TCG National Conference 2006
Building Future Audience
The 16th TCG National Conference, Building Future Audience,
was hosted by the Atlanta theatre community at the Woodruff Arts
Center, home of the Alliance Theatre, from June 8-10, 2006. The
conference began with Blue Ocean Strategy,
a strategic planning pre-conference workshop led by Ralph Trombetta.
The conference built on previous conversations about the widening
polarization in American society and turned more specifically to
issues of social organizing and connection.
The conference’s plenary speeches included Anne Bogart’s
“The Role of the Audience,” Colin Greer’s “The
Politics of Belonging,” Kevin McCarthy’s “Understanding
Arts Participation as a Behavioral Process,” a panel entitled
“Who is the Audience of the Future?” with Guy Garcia
and Wendy Puriefoy, moderated by Susan Booth and a closing address
from TCG’s former executive director, Ben Cameron.
Attendees saw performances by Minneapolis’ Open Eye Figure
Theatre, Chicago’s Free Street Programs, Atlanta- and New
Orleans-based artist members of Alternate Roots, and New York’s
Pick Up Performance Company. They investigated the nuts and bolts
of the conference theme in breakout sessions, interviewed some of
the founders of the theatre field and perhaps most importantly of
all, connected with colleagues from across the country.
For more information about TCG National Conferences, contact Jenni
Werner, National Conference Director, at jwerner@tcg.org.
OUR HOSTS:
The Atlanta Theatre Community
OUR FUNDERS:
The 2006 TCG National Conference was supported by a number of government agencies, foundations and corporations.
See a list of our conference funders.
LOCATION:
Most events were be held at the Woodruff Arts Center, home of the Alliance Theatre.
ATLANTA INFORMATION:
Atlanta Convention
& Visitor's Bureau
Visiting Atlanta: The Official
Site of the City of Atlanta
Atlanta Travel Guide
For more information, contact National Conference Director Jenni Werner.
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