7–22 February, The Mentor Series features a series of talks by eminent thought leaders from the global arts ecology. 12–15 February, engage with indigenous artists and their practices from ArTree Nepal at the POA Opening Studio. 24–28 February, participate in a work-in-studio process with contemporary artist and choreographer Xavier Le Roy at POA Closing Studio.
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7–8 February: The Mentor Series by Anselm Franke and Şermin Langhoff
Anselm Franke is a curator and author. From 2013 to the end of 2022 he was head of the visual arts and film department at the House of World Cultures.
Şermin Langhoff has been the artistic director of the Maxim Gorki Theatre Berlin since 2013, her directorship has currently been prolonged until 2026.
12–15 February: Opening Studio with ArTree Nepal
Consisting of artists from five indigenous communities of Nepal — Sheelasha Rajbhandari (Newa), Hit Man Gurung (Gurung), Lavkant Chaudhary (Tharu), Mekh Limbu (Limbu), and Subas Tamang (Tamang) — ArTree Nepal practices contemporary art with the belief that art has deep roots in social practice.
17–22 February: The Mentor Series and Workshops with Anne Bogart, Marc Brew, Gridthiya Gaweewong, Vivian Ziherl, Labay Eyong, Pooja Sood, and Xavier Le Roy
Anne Bogart is a theatre and opera director and a Professor at Columbia University where she runs the Graduate Directing Program. She is an author of six books.
Acclaimed International Disabled Artist Marc Brew has been working in the UK and Internationally for over 25 years as a director, choreographer, dancer, teacher and speaker.
Gridthiya Gaweewong is the Artistic Director of the Jim Thompson Art Center in Bangkok. Alongside Rirkrit Tiravanija, she served as Artistic Director for the Thailand Biennale Chiang Rai 2023/2024.
Born to a Truku father and Han Chinese mother, Labay Eyong is a contemporary weaver and installation artist from Taiwan.
Pooja Sood is a founding member and Director of Khoj International Artists’ Association, a not-for-profit society committed to experimentation and exchange in the visual arts in India.
Xavier Le Roy holds a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Montpellier, France, and has been working as an artist since 1991.
24–28 February: Closing Studio with Xavier Le Roy
A fully subsidised work-in-studio exploration, this workshop Embodiments and Exhibitions extends experiments developed for Xavier's previous works and examines the alternating roles of performer and spectator working on 2 or 3 movement materials as well noises and specific modes of embodiment.
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