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cross-posted with Dancemakers

As we are very close to posting the notes from the Unconference, I came across this: It’s the discussion board for Devoted and Disgruntled, an on-going Open Space program done by Improbable Theatre in the UK (Phelim McDermott facilitated a very good Open Sapce a couple years back at PuSH

We are already planning next years Unconference

(not anything official, but maybe think of keeping April 24th, 2010 clear)

and
I’m also wondering about a regular event like Devoted and Disgruntled.

Is there any interest?

Misha Glouberman on the Canadian Stage. Photo by Amanda Lynne Ballard

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Unconference. It was a full and exciting day for me (and I think for others.)

Met some new people, had good conversations with people I knew but had never had a good conversation with.
The first goal was for those things to happen (and not just for me, despite Misha’s jokes.)

My hope now is that there will be some momentum, interpersonally and organizationally, to continue those conversations and transforming them into more better performance in Toronto.

We’re getting the notes compiled and already talking about next year.

Once there are notes and I get a bit of time I will post some more thoughts.

For people who came, what would be the next step and what would you like to see happen next year?

Right Here, Right Now, the the Unconference on the Future(s) of Toronto Performance, takes place this Saturday, June 20, from 10 am to 6:00 pm, at the Berkely Street Theatre.

Here’s the original post.

Here’s where you register

The event is shaping up to be an important, helpful meeting of people who care a great deal about theatre, dance and performance in Toronto, and who, having met, have the ability to really get something done.

We look forward to your contribution.
Here’s a few new details about the event.

*** Saturday , June 20 10:00 – 6:00. All-day

The Un-conference is a full-day event, on Saturday, June 20. Registered participants are expected to take part for the whole day.

We’ll be serving coffee, tea, and snacks, and registering participants starting at 9:30 am. Please show up at the Berkeley
Street Theatre no later than 10:00 so we can start on time. As well, Lunch is included in your Registration fee, which you can
pay at the door if you haven’t already (only $10).

*** Can’t make it? Need to miss part of it? Let us know.

We’ve assembled a great collection of people for this event, and we’re counting on your participation. If for any reason you can’t
make it to the event, or might need to miss part of the day, please let us know as soon as possible.

***Come prepared to participate

Right Here Right Now is a fully participatory event. The event will be facilitated in way where most of the agenda is created by
participants. You’ll spend most of your time in discussion with other people.

You don’t have to do anything to prepare. But if you like, you might want to think a bit about this: Is there a specific problem
or challenge you face, that you think other people at this conference might be able to help you with? We’re going to
structure the event so that people can really share expertise, and help each other with real, practical issues.

*** After the event

The event will go till around 6:00. The bar will be open for a while after for those who want to continue the conversation, and
people who want to have dinner together after the conference can meet at Betty’s (240 King St East), where we’ve reserved a room.

*** More information

The event is at The Canadian Stage Company – Berkeley Street Theatre – 26 Berkeley Street.

We’ll be providing lunch for all participants, around mid-day

To minimize our use of disposable cups, we encourage you to bring your own coffee mug and water bottle.

You can read the full announcement of the event here.

Looking forward to seeing you Saturday!

Sincerely,

Misha Glouberman, Jacob Zimmer, Ravi Jain and Natasha Mytnowych

On Saturday June 20, from 10am – 6 pm, I think something can start.

For few years I’ve imagined a big meeting of people involved in performance in Toronto. I imagined this meeting because I don’t really know many of you (no matter what Facebook says), and I especially don’t know what problems you have that I might be able to help with and which problems of mine you solved years ago or at least might have some words of advice for me. Or what good times we might have if we spent some time together. I want to get out of the silos that I too frequently find myself in – I imagined a meeting because I suspected I wasn’t alone in feeling this.

And I’m tired of panels and professional meetings that, while important and useful, don’t feel nearly as lively as the people attending them.

So it is with great pleasure and hope that I’m writing to invite you to the first Un-Conference on the Future(s) of Toronto Performance

This is a chance for theatre, dance and performance-based artists, administrators and supporters to set the agenda and have the conversations that matter most to you. A chance to meet, in a meaningful way, new people and actually talk with the people you might see all the time but never actually sit down with.

It is a potential space for something special to happen – to get together and meet. And meeting helps.

Space is limited so please RSVP to festival@canstage.com.

Below the fold is some more writing on the event.

Also – if you forward this post to the people you also think should be there – that would be great. There are people I don’t know, who you do, and I’d like to meet them and hear what they, and you, have to say about the future(s) of Toronto performance.

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments

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