Speakers: Josette Bushell Mingo, David Dower, Thomas Irmer, Martin Lyngbo and Gabriella Triantafyllis Moderator: Linus Tunström 13:15 CONGRESS CLOSING and INVITATION TO 2016 ISPA Chief Executive Officer – David Baile ISPA Chair – Anthony Sargent Musik i Syd General Manager – Martin Martinsson Congress Host – Peter Wilgotsson GLASKLART 18:30 AWARD DINNER AND DANCE ISPA, Musik i Syd and The Danish Arts Foundation honors and celebrates excellence in an evening of food, wine and dance Performance: Nils Landgren with Musica Vitae. Dancing: Faela and DJ

TWO ONE COUNTRIES REGION The close proximity of Denmark and Sweden, with the capital city Copenhagen on one side and city of Malmö on the other, provides a unique situation in terms of cultural opportunities. The region is a cultural metropolis in the international arena, and the many cultural performers in the area offer a rich, diverse and highly skilled cultural life. The region features, for example, four symphony orchestras (six if the opera orchestras are included) and two large opera houses – the Royal Theatre and the Malmö Opera. The region is also home to a large number of theatres and dance institutions and has a strong network of local organizers and has a number of large contemporary art institutions, of which Louisiana is the most famous internationally.

FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT MALMÖ/COPENHAGEN REGION The Malmö/Copenhagen region consists of Zealand (Denmark) and Skåne (Sweden), as well as the Danish islands of Mön, Falster, Lolland and Bornholm.

Reasons for travelling across the Öresund Bridge: 30 % business, 23 % leisure/culture, 20 % commuting, 13 % holiday, 14 % weekend break

The Malmö/Copenhagen region has almost 3.9 million inhabitants and is the largest and most densely populated metropolitan area in the Nordic countries.

There are no less than 11 Michelin-rated restaurants in the Malmö/Copenhagen region. There are also approximately 90 golf courses, with 20 of these being rated as international championship standard.

There are 14 universities in the region and 8 tertiary (university) courses of education in the cultural field. The travel time by train from Malmö to Copenhagen is only 35 minutes, with trains running every 10 to 20 minutes.

In terms of culture, the Malmö/Copenhagen region has 4 symphony orchestras (in fact 6 if opera orchestras are included), more than 84 theatres, 46 art institutions and around 400 museums and collections. More than 7,000 concerts are held annually in the region.

MALMÖ LIVE

Malmö Live is a neighbourhood of opportunities! It includes a hotel, a congress centre and a concert hall, together with new apartment buildings and offices. The site opened in May 2015. The Malmö Live Concert hall, run by the City of Malmö, is a long-awaited concert hall offering world class acoustics and multiple stages for the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. The main auditorium seats 1,600 people, with smaller stages inside and outside the building providing venues for a wide array of music genres, shows and performances. The concert hall, along with the conference centre and hotel complex, is located right in the heart of the city. www.malmolivekonserthus.se

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Badges must be visible and worn for admission to all Congress events with exception of the ticketed performances, Awards Dinner and Opening Gala. Questions and concerns should be directed to Congress personnel located at the registration and information desk. For desk locations and hours please refer to the Congress schedule, page 8–13. For urgent situations, please contact Ann Norris Pattan at +1 (317) 384-3637

TAXI MALMÖ Several taxi companies apply fixed prices in the Malmö area. Always ask about the price before the trip! Malmö Tourism supports the following companies:

CITY BUSES AND CITY TUNNEL TRAINS In your Congress badge is a ticket that give you access to free travel on city Buses and city tunnel trains in Malmö, while the Congress is being held.

Taxi Skåne, 040-330 330, www.taxiskane.com Taxi 97, 040-97 97 97, www.taxi979797.nu

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER Denmark and Sweden

Taxikurir, 040-70 000, www.taxikurir.se

Dial: 112

Limhamns Taxi, 040-15 00 00, www.limhamnstaxi.se

MALMÖ Malmö is Sweden’s third largest city and a commercial centre of southern Sweden. The city is multicultural and youthful and in recent years, its population has increased by record numbers. Many Malmö residents come from other countries and almost a third were born overseas. No fewer than 174 nationalities are represented and some 150 different languages are spoken. Malmö is also a magnet for young people and almost half of the population is under 35. As a city, Malmö was established as early as the second half of the 13th century, and much of Malmö’s historical background remains preserved in the city’s architecture. Modern Malmö, however, is anything but old. In a very short space of time, the city has undergone a considerable transformation. Having once been an industrial city, today Malmö is a knowledge-based economy with sustainable urban development as a guiding light.

1. MALMÖ LIVE | DAG HAMMARSKJÖLDS TORG Congress Venue, Hotel and place for the Opening Gala!

Malmö’s new conference, concert and hotel centre opened in may 2015. Malmö Live marks a major investment in Malmö’s music and cultural scene. The city gains a much-wanted concert hall offering world-class acoustics and multiple stages for Malmö Symphony Orchestra. 2. MALMÖ OPERA | Ö RÖNNEHOLMSV 20 Place of performance “Feeling of going” Featuring the Skånes Dansteater and the Malmö Opera Orchestra. Malmö Opera, inaugurated in 1944, has one of the largest auditoriums found in the Nordic countries holding an audience of 1511. The stage itself is one of the largest in Europe.

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3. GLASKLART | DOCKPLATSEN 1 Place of Award Dinner A building for offices, events and concerts located in the Western Harbour – where Malmö meets the sea!

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4. MALMÖ CENTRAL STATION 5. MALMÖ CITY THEATRE

2 © Kartunderlag: Malmö stadsbyggnadskontor 2015

COPENHAGEN Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark and a major regional center of culture, business, media, and science. Life science, information technology and shipping are important sectors, and research & development plays a major role in the city’s economy. Its strategic location and excellent infrastructure, have made it a regional hub and a popular location for regional headquarters and conventions. Copenhagen has repeatedly been recognized as one of the cities with the best quality of life. Copenhagen’s founding has traditionally been dated to Bishop Absalon’s construction of a castle on the small island of Slotsholmen in 1167 where Christiansborg Palace stands today. Since the turn of the millennium, Copenhagen has seen a strong urban and cultural development. This is partly due to massive investments in cultural facilities as well as infrastructure and a new wave of successful designers, chefs and architects. DR CONCERT HALL | ØRESTADS BOULEVARD 13 Congress Venue The concert hall DR Concert Hall in Copenhagen is designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. The acoustics are amazing, and in 2012 the venue was named one of the 10 greatest concert halls of the new millennium by the renowned British magazine Gramophone. DANCEHALLERNE | PASTEURSVEJ 20 Place for an evening of contemporary performing arts from Denmark Dansehallerne, in the old Carlsberg factory, is a vital hub and national center for dance as an art form.

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PERFORMING ARTISTS, SPEAKERS & MODERATORS

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T ARABBAND Nominated and awarded as 2014’s “Tradition bearer” and “Best crossover” at the Swedish World Music Awards. Formed in Malmö 2008, Tarabband hosts some of Sweden’s most skilled folk & world musicians. The group is lead by the charismatic Iraqi Egyptian singer Nadin, who fled war in Iraq to Sweden in 2001. Tarabband’s music and lyrics narrate her journey of survival, exile, life and rebirth. The band’s original compositions travel from Baghdad via Cairo, Paris to Malmö, mixing Sufism, Folk, Flamenco, Jazz and settles in Tarab, the common denominator. Tarabband combines groove and sweetness with a charismatic voice to transgress borders that are drawn between countries and humans. “Tarab” is an Arabic term for the ecstasy that can appear when music and emotions merge and become one. Nadin Al khalidi – lead vocals, saz, lyrics, Gabriel Hermansson – mandole, guitar, oud, vocals, Dan Svensson – percussion: darbuka, tonbak, ney, vocals, Romain Coutama - bass, vocals, Valter Kinbom – percussion, choir: cajon, tonbak, riq, vocals Filip Runesson – violin www.tarabband.com

HANUTTEN Behind Hanutten we will find a multi artist Hanna Harvigsson. She composes creating an atmosphere bursting with emotion and color. Her creating is primarily about saying something important that feels right and being able to speak straight out from the heart. Her music is personal and boundless, simple but yet complex. What defines Hanutten is the mix between reality and fantasy. The seriousness behind the lyrics meets the playfulness and dynamics of her music. Welcome to fantasy land!

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26/5 T RUMHINNORNA (THE EARDRUMS)

DAVID´S ANGELS “One of the strongest (& freshest) vocal pieces I’ve heard in the last 10 years” (rotcodzzaj.com). Underneath it all it´s not always what it seems. Life is ugly, life is beautiful and so is the music that expresses it. Dark sounds and pure melodies, angel-like and brutal. The musicians, born in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, are influenced by different styles; jazz, rock and avantgarde. In spring 2013 David´s Angels released their second album “What it Seems” on the Swedish label Kopasetic Productions, followed by a release-tour. “What it Seems” was very well received by both audiences and reviewers. In the major Swedish newspaper DN, Johannes Cornell writes in his review of the CD that David´s Angels is trendsetting in European jazz today.

What actually happens when a large number of people maintain the same rhythm? Or maybe some of them peel off in a completely different rhythm... which together with the first one creates a quite staggering new rhythm that one couldn’t previously have imagined! We, who are percussionists (one of us is also a dancer), have sometimes had the privilege to experience this; a twist that pulls one away to places like ... well, you may have experienced it yourself? It is difficult to describe in words... Sharing such experiences with our audiences has been the driving force behind the Trumhinnorna ever since we started. It involves everyone joining in, and is something we do together. We often therefore let the audience play an active role, perhaps with clap, a stamp or their voices. And often we experience that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, or how does the saying go… Micke Skoog, Jerker Heijkenskjöld, Anna Arwidson, Martin Brandqvist and Tina Quartey together with music teacher Ingela Hansson and pupils from the Segevångsskolan school in Malmö.

Sofie Norling: vocals, Maggi Olin: rhodes/piano David Carlsson: electric bass, Michala Østergaard-Nielsen: drums/percussion www.davidsangels.se

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FOLK ALL-IN BAND Folk All-in Band is the big band version of Swedish traditional folk music in full gear. A powerful rhythmic interplay, and strings that will make you dance, with a welding brass section make traditional tunes feel like they are being played for real for the first time. Bandleader Karl-Johan Ankarblom, who otherwise writes music for royalty and classical orchestras, formed Folk All-In Band to express his passion for Swedish traditional music and assembled his favorite party people from folk Sweden to re-interpret the tradition. The result is a party you will never forget.

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www.ankarblom.com www.folkallinband.se

SKÅNES DANSTEATER

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The feeling of going takes you on a journey to a universe where anything is possible. The performance space is the forest, where man and spirit beings lock in combat and bring each other life. Dream and reality merge; time and space trade places; the landscape transforms right before our eyes, through our experience of it. We are the space in between, teeming with life: dancers and songs evoking memories, hopes and shadows. This is a nowhere land, a threshold. You cross with the feeling of having left something behind, a feeling of moving backwards, forwards, anywhere, in any direction. You have a feeling of coming back around. The feeling of going is a visionary work by British choreographer, Ben Wright, built around the album GO by Jónsi (Sigur Rós). The songs, performed in their entirety, by the choir and soloists from The Malmö Opera. The music is performed in an arrangement specifically written for the Malmö Opera’s Orchestra.

VIRPI PAHKINEN Swedish choreographer and dancer Virpi Pahkinen’s works are full of secrets; she can be a warrior of the spirit, a spectral gardener or a shaman in metamorphosis. She offers dance as an incantation and creates a meditative atmosphere with her original choreography. She is well known for her stunningly chiselled shapes and almost otherworldy moves. Virpi Pahkinen has toured over 45 countries and is multiply praised for her work. She has awarded several prizes in a.o the Cullberg Prize, Carina Ari Gold Medal, Litteris et Artibus and 1st Choreography prize in Stuttgart. She has created commissioned work for companies as Skånes Dansteater and Finnish National Opera Ballet and also appeared in dance films for wide screen and TV. In the spring 2013, she released her literary debut Ormbäraren (Serpent Holder).

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www.pahkinen.com

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CONTEMPORARY EVENING

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Exlusively curated for the ISPA delegates, an evening of contemporary performing arts from Denmark will take you on a journey through the performing arts landscape of Denmark, ranging from theater groups and larger festivals to artist collectives, contemporary dance companies and performance artists. The evening will take place at Dansehallerne, a cultural hub of Copenhagen and venue and facility for the contemporary dance community of Denmark. Dansehallerne is situated in the former brewery site of Carlsberg. After the programme, The Danish Arts Foundation, Committee for Performing Arts invites all ISPA delegates to a networking reception in the café at Dansehallerne. The contemporary evening of performing arts from Denmark followed by a networking reception is commissioned and funded by The Danish Arts Foundation, Committee for Performing Arts.

FAELA Musicians from Argentina, Bosnia, Chile and Sweden create their own, original sound through an explosive mix of styles. The band FAELA was formed in Malmö, Sweden, in 2007 by Hugo Coronel and todays line up is: Hugo Coronel-Lead vocals, guitar, Michael Miño – Vocals, Bass guitar, Edin Bahtijaragic – Accordion, Mika Forsling – Guitar, Göran Abelli – Trombone and Emil Sjunnesson – Drums. The unique combination of the members personalities is reflected in Faela’s music and performances. Latin flirts with Balkan, and with the help of jazz, reggae and disco Faela goes straight into the audience’s hearts. Faela! is short for Rafaela, one of Hugo’s beloved aunts who, although no longer physically present among us, left a mark so strong and deep in the life of everyone who met her, that it was a natural and even compulsory thing to pay her a homage through the name of the band. www.faela.com

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30/5 DUO NARANJO-WEURLANDER Tania Naranjo’s and Minna Weurlander’s paths crossed through their shared love of Tango Nuevo. It was more than just the geographical distance that separated Minna’s childhood in Finland from Tania’s childhood in Chile. Even so, their temperament and mentality are very much alike. Duo’s first album ENTWINED was released in November 2013 and they tour now frequently playing their own music. Tania Naranjo pianist ,singer and composer living in Sweden, has performed worldwide in solo concerts, with symphony orchestras and with her own constellations. Minna Weurlander, accordionist and composer, was born and raised in Finland. She works with everything from symphony orchestras to contemporary, experimental dance and theater along with film productions. www.duonaranjoweurlander.com

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MUSICA VITAE

NILS LANDGREN

Musica Vitae present, as the Latin name indicates, Music of Life to their audience. With a repertoire spanning three centuries, it is nevertheless contemporary art music and exciting constellations that more than anything else has placed the orchestra on the international arena. The orchestra has, to date, premiered close to 200 new pieces together with top soloists and leaders. Musica Vitae’s  creative and innovative profile has garnered this Swedish ensemble continuous  success and attracts new listeners to the world of classical music.

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An impressive international career has helped Nils Landgren establish himself as one of Sweden’s most distinguished and successful musicians, with a special position in the world of Swedish jazz. In 1981, Thad Jones invited him to join his “Ball of Fire” big band as lead trombonist. He has since played with talents such as ABBA, Eddie Harris, Crusaders, Herbie Hancock and more. Nils has been the artistic director of the NDR Big Band (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) and is now the artistic director of the Bohuslän Big Band in Sweden. Nils has made a significant contribution to ensuring that jazz has gained increased attention and a higher status. In addition to being a musician himself, he has also helped developed the international careers of young Swedish musicians, both by promoting them in a dedicated company and by introducing them to agencies and artistic scenes. In addition to his successful international career, he is also involved at the local level, as an artistic director and organiser of the Jazz under Stjärnorna (Jazz under the Stars) festival in Brantevik in Sweden. Nils makes a major contribution to community and societal issues, including in a project with Doctors without Borders in Soweto, South Africa. Funk for Life portrays life in the township of Khayelitsah and a series of video clips are used to highlight the incredibly difficult living conditions there. The project also includes providing instruments to a school in Soweto and 140 instruments have so far been distributed to the Magnetic Music Schools Program in the South West Township of Johannesburg at Thaba-Jabula Secondary School. Nils has also launched similar projects in Kibera (Nairobi, Kenya) and Brazil. The projects aims to raise public awareness about the acute and basic needs in the urban slums and has been endlessly advocated over the past years in various media and in front of public audiences all around the world. Nils Landgrens Credo is “Music knows no borders, music is freedom” and it is hard to find anyone who make this more true. www.nilslandgren.com

KEYNOTE

MARIKA B. LAGERCRANTZ The actor Marika B. Lagercrantz’s career started in Malmö in the early 1970s with, among other things, an interest in the Polish director Grotowski’s “Physical Theatre” cooperation with theatres in Denmark and Poland in particular. She grew up as the daughter of the famous writer and cultural journalist Olof Lagercrantz, and thus came into contact with culture and the world of theatre at an early stage. She started with children’s theatre at the age of six. Marika eventually moved to Stockholm, where she met US actor Chris Torch, who had experience from Living Theatre, and together they formed the Earth Circus theatre collective in 1977. The Earth Circus group toured in Europe and also in the USA for 10 years, during which time Maria B Lagercrantz was both a director and a writer. Under the artistic direction of Marika, Earth Circus won several international awards in both Sweden and Europe. She then continued as a freelance director and actor on the big stages, mainly in Sweden and the Nordic countries. She also had major film and television roles, such as in Blueprint (1992), Dreaming of Rita (1993), All things fair (1995) and Emma – åklagare (Emma – prosecutor) (1997). During the 2000s, she was seen as characters such as Cecilia Vanger in the film adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009).

In 1993, Marika won the Chaplin magazine’s award for her combative female roles. In conjunction with the ceremony, comparisons were made between Marika and Ingrid Bergman, as they both have a straightforward and natural way of addressing the camera. Between 2011 and 2014, Lagercrantz was a cultural affairs representative at the Swedish Embassy in Berlin where she, among other things, received an award for the best promotional initiative together with her colleagues in 2013. Marika is often asked to hold lectures in the public sector as well as in business circles, in Sweden and internationally, about the topics on which there will be a focus at the ISPA Summer Congress 2015 – Visions for the Future: Building Bridges. We are very happy that Marika will be introducing the congress in the keynote address.

Magnus Aspegren has been the Managing Director of the Swedish National Theatre since January 2014. He was previously the Managing Director of the Folk Opera, Managing Director and Artistic Director of the Norrland Opera and Vice-Chancellor of the University College of Opera in Stockholm. He has many years of experience in international cooperation and genre-overarching performing arts, including collaboration relating to dance and opera in South Africa and Vietnam. At the University College of Opera he merged three colleges into one, with a clear focus on developing artistic research. As the Managing Director of the Swedish National Theatre, Magnus is tasked with making performing arts more democratic, including through research, in order to move away from traditional settings and reach new audiences.

PÄIVI AURA Päivi Aura is a Finnish choreographer, dancer, director and teacher/educator, who has long and extensive experience in many different fields of dance and related subjects. She is one of the first Finnish theatre makers for the very young audiences. After many years of freelance work, she founded Dance Theatre Auraco in 2006, and has since then worked as the artistic director and choreographer of the company.

AMETIST AZORDEGAN Ametist is a journalist and writer. She is also a recommended lecturer, her lectures evolve around topics combining culture and democracy. She is Sweden’s most established music journalist with Swedish hiphop as a niche. Right now she is writing the country’s first history book of Swedish hiphop music.

ALICE BAH KUHNKE

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MAGNUS ASPEGREN

Alice Bah Kuhnke is a member of the Green Party in Sweden and has been the country’s Minister of Culture and Democracy since October 2014. Bah Kuhnke has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Stockholm and also has a number of management certificates, including from the Stockholm School of Economics. She has many years of experience and involvement in areas such as human rights, the environment and civil society. She has, for example, been a member of the board of directors of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (2006– 2012) and of the Foundation for the Whole of Sweden Artistic Performers against Nazis (Stiftelsen Hela Sverige artister mot nazister) (2001–2007). Until she was appointed as a minister, she was the Director General of the National Agency for Youth and Civil Society Affairs (MUCF) in Sweden from 2013 to 2014, and before that she was a Sustainability Manager at ÅF AB (2009-2013). She has also served as the General Secretary of Fairtrade Sweden and as Operations Manager at Sektor3 – the think tank for civil society.

ANNE BAMFORD Professor Anne Bamford is Director of the International Research Agency and the Education Commission. Anne has been recognized nationally and internationally for her research in education, emerging literacies and visual communication. She is an expert in the international dimension of education and through her research, she has pursued issues of creativity, innovation, social impact and equity and diversity. A World Scholar for UNESCO, Anne has conducted major national impact and evaluation studies for the governments of Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, Iceland, Hong Kong, and Norway. Amongst her numerous articles and book chapters, Anne is author of the “Wow Factor: Global research compendium on the impact of the arts in education” which has been published in five languages and distributed in more than 40 countries. Anne is the winner of the Australian Institute for Educational Research, Outstanding Educational Research Award for 2002, Best Single Book Title 2004 and short listed for the British Female Innovator of the Year in 2006. Anne was elected as Freeman in the Guild of Educators in London in 2010 in recognition of her work in education.

JIM BEIRNE Jim has been Chief Executive of Live Theatre since 2000, overseeing the £6million capital refurbishment and has overall responsibility for the management and vision for the company. Prior to moving to Newcastle to work at Live Theatre Jim was Director of Performing and Combined Arts for Yorkshire Arts Board (now Arts Council Yorkshire). Jim is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, has been a trustee of The Sage Gateshead and Leeds College of Music and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from Northumbria University in 2011.

DORTE BENNIKE Bassoonist with The Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and chamber soloist with several works dedicated to her. Since 2012 head of the Children & Youth Unit at DR Koncerthuset (Copenhagen Concert Hall), and founder of “DR Musikariet”, a living, learning music lab for children. Awarded with Minister Erna Hamilton’s Honorary Award.

LIEVEN BERTELS Lieven Bertels is the Sydney Festival director 2013–2015. Before moving to Australia, Lieven was artistic coordinator at the Holland Festival (Amsterdam). He read Musicology at the University of Leuven (Belgium) and received an MA in Composition at the University of Durham (UK). He briefly worked for BBC Scotland and Decca Records, returning to Belgium to become lecturer and later head of the Audio Dept. at the Brussels Film academy RITS, and to work as a radio producer at the Belgian national broadcaster VRT. From 2001 until 2004, he was artistic director of the new Concertgebouw in Bruges, an arts centre serving a broad mix of genres and forms. In addition to his work for the Holland Festival, Lieven Bertels was guest curator for the 2008 Gaida festival in Vilnius, Lithuania, which hosted the ISCM World Music Days that year. He joined the board of directors of the International Society for the Performing Arts in NY in 2010. In 2013, Lieven was made a Knight in the Belgian Order of the Crown. In December 2014, Lieven was appointed as the Artistic Director of Leeuwarden-Fryslân 2018 Cultural Capital of Europe.

ADOLPHE BINDER Adolphe Binder is Artistic Director of Göteborgs Operans Danskompani since August 2011. She has previously been the Artistic Director and Administrative Director of the Berlin Ballet at Komische Oper and the Head Dramatic Advisor of the dance company of the Deutsche Oper in Berlin. She has also worked as Curator and Program Director for international dance festivals and the world Expo 2000 in Hanover. During 2005–2010 Adolphe Binder ran the production and consulting company Binder + Partners Berlin, a company active on the international contemporary dance arena. She has been appointed to a number of boards of trend-setting German dance organisations and has served on the jury of several international dance festivals.

STEINUNN BIRNA RAGNARSDÓTTIR Steinunn Birna Ragnarsdóttir studied piano at the Reykjavík College of Music, where she received her soloist’s degree. She received her Master’s degree from New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. She lived and worked in Spain for a while. Steinunn has received various awards for her performances and appeared in concerts in Europe and the United States. A vigorous performer and Artistic Director, Ragnarsdóttir is also an active participant in the cultural life of her native Reykjavík. She has participated in many international Music Festivals, Her solo performances with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra have been issued on CD´s, including an album that earned her the 1998 Icelandic Music Award for the year’s best classical CD. She is the founder of the Reykholt Music Festival and took on the position as the Artistic Director of Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland in 2010.

ERLING BJÖRGVINSSON Erling Björgvinsson is a researcher at Malmö University/Medea, The Collaborative Media Initiative, and Associate Professor in Interaction design at The School of Arts and Communication, Malmö University. At Medea he is a manager of a lab that focuses collaborative cultural production through design-lead and art-lead research where academics, professionals, and citizens co-produce. Erling grew up in Reykjavik, Iceland.

MICHAEL BJÖRN Michael Björn is Head of Research at Ericsson ConsumerLab. In his role he is studying global consumer trends, as well as the process of assimilation of ICT into everyday consumer life. Between 2000 and 2002, Michael Björn was responsible for mobile internet applications at Ericsson in Japan. He joined Ericsson in 1997 as an analyst, after having completed his PhD in data modeling at the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Michael is also adjunct professor at the Lund University School of Economics and Management, a novelist with two works of fiction, and a journalist regularly contributing to Tokyo-based rock music magazine Strange Days.

TOVE BRATTEN Tove Bratten graduated from the University of Bergen with a degree in theatre science, literature science and social anthropology. She also received an Italian government scholarship in 1982-83 to study the promotion of performing arts among children. She now heads the Foreign Ministry’s professional committee for travel support for Norwegian performing artists, and is involved in several major international projects in cooperation with Norwegian performing artists. She has worked with the promotion of performing arts since 1984, when she was a theatre and dance consultant at Bærum municipality in Norway. This work formed the background for the creation of the Norwegian Touring Network for Performing Arts (Scenekunstbruket) in Norway, which is now a dedicated company that promotes performing arts among children and young people via the Cultural Rucksack (Den kulturelle Skolesekken) programme. She has been a member of numerous boards, including those of the companies Black Box Theatre AS and Scenekunstbruket AS, as well as the board of the scenekunst.no association, which runs the website with the same name.

PETRA BRYLANDER Petra Brylander is the theatre manager and artistic director of Malmö City Theatre. She shared the theatre management with Jesper Larsson between 2007 and 2014. Petra Brylander is 44 years old and graduated as actress from Malmö Theatre Academy 1995. She has an education in arts management. Petra Brylander also works as an actress and has directed several plays.

JOSETTE BUSHELLMINGO Josette’s professional career covers 35 years as an award winning actress, teacher and director in the UK, internationally and in Sweden. Josette received an OBE – Order of the British Empire – from Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II, for Services to the Arts 2007, Stockholm culture prize 2012, SDR Kruthmedal; cultural prize for outstanding promotion of stage arts in Swedish sign language 2013 and Språkrådets minoritetspris (Prize for Minority Language) 2013. In Sweden, Josette is an award winning director and spokesperson for inclusive arts and politics concerning African decent and Afro-Swedish artists. She is currently Chairwoman for CinemAfrica and Chairwoman for TRYCK : the new Theatre organization that promotes, lobbies and creates theatre and seminars around African an Afro-swedish arts, politics and identity. She is on the board for Stockholm’s performing arts university (STDH) and Swedish film institute (SFI) Women in swedish film and TV (WIFT) Josette has just been awarded the 2015 kulturprize: riks skådebanan.

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LAWRENCE CHERNEY

DAVID DOWER

Lawrence Cherney’s first professional engagement as an oboist was under the baton of Igor Stravinsky. For over 40 years as artistic director and performer, he has been at the forefront of Canadian music, often referred to as Canada’s “Ambassador of New Music”. Lawrence founded Soundstreams in 1982, which produces an eclectic annual series in Toronto featuring contemporary music and opera. Increasingly Soundstreams is touring productions on the world stage including international collaborations. It hosts an outreach series Salon 21 at the Gardiner Museum, an annual Emerging Composers Workshop, and has developed a state-of-the-art web platform with a digital concert hall and archive, and the innovative SoundMakers program. His paramount role in the commissioning, developing, producing, performing, touring and recording of new music by Canadian and international composers has been widely recognized: the Order of Canada, Muriel Sherrin Award for International Achievement, two Lieutenant Governor’s Awards and the Chalmers National Music Award.

David Dower is the Artistic Director of ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage in Boston, MA and a Vice President at Emerson College. He leads a season of 15 - 18 international projects each year in four venues in Boston’s historic Theater District. Prior to joining ArtsEmerson, he was the Associate Artistic Director at Arena Stage, where he led the Artistic Development team and created the American Voices New Play Institute. David also designed and directed the NEA New Play Development Program, which was housed at Arena and managed by the Institute. Prior to joining Arena in 2006, he was the founding Artistic Director of The Z Space and a founder of its predecessor, The Z Collective. You can follow David on HowlRound, where he is a co-founder and contributing editor, and on Twitter (@ddower).

ÅSA EDGREN

Thorben Dittes joined Sage Gateshead in 2014, having previously been Chief Executive of the Scottish Ensemble. His achievements for the Ensemble include development and delivery of major international touring projects and the conceptualisation of the innovative residency programme of regional work, combining on- and off-platform activity, in cities across Scotland. From 2008–2010 he was Artistic Planning & Projects Manager for Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra Ltd, with a particular focus on international touring. He previously held positions at the Musicians Benevolent Fund, Association of British Orchestras, Royal Over-Seas League Arts, and British Youth Opera. Thorben grew up in Germany and studied Arts Management at London South Bank University. He is an advisor to the PRS for Music Foundation and a board member of Magdalena Consort. Creative Scotland selected Thorben for a three-year fellowship with the International Society for the Performing Arts in 2012.

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THORBEN DITTES

Åsa Edgren is an Arts Manager in the field of international touring and international promotion. In 2004 she founded Loco Motion, later known as Loco World, a production office and agency based in Sweden. She manages dance companies and produces tours both in Scandinavia and internationally. She is one of the founders of SITE, a production center and a studio at Telefonplan, Stockholm. Åsa Edgren has initiated and managed several projects aiming to strengthen and promote Swedish and Nordic contemporary performing arts heading for the international arena such as The FAIR PROJECT, NORDIC COUNTRIES on STAGE, PERFORMING ARTS INFO.SE, and The MADE IN Catalogue. This year Loco World also developed the Accounting Bureau AKTEAU, an expert on cultural economy. Åsa Edgren is a board member of ISPA and has been involved in getting the ISPA congress to Sweden in 2015.

PER EKEDAHL Per Ekedahl has a background as music teacher, professional choir singer, and choir conductor. He studied Musicology at Uppsala University and has a Master of Fine Arts in music pedagogy from Royal College of Music in Stockholm. He has worked with different musical and cultural projects for young people, regionally, nationally and internationally, managing concerts, especially for young audiences, and music competitions for young musicians. Per Ekedahl has been involved in Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) from 2000. Since 2002 he was a member of the JMI board, and from 2008 until 2014 the President of JMI. In 2014 he was appointed ‘Honorary President of JMI’. He’s often engaged as lecturer, especially about concerts for young audiences.

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RAMY ESSAM The musician and activist Ramy Essam from Egypt is the City of Malmö’s first safe haven musician. Malmö has been a safe haven for writers since 2010 and the safe haven program was expanded last year to also include artists focusing on other forms of art. The program includes a two year residential stay in the city. Ramy Essam became known for a wide audience both in Egypt and the rest of the world when he was just 24 years old and stood with his guitar on a simple stage in Tahrir Square in Cairo during the Arab Spring and got the crowds to sing along to morale-boosting songs. He has been called the man who “provided the soundtrack to the Egyptian revolution.” Ramy Essam has won many awards, such as the Freemuse Award in autumn 2011 for his role and the role of music in the revolution.

ANNA-CARIN FOGELQVIST Anna-Carin Fogelqvist is a musician, teacher and producer. Since 2010 she has been working as a project manager for the Young Musik i Syd Development Centre, where among other things she runs the two high-profile projects We hit the drums and not each other! and The Soloist - classical music for 21st century children.

KJELD FREDENS Kjeld Fredens is an adjunct professor at Recreate, Department of Learning and Philosophy, Aalborg University. He has been a brain researcher at Aarhus University, rector at a teacher training college, director of development and research at the Vejle Fjord Neurocenter and editor of “Kognition og Pædagogik (Cognition and Education). Author of 190 articles and 8 books including Prehn A. & Fredens K: “Play Your Brain. Adopt a Musical Mindset” Marshall Cavendish 2011.

SØREN FRIIS MØLLER Søren Friis Møller, PhD, BA, MMD, has been working professionally with arts and culture since the early 1990s as artistic programmer, project coordinator and manager. He programmed international performing arts festivals at KIT/Copenhagen International Theater and Copenhagen 96 Cultural Capital of Europe, he was project advisor at the Danish Center for Culture and Development, and director at the Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art, until he became increasingly involved in professional development of managers in the cultural sector. He was head of education at the Danish Museum Association, and in 2012 he defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy/Copenhagen Business School where he now holds an assistant professorship. His main research and teaching interest is arts management and cultural entrepreneurship.

NIELS GRÆSHOLM Niels Græsholm is senior advisor and music school consultant to The Danish Arts Foundation. His expertise is within the field of music and music teaching but Niels has been working with arts initiatives for children and youth in all through the arts. Niels is a choral conductor and holds a position as associate professor of choral conducting at the University of Copenhagen.

CATHY GRAHAM After gaining a B Mus at Birmingham University, Cathy Graham spent two years at the RNCM studying piano accompaniment. Fourteen years in Stockholm included work as a teacher, vocal coach and repetiteur with opera and theatre companies. Returning to the UK, she became became Executive Director of the SPNM in 1994, guiding organisational change and winning the Prudential Award for the Arts. From 1997–2006 she was Managing Director of the London Sinfonietta, during which time the ensemble toured extensively nationally and internationally, and saw its repertoire, profile and audience broaden and increase. In November 2006 she joined the British Council and is currently Director of Music and Strategic Projects working on arts and music projects which create trust and understanding between the UK and the rest of the world.  She is Chair of Streetwise Opera, on the Board of the International Society for Performing Arts (ISPA) where she also chairs the Fellowship committee, and a National Music Advisor to the Arts Council of Wales.

MAX GRANSTRÖM Max Granström is a Swedish Performing Arts and Culture Manager and Lawyer. He is currently CEO of Helsingborg Arena & Scen, a publicly owned company which comprises a number of high-profile performing arts, meeting, sports and entertainment venues, most notably Helsingborg City Theatre, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra and Concert Hall, Helsingborg Arena and Sofiero Castle and Gardens. He is dedicated to making high-quality content events available to large audiences. He has given speeches on topics relating to the contents, management, financing, production of a wide array of events since 2010.

GITTE GRÖNFELD WILLE Gitte Grönfeld Wille, director of cultural affairs, Region Skåne, Sweden. Within the context of regional development, Gitte is working with cultural policy management and policy making. This work includes a regional strategy for performing arts. Gittes educational background is dramaturg and she has been imployed in the cultural sector since 1994, both as a cultural officer and a producer and coordinator of festivals in Denmark. Gitte lives in Copenhagen and has been working in Sweden since 2012.

HENRIK HARTMANN Henrik Hartmann has been the managing director of The Betty Nansen Theatre one of Copenhagen’s leading dramatic theatres. Betty Nansen theatre produces eight annual shows, seating 500 at the main theatre and some 300 at the annex stage, as well as touring in Denmark and internationally. In 2004 Hartmann founded the C:NTACT Foundation which is the largest theatre for youths in Denmark. C:NTACT employs 5-6 people and offers a series of projects for young people of various cultural and social backgrounds. C:NTACT works in Denmark and internationally on buidoing bridges and mutual understanding between various segments in the society.

LOUISE HERRON Louise Herron became Sydney Opera House CEO in August 2012. Under her stewardship, the building’s 40th Anniversary in October 2013 received global media coverage and raised awareness about its vital role in Australia’s economy and culture. Since the 40th, Louise has led development of the Opera House Renewal Framework to scope and prioritise the building projects needed over the next decade to meet the needs and expectations of 21stcentury artists, audiences and visitors. In February 2015, the NSW Government announced a $202 million commitment to fund the first renewal projects. A lawyer, linguist and corporate adviser, Louise’s threedecade career pre-Opera House included senior roles in the law, business and the artz.

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ULRIKA HOLMGAARD Ulrika Holmgaard has been CEO of Swedish Performing Arts since 2011, an employee and trade organisation. She represents Swedish Performing Arts in numerous contexts, including the boards of Trygghetsrådet TRS, the Dance Alliance and the Theatre Alliance, as well as the Nordic Theatre Leadership Council (NTLR) and Pearle*, the European trade federation of Performing Arts organisations and enterprises, and is currently Chairman of Swedish ITI. Holmgaard previously held the position as the Councilor of Cultural Affairs at the Swedish Embassy in Berlin, where she worked to highlight Swedish culture and sought to establish a large network of contacts across Europe. Holmgaard has an extensive background in Swedish theatre, and has been a producer and administrative leader of the Royal Dramatic Theatre’s operations at Elverket. Holmgaard was an entrepreneur for almost a decade during the 90s, when she started Grupp 98 at Theatre Plaza with Thorsten Flinck and also founded the youth programme Lava at Kulturhuset in Stockholm.

OSIEL IBÁÑEZ Osiel’s interest for cultural rights, put in an international context has come naturally, growing up in Sweden with Chilean parents that lived as refugees in three different countries. In his work at the non-profit culture and development organization Selam, he manages projects that aim to promote diversity within the cultural offer, as well as to promote internationalization of Swedish music towards emerging markets. Osiel holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Dramatiska Institutet (current Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts) and a Master’s Degree in International Business from The Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.

THOMAS IRMER Thomas Irmer is a scholar and critic regularly contributing to Theater der Zeit, Theater heute and Shakespeare (Norway). He has also worked for various international festivals, e.g. 2003–2006 as dramaturge for spielzeit europa/Berliner Festspiele. His recent books include “Andrzej Wirth. Flucht nach vorn. Erzählte Autobiographie und Materialien“ (2013) and “Maria Steinfeldt. Das Bild des Theaters“ (2015). His recent academic research covered the new phenomenon of internationalization of German theater with teaching a class on this subject at the University of Osnabrück 2014/15. He also made documentary films on theatre and theatre history, among them the prize-winning “The Staged Republic – Theatre in the G.D.R.” (2004). He lives in Berlin.

ANDREAS JELVEFORS Andreas has many years of experience in the field of journalism. He started the national Metro newspaper in Malmö and worked there as a reporter and news editor until 2009. Andreas then worked as a national reporter and videographer for the Swedish TV4 television channel. He is fascinated by the possibilities offered by the Internet, and the ability of published material to influence us. Since 2014, Andreas and a partner have run the company Form & Innehåll Media, which produces output such as films, and which views the field of culture as a very interesting space in which to cooperate with others.

CAMILLA JONASSON Camilla Jonasson is the coordinator of the Skapande skola (Creative School) programme at Young Musik i Syd, as well as being the person behind the Väggarna vaknar (Waking walls) concept and the leader of that project, in collaboration with the Kulturhuset cultural institute in Kristianstad. The driving force behind Camilla’s work is that all children and young people should have the right to experience professional culture, and she also promotes the right of children and young people to be able to pursue their own creations. Camilla has previously worked as a music teacher for the City of Malmö and did her initial education at the Malmö Academy of Music. She also has a Master’s Degree in Cultural and Media Production from Malmö University and is now also a doctoral student in music education at the Malmö Academy of Music, which is part of Lund University. Her research focuses on gender issues and creating music using digital tools.

GÉZA KOVÀCS Géza Kovàcs was born in 1955 in Tura, Hungary. He began his career as a Chorus Master and Cultural Manager, organising national and international arts festivals. From 1989-95 he served as the Managing Director of Budapest MÁV Symphony Orchestra. In 1995 he served as the Director General of the former Hungarian State Orchestra. In 1998 he was engaged at the National Philharmonic Orchestra Choir and Music Library. Since 1994, Géza has been the President of the Association of Hungarian Orchestras. In 1998 he was named Vice President of the Hungarian Music Council. He has been a member of the Performing Arts Employers’ Associations League Europe since 1996, and a member of the Executive Committee since 2000. Géza has been a member of ISPA since 2004. He has lectured at various universities, directed documentary films for a multitude of TV channels, and has published essays and articles in Hungary and other countries. Géza Kovàcs is the vice president of Pearl since 2014.

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ALFONS KARABUDA

Swedish composer of music for television, radio, stage and screen. He is the executive chairman of SKAP, the Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers & Authors as well as president of ECSA, the European Composer & Songwriter Alliance. As advisor in the field of artistic rights to the UN Human Rights Council, Mr. Karabuda was involved in producing the first ever UN report on artistic rights in 2013. He is also a longtime advocate of safe havens for music creators in Sweden, as well as initiator of a Swedish music industry project within the international Fair Trade Music movement. Mr. Karabuda is also member of the executive board at the International Music Council and member of the cultural committee of the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO.

HENRIK KØHLER Henrik Køhler, trained as an actor from the National Theatre School and has worked in theatre his entire career. Køhler’s career holds freelance acting in films and television, and also holding the position as managing director of Riddersalen, one of Denmark’s highest renowned theatres for young audiences. Henrik has held the position of chairman for the Danish Children’s Theatre Organisation. Besides being the board member of several cultural institutions, Henrik has been the director of Teatercentrum since 2007. Teatercentrum is a competence centre for dissemination of theatre for youngsters and the organizers of the Danish April Festival for Theatre for Youngsters.

JESPER LARSSON Since September 2014 Jesper Larsson is building the new organisation for the Concert Hall Malmö Live. The main artistic group is the Malmö Symphony Orchestra with around 90 musicians alongside programmers for all different music genres. Between 2007 and 2014 Jesper Larsson was CEO and Artistic Director of Malmö City Theatre together with Petra Brylander. The joint leadership was one of a kind and very special in the field of performing arts in Scandinavia. 2003-2007 Jesper Larsson worked as Opera Producer at the Royal Danish Theatre and was part of opening the new Opera House in Copenhagen. Between 1998 and 2003 Jesper Larsson was Opera and Musical Producer at the Malmö Opera. In the early 1990s, Jesper Larsson was part of the leading group which formed the independent theatre group Ensembleteatern in Malmö.

CAROLINE LEANDER Caroline Leander was born in Lund, Sweden and started her musical training early. Her starting-point was the piano, later on adding voice and accordion. She has worked as a free-lance musician in extensive musical contexts. Caroline studied at the Music college of Skurup, then continued to Italy and Greece, where she was touring with different groups based on jazz and improvised music at clubs, theatres and festivals. For Musik i Syd/Digital venues Caroline is a valuable partner because of her ability to experiment, to find new ways for her music and because of her strong commitment and accuracy.

LEELO LEHTLA Leelo Lehtla has worked in classical music for over a decade managing artists careers, running different festivals (Tallinn Chamber Music Festival, Rapla Church Music Festival, etc.) and international projects through the Pille Lill Music Fund (Managing Director since 2003) and the PLMF Arts Management (Founder and CEO, 2013), clients include the highly acclaimed string orchestra Camerata Nordica. In addition she is a member of the Board of the Estonian Music Festivals Association since 2011, in the steering groups for the NordicBaltic Festival Platform and many other arts initiatives. Leelo grew up in Tallinn, Helsinki and London, holds a degree in Social Sciences/Government Administration from the Tallinn University. She gives lectures about music export at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre as well as annually moderating panel discussions at the Tallinn Music Week. From this year she will steer the creation of a Classical Music Commitee for the International Music Managers Forum.

LOTTA LEKVALL Lotta Lekvall is the Director of Nätverkstan, a Cultural and Civil Society Organization based in Göteborg, Sweden. The organization runs several international projects and workshops. Entrepreneurship within arts and culture and how viable art organizations can be built within this field has been a focus area for ten years and has resulted in several reports and documentations. Lotta has also been active in focus and reference groups within the area of Cultural and Creative Industries, Cultural Policy, educational ideas within art and entrepreneurship. Since start, Nätverkstan has been active on the international scene, invited to several conferences, seminars and discussions, but mainly running projects in countries like Georgia, Kenya, India and others. Lotta Lekvall is a Board member of The Royal Swedish Opera, Innovatum AB, and the Literature House in Göteborg. She has former positions as a Board member in The Arts Grants Committee in Sweden, the European network Encatc, and a member of the Swedish Council of Cultural and Creative Industries under the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communication. On June 1 she starts as a Director for Folkteatern in Göteborg.

With a background in music, Ulrika Lind has several years of experience in culture funding at the Swedish Arts Council as well as at a local, regional and international level, i.e. as an expert for the Nordic Culture Fund and the Nordic Culture Point/Nordic Council of Ministers. Her professional activities relate to the entire chain from artists’ ideas to policy decisions and public aspects, also focusing on assessing how cultural exchange contribute to international dialogue in the areas of diplomacy and business. Right now she manages the development process for Musik i Syd and the Digital venues project. Ulrika grew up on the Åland Islands, Finland. She has lived in Malmö since 2010 and works all over Sweden and in several other countries.

MARK LOWERY Mark is a trained sound technician and music producer with a history of engineering sound for radio, live performance, music and film. He has also worked as a producer and a digital media consultant for the world’s first interactive opera Iphone application,  Learning to Shout, by Peter Lång. For Musik i Syd Mark is a great resource and a guarantor of quality in developing site-specific music and stories. Mark grew up in Bessemer City, North Carolina, US, and now lives in Röstånga in Southern Sweden with much of his professional activity located at the famous Tambourine Studios in Malmö. In addition to Com.Positions, Mark is working as a content developer with the Scen3 digital network on a multimedia art and music project called “Nordic Intervals”. He is also writing and producing an interactive fantasy graphic novel for mobile devices called “The Silent Witch”.

MARTIN LYNGBO

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ULRIKA LIND

Martin Lyngbo has been the artistic and managing director at Mungo Park since 2005. He graduated National Theatre School in Copenhagen (directing) in 2003 and Harvard Business School (programme for leadership development) in 2013. Martin Lyngbo has directed 17 theatrical pieces in Denmark and Sweden, most of these from his own script or adaptation. Since 2004 he has regularly taught directing, scriptwriting, dramaturgy, and management at the National Theatre School in Copenhagen and elsewhere. Martin Lyngbo has received several prizes and awards for his work in directing and theatre management.

MIKAEL LÖFGREN Mikael Löfgren is a writer and activist, cultural critic and lecturer. He has previously worked as editor at the daily Dagens Nyheter, the cultural magazine Ord & Bild, and at Swedish Television. Mikael has also worked as a university teacher in Cultural Studies and as dramaturge at Unga Klara theatre, Stockholm. He is currently teaching at Kulturverkstan, a vocational training programme for international cultural managers. Mikael has published books on various topics: postmodernism, football, Ship to Gaza, the labour market, the global justice movement, digitisation and copyright. His most recent publication is No exceptions. The creation of value in small and mid-sized galleries of contemporary art. He has five children and lives on an island outside Gothenburg.

LEIF LØNSMANN Leif Lønsmann began his career as a radio journalist with the National Danish Broadcaster (DR) in 1978, and was appointed Director of Radio in 1998, with the overall responsibility of all radio networks, the Radio Concert Hall and a series of orchestras and ensembles, including a symphony orchestra, a chamber orchestra, a Big Band and several choirs. Following the decision to construct a new cross media headquarters, including an 1,800 seat concert hall, Mr. Lonsmann was appointed Director of Music, responsible for the hall, which opened in January 2009. The concert hall, DR KONCERTHUSET, has tripled the number of concerts through its six years, and serves today as the leading Danish concert hall, with more than 365 events per year, covering a broad range of concerts and events across genres. More than 25% of the visitors are children & youth, attracted by a strategic children outreach programme, named “DR Musicarium”.

MAJA MAGNUSSON, Maja Magnusson is an art Educator at Wanås Konst - contemporary sculpture park. She studied at the department of Visual Arts Education, Konstfack University College of Arts Crafts and Design with a degree in Visual Arts and Media. She has a special interest in participation and accessability. Wanås Konst produces, presents, and communicates contemporary art to both the initiated and the novice. Wanås Konst reaches over 5000 children and young people every year participating in guided tours, workshops and special projects.

ANNA NITSCH Anna Nitsch is a teacher at Resursskolan Kristianstad in Swedish and English. She has a special interest in didactics and made a Master’s thesis on student’s literacy habits and capabilities. Resursskolan is a Special Needs Unit where students are offered a temporary placement to change a negative school experience and behavior patterns.

BENNY MARCEL Benny Marcel started his career in the human rights field. He was first stationed in Beirut, Lebanon during the 80s. In 1992, he was appointed European Director for “Save the Children” where he stayed for seven years. In 1999, Benny Marcel followed a new line in his career when he was appointed as Executive Director for The Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Örebro Cultural School. He has worked as Deputy Director General and Head of Department - Arts and Culture at the Swedish Arts Council for twelve years. He is currently Director for the Nordic Culture Fund, based in Copenhagen. The Nordic Culture Fund’s primary aim is to promote and invest in Nordic cultural co-operation and provide grants to Nordic projects.

HELENE MOHLIN Helene is the founder of MINT, a Swedish company producing stories for children and youth. The film company deliberates and produces television, movies, documentaries, events and books. Their strength lies in long experience of drama and movie production as well as stories for webb-tv and other platforms including moving media. The aim is to be playful in a serious way. Knowledge and education is important as well as giving great space for humor and games. Helene has many years of experience in film, art and art history.

TEBOGO MONNAKGOTLA Tebogo Monnakgotla has composed mostly for orchestra and chamberensemble. Amongst her cooperators are Swedish Radio Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Stockholm. Tebogo Monnakgotla has represented Sweden in Rostrum of Composers (European Broadcasting Unions competition for composers) and 2006 she won her work Bambu in björkars språk was selected as as one of the recommended works. Tebogo Monnakgotla is especially fond of using poetry in her music and this has led to a longer co-operation with poet Li Li. Other poets she has worked with are amongst others, Brazilian poet Olievira Silveira and Swedish poets Elisabet Hermodsson and Ann Jäderlund.

PERNILLE MØLLER TÅSINGE Pernille Møller Tåsinge holds a BA in Rhetoric and Cultural Journalism. Pernille has been working as a producer and communicator in the field of stage art since 1996 both in performance, dance and music theatre. She has been a producer with responsibility of international relations, communication and a range of other activities in Aaben Dans since 2008.

CECILIA NORDLUND The Artist and composer Cecilia Nordlund have been involved in Popkollo since the beginning in 2003. Thousands of young people have experienced her songwriting workshop ”nO Respect”. She started the local Popkollo organisation in Malmö and the first POPKOLLO MADAME – a mini music camp for adults.

ROGER NORÉN Roger Norén studied the clarinet at the Academy of Music in Piteå in Sweden and at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He has worked as a musician and as a teacher, and is also the co-author of a series of music books. Between 1998 and 2002 he was the Artistic Director of the Piteå Music Festival. Since it was established in 2007, Roger Norén has been the Director of the Studio Acusticum concert hall in Piteå, one of northern Europe’s most modern and multifunctional concert halls. Providing and promoting performing arts has become a hallmark of Studio Acusticum, which houses the record company S.A Records, the Digital Live Arena and auditoriums with world class acoustics.

VANESSA REED Vanessa Reed is Executive Director of the PRS for Music Foundation, the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development across all genres. Vanessa leads the strategic development of the Foundation, kick-starting programmes which respond to music industry needs. Recent initiatives led by Vanessa include Momentum the new £500,000 talent development fund for artists working in pop music run in partnership with Arts Council England, a series of musician residencies in China with British Council, Women Make Music which responds to the low percentage of women taking up songwriting and composing as a career and a new collaboration with BBC Introducing to support emerging UK artists to showcase in North America. Before joining PRS for Music Foundation, Vanessa worked as an independent arts consultant in London, as Grants Manager at the European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam), in the Education and Culture Directorate of the European Commission in Brussels and as Promotions Manager at the British Music Information Centre. Vanessa was selected as one of fifty ‘Women to Watch’ by the UK’s Cultural Leadership Programme. Vanessa is also Chair of SoundUK Arts and a Board member of Protein Dance.

EGLE RINDZEVICIUTE Egle Rindzeviciute received a PhD in Culture Studies from Linköping University in Sweden (2008). A researcher at Sciences Po in Paris and Associate Professor in Culture Studies at Linköping University, she has previously held a post-doctoral research position, funded by a prestigious Browaldh scholarship, at the Gothenburg Research Institute (GRI), Gothenburg University. Egle is the author of Constructing Soviet Cultural Policy: Cybernetics and Governance in Lithuania after World War II (2008) and editor of The Struggle for the Long Term in Transnational Science and Politics: Forging the Future (2015), with Jenny Andersson. She is a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and a member of the editorial board of The International Journal of Cultural Policy. In addition to academic research, Egle participates in interdisciplinary projects involving the contemporary art. Her research interests involve cultural policy, museums, management and the Cold War history of cybernetics.

ANNETTE RISBERG Annette Risberg is an associate professor at Copenhagen Business School. She has long experience of teaching diversity management as well as doing research and publishing in the area. Her research interests combines studying Diversity in Organizations and Mergers and Acquisitions. She has published articles in for example Culture and Organization, Gender in Management An International Journal, Journal of World Business, Scandinavian Journal of Management and Human Resource Management besides a number of chapters. Annette Risberg is currently co-editor of the Journal Culture and Organization.

MIKA ROMANUS Mika Romanus is currently Deputy Director-General of the Swedish Arts Council as well as Head of Unit there for performing arts, music and visual arts. She joined the council in connection with a contract to develop an action programme for professional dance. Romanus previously worked with cultural support issues for the City of Stockholm, performing arts questions during the European Capital of Culture year in Stockholm in 1998 and dance topics associated with the Culture Survey in 1995.

KAROLINA ROSENQVIST Karolina Rosenqvist works as a coordinator at Medea, a research environment at Malmö University that uses collaborative media in co-production with stakeholders outside the world of academia. She previously worked for ten years with communication issues in the cultural sector, including as CIO at Dunkers culture centre in Helsingborg, Sweden, and as Head of Communications at the Kulturen museum in Lund. Karolina has a master’s degree in media and communication studies from the University of Lund. She coordinated the recently completed Danish-Swedish Musikalsk Oplevelsesdesign (Designing Classical Music Experiences) project for three years. As a result of collaboration across institutional borders and knowledge domains, this project developed new spatial and mediated audience experiences. The project involved musicians, designers, researchers, students, audience members and many other people in the design and development processes.

JOHAN SALO Johan grew up in Hofors, in southern Norrland in Sweden, and moved to Malmö in 2003 in order to be closer to Europe and to take a master’s degree in interaction design. Together with a partner, Johan founded the company Do-Fi, which is also active in the area of interaction design. The company’s vision is to make fun learning opportunities available for everyone by means of new teaching approaches and interactive tools. In recent years, Do-fi has worked with location-specific services and learning based on the user’s perspective. The company helps customers and partners to achieve the desired result with the technology at the location, regardless of whether this is online or offline. Johan is also a creator of music who goes under the name Piston.

ALICE SAMOILOVA Alice Samoilova is a producer at Young Musik i Syd and is the project manager for the Musik Direkt music competition in the counties of Skåne and Kronoberg. She works actively to ensure that children and young people of different ages can experience live music. One of the major projects she runs is The Great Concert Party, at which children from the age of about 4 can experience the Musica Vitae chamber orchestra in a fun and inspiring way. The prestigious Musik Direkt music competition started in 1984 and focuses on young musicians aged between 13 and 21. The competition is open to all styles of music and undergoes continuous development in order to reflect the young people’s music creations. Participants are given the opportunity to gain professional performing experience, take part in workshops and meet each other. The competition has strong international ties through Imagine and Jeunesses Musicales International.

LINA THOMSGÅRD During her nearly 16 years in the public relations and media industry and with a background in the music industry stretching back almost two decades, Lina Thomsgård has worked for many years to promote equality and diversity in a number of different ways. She does this primarily through concrete initiatives in social media, and five years ago she also started the Rättviseförmedlingen (Fair Recruitment) organisation. The media climate has certainly changed in Sweden these days as a result of her efforts. She has also run campaigns that promote women in films (#Amärkt – Approved Bechdel Test), which have been praised and talked about around the world. Lina’s method of working is to spread knowledge in a way that encourages people to listen, and which helps people join together to bring about change. Lina is currently running Skapelsen (The Creation), a project that promotes diversity and equality in the music industry, on behalf of SKAP (The Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers & Authors).

SCOTT D. STONER Scott has devoted his professional life to integrating the arts in education, in health care, and in the community. At APAP and with his previous positions as Vice-President for Education at VSA, and Director of National Education Programs at The Kennedy Center, he focuses on professional development and leadership training - designing and implementing innovative programs for inclusive lifelong teaching, learning and engagement in, about and through the arts. He is responsible for the APAP|NYC conference program in addition to other professional development and leadership initiatives, the organization’s grants programs (including the Creative Campus Innovations and Building Bridges: Campus Community Engagement grants programs funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation), the Leadership Fellows Program, and international networking. He is also responsible for coordinating APAP’s development and resource strategies.

ISABEL THOMSON Isabel Thomson is the International coordinator at Musikverket – Swedish Performing Arts Agency, an organization where a music project funding body, a vast music and theatre library, The Electronic Music Studio, a record label, the Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research and the Museum of Performing Arts all work together under the same roof. After graduating from the Université des Sciences Humaines de Strasbourg with a degree in history, she has occupied a series of positions, all music-related. Prior to her present work with funding, she was the international coordinator at EMS – the Electronic Music Studio in Stockholm that was started in the 1960s, assisting the artistic director and composer Mats Lindström in the development of the artist in residence programme.

GABRIELLA TRIANTAFYLLIS Gabriella was born in Athens, Greece. She studied Film and TV Production at the University of Bristol, UK (MA Distinction), Theatre Studies in the University of Athens (BA Hons Distinction), Acting at the Contemporary Theatre of Athens and B/W Photography with Plato Rivellis. She has worked as a producer, director and an actress in short films and has been trained alongside Peter Stein, George Kimoulis, Gerard Depardieu, Ben Ormerod and Jean-Paul Scarpitta in the theatre. In 2002 she co-found the music theatre company The Beggars’ Operas with composer Kharálampos Goyós and set designer Constantinos Zamanis with the intention of mounting modern, low-cost productions of opera and music theatre in unconventional venues She produced all the performances presented by the company up to 2010 [Kh. Goyós’, Little Red Riding Hood and the (Good) Wolf (Roes Theatre, 2005), G. Verdi’s, Il Trovatore (Bios, 2008–2009) Kh. Goyós’ Damage, an Opera in Seven Meals (Athens Festival, 2008), N. Kypourgos’ Silence, the King Is Listening (Bios, 2009–2010). Since November 2008 Gabriella has been appointed general manager and performance programmer at BIOS exploring urban culture, Athens’ centre for today’s art and cross media [www.bios.gr] and since early 2013 she has also been managing BIOS’ annex building, Romantso, the first Greek creative industries incubator.

LINUS TUNSTRÖM For two and a half decades Linus Tunström, one of Sweden’s most renowned theatre directors, has worked at major Swedish, Danish and German stages. Besides successful work within theatre he has made a name for himself with diverse work as his critical acclaimed TV-series “The Masterpiece”, his dance-theatre and musical productions for the Cullberg Ballet and the Malmö Opera, as well as his Cannes Film Festival-awarded short film “To Be Continued”. During the past eight years as a CEO and Artistic Director at Uppsala City Theatre, Tunström has, with his multifaceted strategic and artistic leadership, not only increased the audience ratings and media coverage significantly, but also developed the theatre’s organization and repertoire to become one of Sweden’s leading theatre institutions.

INGER ULTVEDT The Ministry for Foreign Affairs deals with three main policy areas – foreign policy, international development cooperation and trade relations. At the Africa Department, Ambassador Inger Ultvedt is responsible for supporting and promoting Swedish culture and trade initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa. Inger has had the pleasure of working in several countries across the globe. She started her career in Tanzania, and has since then worked in the Czech Republic, the Philippines and at UN Development Programme, to mention a few.

PETER WILGOTSSON Peter has previously worked as a producer in the field of children and young people as well as for events and concerts for the general public, and as a musician. As a soloist he has contributed to a large number of first performances of works for the saxophone. He was educated at the Malmö Academy of Music/ Lund University between 1987 and 1994, and also had a period of study at Northwestern University. He also has qualifications in HR, management, organisational development and business administration, and is a member of a number of boards and associations. He is consulted as an expert in various musical genres and activities, such as chamber music, choirs, orchestras and more. Peter is a member of the ISPA Member Committee.

PER VOETMANN Per Voetmann has studied Political Science at Aarhus University, specialising in organisation and international politics. He has worked with finance, communications, cultural heritage, language, international cooperation and the development of libraries and cultural politics. Per Voetmann has had a long career in the Danish Ministry of Culture at management level, most recently as Director at the Department of Cultural Heritage. Voetmann has also helped to implement the cultural reform that underlies the formation of Nordic Culture Point. At the Ministry of Culture Voetmann was responsible for the management of the state’s research libraries, the development of digital services for research and education, development of university libraries, Nordic cooperation, cooperation between central and local cultural services, as well as the secretarial services to the Government’s Commission on Human Values. From 1993-95 he was Cultural Councellor at the Danish EU-representation in Brussels.

GRY WORRE HALLBERG Gry Worre Hallberg operates in the intersection of performance art, research, activism and educational development continuously executed in 1:1 co-created experiments such as Sisters Academy, Dome of Visions, and In100Y. She is behind the vision and movement Sensuous society and for many years she has aimed at enriching environments with an aesthetic dimension through interventionist, interactive and immersive performance art strategies. Gry is the co-founder of a range of organizations and movements within the field of performance art applied in a series of different everyday-life contexts, among them Sisters Hope (ongoing project: Sisters Academy), House of Futures, Fiction Pimps, Club de la Faye, Staging Transitions and The Poetic Revolution. She holds an external lectureship in Performance Design at Roskilde University.

GREGOR ZUBICKY TESHOME WONDIMU Teshome Wondimu is the founder and executive director of the non-governmental culture organization Selam Sweden, and its branch organizations Selam Ethiopia and Uganda. Within Selam, Teshome leads festivals, concerts, tours, club nights, and cultural exchange projects and is also engaged in cultural development work in different parts of Africa. Teshome is a board member of The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, he has been awarded the Stockholm City price of Honour (Stockholm Stads Hederspris) for his work and he is himself a classically trained musician with the Clarinet and Saxofon as his major instruments.

Gregor Zubicky was born in Sweden and grew up in Germany, Australia and South Africa. He studied the oboe in Sweden, Oslo and Berlin. From 1981-97 he was a member of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. During this time he pursued an international solo career, founded and was artistic leader of the International Chamber Music Festival in Stavanger (1991-97) and spent one year as a host of his own TV show for Norwegian NRK broadcasting. He was forced to stop playing the oboe because of a focal dystonia in his right hand. Having criticized orchestral administrations for many years it was only fitting that he in 1997 became artistic manager of the then newly founded Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Since then the orchestra has had a very successful career performing regularly in the important concert halls and festivals of Europe and the USA. It has its residency in its own newly renovated concert hall in the city of Örebro where Gregor also lives with his family.

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KIRSTEN DEHLHOLM Nominating Statement: Kirsten Dehlholm has renewed and expanded the notion of what performing arts can achieve by insisting on a strong sensuous and textural sense of the visual works and for artistic content for new formats of interdisciplinary work, and not least the role art should play for the audience, Dehlholm reaches above and beyond. Dehlholm’s artistic curiosity has also layed the base of the Hotel Pro Forma Artistic Internship Program, where international upcoming artists of all disciplines are invited into the very heart of Dehlholm´s artistic laboratorium. As artistic director of Hotel Pro Forma since 1985, Dehlholm has dedicated her life to the experimental and interdisciplinary performing arts. On April 6th 2015 Dehlholm turned 70. Dehlholm’s influence on the performing arts in Denmark and Europe extend beyond her individual works. Dehlholm constantly thrives to keep an investigative curiosity and an exploration of existential themes in her works. Her experimental and almost natural-science approach to the arts, the visual and its constant insistence on demanding something with her art

has characterized Kirsten Dehlholm work, which is deeply rooted in the visual arts. Her vision is of constant curiosity and she always manages to weave an eternal youth into her works. Recent performances include ‘Cosmos+’, a vision of how the performing arts can illuminate new and other aspects of our existence, for the first time for Dehlhom targeting a younger audience as well as staging Wagner in Poland and Latvia. One of the clearest works and clearly a signature piece from Dehlholm, is the production of ‘Operation: Orfeo’ which is based on the famous myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It is from 1993, and was re-staged with the Latvian Radio Choir and Latvian National Opera in 2008. Upcoming works include staging Rachmaninov operas at La Monnaie / De Munt in Belgium and a new project entitled Neoarctic, which focuses on the beauty, esthetics and visual universe of the Arctic-region, to premiere in 2016. www.hotelproforma.dk www.youtube.com/hotelproforma

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AWARD WINNER NILS LANDGREN Nominating Statement: Nils Landgren’s credo is “Music knows no borders, music is freedom”, and it is hard to find anyone who contributes more to making this come true. Nils is one of our greatest jazz musicians and is a committed ambassador of jazz in Sweden and internationally. An impressive international career has helped Nils Landgren establish himself as one of Sweden’s most distinguished and successful musicians, with a special position in the world of Swedish jazz. In 1981, Thad Jones invited him to join his “Ball of Fire” big band as lead trombonist. He has since played with talents such as ABBA, Eddie Harris, Crusaders, Herbie Hancock and more. Nils has been the artistic director of the NDR Big Band (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) and is now the artistic director of the Bohuslän Big Band in Sweden. Nils has made a significant contribution to ensuring that jazz has gained increased attention and a higher status. In addition to being a musician himself, he has also helped developed the international careers of young Swedish musicians, both by promoting them in a dedicated company and by introducing them to agencies and artistic

scenes. In addition to his successful international career, he is also involved at the local level, as an artistic director and organiser of the Jazz under Stjärnorna (Jazz under the Stars) festival in Brantevik in Sweden. Nils makes a major contribution to community and societal issues, including in a project with Doctors without Borders in Soweto, South Africa. Funk for Life portrays life in the township of Khayelitsah and a series of video clips are used to highlight the incredibly difficult living conditions there. The project also includes providing instruments to a school in Soweto and 140 instruments have so far been distributed to the Magnetic Music Schools Program in the South West Township of Johannesburg at Thaba-Jabula Secondary School. Nils has also launched similar projects in Kibera (Nairobi, Kenya) and Brazil. The projects aims to raise public awareness about the acute and basic needs in the urban slums and has been endlessly advocated over the past years in various media and in front of public audiences all around the world. Nils Landgrens Credo is “Music knows no borders, music is freedom” and it is hard to find anyone who make this more true. www.nilslandgren.com

THE ISPA CHALLENGE

MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE!

The Challenge is just that – a challenge to you as a leader in your organization and community to support ISPA’s Fellowship Programs. Hundreds of individuals have supported ISPA with annual donations ranging from 5 to 1,500 USD or more – these individual donations form a real core of support without which we could not undertake our programs. Every dollar (krona, won, euro, peso, renmimbi, real) helps us get closer to supporting another Fellowship to attend a Congress and participate in ISPA. Thank you to the many individuals and organizations that have contributed to ISPA’s Challenge Program in 2015!

2015 CHALLENGE FUND DONORS 1,000 USD+ David Baile Louise Herron* Emil Kang Nina Kaye* Susan Stockton 650 – 999 USD Mary Lou Aleskie* David Inns Up to 649 USD Anonymous (8) Ane Alslov Jim Beirne* Csilla Biro Tomek Borkowy Cathie Boyd Elizabeth Bradley Colettee Brennan Edwin Cahill Tania Castroverde Moskalenko Lawrence Cherney

Luiz Coradazzi Jacqueline Davis* Anamarta de Pizarro Thorben Dittes Loie Fallis Dani Fecko Kenneth Fischer* Denisse Flores Somarriba Vygintas Gasparavicius Margaret Genovese Julia Glawe* Cathy Graham* Jamie Grant Maria Hansen* Judy Harquail Tisa Ho* Glenn Hodgins David Henry Hwang Marianne Klint Eric Klug Géza Kovács Gaurav Kripalani Kelly Langgard Wolfgang Laubichler

Sandra Meluk Nicole Merritt Louise Mitchell Allen Moon Maria Claudia Parias* Enrique Cárdenas Pérez Janice Price Ganriel Prokofiev Joe Randel* Ana Cecilia Restrepo Sandra Rodrigues Anthony Sargent* Ian Smith Michele Stanners David Staples Scott Stoner Claudia Toni Sarah Verge Clyde Wagner Max Wagner Elizabeth Watkins Johann Zietsman * Denotes ISPA Board Member

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Now that 2015 has just begun, we hope you can help us achieve our goal. As of April 30, 2015, we had pledges totalling $12,900 for the 2015 Challenge! If you havenâ€™t made your committment yet, visit the registration desk or make your donation online at www.ispa.org/donations! And thank you!

2015 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS ISPA’s Fellowship programs support participation in ISPA for 48 emerging and mid-career arts leaders from 15 countries. The 18 Fellows listed on the following pages are attending ISPA’s 96th Congress in Malmö and Copenhagen. Please take a moment to introduce yourself to these Fellows and share in their ISPA experience. The Fellowships are financially supported by individuals and organizations who donate through ISPA’s Patrons program and by partnerships with specific regions.

OUR THANKS TO: PATRONS

REGIONAL PARTNERS

AMBASSADORS CIRCLE 2015: Judith Allen, Martijn Sanders, Graham Sheffield, Susan Stockton and Doug Wheeler

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS The Australian Regional Fellowship

ARTIFAX SOFTWARE LIMITED: Nina Kaye and Sarah Verge ARUP: Raj Patel and David Taylor (In Memoriam) DAVID BAILE CANPAC: Johann Zietsman: EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts; Marc Blondeau: Place des Artes; Charles S. Cutts: The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thompson Hall DR. C.F. KOO FOUNDATION: Vivien Ku USA UNIVERSITY PRESENTERS: UMS at the University of Michigan (Ken Fischer); Carolina Performing Arts at the University of Chapel Hill (Email Kang); DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at the University of Notre Dame (Anna Thompson), Center for the Performing Arts at Pennsylvania State University (George Trudeau); Stanford Live (Wiley Hausam), UW World Series at the University of Washington (Michelle Witt) UK PRESENTERS: Barbican Centre, London; Kings Place, London; The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead

CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS The Canadian Regional Fellowship MINISTRY OF CULTURE (COLOMBIA), CITY OF BOGOTÁ AND THE BOGOTÁ CONVENTION BUREAU The Colombian Regional Fellowship DANISH ARTS FOUNDATION / DANISH AGENCY FOR CULTURE The Danish Regional Fellowship ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND The English Regional Fellowship EJE 7 AND UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA (CULTURA UDG), SECRETARIA DES RELACIONES EXTERIORES (MEXICO) The Latin American Regional Fellowship BRITISH COUNCIL The Middle Eastern/North African Regional Fellowship CREATIVE SCOTLAND The Scottish Regional Fellowship MUSIKVERKET AND SVENSK SCENKONST The Swedish Regional Fellowship

WISCONSIN PRESENTERS: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center (Maria Van Laanen); Overture Center for the Arts (Ted DeDee)

AMANY ABOUZEID

NATALIE ACKERS

KATRIN AMBERNTSSON

(Cairo, Egypt)

(Toronto, Canada)

(Stockholm, Sweden)

LENE BANG

FANNIE BELLEFEUILLE

RAGNAR BERTHLING

(Hellerup, Denmark)

(Montreal, Canada)

(Stockholm, Sweden)

LUCIEN BOURJEILY

SHARAF DARZAID

REBECCA DAWSON

(Beirut, Lebanon)

(El-Bireh, Palestine)

(London, England)

CHARLES DECROIX

SHERIF EL RAZZAZ

LAMA HAZBOUN

(Montreal, Canada)

(Egypt/Germany)

(Amman, Jordan)

OSIEL IBÁÑEZ

JAKOB JØRGENSEN

MARIANNE KLINT

(Stockholm, Sweden)

(Aalborg, Denmark)

(Odense C, Denmark)

ALFONSO LEAL DEL OJO

JESSICA LINDBERG DIK

BEN RYAN

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

(Norsborg, Sweden)

(London, England)

Photo: Andrej Koksharov

TEATERUNIONEN SWEDISH ITI Teaterunionen – Swedish ITI is the forum for co-operation and information within Swedish performing arts and the centre for contact and exchange across the borders. We are a member organisation for Swedish institutions and organisations within Swedish performing arts and arrange the Swedish Biennial for Performing Arts, which is the largest Swedish national festival and meeting. Teaterunionen also handles various national and international theatre projects such as improving the international knowledge of Swedish plays, showcase Swedish performing arts for the international market and co-operations across borders. We also arrange national and international seminars and conferences. Evening Performance Opportunities The Swedish Biennial for Performing Arts takes place on May 26-31, 2015 in Malmö. The Biennial includes Swedish productions from all over the country, international performances, workshops, seminars and meetings. The Biennial is organised by Teaterunionen – Swedish ITI in cooperation with the hosts for 2015 Malmö Opera, Malmö City Theatre and Skånes Dansteater. www.scenkonstbiennalen.se

ISPA

STAR MEMBERS

We thank our ISPA Star Members who have elected to participate at this enhanced membership level (as of April 1, 2015). Please contact Ann Norris Pattan at apattan@ispa.org to learn more about becoming a Star Member. Armstrong International Music and Arts Ent. Ltd., Evita Zhang Artifax Software Limited, Sarah Verge Asia-Iberoamerica Cultural Foundation, Samil Yang Attitude Performing Arts Studio Pte.Ltd Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, Leonard Auerbach Carolina Performing Arts – UNC Chapel Hill, Emil Kang City of Gold Coast Arts and Culture, Robyn Archer Columbia Artists Management Inc., Tim Fox Darani Winnie Tsao David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Judith Lisi David Lieberman Artists’ Representatives, David Lieberman David Staples Double M Arts & Events, Michael Mushalla Eje 7 la vialidad del arte, Alejandro Jiménez de la Cuesta Fundacion Teatro a Mil, Carolina Roa Hong Kong Arts Festival Society, Tisa Ho IKSV Istanbul Theatre Festival, Leman Yilmaz IMG Artists LLC, Romana Jaroff Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Jimena Lara International Chamber Music Festival Stavanger, Kjell Anders Pettersen KMP Artists, Kristopher McDowell KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bongani Tembe LADO, Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia, Kresimir Dabo Limfjordsteatret Mazowsze – The Polish State Folk Song and Dance Ensemble, Wlodzimierz Izban Musik i Syd, Peter Wilgotsson National Center for Traditional Arts, Ting-Chen Yang National Forum of Music, Andrzej Kosendiak Opera Australia, Sandra Willis Riksteatern, Magnus Aspegren Searchlight Recruitment Inc., Daniel Weinzweig SESC – Servico Social do Comercio, Danilo Miranda Taipei Cultural Center, Shin-Yi Lin Texas Performing Arts, Kathleen Panoff The British Council, Cathy Graham The Esplanade Company Ltd., Benson Puah The Stander Group, Scott Stander The Sydney Festival Limited, Lieven Bertels The Theatre Project Consultants Threshold Acoustics LLC, Carl Giegold TITAS/ATTPAC, Charles Santos Tore Müller United States Library of Congress, Anne Elizabeth McLean Universal Ballet, Julia Moon Universidad de Guadalajara (Cultura UDG), Igor Lozada Rivera Melo Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft, Matthias Naske

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CREDITS 2015 Board Officers Anthony Sargent, Chair, United Kingdom Mary Lou Aleskie, Chair-Elect, United States Jeff Daniel, Treasurer, United States Maria Claudia Parias, Secretary, Colombia David Baile, CEO, Canada 2015 Board Members Hosang Ahn, South Korea Jim Beirne, United Kingdom Lieven Bertels, Australia Tim Brinkman, United Kingdom Jacqueline Z. Davis, United States Eugene Downes, Ireland Åsa Edgren, Sweden Ken Fischer, United States Alison Friedman, China Julia Glawe, United States Cathy Graham, United Kingdom Maria Hansen, Netherlands Louise Herron, Australia Tisa Ho, China Nina Kaye, United Kingdom Ricardo Kugler, Mexico Marie-Catherine LaPointe, Canada Chris Lorway, Canada Joe Randel, United States Piotr Turkiewicz, Poland Michelle Witt, United States 2015 Committee Chairs Mary Lou Aleskie, Audit Committee Ken Fischer, Development Committee Jeff Daniel, Finance Committee Chris Lorway, Governance Committee Nina Kaye, Membership Committee Maria Hansen, Nominating Committee Jacqueline Z. Davis and Joe Randel, Program Committee

Staff David Baile, Chief Executive Officer Nora Fleury, Program and Development Associate Minji Kim, Communications and Events Coordinator Ann Norris Pattan, Manager of Membership and Events Melanie Hopkins, Bookkeeper Jessica Kim, Intern Congress Planning and Production Team Musik i Syd Martin Martinsson, General Manager Peter Wilgotsson, Manager, Program Director Karin Hansson, Communications and Project Coordinator Maria Videll, Project and Communications Coordinator Karl Tiderman, Project Coordinator Petter Wickman, Artist Coordinator Paul Suchanek, Technical production manager Nathalie Lundahl, Volunteer Coordinator Klara Jansson, Production Coordinator Danish Agency for Culture Ane Alsløv, Head of Projects, Senior Advisor Performing Arts Bodil Høgh, Senior Advisor Performing Arts Volunteers Linda Andersson, Matilda Arusell, Catherine Brenner, Helena Eriksson, Linn Folkesson, Nina Grossman, Sofie Hansson Schüler, Johan Hatje, Josefin Hultberg Thynell, Lykke Karlsson, Aleksandra Kwiatkowska, Isabelle Larsen, Amanda Mc Pherson, Emma Olsson, Ronja Sköld, Kanjana Thuresson

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