Workshop2 1 fei behind the scenes workshop setting the agenda
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British Council Vietnam Festival Workshop 10-13 June2010 Behind the Scenes at Festival Hue
Transcript of Workshop2 1 fei behind the scenes workshop setting the agenda
British Council VietnamFestival Workshop10-13 June2010
Behind the Scenes at Festival Hue
British Council VietnamFestival Workshop10-13 June 2010
Our Agenda• Welcome• Introductions• Thank You• Structure of the workshop
British Council VietnamFestival Workshop10-13 June 2010
Nick Dodds• Set up Festivals and Events International two years ago• Chief Executive of Brighton Festival and Dome for eight years• Administrative Director of Edinburgh International Festival for
ten years• Past Chairman of BAFA the British Arts Festivals Association for
five years• Past Chairman of IFEA Europe – International Festivals and
Events Association for three years• General Manager of lighting and technical production business• Theatre Manager
British Council VietnamFestival Workshop10-13 June 2010
Ary Sutedja• Indonesian Pianist and Festival Director• Founded JakArt, an International Arts, Cultural and
Educational Festival held in Jakarta in 1999• JakArt a four week festival in June 2001, 2002, 2003 and
Festival a la Carte in 2004 which toured to 15 Indonesian Cities and 12 Cities in Greece as part of Olympiad, and the IF Festival in 2008
• Multi-arts festival, 1000 events, 300 venues, 1000 volunteers• Founding member of the Confederation of the Association of
Asian Performing Arts Festival (AAPAF)
British Council VietnamFestival Workshop10-13 June 2010
Structure of the Workshops• Informal ‘Behind the Scenes’ • Focusing on preparation and delivery of
Festival Hue• Particularly programming and production• Lessons for development of
contemporary arts festivals in Vietnam• FLEXIBLE
British Council VietnamFestival Workshop10-13 June 2010
Structure of the Workshops• Mornings – visits to festival sites• Afternoon oExamples from other UK and Asian
festivals oDiscussion and criticism
• Evening – visit to festival performances
British Council VietnamFestival Workshop10-13 June 2010
Structure of the Workshops• Thursday – Nick on Festival
Programming• Friday – Nick on Festival Production• Saturday – Ary on IF Festival Indonesia
and festival education projects• Sunday – Ary on AAPAF and artists
British Council VietnamFestival Workshop10-13 June 2010
Introductions• Who has been to Festival Hue
before?• 60 second profile - Who are you?• What do you want from this
workshop?
