Crossing Borders
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Centenary Square, Broad Street, B1 2EP
In collaboration with Creative Europe Desk Culture Office Ireland, the Culture team in England are delivering a symposium session at On The Edge, the 2016 ASSITEJ World festival of Theatre for young audiences.
This session will offer an opportunity to explore the benefits and challenges of building transnational partnerships, accessing European culture funding and collaborating on international projects. With first-hand experience and insights from guest speakers about their successful applications and delivering projects supported by the Creative Europe programme. Meet potential project partners in our ‘speed-dating’ session and then join us for networking drinks.
The panel discussion ‘Crossing Borders’, taking its theme from the On the Edge symposium, will discuss the value and the challenges of working across borders and in different cultural contexts.
Chair: Benita Lipps, Executive Director, Da Vinci Institute, Belgium
Panel members:
Mandy Smith, Producer – Pilot Theatre, UK;
Sarah Crompton, Producer – NIE Theatre UK;
Alex Byrne, Artistic Director - NIE Theatre UK;
Maria Fleming, Theatre Programmer – The Ark Children’s Cultural Centre, Ireland
Photo: IETM Networking