Producing Heroes with Ruth Wikler

06/24/20 • 38 min

Ruth Wikler joins us on Producing Heroes. Ruth is the Deputy Director of Programming for Circus Arts at TOHU, Montréal’s premier presenter of contemporary circus. Ruth is a passionate advocate for international artistic exchange. She is a published writer and translator on international theatre and circus. Ruth ran an independent performance series, bringing contemporary theatre to Portland, Oregon. Join us as she shares her tales of unlikely collaborations, cultural diplomacy and producing independently and for large organisations.

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Producing Heroes with Jonathan Holloway

Jonathan Holloway's storied career takes him from the National Theatre in London to Melbourne International Festival and Perth Festival, where he closed the city of Perth so 1.4 million people could watch the giants of Royal de Luxe walk the streets. Join us for Jonathan's conversation on the needs vs. wants of an audience, creating giant performance experiences and getting the moment exactly right.

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Producing Heroes with Virginia Hyam and Simon Hinton

Virginia Hyam is currently Head of Programming at HOTA on the Gold Coast, where she is driving new programming initiatives across the cultural precinct. Previously she has worked for 10 years at Sydney Opera House as Executive Producer of the Studio and the Head of Contemporary Culture, specialising in the presentation of contemporary performance and as creative producer with Festival 2018 (Arts and Cultural Festival of the Commonwealth Games).

Simon Hinton has been Artistic Director / CEO of Merrigong Theatre Company since 2005, managing the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre and the Wollongong Town Hall. Merrigong has built a reputation as one of Australia’s most successful regional companies – producing, presenting and touring exciting contemporary theatre. Simon is currently Vice President of Performing Arts Connections (PAC) Australia, a member of the Theatre Board of Create NSW, and is the Helpmann Awards Regional Touring (Chair).