{"id":3736,"date":"2022-10-09T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T08:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2022\/?page_id=3736"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:19:14","slug":"symposium-agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/symposium-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"International Symposium \/ 30 September \u2013 1 October 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-116080 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-702469 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/biennale_logo_r.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/biennale_logo_r.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/biennale_logo_r.png 150w, https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/biennale_logo_r-103x103.png 103w, https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/biennale_logo_r-78x78.png 78w, https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/biennale_logo_r-83x83.png 83w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>International Symposium:<\/strong> <strong>\u201cCulture and Crises\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>30 SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>12:00 \u2013 13:30 \u2013 Session 1 (Hybrid Format)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>12:00<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Impermanence in Reality and Theatre<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/speakers\/liu-xinglin\/\"><strong>Liu Xinglin<\/strong><\/a>, China (OISTAT Centre) \u2013 In person (Translation from Mandarin to English)<\/li>\n<li><strong>13:00<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Building Bridges Through International Programs in Scenography<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/speakers\/adrian-damian\/\"><strong>Adrian Damian<\/strong><\/a>, Romania (Member of OISTAT Centre) \u2013 Online<\/li>\n<li><strong>13:20<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The Culture of Crisis<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/speakers\/miljena-vuckovic\/\"><strong>Miljena Vu\u010dkovi\u0107<\/strong><\/a>, Serbia (Member of OISTAT Centre) \u2013 Online<\/li>\n<li><strong>13:40<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Discarded Materials and Aesthetic Diversity for Future Scenic Design<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/speakers\/faiz-zahir\/\"><strong>Faiz Zahir<\/strong><\/a>, Bangladesh (Member of OISTAT Centre) \u2013 Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>14:00 \u2013 14.30 Coffee Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>14:30 \u2013 16:30 \u2013 Session 2 (Hybrid Format)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>14:30<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The role of theatre in the social adaptation of children and adolescents in the context of Russian military aggression against Ukraine \/ <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/speakers\/sofiia-rosa-lavrentii\/\"><strong>Sofiia Rosa-Lavrentii<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Associate Professor of Theatre Studies and Acting Department, of Ivan Franko National University ofLviv, Ukraine \u2013 Online \/ <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/speakers\/roman-lavrentii\/\">Roman Lavrentii<\/a>, <\/strong>AssociateProfessor of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine \u2013 Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>15:00<\/strong> &#8211; <em>International Collaboration to Overcome Barriers and Address Local and Global Issues \/ <\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/speakers\/aby-cohen-2\/\">Aby Cohen<\/a>, <\/strong>Scenographer, Artistic director, Exhibition designer, Curator, President of OISTAT, Brazil\/ \/ Slovenia \u2013 Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>15:20<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Culture from Crisis: How Theatre Can Connect Us to the Places We Are Separated From \/ <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/speakers\/jacqui-george\/\"><strong>Jacqui George<\/strong><\/a>, MEd SFHEA FRSA Making things happen; Arts Leader\/ Educator. United Arab Emirates (Member of OISTAT) \u2013 Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>15:40<\/strong> &#8211; <em>National Elements and Stylization of Belarusian Costume in the Modern Theater of the Country \/ <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/1837\/lidia-malashenko\/\"><strong>Lidia Malashenka<\/strong><\/a>, Belarus \u2013 In person<\/li>\n<li><strong>16.00 &#8211;<\/strong> <em>Georgian Women Set Designers in the Context of Contemporary Crisis Challenges \/ <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2022\/speakers\/marianne-oakley\/\"><strong>Marianna Oakley<\/strong><\/a>, Art Critic, Georgia (Member of OISTAT Centre) \u2013 In person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Marianna Oakley, Georgia<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> National Parliamentary Library of Georgia<br \/>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong> 7 Lado Gudiashvili St, Tbilisi<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>1 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Georgian Part<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>12:00 \u2013 13:30 \u2013 Session 1 (In-Person)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>11:00<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Irakli Gamrekeli. From constructivism to socialist realism \/ <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2022\/speakers\/khatuna-kikvadze\/\"><strong>Khatuna Kikvadze<\/strong><\/a>, Art Critic, Georgia (Member of Georgian OISTAT Centre)- In person<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:30<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Organization of Events During Emergency Situations \/ <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/nino-gunia-kuznetsova\"><strong>Nino Gunia<\/strong><\/a>, Curator, Georgia (Member of Georgian OISTAT Centre) \u2013 In person<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:00<\/strong> &#8211; &#8211; <em>Petre Otskheli -The Ignored Presumption of Innocence \/ <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/speakers\/meri-matsaberidze\/\"><strong>Meri Matsaberidze<\/strong><\/a>, Art Critic, Georgia (Member of Georgian OISTAT Centre) \u2013 In person<\/li>\n<li><strong>12.30- <\/strong><em>Establishing Independent Theatre in the Context of Crises &#8211; Needs and Challenges \/ <\/em><strong>George Apkhazava<\/strong>, Director and Founder of Tbilisi Chamber Theater, Georgia (Member of Georgian OISTAT Centre) \u2013 In person<\/li>\n<li><strong>13:<\/strong><strong>0<\/strong><strong>0<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Postmodernism and Some Issues of Post-Soviet Georgian Culture \/ <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/speakers\/ketevan-tomaradze\/\"><strong>Ketevan Tomaradze<\/strong><\/a>, Cultural Policy Expert, Georgia\u2013 In person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>13:30 \u201314:00 Coffee Break<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> National Parliamentary Library of Georgia<br \/>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong> 7 Lado Gudiashvili St, Tbilisi<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Khatuna Kikvadze, Georgia<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":24,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3736","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3736\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}