10:00 – 18:00

OpenLab, part of the "European Theatre Lab: Drama goes digital" project

10:00 – 14:00
OpenLab, part of the "European Theatre Lab: Drama goes digital" project

14:00 - 16:00
Lunch

16:00 – 18h:00
European Theatre Lab Partner Meeting with all ETL partners

20:00 –  22:00
Bakula's Pigs, after David Kldiashvili story “Bakula’s Pigs”, with several texts from Osip Mandelshatm notes
Directed by Levan Tsuladze
Big Stage, English surtitles

As of 22:00
Get-together at Strada café (across the street from the theatre)

10:00 – 12:00
European Theatre Lab partner meeting with all ETL partners

12:00 – 13:00
Press conference at Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre in the presence of Mikheil Giorgadze, Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia

15:00 – 17:00
ETC board meeting at Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre

18:30 – 19:30
Official opening at Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre
Ekaterina Mazmishvili, General Manager Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre
Dubravka Vrgoč, ETC President

20:00
European Theatre Lab Partner Meeting - Creative project team Dub it

20:00 –  21:30
The Navigator, by Lasha Bugadze
Directed by Levan Tsuladze and Ana Tsutskiridze
Big Stage, English surtitles

20:00 – 21:30
Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, after Heinrich Böll
Directed by Mikheil Charkviani
The Basement, English surtitles

As of 21:30
Get-together at Strada café (across the street from the theatre)

9:30
Bus shuttle from Rooms Hotel to Writers' House

10:00 – 10:15
Conference opening
Ekaterina Mazmishvili, General Manager Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre
Dubravka Vrgoč, ETC President
Levan Kharatishvili, Deputy Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia

10:15 – 11:00
Keynote speech
From Mythology to Technology - an Introduction to Georgian Contemporary Theatre Making
Lasha Bugadze, Playwright, Writer and Publicist
Questions and answers

11:00 – 11:45
Panel talk
Theatre and Technology
Does technology increase attraction to enjoy theatre, if so how? If not, why?
Alexander Kerlin, Dramaturg and Author, Theater Dortmund
Chris Bruckmayr, Sound and Media Artist, Ars Electronica Linz
Ana Gugushvili, Senior Adviser, Techno Park Tbilisi
Ekaterina Mazmishvili, General Manager Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre
Moderation: Paulien Geerlings, Head Dramaturg at De Toneelmakerij Amsterdam
Heidi Wiley, Secretary General at the European Theatre Convention

11:45 – 12:00
Coffee break

12:00 – 13:00
Prologue
Kicking-off - ENGAGE: ETC’s 4 years programme 2017-2020
- Promoting European theatre: introducing ETC’s communication and European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 campaign with James Ramsay and Maren Dey

Five main project pillars presented by ETC board members and the general secretary:
- Critical thinking through theatre: artistic collaboration project “Young Europe III” with Paulien Geerlings
- Participatory theatre: artistic collaboration project “Our Stage” with Joachim Klement
- Theatre in the digital age with Jan Linders
- ETC’s professional development programme for theatre makers with Dubravka Vrgoč
- Empowering ETC’s network for growth and sustainability with Serge Rangoni

Each pillar is presented three times. Participants are invited to join the different talks in order to ENGAGE in a best possible way.

13:00 – 14:00
Networking lunch, upon the invitation of the Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre

14:00 – 15:00
Workshop
Audience development - Introducing the Opera Europa streaming platform "Opera Vision"
Luke O'Shaughnessy, Project Manager Opera Vision at Opera Europa
- Financial, legal and technical conditions: Who needs to agree what? What should it cost? What do you need to stream?
- Impact of audience development: How does streaming enhance the work of audience development
- Potential for collaboration with theatres: What could the Opera Europa experience mean for the theatre world? How could we collaborate more closely?

15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break

15:30 - 17:00
Profesionnal development programme for ETC member theatres communication managers
Seminar Part I: What are the biggest changes and challenges due to digital development in your daily work? International network building and exchange of good and bad practices of audience development.

15:30
ETC General Assembly (for ETC members only)
- Impact of ETC membership - an introduction to ETC's ENGAGE evaluation programme, by Marie Le Sourd, On-the-move
- Activity report
- Vote budget 2018
- Vote new statuts
- Vote new members (Magdeburg, Szombathely)
- Vote new board members and president

17:00 – 19:00
Guided city tour of the old town of Tbilisi, transfer by bus shuttle

20:00 –  21:30

The Navigator, by Lasha Bugadze
Directed by Levan Tsuladze and Ana Tsutskiridze
Big Stage, English surtitles

20:00 – 21:30
Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, after Heinrich Böll
Directed by Mikheil Charkviani
The Basement, English surtitles

As of 21:30
Get-together at the theatre
Dinner at the Keto and Kote upon reservation

9:30
Bus shuttle from Rooms Hotel to Writers' House

10:00 – 12:00
Parallel workshops
- "Our stage" kick-off workshop by Miriam Tscholl, Manager of Bürgerbühne at Staatsschauspiel Dresden
- "Young Europe III" kick-off workshop by Paulien Geerlings, Head Dramaturg at De Toneelmakerij Amsterdam
- "Theatre in Digital Age" by Alexander Kerlin, dramaturg and author at Theater Dortmund

10:00 - 12:00
Profesionnal development programme for ETC member theatres communication managers
Seminar Part II: Audience development in an online environment

12:30 – 14:00
Networking lunch, upon the invitation of the Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre

14:00 - 16:00
Professional development programme for ETC member theatres communication managers
Seminar Part III: European campaign of theatres to promote the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018

14:00 – 14:30
Platform for professional networking
Artistic ETC collaboration projects - Calls for participation by member theatres

14:30 - 16:00
Networking lounge - Collaboration meetings and talks amongst members
Taking the pulse of the network - One on one talks with the ETC office team
ENGAGE - Programme and activity sign up

16:00
Epilogue
Reporting of conferences, Workshops, and professional development programme.
Conclusion

16:30 – 19:00
City tour of Mtskheta, transfer by minibus from Writer's House

19:00 - 20:00
ETC board meeting - debriefing at Rooms Hotel (for ETC board members only)

20:00 – 21:45
University of Laugh, by Koki Mitani
Directed by Levan Tsuladze
Big Stage, English surtitles

20:00 – 22:00
Lady with a Dog, by Anton Chekov
Directed by Levan Tsuladze
The Basement, English surtitles

As of 22:00
Get-together at Strada café (across the street from the theatre)

10:00 – 18:00
Excursion to Kakheti, in the wine making region
Transfer by minibus from/to hotel
Lunch on-site

20:00 – 22:20
As You Like It, by William Shakespeare
Directed by Levan Tsuladze
Big Stage, English surtitles