IRISH THEATRE INSTITUTE
15th Annual INTERNATIONAL THEATRE EXCHANGE
2-3 October 2008

Thursday 2nd:
Coach House, Dublin Castle (off Dame Street)

9.30am Registration & Coffee

10.15am Opening Welcome by Irish Theatre Institute

10.30am Panel Discussion # 1: Australasian Programming Trends
Speakers will include Tisa Ho (Hong Kong), Lissa Twomey (Wellington), Elizabeth Walsh (Tasmania) Chaired by Paul Fahy, Artistic Director Galway Arts Festival

11.30am Coffee Break

11.45am Panel Discussion # 2: Showcasing –Benefits & Challenges
Speakers will include Sally Cowling (The British Council), Jim Culleton (Fishamble Theatre Company), Mike Griffiths (Traverse Theatre, Scotland). Chaired by Loughlin Deegan, Artistic Director, Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival

1pm Networking Lunch

2.15 – 4.30pm Meet the Presenters Round Table Discussions
Irish producers and artists meet with international delegates in round table format

4.30 – 5pm Open Mic
An opportunity to share ideas, project information, calls for collaborations, show promotion – each participant having a 3 minute slot

Please note places on Thursday 2nd at The Coach House are limited and are aimed at companies with international touring credentials or with ambitions to tour a specific production
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Friday 3rd:        
Coach House, Dublin Castle (off Dame Street)

9.00am Registration & Coffee

9.30am-10.30am In conversation, Director of the Baxter Theatre Centre and co-founder of The Market Theatre, South Africian Theatre Artist Mannie Manim talks about his career with Ray Yeates, Artistic Director of Axis Arts Centre, Ballymun.

10.30am Move to Project Arts Centre, East Essex Street.          

11.00am-12.30pm Public Interview: Ms. Vanessa Redgrave interviewed by Fintan O'Toole

12.30pm Coffee Break

2.15-4.15pm   Pitching Sessions:
Irish companies presenting shows in the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival programme pitch work available for international (and national) touring to delegates from abroad and to Irish presenters.
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