Program

Wednesday, 5th July

19:00
Welcome dinner
Introduction to the ETC and the European Theatre Academy program by Dubravka Vrgoč, ETC President, and Monica Zarna, ETC Project & Network Coordinator
Short presentation of each participant and the theatre structure in which she/he works
Restaurant numéro 75

Thursday, 6th July

10:00 – 11:30 
International collaboration - part I
How to find the right cooperation partners and cooperation formats to successfully produce and promote your productions internationally. Understanding of and collaboration between Europe’s different theatre system. ETC’s tips for artistic international collaboration
Dubravka Vrgoč, ETC President

11:30 - 12:30
Project fair part I
Individual presentations of own projects by the Academy participants

12:30 – 14:00 
Lunch break

14:00 – 16:00
Financing international cultural collaboration – EU funding programs for culture cooperation projects
Marc-Hector Vanderhaegen, EU Commission, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture

16:00 – 17:00
Project fair part II
Individual presentation of own projects by the Academy participants

17:00 - 18:00
International collaboration - part II
Serge Rangoni, ETC Vice-president

22:00
Festival d’Avignon theatre performance: “Antigone”, directed by Satoshi Miyagi, Cour d’honneur du Palais des Papes, duration 2h

Friday, 7th July

10:00 – 10:50
Going Local - Schaubühne on Tour
Video documentary
Tobias Veit, Managing Director at Schaubühne Berlin

10:50 – 12:30
Interactive theatre managerment exercise
Moderated by Monica Zarna, ETC Project & Network Coordinator

12:30 – 14:30 
Lunch break

14:30 – 17:00 
Think locally, act globally – Prerequisites for international theatre co-productions: locally relevant, internationally representative; specific challenges, limitations and obstacles. Reconciling the needs of a producing festival with the artistic and technical resources of partner theatres. Strategically producing for international touring.
Christian Holtzhauer, Artistic Director Kunstfest Weimar

18:00
Festival d’Avignon theatre performance: “Scena madre”, directed by Ambra Sentatore, danke performance, Gymnase du Lycée Mistral, duration 1h

Saturday, 8th July

10:00 – 12:30
Understanding and accessing the theatre market in the UK – Festivals, touring, programming policy and artistic choices. What might be the options for European artists in the UK after Brexit?
Giles Croft, Artistic Director Nottingham Playhouse

12:30 – 14:00
Lunch break

14:00 – 14:45
Academy evaluation and conclusion

14:45 – 15:45
Farewell cocktail

16:00
Festival shuttle to Parc des Expositions

17:00
Festival d’Avignon theatre performance: “Die Kabale der Scheinheiligen”, directed by Frank Castorf, Parc des Expositions, duration 5h45