Mentors & Guest Speakers
Presenters at the Atelier are renowned festival directors and managers, experienced festival operators, professionals and artists. During their participation they not only act as lecturers, but also as true mentors as they engage in one-on-one discussions with the participants. They are present for multiple days, some for the whole period of the training. They allow participants an honest and open insight into their careers, including both success stories and failures.
Pool of Experts
Under the facilitation of Mike Van Graan (President of
the African Cultural Policy Network, South Africa),
the following festival experts shared their wealth of experience with participants, guided them through the 7 days, and discussed questions and issues raised by the participants themselves.
- Mantse Aryeequaye
- Cristina Fuentes La Roche
- Carole U. Karemera
- Annet Lekkerkerker
- Ismail Mahomed
- Brett Pyper
- Carmen Romero Quero
Mentors were also available for personal exchanges during informal moments as lunches, dinners, visits etc., as this is an essential feature of the Atelier.
Guest Speakers from South-Africa include:
- Keitu Gwangwa, Head Windybrow Arts Centre
- Yvette Hardie, ASSITEJ Director South Africa
- Leila Heinriques, Director ‘Hani: The Legacy’
- William Kentridge, Craftsman, performer and filmmaker / the Centre for the Less Good Idea
- Bronwyn Lace, Animateur for the Centre for the Less Good Idea
- Siphiwe Ngwenya, Curator & Founder The Maboneng Township Arts Experience
- Ricardo Peach, Director Vrystaat Kunstefees/Arts Festival/Tsa-Botjhaba
- Mandisi Sindo, Theatre4Change Arts Project
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Mantse Aryeequaye
Co-Director at Accra [Dot] Alt, Director and founder the Chale Wote Street Art Festival – Ghana
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Cristina Fuentes La Roche
International Director Hay Festival – UK/South America
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Carole U. Karemera
Artistic Director Ishyo Arts Centre - Rwanda
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Annet Lekkerkerker
Director Holland Festival – The Netherlands
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Ismail Mahomed
Chief Executive Officer, Market Theatre Foundation – South Africa
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Carmen Romero Quero
Executive director of Teatro a Mil Foundation - Chile
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Brett Pyper
Associate Professor and Head of the Wits School of Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg – South Africa
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Mike Van Graan
Founding President of the African Cultural Policy Network - South Africa
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