Symposium: TOWARDS EQUITY IN THE ARTS
10:00 - 15:00
We welcome you to a symposium on November 16th, 2024, from 10:00 to 15:00, during Reykjavík Dance Festival. The event will explore equity, diversity, and accessibility in the arts, featuring a keynote speech by Abid Hussain, Director of Diversity at Arts Council England, and a panel discussion by Julian Owusu, Dr. Kristín Loftsdóttir and Miriam Petra Ómarsdóttir Awad. Hosted by choreographer, facilitator and artistic director Sonya Lindfors, the schedule includes a keynote, panel discussions, artist presentations, and group work. The symposium is open to all, and we encourage everyone to register their participation.
The symposium is co-produced by Performing Arts Centre Iceland and The Nordic House and is a part of BRIDGES – nordic collaboration project funded by kultur kontakt nord. Other participants in the project are MDT, HAUT, Dansenshus Oslo and UrbanApa.
Program:
10:00: Doors open with coffee and tea
10:15: Opening and introductory conversation
10:30: Keynote lecture on equity and its importance for the arts
11:15: Panel discussion and Q+A: Horizons of the future – how to host equity, diversity and complexity
12:20: Lunch break
13:00: Musical act
13:10: Three short speeches / future visions by Arna Magnea Danks, Dýrfinna Benita Basalan, Kolbrún Dögg Kristjánsdóttir
13:50: Roundtable discussion on collaboration
14:45: Summary and closing remarks
Free entrence and all are welcome!
Registration link, click here.
Access for wheelchairs in Elissa is good, there is a small threshold into the auditorium. Accessible and gender neutral restrooms are on the same floor. The event takes place in English.
