Panel Discussions

Panel discussion Arts Industry Q&A - about careers in the arts, with speakers from across the cultural industry. Hosted by b-side director Rocca Holly-Nambi. This event was part of CREATE! 2025 a partnership talent development programme delivered by b-side, Activate Performing Arts, Arts by the Sea and Bridport Arts Centre (Jan 25)

How to Be More Entrepreneurial About Where You Find Funds as a Producer, organised by Producer Top-Up and Producer Gathering, offered practical guidance on securing new funding opportunities. Alongside Salome Wagaine, Grace Okereke, and Dahna Borojevic, I provided tangible, actionable advice on where to look for funds, who to approach, and how to build the confidence to apply (September 2024).

Dr Zhu and colleagues presented preliminary findings from their University of Manchester Social Responsibility-funded project on bottom-up cultural diplomacy in the context of Covid and Brexit. I participated in a roundtable discussion, sharing insights from the RESHAPE network project—a collaborative, bottom-up research initiative aimed at developing tools for transitioning towards a fairer and more unified arts ecosystem across Europe and the Southern Mediterranean (July 2022).

Toxic gender politics in South Korea has been on the rise, becoming a significant theme in recent elections. On 17th June, I chaired a panel discussion at The Place as part of the Korean Dance Festival, exploring how female Korean choreographers are navigating their careers in this challenging landscape and whether these issues influence the art they create. The panellists included choreographers Bora Kim, Sung Im Her, and Yeji Kim (June 2022).

The Future of Theatre conference, hosted by The Stage, brought together theatre professionals from around the world, providing a platform for vital conversations, reflection, idea-sharing, and challenges to traditional practices, all aimed at strengthening the theatre sector. I joined Low Kee Hong (West Kowloon Cultural District) and Jo Crowley (1927) on a panel discussing the impact of Covid and Brexit on international touring (April 2022).

Dance Umbrella: Joining Malik Nashad Sharpe and Suzy Willson on the panel for Making sh*t happen: Bypassing/Challenging structures, hosted and curated by Valerie Ebuwa. Together we discussed policy, structures and barriers within the independent national and international dance scene; as well as sharing tools on navigating making and presenting work amidst enhanced precarity. You can now download a resource pack that the panelists put together (October 21).

The Place: I chaired a panel discussion on the Future of International Touring, exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped the thinking of artists, producers, and organisations regarding international touring. The discussion also addressed the impact of Brexit and the climate emergency on these practices. The panel featured choreographer/performer Sung Im Her, Hyuk Kwon from Company SIGA, independent producer Grace Okereke, independent director and producer Suhye Jang, and Ahram Gwaw, Team Leader of Programming & Production at the Korean National Contemporary Dance Company. This event was presented as part of A Festival of Korean Dance 2021..

Evaluation panelist for DutchCulture's “Artists in Conversation” series which features creatives from Egypt, Hungary, Australia and the Netherlands.(June 21)