On 8th of January 2011 Mavili Collective organised a conference on “Cultural Policies and Contemporary Production” (Bios, Athens) in order to open up a dialogue between artists, practitioners, producers and the public sector.

The texts from the conference are available here (only in Greek): http://eisigiseis-kinisimavili.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_06.html

Conference Programme

A. CULTURAL POLICIES

• A1. “Cultural Policies and Contemporary Production’ – Gigi Argyropoulou (Artist, researcher, performance group Mkultra)
• A2. “A national policy for theatre (1996)” – Anestis Azas (Director, performance group Projector)
• A3. “Cultural Policy in Greece during economic crisis”  – Maria Psarrou (PhD candidate Panteios University of Athens)

B. ARTISTIC RESEARCH IN LIVE ARTS

• B1. “Avant-garde groups and Establishment” – Savvas Patsalidis (prof. in Drama Studies, English Department, University of Thessaloniki).
• B2. “How do we define experimental theatre and its relation to funding” – Georgina Kakoudaki (Theatrologist)
• B3. “Experimental theatre in Greece today” – Kostas Koutsolelos (Director, performance group Mag)
• B4. “Theatre and Critics” – Argyro Chioti (Director, performance group Vasistas)
• B5. “The need for research in theatre practice” – Anna Tzakou (Researcher, actress, director)
• B6. “Experimental Theatre or not” – Roubini Mosxohoriti ( Senior Lecturer in University of Nafplio, director)
• B7. “Hybrid Forms of Art” – Medie Mega (Choreographer)
• B8. “The right for lyrical theatre” – Haralambos Gogios (Composers, performance group “operas of beggars”)
• Chair: Georgia Mavragani (Director)

C. CONNECTIONS/NETWORKING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE

• C1. “The Athens System and the connection with abroad” – Konstantinos Arvanitakis (President of ITI, director)
• C2. ‘Networking and artists mobility” – Kelly Diapouli (Theatrologist)
• C3. Examples of effective models on networking” – Giannis Leontaris (Director, performance group Kanikounta)
• C4. “The need for a greek network of theatres and art spaces” – Konstantina Angelletou (Cultural manager)

D. LEGAL STATUS & FUNDING

• D1. “The legal state of theatre groups” – Anestis Azas (Director)
• D2. “Funding System: Problems and Proposals” – Vassilis Noulas (Director, performance group Nova Melancholia)
• D3. “Thoughts on the funding system” – Kiriaki Spanou ( Senior Lecturer on Theatre Studies, University of Thesaloniki, performance group Tessera)
• D4. “How can we define the artist: an experiential exploration of the last dance funding system” – Steriani Tsinztiloni (dance theorist)
• D5. “Further in research, closer to the audiences: The proposal of the funding comitee of EKETHEX for the restructuring of the funding system and the first years 2008-2010″ – Christiana Galanopoulou (Art historian, Artistc director MIR festival)

Interventions:

• Dimitris Tsatsoulis (prof. Theatre Studies Department, University of Patras, Theatre Critic)
• Grigoris Ioannidis (Senior lecturer Theatre Studies Department, University of Athens, Theatre Critic)
• Melina Plasti (Theatrologist, president of the union of theatrologists University of Patras)
• Antigoni Gyra (Choreographer, group Kinitiras Chorotheama)