The Language of Art and Music

"An International Symposium on the Potential for Artistic Expression to Cross Cultural Barriers and the Relationship between Art, Culture, and International Relations"

(Berlin, 17th - 20th February 2011, Held Parallel to the Berlin International Film Festival)
Thursday,
17th February 2011 		Friday,
18th February 2011 		Saturday,
19th February 2011 		Sunday,
20th February 2011
09:00 Registration -
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments		 Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Tea, Coffee & Refreshments
9:30 Welcome Addresses

Speakers:
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges,
Mark Donfried

Location:
ICD House
Lecture & Discussion

Speaker:
The Honorable Dr. Rocco Buttiglione
"High Powered Rock & Roll Diplomacy"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Amb. András Simonyi

Location:
ICD House		 "A Dialogue that begins with One"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Renen Schorr

Location:
ICD House
"Art and Music as a Catalysts to End the Cold War, and Contemporary Cultural Policy Making from EU and Latvian Perspectives"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Ints Dalderis

Location:
ICD House		 "I Want to Believe that Art is For Everyone"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr. Tomur Atagok

Location:
ICD House
"The Role Music Should Play in America's Future Relations with Egypt, Tunisia, and Pakistan" (Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
William Harvey		 Berlin Wall - the East Side Gallery: Berlin's International Art Exhibition
(Visit, Guided Tour)

Location:
Friedrichshain District, Berlin
11:00 (11:30) Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Coffee & Refreshments Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Guided Tour
11:30 (12:00) "National Brands, State-Supported Cultural Institutions, and Cultural Identity: The Role of Art and Culture in Expressing, Protecting and Promoting National Identities"
(Moderated Panel Discussion)

Moderator:
Mark Donfried

Speakers:
The Honorable Dr. Rocco Buttiglione,
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges,
Amb. András Simonyi,
Dr. Timothy Emlyn Jones,
Dr. Tomur Atagok

Location:
ICD House		 "Moving Beyond the Clash of Civilizations: The Role of Art and Culture in Changing the Paradigm of International Relations"
(Moderated Panel Discussion)

Moderator:
Amb. Karl Erik Norman

Speakers:
Ints Dalderis,
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges,
Gareth Reeves,
Amb. Andras Simonyi,
Mark Donfried,
Dr. Tomur Atagok,
Dr. Timothy Emlyn Jones,
Colin Tweedy

Location:
ICD House		 "The Work of Art: an International Perspective on what Art does and how it does it"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr. Timothy Emlyn

Location:
ICD House		 (12:00) Doing Art in Difficult Places: Best Practice Models for Performing Arts in Nations Emerging from Conflict or Isolation
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
John Ferguson

Location:
ICD House
13:00 Lunch Break Lunch Break (12:30) Lunch Break Sunday Lunch
14:30 "Music and Stage projects as Models of International Cooperation"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dobrila Popovic

Location:
ICD House
Lecture & Discussion

Speaker:
Ribal Al-Assad
Ribal

Location:
ICD House

"The Role of Culture and Music in Building the EU"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges

Location:
ICD House
 "Art, Music, Culture & Politics"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Spyros Mercouris
"Polyphony as a Model for Globalizing Societies"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr. Rokus de Groot

Location:
ICD House
"Across all Boundaries: How JMI makes music and Young Musicians Interact and Communicate"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Per Ekedahl

Location:
ICD House		 (14:00) "Crossing Cultural and Political Borders through Film"
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Andres Veiel

Location:
ICD House
Lecture & Discussion

Speaker:
Gareth Reeves

Location:
ICD House		 Performance, Presentation, Lecture & Discussion

Speaker:
Dr. Kaberi Chatterjee

Location:
ICD House
Lecture & Discussion

Speaker:
Meenakshi Shedde
The Power of Music-Movement Experiences to Break down Barriers within the Self and between the Self and Others

Speaker:
Dr. Eva Vass

Location:
ICD House
16:30 Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Tea, Coffee & Refreshments Tea, Coffee & Refreshments
17:00 Free Speech, Protest Art, Graffiti, and Controversial Artwork: Cultural Expression and its Influence in the Political Process
(Interactive Discussion)

Moderator:
Amb. Andras Simonyi

Speakers:
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges,
Dr. Timothy Emlyn Jones,
Spyros Mercouris,
Dr. Tomur Atagok,
William Harvey

Location:
ICD House		 Cultural Expressions and Heritage values as Vectors for Dialogue between Cultures
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Dr. Marina Apaydin
"The Power of Music to Transcend Political Borders"
(Interactive Discussion)

Moderator:
Ints Dalderis

Speakers:
Ints Dalderis,
Spyros Mercouris,
Amb. Andras Simonyi ,
Per Ekedahl,
Amb. Karl Erik Norman,
William Harvey,
John Ferguson

Location:
ICD House		 Wajda's Katyn Across Generational and National Boundaries
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Matilda Mroz
"International Business and Arts Partnerships and Cultural Diplomacy
(Lecture & Discussion)

Speaker:
Colin Tweedy
"Cultural Imperialism? The Rise of International Film Industries and their Impact on National Brands, Tourism, and Economic Relations" Focus: Bollywood, Nollywood, Hollywood
(Interactive Discussion)

Moderator:
Mark Donfried

Speakers:
Gareth Reeves
Mohammadreza Farzad
Meenakshi Shedde

Location:
ICD House
 Participant Papers

Location:
ICD House

"Redefining Culture: Moving beyond the Traditional Distinctions of "High" and "Low" Culture"
(Final Interactive Discussion)

Moderator:
Mark Donfried

Location:
ICD House
18:30

Presentation & Film Screening

Speaker:
Mohammadreza Farzad

Location:
ICD House

 Networking Session Traveling Time (19:00) Program Close
19:30 Welcome Group Dinner

Location:
Ach Niko Ach -
Kurfuerstendamm 97-98 Berlin		 Concert

Musicians:
John Ferguson,
William Harvey

Location:
ICD House 		(20:00) Film Screening
Shanzha shu zhi lian ("Under The Hawthorn Tree")

Location:
Haus der Kulturen der Welt 		Group Dinner Optional

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