The Value of Working Internationally

For many years there has been a focus on the positive sides of globalization – however facing climate crisis, geopolitical conflicts, shift in global power balances and also the renegotiation of the colonial past has awakened a necessary questioning of the value of working internationally. This however doesn’t have to mean that working with a global perspective is a negative thing. It simply means that the arts and culture industries have to be much clearer in their practice and communication about the values of working internationally – why we should prioritise cultural diplomacy, cultural exchange, artistic exchange between countries – and what kind of collaboration models are sustainable. It just means that it takes a much clearer awareness of why we prioritise to work internationally and what difference it makes.

The session is a roundtable discussion with 7 tables – and each table will have two people sharing their points of views on the topic. There will be two rounds – so you get to sit at two different tables – participating in two different discussions.

After the roundtable discussions the ones who have shared their perspectives will be asked to participate in a short podcast-interview about your perspective on working internationally and the key take-aways from the conversation. The responses will be edited and shared as a podcast at CPH STAGEs podcast channel CONNECTED in the middle of June.

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These people have agreed to share their points of views on the topic:

Table 1: Theatres sustaining national culture

· Vivi Sørensen – Artistic director of National Theatre of Greenland (GL)

· Stella Kanu – Executive director of The Globe (UK)

Table 2: Festivals in the peripheries

· Goda Giedraityté – director of Plartforma (LI)

· Susanne Andreasen – director of Nuuk Nordic Culture Festival (GL)

Table 3: Organisational development - framing the arts

· Tanja Mangalanayagam – director of BIBU (SE)

· Danny Tan - CEO Odyssey Dance Theatre (Singapore)

Table 4: Funding

· Hege Knarvik Sande – director of Performing Arts Hub Norway (NO)

· TBA

Table 5: Festivals

· Adam Protrykus – director of Stockholm Fringe Festival (SE)

· Ingrid Ellestad – Curator at BIT-Teatergarasjen / Meteor Festival (NO)

Table 6: Presenting international work

· Essi Rossi – upcoming artistic director of Teater Viirus (FI)

· Gunn Hernes - director of the Nordic House Faroe Islands (FO)

Table 7: Artistic development

· Linda Forsell – artistic director of Konträr Teaterkonst (SE)

· Sophie Blomen - curatorial asistant at Berliner Festspiele (DE)

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NB: Please note that you can book individually to this event + lunch - book here

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This conversation session is supported by The Nordic Culture Fund.