Knowledge Café

CINARS once again invites you to take part in its Café des Connaissances, a simple, open and dynamic way to meet inspiring people and explore various themes that feed into our professional practices.
- Ten round tables, each with its own theme.
- The 10 tables are moderated by two professionals.
- Each table can accommodate up to 10 participants from all walks of life.
- Discussions last 20 minutes.
- Three rounds of discussion are scheduled.
- Participants choose a maximum of three tables.
Please note that simultaneous translation is not available for this activity.
and discussions will be in English.


Table topics
Table 1: What does it mean to be a producer in 2024? Discussions with two experienced professionals.
Tommy Kriegsmann, Producer, ArKtype + Under the Radar (New York)Line Rousseau, Director, Creative Agency A propic (Europe)


Table 2: Building meaningful links between schools and the living arts: how the performing arts experience can contribute to education.
Sophie Labelle, Artistic Director, Maison Théâtre (Quebec)Rebecca M. Podsednik, Director of Programming, Lincoln Center (New York)


Table 3: Subject and guests to be confirmed.


Table 4: Can new writing reach the general public?
Kate Britton, Senior Producer, Performance Space (Australia)Priscilla Guy, Artistic direction & Co-General management, FURIES - Marsoui, Gespe'gewa'gi (Gaspésie, Québec)


Table 5: Southeast Asia, an overview of the contemporary cultural landscape.
Adjjima Na Palalung, Director, Bangkok International Children's Theatre FestivalJune Tan, Co-Director, Five Arts Center (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)


Table 6: Experience speaks! Two senior agents answer your questions about your career path.
Menno Plukker (Canada)Paul Tanguay (Canada)


Table 7: Central Europe, discovering the performing arts ecosystem.
Alexandru Boureanu, Programming Director, National Theatre of Craiova (Romania)Norbert Rakowski, director, Teatr Opol (Poland) + delegate, European Theatre Convention


Table 8: Changing of the guard in cultural organizations: how to leave well and arrive well.
Martine Dennewald, Co-Artistic Director, FTA (Quebec)Alain Cofino Gomez, Director, Le 140 (Brussels)


Table 9: Latin America to explore, how to best prepare.
Consuelo López de Maturana, Fundación Teatro a Mil (Santiago, Chile)
Juan Carlos Adrianzen, Programming Director, Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo (Bogota)


Table 10: East Asia, opening onto a new world rich in opportunities.
Hyoseon Kim, Programming&Producer Division, National Theatre Company of KoreaSpeaker to come
Table 11 : Find out more about Canadian networks
Cathy Levy, Dance Producer Emerita/productrice émérite de Danse, National Arts Center, Ottawa (Canada)
Judy Harquail, Canadian Association for the Performing Arts (CAPACOA)


Table 12 : Live arts and nature: eco-responsible initiatives and advances
- Alain Veilleux, Artistic Director, Laboratoire de cirque La Centaurée (Cap St-Ignace, Quebec) and creator of the projet Circus Manifesto (Chile).
- Delphine Hummel, co-artistic director, Festival la Ruée vers l'autre, Assahira (Troyes, France)

Follow our facilitator Anne-Laure Mathieu, Cultural and Social Design cultural and social design. Come and get inspired while rubbing shoulders with colleagues from all artistic backgrounds!