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New York 2011 ISPA Congress

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New Works Now | the ISPA pitch session

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The application for the next New Works Now, the ISPA pitch session, at the New York 2011 ISPA Congress in New York City on January 12, 2011 is now available! ISPA welcomes all eligible applications (deadline: Friday, October 8, 2010).

Developed from a program originated at the Banff Film and Television Festival in Alberta, Canada, New Works Now, the ISPA pitch session, is a forum for creators to share new international and/or cross-cultural projects with ISPA’s prestigious international network of performing arts professionals.  Presenters have the opportunity to pitch their new work to more than 325 delegates from 40 countries.

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Fellowship Program

ISPA FellowsThe 2011 Fellowship Application is now available.  ISPA welcomes all eligible applications (deadline: Friday, October 1, 2010).

ISPA’s Fellowship Program provides emerging leaders from the performing arts the opportunity to immerse themselves within ISPA’s extensive international network.  Each year a select group of emerging leaders participate in ISPA’s Fellowship Program and receive a complimentary one year ISPA Membership, a complimentary full pass registration to the New York ISPA Congress, and a partial to full subsidization of travel and accommodation expenses for attending the Congress.

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Welcome from the CEO

David BaileThe last show you enjoyed at the Barbican Centre in London, The Playhouse in Durban, South Africa, JT PAC in Kochin, India or Lincoln Center here in New York, you were in an ISPA member’s venue.  When you were last thrilled by the high C of a singer, marveled at the technical artistry of a dancer or riveted by an actor’s soliloquy, there’s a good chance the artist was represented by one of ISPA’s artist manager members.  But that’s not all; ISPA members also include artists, artist competitions, funders, acousticians, theater architects and a host of other professionals working or associated with the performing arts.

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Welcome New Members!

Join us in Welcoming New Members to the ISPA Family

  • Ting-chen Yang, Executive Cultural Officer, Taipei Cultural Center (New York, NY, USA)
  • Cindy Ornstein, Arts and Culture Director/Executive Director, City of Mesa Arts and Cultural Department/Mesa Arts Center (Mesa, AZ, United States)
  • Dong-ho Park, CEO, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts (Seoul, Korea)
  • Michael Harrington, Director, NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (New York, NY, USA)
  • Jill H. Arbetter, Director, Arbetter Artists (Horgen, Switzerland)
  • Gilles Mattana, Live Director, Productions Illimitées (Paris, France)
 

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