PAIN IN THE ARTS?

Upgrading your performing arts centre is like giving birth… to triplets – painful and prolonged, with plenty of sleepless nights. Which is why Integrate is convening a Performing Arts Centre panel discussion. The panel will be populated by veterans of a lifetime of upgrades and will walk you though the minefield of funding approvals, shootouts, and specifying. Hear about all the mistakes the panel has made so you don’t have to! Quiz the panel on the ‘small stuff’ that can make all the difference. Not due for a big chunk of change just yet? Then learn how to properly prepare the ground for an upgrade once you get the nod.

On the panel you’ll find: Marshall Day theatre consultant, Craig Gamble, who will recount his experiences working on the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Geelong Performing Arts Centre, and how to make the budget work for you without the ‘what might have been’ regrets that often plague technical upgrades. Sydney Opera House Technical Director, David Claringbold, will have plenty to say about the enormous technical upgrade recently-completed at the Sydney icon. Craig and David will be joined by Gold Coast Performing Arts Centre’s Chris d’Bais, who is fresh from a $5m upgrade. The panel will be moderated by AV Magazine Editor – and long-time performing arts centre stalwart – Andy Ciddor

The Performing Arts Panel will be held on Thursday 26th August in The Headroom from 12:15pm – 1:45pm.

Cost to attend this session is $11.00