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The Next Stage Project collaborates with key European partners to strengthen the independent performing arts scene. Through alliances with organizations like TooFarEast, Workshop Foundation, and Nedelcu&Hauser, the project drives cross-border collaboration and support for emerging talent, focusing on sustainable, interdisciplinary growth within the performing arts. Discover how our partnerships shape the future of the arts industry across Europe.
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Program

Underrepresented artists: challenges & heading towards more inclusive artistic realities

Friday 5 April 2024

14:30-16:30

@ Goethe-Institut Athen

Omirou 14-16, 10033 Athens

 

Registration Form:

https://forms.gle/sr6KEH1kTKfLCvwv6

 

5 guest artists from different communities of Athens, discuss good & bad practices in our field, inclusivity, access, opportunities that were never given to them and how they got where they are right now. The meeting will involve a quick round of introductions and then splitting in groups, discussing case studies, discovering strategies for more inclusive practices, sharing & learning from each other, highlighting discrimination in our local contexts and finding creative ways to overcome it.

 

Artists: Olga Dalekou – Actress, Ody Icons – Multidisciplinary Artist, Ioko Ioannis Kotidis – Visual & Performance Artist, Fay Tzouma – Performer & Video Creator, Chryssi Vidalaki – Performer & Founder of Theatro sti Sala

 

Facilitators:

Christos Papamichael – Artist & Founder of Liminal – Greece

Brigitta Kovács – Producer / Agent – Hungary

Nikos Mavrakis – Managing Director – TooFarEast – Greece

*the event will be held in english, with translation in greek and greek sign language.

**this event is free of charge, but pre-registration is required via the registration form.

Touring Reflections

Friday 5 April 2024

11:00-13:00

@ Goethe-Institut Athen

Omirou 14-16, 10033 Athens

 

A moment to take a pause, reflect and think about the methods we use, the way we work and interact. A team of international producers and touring agents launch a discussion on cross-border collaborations in an informal setting.

 

Facilitators:

Zeynep Demir – Producer – Istanbul Fringe Festival – Turkey

Brigitta Kovács – Producer / Agent – Hungary

Nikos Mavrakis – Managing Director – TooFarEast – Greece

 

Registration Form:

https://forms.gle/P8GD22xDkiAegqne6

 

*the event will be held in english

**the event is free of charge, but pre-registration is required

Saturday Producers

Saturday Producers is an initiative promoting networking and mutual support within the creative producers sector in Greece, organized and coordinated by Katerina Kourti and Christina Papadaki. A team of production managers and/or artists from Athens, meet the first Saturday of every month at different art spaces, turn on their laptops and work together for three hours. During the meetings, the participants can discuss problems and issues they might be facing in their practice, ask questions and propose solutions. For the first time the meeting will be held in English and it will be focused on international connectivity, mobility and tour management.

 

Saturday 6 April 2024

09:30-12:30

@ Romantso

Anaxagora 3, 10552 Athens

 

Registration form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEij9mbvvwuUk1C8QsHfogdRyGLqAIRD0NGZE-KuMP7jl9-Q/closedform