International network
for contemporary
performing arts

Réseau international
pour les arts du spectacle
contemporains

Rete internazionale
per le arti performative
contemporanee

コンテンポラリー
パフォーミングアーツ
国際ネットワーク

Internationales Netzwerk
für zeitgenössische
darstellende Künste

Международная сеть современного 
исполнительского 
искусства

Red internacional
para las artes escénicas
contemporáneas

Internationaal netwerk
voor hedendaagse
podiumkunsten

თანამედროვე საშემსრულებლო
ხელოვნების
საერთაშორისო ქსელი

Rede internacional
para as artes performativas
contemporâneas

الشبكة الدولية
لفنون الأداء
المعاصرة

Alþjóðlegt
tengslanet
í sviðslistum

Xarxa internacional
d'arts escèniques
contemporànies

Rhwydwaith rhyngwladol
ar gyfer celfyddydau
perfformio cyfoes

Rrjeti ndërkombëtar
për artet skenike
kontemporane

Διεθνές δίκτυο
για σύγχρονες
παραστατικές τέχνες

Međunarodna mreža 
za savremene 
scenske umjetnosti

Mezinárodní síť 
pro současné 
divadelní umění

International netværk
for kontemporær
scenekunst

Internasionale netwerk
vir kontemporêre
uitvoerende kunste

თანამედროვე საშემსრულებლო
ხელოვნების
საერთაშორისო ქსელი

Nemzetközi hálózat
a kortárs
előadóművészetért

國際當代表演藝術網絡

líonra idirnáisiúnta
na taibhealaíona
comhaimseartha

Starptautiskais tīkls
laikmetīgai
skatuves mākslai

Netwerk internazzjonali
għall-arti performattivi
kontemporanji

Międzynarodowa sieć
na rzecz współczesnych sztuk
performatywnych

Internationellt nätverk
för samtida
scenkonst

Međunarodna mreža
savremenih izvođačkih
umetnosti

Международна мрежа
за съвременни
сценични изкуства

Rrjet ndërkombëtar
për arte skenike
bashkëkohore

Міжнародная сетка
сучасных
перфарматыўных мастацтваў

Međunarodna mreža
za suvremene
izvedbene umjetnosti

国际当代表演艺术网络

Rahvusvaheline
kaasaegsete etenduskunstide
võrgustik

현대 공연 예술을 위한 국제 네트워크

Tarptautinis tinklas
šiuolaikinis
scenos menai

Интернационална мрежа
за современа
изведувачка уметност

شبکۀ بین المللی
برای هنرهای نمایشی معاصر

Rețeaua internațională
pentru artele spectacolului
contemporan

Medzinárodná sieť
pre súčasné
scénické umenie

Çağdaş
gösteri sanatları için
uluslararası iletişim ağı

© Ana Paula Hirama
25 - 29.09.2013

The Symposium “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Contemporary Theatre and Performance” will take place on Thursday 26 September from 10h to 18h (including an afternoon break for performances) and Friday 27 September from 10h to 14h, at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 South Spring Street. It is also the site of many performances, and is within a few blocks of most other festival venues.

After the Symposium, Visits for IETM-associated guests has been scheduled, giving insight into the unique opportunities and challenges of the performing arts in Los Angeles and the Southern California region as participants have a chance to meet and socialize with a variety of influential producers, cultural organizers and civic leaders from around the city.

Wednesday 25 September    
Radar L.A.: Evening Performances of your choice   See Artistic Program
Opening Reception/ Welcome Toast 21:00  - 01:00 REDCAT Late Night Lounge
     
Thursday 26 September    
Symposium: Registration and Continental Breakfast 08:30 - 09:30 Los Angeles Theater Center (LATC) &
nearby Historic Downtown Theatres
Symposium: Introduction 09:30 - 10:15  

Symposium: Artist Manifestos and Predictions

  • Claudio Valdés Kuri
    (Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes' El Gallo)
  • Alice Tuan (playwright)
  • Wunderbaum (Hospital)
  • Mariano Pensotti (Sometimes I Think, I Can See You)
  • and other artists
  • Moderated by Diane Rodriguez (Associate Producer/
    Director of New Play Production, Center Theatre Group)
10:15 - 11:15  

Symposium: Conversation about Interdisciplinary Approaches

  • David Roussève (Stardust)
  • Claudio Valdés Kuri (Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes' El Gallo)
  • Angela Mattox (Artistic Director, Portland Institute for
    Contemporary Art)
  • Moderated by Mark Murphy (Executive Director, REDCAT)
11:30 - 12:30  
Symposium: Lunch (boxed lunches provided) 12:30 -  
Symposium: Attend performance of EL GALLO OR HOSPITAL 14:00 -  
Symposium: Reception 16:00 - 17:30  
Symposium: Attend performance of STONES IN HER MOUTH 19:30 -  
Radar LA: Festival Opening Party 22:30 - REDCAT Late Night Lounge
     
Friday 27 
September    
Symposium: Continental Breakfast 09:00 - 10:00 Los Angeles Theater Center (LATC) &
nearby Historic Downtown Theatres
Symposium: Artist Talk: Lemi Ponifasio (MAU) 10:00 - 10:45  

Symposium: Topic-specific conversations explore the blurring of boundaries

A) Creating Theatrical Content for Our Urban Centers – Location Matters
Artists and field experts discuss the role of the arts in urban settings.
The discussion will address the role that artists are playing in re-vitalizing
urban centers: direct artistic interventions and creative place-making with
an urban planning focus.

  • Manuel Orjuela (You Should Have Stayed Home, Morons)
    and National Performance Networks' Elizabeth Doud, translator
  • MK Wegmann (President and CEO, National Performance Network)
  • Deborah Cullinan (Executive Director, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts)
  • Moderated by Olga Garay-English (Executive Director,
    Department of Cultural Affairs)


B) Dramaturgy Across Artistic Disciplines and the Unique Role of
Dramaturgy in Dance, Theater, Opera and new forms

  • Tobias Kokkelmans (Dramaturg, Wunderbaum)
  • Tina Kronis (Artistic Director, Theatre Movement Bazaar)
  • Jose Luis Valenzuela (Artistic Director, Latino Theatre Company)
    and more
  • Moderated by Pier Carlo Talenti (Resident Dramaturg /
    Literary Manager, Center Theatre Group)
11:00 - 12:30  
Symposium: Closing Session - Next Steps 13:00 - 13:45  
Symposium: Closing Reception 14:00 -  
Radar L.A.: Evening Performances of your choice   See Artistic Program
Radar L.A.: Late Night Lounge   REDCAT Late Night Lounge
     
Saturday 28 September    
IETM Caravan LA: detailed programme available
at registration on Thursday 26 September
11:00 - 14:00 TBA
Radar L.A.: Evening performances of your choice   See Artistic Program
Radar L.A.: Late Night Lounge   REDCAT Late Night Lounge
     
Saturday 28 September    
Radar LA: performances of your choice   See Artistic Program