The speakers will center around the topic “Potential and formats of theatrical interaction between the BRICS countries.” The principal issues to be covered at the session are ways to bring closer theatres, educational institutions, and production centers of the BRICS countries.
Moderator: Evgeny Mironov, Artistic Director of the State Theater of Nations, People's Artist of Russia, twice laureate of the State Prize.
Speakers:
- Mikhail Shvydkoi, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation, Artistic Director of the Musical Theater in Moscow (Russia);
- Deepan Sivaraman, Professor at Ahmedabad University (India);
- Valery Fokin, President of the National Drama Theater of Russia (Alexandrinsky Theater) (Russia);
- Grigory Zaslavsky, Rector of the Russian Institute of Theater Arts — GITIS (Russia);
- Behrouz Gharibpour, Theater Director (Iran);
- Katlego Mofolo, Head of Graphic Design at the State Theater in Johannesburg (South Africa);
- Paolo Moraes, Artistic Director of Armazém Theatre Company (Brazil);
- Khaled Galal, Theater Director (Egypt);
- Karina Tsaturova, General Director of the Chekhov International Theater Festival (Russia);
- Karen Nersisyan, Artistic Director of the State Russian Drama Theater named after K.S. Stanislavsky (Armenia);
- Vyacheslav Vittikh, Artistic Director of the Bishkek Theater, named after Ch. Aitmatov (Kyrgyzstan);
- Elena Sokolovskaya, Director of the Minsk Regional Drama Theater (Belarus);
- Farhad Moldagali, Head of the Kazakh State Academic Theater for Children and Youth named after G. Musrepov (Kazakhstan);
- Moni Ovadia, Artistic Director of the Theater of Ferrara (Italy);
- Ekaterina Dulova, General Director of the Bolshoi Theater of Belarus (Belarus);
- Hibo Moumin Assoweh, Minister of Culture of Djibouti (Djibouti);
- Valery Kuzembaev, Deputy Director of the Astana Ballet Theater (Kazakhstan).