We are happy to invite you to the second dialogue of PARTNERS IN OR OFF THE SHIP:
26-6-2024: Practices of Care
Time: 3pm Germany (90 mins)
How do you create a caring practice? How do we realize and implement an awareness concept? From Peru to Uganda, our panellists will share tools and resources on caring practices and the challenges and opportunities in creating caring practices in partnership.
with: Aganza Kisaka, Alex D. Loo
Facilitated by: Jeff Fagundes
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About the panelists:
Aganza Kisaka is a Ugandan performing artist. She is a playwright, director, theater producer, published author and award-winning film actress. She has produced works such as “The Betrothal” by Joshua Mmali, and “Red Hills” by Asiimwe Deborah Kawe as well as the Kampala International Theatre Festival 2019. In 2022, she completed an assistant directorial role for the “Merchant of Venice” and her most recent theater directorial work is for the production of My Fair Lady Musical in Kampala. Kisaka is the founder of Yenze Theatre Conservatoire (YTC) that equips performing artists through various training courses for film and theatre. She is a proud fellow of Georgetown University lab for global politics and performance and she is currently producing a Broadway romantic comedy musical entitled She Loves Me set to premiere at Uganda National Theatre in July 2024.
Alex D. Loo is an activist for women’s and LGBTQI+ rights in Peru. She is co-founder of AFFIDARE (Association of Independent and Diverse Feminists of Arequipa), and of the artivist drum ensemble Bomba Cuir. Her work challenges the pervasive hetero-cisnormativity, sexism, and colonialism in Peruvian society through courses, workshops, and artistic interventions in the public space that denounce human rights violations and systemic oppression. She’s Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics with the University of Leicester, UK, and has also studied cultural anthropology and education.
Jeff Fagundes is the president of the Brazil Center of the International Theatre Institute/UNESCO. With a Master's degree in Performing Arts from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, he excels as an actor, director, playwright, and theatre producer at the SESC RJ. He was recognized for his commitment to the Black community and received a commendation from the Rio de Janeiro City Council through the Confraria do Impossível for his artistic work. As a performing artist, his plays have succeeded nationally and internationally, participating in over twenty productions as an actor, director, and playwright. His skill as a director and actor has been acknowledged with nominations for Best Director and Best Actor awards over his 12-year career. Jeff is also the visionary behind NEAPFEST - the International Theatre Exchange Festival of the Network of Emerging Arts and Professionals, which supports artists aged 18 to 36 from 80 countries. His influence extends beyond national borders, with appearances at theatre events in more than 15 countries and touring with his solo theatre piece through Colombia, Spain, Zimbabwe, the Philippines, and Thailand.
PARTNERS IN OR OFF THE SHIP? is a series of dialogues on the ethics of international cooperation and partnership in the performing arts curated by The Network of Emerging Arts Professionals (NEAP, ITI Worldwide), the ITI Academy (ITI Germany) and the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET). It will bring together international practitioners, experts, emerging artists and art professionals to share and exchange experiences and knowledge in working against inequitable systems and structures.
Photo credits: Mauro Jorge, Absolut Resolution, Cecilia Velando (from right to left)