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SINGAPORE 2011: renowned festival managers from all over the world share their knowledge

20 May 2011

Leading and experienced festival operators, professionals and artists give lectures, lead workshops and take part in round tables and debates – all of them spending some days with the participants of the Atelier for face-to-face contacts and discussions. • Ching Lee Goh (Executive and Artistic DirectorCultureLink, Former Director Singapore Arts Festival - Singapore) • Grace Lang (Programme Director Hong Kong Festival Society - China) • Hugo De Greef (former EFA Secretary General (2004-2008), General Manager Brugge European Capital of Culture 2002, Founder and former director Kaaitheater, Brussels - Belgium) • Nele Hertling (Member of the Strategy Group “A Soul for Europe”, former Director Hebbel-Theatre, Berlin, General Manager European Capital of Culture Berlin 1988 - Germany) • Rose Fenton (Co-Initiator network Theatre Festivals in Transition FIT, Co-founder LIFT-London International Festival of Theatre - UK) • Bernard Faivre d’Arcier (Vice-president Les Biennales de Lyon, former director of the Festival d’Avignon - France) • Carla Van Zon (Artistic Director Auckland Arts Festival, former Director Creative New Zealand - New Zealand) • Seok Kyu Choi (Founder and Executive Producer of AsiaNow Productions, Jongno-gu - South Korea) • Norman Armour (Executive Director of the PuSH International Performing Arts Festival, Vancouver - Canada) • Robyn Archer (Creative Director The Centenary of Canberra (2013), Artistic Director of The Light in Winter - Australian) • Wai-Lap Kwong (Programme Director Guangdong Modern Dance Festival - China) More information about mentors and presenters can be found at the SINGAPORE 2011 website or here. For impressions from the Atelier in Singapore have a look at the dedicated photo gallery.