Returning to the CAPACOA 2021 Conference is the mainstay program, the Great Knowledge Café. This program allows Conference participants to join small roundtable discussions. These curated discussions, facilitated by industry experts, allow limited groups to share their experiences along a range of topics.
Because numbers are restrained, we ask that conference delegates register in advance for each discussion.
Friday November 19, 2021
1:00 PM to 2:00 PMTopic: Accessing the Arts: digital presenting is here to stay
Facilitator: Kelsie Action & John Loeppky
Topic: What is truly necessary to make our venues public spaces?
Facilitator: Clothilde Cardinal
Topic: Supporting the Northern Presenting Network
Facilitator: Dave Wilkinson-Simard (IPAA)
Topic: Over and Above Public Health Requirements: voluntary distancing and mask policies
Facilitator: Angela Campbell
Topic: Cultural Resilience: Political activism through intercultural, multilingual performances
Facilitator: Derek Chan, incoming Managing Artistic Director, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre
This round table discussion is part of the Cultural Resilience project, an initiative led by the Creative City Network of Canada, Cultural Human Resources Council, Les Arts et la Ville, and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Intermission
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Topic: Accessing the Arts: digital presenting is here to stay
Facilitator: Kelsie Action & John Loeppky
Topic: Opening Doors for First- Generation POC Arts Workers
Facilitator: Samyuktha Punthambekar (she/her)
Topic: The Secret Success of Niche Networks: Contemporary Circus Across Canada
Facilitator: Ruth Wikler
Topic: Protocol and Play. Exploring Indigenous Practice through Pawâkan Macbeth
Facilitator: Reneltta Arluk
Topic: Cultural Resilience: How digital connected a regional museum with the world
Facilitator: Barbara Beranek, conceptrice en communications, Musée d’art de Rouyn-Noranda
This round table discussion is part of the Cultural Resilience project, an initiative led by the Creative City Network of Canada, Cultural Human Resources Council, Les Arts et la Ville, and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Wednesday November 24th
2:15 PM to 3:15 PMTopic: Staying International
Facilitator: Noel Jordan & Katharine Carol
Topic: I alone can save the planet.
Facilitator: Franco Boni and Alanna Mitchell
Topic: Building First Nations International Connections
Facilitator: Merindah Donnelly, Margaret Grenier and Dolina Wehipeihana
Topic: From digital overload to purposeful interventions. The options for what performing arts organizations can do online feel infinite. Everyone has an opinion about what you should be doing and there’s always a case study about someone effortlessly doing it better than you. This open conversation among peers provides an opportunity to discuss how to make informed choices and build impactful mission-driven programmes.
Facilitator: Ankur Bahl, Sadlers Wells
Topic: A confluence of events, including George Floyd’s murder, unmarked graves discovered at residential schools and pandemic related Asian racism, has thrust BIPOC artists to the forefront of society’s collective consciousness, creating a sudden demand for their work – what happens when this elephant leaves the room?
Facilitator: Yvon Soglo
Topic: Cultural Resilience: A Mission Centered on People
Facilitator: Marianne Perron
This round table discussion is part of the Cultural Resilience project, an initiative led by the Creative City Network of Canada, Cultural Human Resources Council, Les Arts et la Ville, and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.
