2020
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Basic Income For Artists
Creative Directions 2020
Speakers: Zainub Verjee, Troy Henderson, David Pledger
Moderator: Aneta Podkalicka
Monash University, online
2019
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Arts News – the new National Performing Arts Partnership Framework
The Stage Show with Michael Cathcart, Radio National ABC
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What if leadership was considered an expression of love?
The Minister for Empathy
Special public appearance
Potter Museum 2019 Launch Party -
Nyala Bulahbu Gali
A conversation series based on a deeper understanding of Indigenous cultural frameworks by Kyle Slabb.
with: David Pledger, Mara Bun and Lawrence English
Bleach Festival Gold Coast -
Who’s got the power? – Artists for/against the Institution, the System and the Money
with: Jacob Boehme, David Pledger, Jon Perring, Miriam Ginestier & Isabella Whāwhai Waru in conversation with Jana Perkovic
What Now? – Conversation series at DANCE MASSIVE, Dancehouse
2018
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Opening Remarks, Book Launch
Cultural Justice and the Right to Thrive by Scott Rankin
Footscray Community Arts Centre -
Closing Remarks, Lab 2
Asian Dramaturgs’ Network
Jogjakarta, Indonesia
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Courtesy of the artists – Conditions of creative labour
David Pledger, Megan Evans, Timmah Ball, Nina Ross
Convenor: Gabrielle DeVietri
State of the union: Panel 1
Ian Potter Museum of Art
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The Dramaturgies of the Cultural and Social
Re-tune talks
Presented by Dancehouse, Melbourne
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2017
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Operating Systems in Concentric Circles
David Pledger – Keynote presentation
Asian Dramaturgs’ Network
ADN, Satellite Meeting, Adelaide -
Art, Agency, Action: Melbourne
Participatory forum with speakers:
David Pledger, Lucrecia Quintanilla, Guy Abrahams, Eugenia Flynn
Presented by NAVA at Testing Grounds
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Dance Massive Conversation Series THE BODY. NEXT
David Pledger & Ben Eltham, facilitated by Esther Anatolitis
THE MONEY ISSUE
March 20, Victorian College of the Arts, Dance Massive
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Language and Practice of the Intercultural and the Interdisciplinary
Panel Presentation
Tracing Asian Dramaturgy, Asian Dramaturgs Network
@ Tokyo Performing Arts Meeting (TPAM)
February 16-18Bank Art Yokohama, Japan
2016
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How Australian Cultural Policy intersects with Global Cultural Policy
Moderator
@ Arts Front 2030
November 23-25Footscray Community Arts Centre, Australia
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Cultural Practices, Global Perspectives
Interviewer
A series of video interviews with artists and cultural operators from Singapore, Belgium, Germany and USA
@ Arts Front 2030
November 16-24Online
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dp interviews Hoe Su Fern (Singapore Management University)
for Arts Front
Melbourne > Singapore
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dp interviews Arco Renz (Kobaltworks)
for Arts Front
Melbourne, Australia > Brussels, Belgium
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dp interviews Nan van Houte (Secretary General, IETM)
for Arts Front
Melbourne, Australia > Brussels, Belgium
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dp interviews Kevin Doyle (Sponsored by Nobody)
for Arts Front
Melbourne, Australia > Brooklyn, USA
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The Art of Sport
Artist-in-Conversation with Robyn Archer and Bijoy Jain
MPavillionMelbourne, Australia
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David Pledger Is Running for Office
Artist
@ Gorman Arts Centre
Gorman Arts Centre, Canberra, Australia
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The Role of Dramaturgy and Dramaturgs in Arts Centres
Panel Presentation
@ Asian Dramaturgs‘ Network Inaugural Symposium 2016Centre 42 and Esplanade Theatre, Singapore
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MRelay Part 2: Ritual
Artist-in-Conversation,
MPavillionMelbourne, Australia
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Virtuosity in New Music Performance, Composition and Collaboration
Panel Presentation (Ampersand)
Tilde New Music and Sound Art FestivalArts Centre Melbourne, Australia
2015
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Cultural Agency is Power
Artist Talk
@ Superconnectivity: Korean Contemporary Art SeminarKorean Cultural Centre, Sydney, Australia
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On the Impact of Budget Decisions on the Arts in Australia
Invited Artist
@ The Senate Inquiry into the Impact of the 2014 and 2015 Commonwealth Budget Decisions on the ArtsHotel Grand Chancellor Melbourne, Australia
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On the Senate Inquiry into the Arts
Artist Interview
@ ABC Radio National Books and Arts Daily, AustraliaMelbourne, Australia
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2970° – The Boiling Point
Curator
Opening Remarks
Gold Coast, Australia
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Art as an Irritant
Curator Interview
@ ABC Gold Coast, Australia
Radio Interview with Bern YoungGold Coast, Australia
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An Artist’s Guide to the Re:Search Universe
Keynote
Deakin University HDR Summer SchoolDeakin University, Waterfront Campus, Geelong, Australia
2014
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Space for Change
Invited Moderator
@ International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts (IETM) Plenary Session
NDK National Palace of CultureSofia, Bulgaria
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AMPERS&ND Atomic
Artist Talk
@ Seoul International Dance Festival,
Dreem Theatre, Gangdong Arts CentreGangdong, Seoul
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Strategies for the Internationalisation of Performing Arts in the Nordic Countries
Closing Remarks
@ Nordic Performing Arts Days 2014Republique, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Re-valuing the Artist In the New World Order: Re-Mastered
Opening Speech
@ Nordic Performing Arts Days 2014Aarhus, Denmark
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Collaborate or Perish: The End of the Specialist?
Public Lecture
The Graduate Union Monthly LectureUniversity of Melbourne, Australia
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Public Cultures Symposium
Opening Remarks, RUPC Panel Chair
Public Cultures Symposium, Research Unit of Public CultureUniversity of Melbourne, Australia
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The Arts is No Place for Artists: Contemplating Context and Complicity
Co-Keynote
@ Art and Encounter Symposium: Festival of Love ArtFootscray Community Arts Centre, Australia
2013
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Curating Society: Football, Ideology and Art
Co-Keynote
SEAM SymposiumCritical Path, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia
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The Convergence of Art and Technology
Conference Presentation
AAPAC 2013, Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts CentresDaejeon Culture and Arts Centre, Daejeon, Korea
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Re-Valuing the Artist in the New World Order
Launch, Platform PapersAustralian National Academy of Music, South Melbourne, Australia
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The Artist is Dead. Long Live the Artist
Artist-in Conversation,
2013 Australian Theatre ForumCanberra Arts Centre, Australia
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The Art of Sport
Forum PresentationThe Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
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In-conversation with Dailsa Pigram
Co-keynote
2013 National Dance ForumFootscray Community Arts Centre, Australia