9:30am – 10:00am

Registration (on-going)
Pick up your registration kit and enjoy a coffee.

10:00am – 10:30am

Welcome.

10:30am – 12:00noon

Panel #1: We’re in this together: partnerships between the artist and the producer/presenter
A gathering of panellists who create, produce and present performance work will explore how producers, presenters, and artists can create, develop and sustain long-term relationships. How can those who have the venues and resources help the creators in the early development of their work, and beyond?
Panellists: Vallejo Gantner (PS 122, New York City); Miriam Ginestier (Studio 303, Montreal); Todd Janes (Latitude 53, Edmonton); and Eric Moschopedis (Bubonic Tourist, Calgary). Moderated by Nova Bhattacharya (independent dancer/choreographer, Toronto).

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Lunch

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Tour of Power Plant Gallery & Harbourfront Centre

1:30pm – 3:00pm

Panel #2: Structures: Physical and Metaphoric Boundaries and Possibilities
Crossover gallery curators/artists will join performance creation artists, venue curators and producers to talk about the role that space, structure and location play in the development and presentation of work that is often so intrinsically tied to its surroundings.
Panellists: Stephen O’Connell (bluemouth inc., New York City); Sandra Rechico (Wade Collective, Toronto); Tomas Zizka (Mapapapa, Prague). Moderated by Jenn Goodwin (dancer/choreographer/City of Toronto - Nuit Blanche, Toronto).

3:00pm – 3:15pm

Break – BAR OPEN!

3:15pm – 3:45pm

Soap Box

3:45pm – 5pm

Chat with Ellen Stewart
The artistic director and founder of legendary La MaMa in New York City discusses her take on Performance Creation. Facilitated by Stephen O’Connell.

9:30am - 10:00am

Registration

10:00am – 10:30am

Morning Creation

10:30am – 12:00noon

Panel #1: Artists in Society
In both Spain (after the Spanish civil war) and in Czech republic (after the velvet revolution) the artist was at the centre of political society, a strong voice and immovable force in times of great change and upheaval for all other elements of those countries. Where do we place the artists in our society? How high (or low) is art on the priority scale of the government? The audience? The artists themselves? (Do we continue to undervalue our impact?)
Panellists: Rebecca Belmore (installation/ performance artist, Vancouver); Florencia Berenstein (Mayworks, Toronto); Claude Schryer (Inter-Arts – Canada Council, Ottawa); Richard Simas (Théâtre la Chapelle, Montreal); Kate Taylor (journalist, Toronto).

12:00pm – 12:15pm

Break

12:15pm – 12:45pm

Soap Box

12:45pm – 2:00pm

Lunch
*Brown Bag Lunch Session: an informal opportunity to discuss funding inter- and multi-disciplinary practices with Claude Schryer (Inter-Arts – Canada Council) and Bushra Junaid (Community and Multidisciplinary Arts – Ontario Arts Council). Brown bag lunches available to pre-order for $10.

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Panel #2: Science and Art
Art and science each hold the allure of a powerful cultural ‘other’. Artists wish to appropriate science, scientists to harness art, for the benefit of their own practices. To what extent can this desire be collaborative or mutually beneficial?
Panellists: Sara Diamond (OCAD, Toronto); Bill James (choreographer, Peterborough); John Oswald (musician/composer, Toronto). Moderated by Sally McKay (artist/curator, Toronto).

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Break

4:00pm

ATSA discussion and Attack #12
Annie Roy and Pierre Allard begin by talking about their experience on tour with the controversial
installation, Attack #8, followed by an “attack” that will require your participation. The performance will proceed on foot from the Theatre Centre to YYZ Artists’ Outlet, 401 Richmond Street West. PWYC.

9:30am - 10:00am

Registration

10:00am – 10:30am

Morning Creation

10:30am – 12:00pm

Panel #1: The Politics of Protest/The Art of the Alternative
The fiery spark of protest has often fuelled the artistic drive. How intrinsically linked are the two elements of art and commentary? Can queer performance creation ever be separated from the political statements it makes? Is drag just the latest form of agit-prop? Panellists: Mike Hickey (artist, Ottawa); Johanna Householder (artist/7a*11d, Toronto); Istvan Kantor (artist, Toronto). Moderated by Sky Gilbert (writer/director/Cabaret Company, Hamilton).

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm – 1:30pm

Soap Box

1:45pm – 3:15pm

Panel #2: Why does everyone hate Toronto?
No one wants to say it (well, not in Toronto anyways) but it’s true. From coast to coast folks love to to-bash. But where is all this hostility really coming from? Our final panel of the conference will take a tongue-in-cheek swing at the centre of our universe. Do we really raise the hackles of the rest of the country, or is it all just CN tower envy? Panellists from across the country will duke it out with some of our most vocal advocates.
Panellists: Emmy Alcorn (Mulgrave Road Theatre, Guysborough); Norman Armour (PuSh Festival, Vancouver); Michael Green (One Yellow Rabbit, Calgary); Alison Sealy-Smith (Toronto); Deanne Taylor (VideoCabaret, Toronto); Jowi Taylor (Global Village – CBC Radio, Toronto). Moderated by Chris Dray (Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse).

3:15pm

Cocktails!

11:00am – 12:30pm

Brunch and Raconteurs
Throughout the conference, youth raconteurs Rose Plotek, Chy Spain and Jocelyn Tremblay have been noting the proceedings. Enjoy waffles and coffee as they share what they’ve observed and their thoughts about what PCC is all about.

12:30pm – 3:00pm

PCC and its role in bringing Artists and Presenters in Canada together
An open round-table discussion for the PCC Steering Committee and anyone interested in the ongoing and future activities and development of the network. ALL ARE WELCOME!