Open Call for the Performing Arts Annual Meeting

We are pleased to announce an open call for the Performing Arts Annual Meeting, which this year will be presented under the title:  

COURAGE AND HOPE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS - The Role of Art in a Time of Crisis

What does the performing arts do when free speech is under pressure and wars are edging closer? How do we act as an industry and as artists in these uncertain times? What is the significance of art and culture in a broken world? Denmark is rearming – what role should the performing arts play in this emergency?  

The Annual Meeting of the Performing Arts will be held on May 22 from 10:00-15:00 in the Royal Danish Playhouse. There will be talks and workshops on three stages of 45 minutes duration, plus ongoing gatherings and the possibility of informal meetings.  

CPH STAGE, Dansk Teater and ISCENE are organising the event and have arranged the first talks and presentations. Now we invite interested agents and organisations to invite and participate in the conversation at the Performing Arts Annual Meeting.  

Working with you, we create a day full of important conversations. Together, let us create readiness, courage and hope in the performing arts!  

Programme

• 10:00-10:15 a.m.: Welcome  
• 10:15-10:45 a.m.: Keynote: Denmark rearms
• 11:00-11:45 a.m.: How do we work with art in a time of war? Here you can choose between three different presentations to participate in: 1. Art in a time of war – how is freedom of expression affected? 2. Cultural Politics in Wartime – What Role Does Art Play in Politics? and 3. Opportunity for collaborators to opt in with a format of 45 minutes duration within the theme. Max. 4 participants incl. moderator.
• 12:00-12:30: Sum up in the foyer  
• 12:30-13:20: Lunch on the dock
• 1:30-2:15 p.m.: How does the performing arts maintain its relevance in a time of war? Here you can choose between three different presentations that you can participate in. TBA.
• 14:30-15:00: Sum up and thanks for today  
• 15:00-16:00: The bar is open  

The programme is subject to change.

Open call

We invite actors and organisations to bid in a format of 45 minutes duration. Workshop or panel with max. 4 people including moderator.
Specifically, we are looking for:

• 1 format under the heading: How do we work with art in a time of war?
• 3 different formats under the heading: How does the performing arts maintain its relevance in a time of war?

If you want to join, write to sarah@cphstage.com. The deadline for submission of proposals is March 14 at 12:00.