PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE: WHO DO WE WORK FOR? Community, Participation and New Audiences

9-10 October - Professional Area of Fira Mediterrània

Over 30 speakers in 10 different sessions

WHO DO WE WORK FOR?

In the present context -one of deeply rooted social and economic change- many people are debating what the role of culture should be, and if culture can respond to society’s needs in an even broader way. The conference ‘Who do we Work for? Community, Participation and New Audiences’ aims to help people working in the culture industry broaden their perspective, by showcasing successful projects and promoting constructive thinking.

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

The opening dialogue between the dancer and choreographer Cesc Gelabert and the philosopher and educator Eulàlia Bosch is set to open the conference. Following this, the panel of experiences will present creative initiatives for audience participation and development with Agost Produccions, Indies Keeping Secrets and the Valencia-based performing arts project Cabanyal Íntim.

The conference will include a training session by Antoni Laporte, director of Artimtería, on ‘Marketing and Audiences: Do you know who your Audience is?’ in association with the Generalitat (Regional Government) of Catalonia’s Business Development Service of the Department of Culture.

This thought workshop event, headed by Eva Garcia, will see a group of professionals involved in artistic creation and programming get together to discuss what projects, produced by different people, are currently on our stages. Participants include Thomas Noone, Cesc Casadesús, Montse Faura, Pep Tugues and Thomas Louvat.

Festivals, as well as other cultural events, that take place in the public domain will come under the spotlight on 10 October during a talk by Manel Delgado, who will also take part in a round table led by Bienve Moya with Joan Josep Guillen, Josep Bargalló and Manel Vilanova.

The last panel of experiences will look at five festivals with cultural street art programmes to demonstrate their social potential. These will include Rendez Vous Chez Nous Festival, Burkina Faso; Valladolid International Theatre and Street Art Festival, Spain; Viladecans Street Art Festival, Catalonia; Stockton International Riverside Festival, UK; and Scènes de Rue – Street Art Festival, Mulhouse, France.

The conference will close this year with a discussion entitled ‘Social Practices in Music Festivals’ led by the journalist Eva Piquer. It will analyse examples of festivals which include the Bioritmo Festival in Cerdanyola de Vallès, Catalonia; ManiFiesta Solidarity Festival in Belgium; Green Sound Festival and SoundMakers Festival, both in Italy; and Itaca Festival in the Baix Empordà, Catalonia.

+ information: http://www.firamediterrania.cat/en/professional-conference-0

Special advantages for members of professional cultural management associations and students