For the second theme (T2) the following working groups were held:
“The gaze of the other“
Coordinator:
Efi Giannopoulou, Consultant to the Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports.
Speakers:
- Iliana Kasa, English Literature and resident of Eleusis
- Alsena Kokalari, Cultural Manager
- Dimitris Plantzos, Deputy Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Athens
- Thodoris Prodromidis, Visual artist, Director
- Enke Fezollari, Director, Actor
“When the artist becomes a local: artist-in residence programmes”
Coordinator:
Eleni Riga, Head of Contemporary Art, Eleusis 2021 European Capital of Culture
Speakers:
- Nikolas Ventourakis, Artistic Director of the Lucy Art Residency
- Eva Ísleifs, Visual artist and Co-founder of A – DASH
- Manolis Manousakis, Composer and Sound Designer, founding member of Medea Electronique
- Benoît-Marie Moriceau, Mentor of the Initiator artist-in-residence program and founder of the Mosquito Coast Factory
- Muriel Piquet-Viaux, Cultural attaché of the French Institute of Athens
- Angeliki Poulou, Curator and Theorist, member of Medea Electronique
- Petros Touloudis, Artist, Co-founder of Τinos quarry platform
- Zoe Hatziyannaki, Visual artist and Co-founder of A – DASH
“Festivals and the city: the transformations of a centuries-old relationship”
Coordinator:
Inge Ceustermans, Managing Director of The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), Belgium.
Speakers:
- Kelly Diapouli, Artistic Director, Eleusis 2021 European Capital of Culture.
- Jan Goossens, Director of Festival de Marseille, France.
- Dio Kangelari, Theatrologist, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
“Municipal Regional Theaters as cultural development hubs: a journey from France to Greece”
Coordinator:
Christopher Crimes, Former long standing Director La Filature France, Consultant and mentor – UK, France, Germany, Greece.
Speakers:
- Gkigki Argyropoulou, Curator-Director. Stavros Tsakiris, Artistic Director, Municipal Regional Theaterof Patra.
- Alexandra Vakalopoulou, Chair of the Board, Municipal Regional Theater of Ioannina.
- Eleni Dimopoulou, Artistic Director, Municipal Regional Theater of Ioannina.
“Creating a friendly production environment for the independent field”
Coordinator:
Muriel Piquet-Viaux, Cultural attaché of the French Institute of Athens.
Speakers:
- Gkigki Argyropoulou, Curator-Director.
- Aspasia-Maria Alexiou, Actor and Director’s Assistant.
- Angeliki Zervou, Co-founder of Medianeras.
- Eirini Linardaki, Visual Artist.
“The role of artistic director”
Coordinator: Kelly Diapouli, Art Director of Eleusis 2021 European Capital of Culture.
Speakers:
- Inge Ceustermans, Managing Director of The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA).
- Christopher Crimes, Former long standing Director La Filature France, Consultant and mentor – UK, France,Germany, Greece
- Jan Goossens, Director of Festival de Marseille.
- Vangelis Theodoropoulos, Artistic Director of Athens & Epidaurus Festival
