in collaboration with the Comune di Spoleto

Introduction by Mia Yoo, artistic director of La MaMa Experimental Theatre

Participating among others are:

- artistic and organizational direction of the Spoleto 2Mondi Festival;

- representatives of the City of Spoleto;

- Belarus Free Theatre artists;

- members of the European Network of Artistic Residencies, PAIR Performing Art in Residence, from Germany, Belgium, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia and Italy;

- Representatives of the ITI International Theatre Institute;

- Representatives of the Seoul Institute of the Arts, Korea;

- artists and practitioners;

The meeting will be moderated from Andrea Paciotto and David Diamond

A survey of Theatre for Social Change and Development from a variety of perspectives and geographical areas. The Conference brings together the testimonies of an international group of experts, practitioners and artists working on the practical application of theater as a tool to stimulate social change and the development of territories by involving communities in their artistic practices. It also presents the conclusions of the European project PAIR Performing Art in Residence, supported by the European Commission through the GRUNDTVIG Program, to in which partners from Germany, Belgium, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia and Italy participated.