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Theatre Network Australia in partnership with Next Wave Festival and Arts Centre Melbourne presents:
2018 Victorian Theatre Forum – IN THE ZONE:
Embracing Place, Savouring Difference and Tackling Taboos
TNA members and Next Wave artists are invited to the ninth annual Victorian Theatre Forum at Arts Centre Melbourne and Testing Grounds. VTF 2018 will challenge the models of social and cultural (non)inclusion, and encourage us to unlock and optimise the often-privileged spaces in which we create, operate and advocate.
Program
9.15am | Registration, Tea & Coffee
9.30am | Session One (The Pavilion)
- Welcome to Country – Gheran Steel, CEO, Boon Wurrung Foundation
- Host Welcome – Melanie Smith, Arts Centre Melbourne
- Round 1: Firecracker Updates
Speakers include Veronica Pardo (Arts Access Victoria); Chris Mead (Melbourne Theatre Company); Sharon Custers & Christian Leavesley (Arena Theatre Company), Dr Anne Kershaw (Deakin University); Erica McCalman (Next Wave Festival) - Keynote: ‘Art$: What do I tell them it costs?’ Next Wave artists Timmah Ball & Azja Kulpińska (Feminist Zine Wild Tongue) in conversation with Hannah Donnelly (writer, DJ and creator of Sovereign Trax)
10.40am | Morning Tea
11.00am | Session Two (The Pavilion)
- Ice Breaker
- Provocations and Breakout Discussions
- Big Ideas
12.10pm | Lunch (Southbank/Arts Precinct/Flinders Street)
1.05pm | TNA Annual General Meeting
- Announcement of the TNA Indie SMASH Bursary recipient
1.20pm | Session Three (The Pavilion)
- Keynote: ‘Arts, Advocacy, Arrogance and Funding – Why arts need to speak differently to government’ – Neil Pharaoh (Advocacy and government relations consultant)
- Considered Responses
- Table Talk
2.40pm | Mini Break
2.50pm | Session Four (The Pavilion)
- Mini Keynote: ‘Promoting Change’ – Nicole Beyer (Theatre Network Australia)
- Round 2: Firecracker Updates
Speakers include Annette Madden (Australia Council for the Arts); Paul Rae (University of Melbourne); Devon Taylor (Women’s Circus); Jamie Lewis & Bethany Simons (TNA) - Who’s New in the Zoo?
- Plenary Discussion
- Note to self
- Wrap Up
4.00pm | Depart Pavilion and relocate to Testing Grounds
4.15pm | Fireside Yarns (Testing Grounds)
- Drinks, Yarning, Fire Pits, Next Wave Installations
5.24pm | ‘Ritual’ by Next Wave (artist to be announced)
6.00pm | Finish / Next Wave Festival program continues
VTF 2018 Resources
Resources include training, research, toolkits and more. Links are in three categories: Watch | Listen | Read.
Tickets*
$85 Large/Gov/University
$75 Small to Medium Companies
$45 Employed Independents/Unfunded Companies
$25 Full-time Independents/Next Wave artists
Tea, coffee, morning tea and lunch provided.
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*Please note that this event is only open to TNA members, partners and Next Wave artists.
Location
The Pavilion, Arts Centre Melbourne
100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne , VIC 3004
The VTF is Auslan Interpreted, and The Pavilion is a Wheelchair Accessible venue. Babes in arms are welcome.
Attendees
| Adriano Nunes | Creative Spaces, City of Melbourne |
| Alexis Drevikovsky | Writers Victoria |
| Alison Harvey | Back to Back Theatre |
| Alison Richards | Black Hole Theatre |
| Amada Monteiro | TNA Volunteer |
| Amanda Jane Pritchard | Independent |
| Aneke McCulloch | Creative Partnerships Australia / Seesault |
| Angela Conquet | Dancehouse Inc |
| Angela Pamic | Arts West / Black Hole Theatre |
| Anna Seymour | Independent |
| Anna Thomson | New Heights Circus |
| Dr Anne Kershaw | Deakin University |
| Annette Madden | Australia Council for the Arts |
| Annette Vieusseux | Lucy Guerin Inc |
| Azja Kulpińska | Next Wave / Independent |
| Bethany Simons | Theatre Network Australia |
| Caitlin Dullard | La Mama |
| Callista Reed | Theatre Network Australia |
| Candy Mitchell | Arts Melbourne, City of Melbourne |
| Cara Dinley | TNA Volunteer / Independent |
| Cassandra Chatwin-Smith | Arts Centre Melbourne |
| Chloe Weavers | Abbotsford Convent Foundation |
| Dr Chris Mead | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| Cj Fraser-Bell | Independent |
| Claire Bradley Duke | Lucy Guerin Inc |
| Dan Goronszy | Independent |
| Dan Koop | Independent |
| Daniel Clarke | Arts Centre Melbourne |
| Deborah Leiser-Moore | Independent |
| Devon Taylor | Women’s Circus |
| Dianne Touslon | Theatre Works |
| Edwina Lunn | Arts Centre Melbourne |
| Elias Jamieson Brown | Independent |
| Elliott Gee | The Very Good Looking Initiative |
| Emma Hall | Independent |
| Emma Jukic | TNA Volunteer |
| Erica McCalman | Next Wave |
| Erin Adams | Union House Theatre |
| Felicity Green | Spark Strategy |
| Gabriel Kirley | Auslan Interpreter |
| Gemma Robertson | VAPAC |
| Georgie Meyer | Punctum |
| Hannah Donnelly | Next Wave |
| Hannah Strout | Independent |
| Hayley Lawson-Smith | Frankston Arts Centre |
| Heather Morecroft | Spark Strategy |
| Ilana Charnelle Gelbart | Auslan Interpreter |
| J-Maine Beezley | Ilbijerri Theatre Company |
| Jacqueline Hanlin | Independent |
| Jamie Lewis | Theatre Network Australia |
| Jen Tran | La Mama |
| Jenny Ryssenbeek | VAPAC |
| Jerry Remkes | Arts Centre Melbourne |
| Jessica Moody | Independent |
| Joel McGuinness | Geelong Performing Arts Centre |
| Jorjia Gillis | Playwriting Australia |
| Jude Anderson | Punctum |
| Kate Bailey | Creative Victoria |
| Kate Hood | Independent |
| Kate Speakman | Monash Uni Student Theatre (MUST) |
| Kathy Morrison | Ilbijerri Theatre Company |
| Liz Jones | La Mama |
| Lou Oppenheim | Circus Oz |
| Lyn Wallis | HotHouse Theatre |
| Mark Wilkinson | Independent |
| Mary Harvey | Arts Centre Melbourne |
| Meg Upton | Arts-in-Sync |
| Megan Riedl | Independent |
| Melanie Smith | Arts Centre Melbourne |
| Melinda Hetzel | Independent |
| Michele Bauer | JMC Academy |
| Michelle Silby | Ausdance Victoria |
| Mike Mullins OAM | Mike Mullins INK |
| Mish Grigor | Next Wave / POST |
| Natasha Phillips | Independent |
| Nathan Sibthorpe | Next Wave / Counterpilot |
| Neil Pharaoh | Pharaoh & Associates |
| Nicole Beyer | Theatre Network Australia |
| Olivia Allen | City of Yarra: Arts and Culture |
| Paul Heuston | Auslan Interpreter |
| Paul Rae | University of Melbourne |
| Penelope Bartlau | Women’s Circus |
| Pippa Bainbridge | Next Wave |
| Rainbow Sweeny | Polyglot Theatre |
| Reagan Maiquez | ALPA/AAPC |
| Rebecca Jensen | Independent |
| Rhen Soggee | Next Wave / Act Now Theatre |
| Rhian Hinkley | Arts Access Victoria |
| Richard Watts | ArtsHub |
| Romi Kupfer | Independent |
| Rosie Dwyer | Regional Arts Victoria |
| Ru Atma | RAWcollective |
| Samsara Dunston | Independent |
| Sara Strachan | Independent |
| Sarah Greentree | Chunky Move |
| Sarah Lockwood | Drop Bear Theatre |
| Scott Gooding | Independent |
| Selene Bateman | Auspicious Arts Projects Inc |
| Sharon Custers | Arena Theatre Company |
| Shaun Larkin | Creative Victoria |
| Simon Bowland | Independent |
| Simon Piening | Independent |
| Simone Schinkel | Theatre Network Australia |
| Sue Doyle | Creative Victoria |
| Susannah Day | Next Wave |
| Tamara Jungwirth | Gasworks Arts Park |
| Tara Ellis | Creative Victoria |
| Tim Stitz | Chamber Made |
| Timmah Ball | Next Wave / Independent |
| Tobias Manderson-Galvin | MKA Theatre of New Writing |
| Vanessa Chapple | Independent |
| Vanessa Pigrum | Chunky Move |
| Vanessa Wright | Independent |
| Veronica Pardo | Arts Access Victoria |
| Victoria Jones | Creative Victoria |
| Wahibe Moussa | Independent |
| Xanthe Beesley | Union House Theatre |
| Yvonne Virsik | Monash Uni Student Theatre (MUST) |
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