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Conferences

The content in this section includes video or transcripts of conference events and reports from field gatherings. We regularly livestream conferences from the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA), IETM, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), the National Performance Network (NPN), On the Move, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), and more.

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Affinity Spaces for MENA/SWANA and LGBTQIA+ Artists
Podcast
Affinity Spaces for MENA/SWANA and LGBTQIA+ Artists
by Marina Johnson, Nabra Nelson, Evren Odcikin, Andrea Assaf, Sara Razavi, Feras Hilal
13 December 2023
8th Annual Inclusive Theatre Festival (ITF)
Video
8th Annual Inclusive Theatre Festival (ITF)
A Weekend-long Conference Celebrating the Strides Being Made in Inclusive and Accessible Theatre
Saturday 11 November 2023
Evanston, Illinois
Restorying Our Past and Present, Imagining Our Future
Essay
Restorying Our Past and Present, Imagining Our Future
by Ronee Penoi
9 February 2023
The New England Graduate Media Symposium
Video

The New England Graduate Media Symposium

Friday 25 March 2016
Boston, MA, United States

Visual and Media Arts Department of Emerson College in Boston presented The New England Graduate Media Symposium livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 25 March from 2 p.m.-5:15 p.m. EDT (Boston) / 11 a.m.-2:15 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 18:00-21:15 GMT (London) / 19:00-22:15 CET (Amsterdam). In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @EmersonVMA and @HowlRoundTV

The Arizona Performing Arts Summit at Xico Arte Y Cultura
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The Arizona Performing Arts Summit at Xico Arte Y Cultura

Sunday 20 March 2016
Phoenix, AZ, United States

New England Foundation for the Arts and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in association with the Tucson Pima Arts CouncilDNAWORKS, and the Performing Arts Department at the Institute of American Indian Arts presented the The Arizona Performing Arts Summit livestreamed from Xico Arte Y Cultura  in Phoenix on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 20 March at 12 p.m. PDT - 6 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 1 p.m. MDT - 7 p.m. MDT (Denver) / 2 p.m. CDT - 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 3 p.m. EDT - 9 p.m. EDT (New York) / 19:00 GMT - 01:00 GMT (London). In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @NEFA_Boston and @howlroundtv

The 10th Annual NoPassport Theatre Conference
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The 10th Annual NoPassport Theatre Conference

Monday 14 March 2016
New York City, NY, United States

NoPassport and New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study presented The 10th Annual NoPassport Theatre Conference livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 14 March from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST (New York). In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @howlroundtv for updates. 

Notes from the Trans Theatre Artists Convening
Essay

Notes from the Trans Theatre Artists Convening

11 March 2016

Azure D. Osborne-Lee and Kestryl Cael Lowery recap the Trans Theatre Artists Convening that took place in December, 2015.

A Town Hall Meeting: Gender Identity, Representation, Theatre
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A Town Hall Meeting: Gender Identity, Representation, Theatre

Monday 7 March 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Public Theater in New York City presented A Town Hall Meeting: Gender Identity, Representation, Theatre livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 7 March at 4 p.m. PST (Los Angeles) / 6 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 7 p.m. EST (New York) / 00:00 GMT Tuesday, March 8 (London). Join the conversation in Twitter with #HowlRound and #PublicForumNY. Follow @howlroundtv@PublicForumNY

Who Is It For? Practice, Spectatorship, and the Body
Essay

Who Is It For? Practice, Spectatorship, and the Body

5 March 2016

Caridad Svich considers spectatorship and audience in anticipation of the 10th NoPassport “Dreaming the Americas” theatre and performance conference on Monday, March 14, 2016.

The 2016 Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference (APAP)
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The 2016 Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference (APAP)

Friday 15 January to Tuesday 19 January 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) presented the 2016 APAP|NYC Conference livestreamed from New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 15 January to Tuesday 19 January. In Twitter, join the conversation with #APAPNYC#howlround, and follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

The Artists of Change: Conversations with the Ford Fellows
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The Artists of Change: Conversations with the Ford Fellows

Friday 15 January 2016.

As a culmination of the Art of Change initiative, the Ford Foundation is hosting The Artists of Change: Conversations with the Ford Fellows livestreamed on the global, commons based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 15 January. On Twitter, use #ArtOfChange and follow @HowlRoundTV. To submit questions to the Fellows, follow @FordFoundation and look out for the prompts.

The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival Professional Symposium
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The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival Professional Symposium

The Culturebot: Scanning the Landscape Roundtable Conversations

Thursday 14 January to Sunday 17 January 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Public Theater in New York City presented the Under the Radar Festival Professional Symposium and the Culturebot: Scanning the Landscape Roundtable Conversations livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 14 January to Sunday 17 January. In Twitter, use #UTR16 and #howlround. Follow @HowlRoundTV for updates.

Workshop on Art and Social Engagement at the Ford Foundation’s Art of Change
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Workshop on Art and Social Engagement at the Ford Foundation’s Art of Change

Tuesday 6 January 2016
New York City, NY, United States

Ford Foundation’s Art of Change initiative livestreamed an inter-generational workshop on art and social engagement Tuesday 6 January 2016. In Twitter, use #ArtOfChange and follow @HowlRoundTV.

The National Performance Network Annual Meeting
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The National Performance Network Annual Meeting

Saturday 12 December to Monday 14 December 2015
Portland, OR, United States

The National Performance Network Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Saturday 12 December to Monday 14 December. To participate in conversation, direct your comments on Twitter to @NPN_VAN and use hashtag #AMPortland. Find the Facebook page here.

The Art of Justice: Articulating an Ethos and Aesthetic of the Movement
Video

The Art of Justice: Articulating an Ethos and Aesthetic of the Movement

Saturday 7 November 2015.
New York, NY, United States

The Art of Justice: Articulating an Ethos and Aesthetic of the Movement presented its first convening in a three-part series of artist roundtables, livestreamed on the global, commons based peer-produced HowlRoundTV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 7 November. To join the conversation via Twitter use hashtag #TheArtofJustice and follow @cccadi and @nyuartspolitics.

Reporting from the Front
Essay

Reporting from the Front

The Tenth Women Playwrights International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa—Part 3

5 October 2015

Part three of Aphra Behn’s report from The Tenth Women Playwrights International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.

Golden Thread's ReOrient 2015 Forum
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Golden Thread's ReOrient 2015 Forum

Saturday 3 October and Sunday 4 October 2015
San Francisco, CA, United States

 

Golden Thread in San Francisco presented the ReOrient 2015 Forum—a weekend of panel presentations and artistic exchange on theatre and the Middle East—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Saturday 3 October and Sunday 4 October. 

Reporting from the Front
Essay

Reporting from the Front

The Tenth Women Playwrights International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa—Part 2

3 October 2015

In the second installment of her series, Guerilla Girl Aphra Behn recalls some memorable moments at the Women Playwrights International Conference.

Notes from a Latina at the Black Theatre Conference in Winston Salem, North Carolina
Essay

Notes from a Latina at the Black Theatre Conference in Winston Salem, North Carolina

3 October 2015

PhD candidate Daphnie Sicre writes about her experience presenting at the Black Theatre Conference.

Reporting from the Front
Essay

Reporting from the Front

The Tenth Women Playwrights International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa—Part 1

2 October 2015

In the first installment of her series, Guerilla Girl Aphra Behn discusses the origins of the Women’s Playwrights International Conference and Guerilla Girls On Tour.

Greater Boston Theatre Board Convening
Video

Greater Boston Theatre Board Convening

Saturday 19 September 2015
Boston, MA, United States

HowlRound presented the Greater Boston Theatre Board Convening livestreamed on the commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 19 September. In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @howlroundtv.

2015 LTC Carnaval Breakout Session Reflections
Essay

2015 LTC Carnaval Breakout Session Reflections

4 September 2015

A report out on 2015 LTC Carnaval Breakout Sessions on advocacy, artmaking, convening/networking, and scholarship. 

The 2015 Network of Ensemble Theaters National Gathering
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The 2015 Network of Ensemble Theaters National Gathering

Friday 28 August - Sunday 30 August 2015
Fayette, ME, United States

The Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET) presented the NET 2015 National Gathering livestreamed on the HowlRound TV channel at howlround.tv Friday 28 August - Sunday 30 August from Camp Winnebago in Fayette, Maine.

Convening on Art, Identity, and Movements for Change
Video

Convening on Art, Identity, and Movements for Change

Tuesday 23 June 2015

 

The Ford Foundation presented the convening Art, Identity, and Movements for Change livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 23 June.

The Time is Now
Essay

The Time is Now

Discovering Emotional Dramaturgy

18 July 2015

Early Career Dramaturg Amanda Boyle reflects on the lessons she learned at the 2015 Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) conference in New York City.

Dramatists Guild of America’s 2015 National Conference
Video

Dramatists Guild of America’s 2015 National Conference

Thursday 16 July to Saturday 18 July 2015
La Jolla, CA, United States

The Dramatists Guild of America presents the 2015 National Conference: Writing the Changing World in La Jolla, California livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 16 July to Saturday 18 July. 

Next Gen National Arts Network
Essay

Next Gen National Arts Network

Leadership Defined for the Future

9 July 2015

Candace Feldman introduces New Gen National Arts Network, a group that seeks to position young arts administrators for leadership in their fields.

CityWrights: A Professional Weekend for Playwrights
Video

CityWrights: A Professional Weekend for Playwrights

Friday 26 June to Saturday 27 June 2015
Miami, FL, United States

City Theatre in Miami presented CityWrights 2015—A Professional Weekend for Playwrights livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 26 June to Saturday 27 June.