International Theatre Cooperation as a Tool for Humanitarian Dialogue: The Role of Theatre Associations in Building Professional Bridges between Countries

Speakers

• Sergey BezrukovPeople's Artist of the Russian Federation; Artistic Director, Maxim Gorky Moscow Art Academic Theatre, Grand Children's Festival
• Ghannam GhannamMember of the Founding Committee, Head of Training, Development, and School Theatre, Arab Theatre Institute
• Galina KetovaVice-President, Union of Theatre Workers of the Kyrgyz Republic
• Vladimir MashkovPeople's Artist of the Russian Federation; Chairman, Russian Theatre Union; Artistic Director, Oleg Tabakov Moscow Theatre and Sovremennik Moscow Theatre
• Atabak PoorNaderiGeneral Director, Dramatic Arts Center of Iran
• Sandhya PurechaChairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi (National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama)
• Mikhail ShvydkoySpecial Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation

  Mikhail Shvydkoy, Special Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation for international cultural cooperation (since 2008).
  Ph.D. in the History of Theatre, National Institute of Art Research, Moscow (1991). Professor at Faculty of Foreign Theatre, Russian Academy of Theatre Art; Professor, Member of Academic Council, Moscow State Lomonosov-University.
  Founder and Artistic director of Moscow Theatre of musical (since 2011). Moderator of several TV programs. Columnist of the “Rossiyskaya gazeta”. Author of 3 books, 10 films and more than 1000 publications on culture.
  Head of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography (2004-2008), Minister of culture (2000-2004), Chairman of the All-Russia State TV and Broadcasting Company (1998-2000), Deputy Minister of culture (1993-1997).

• Trinh Thuy MuiPresident of the Vietnam Association of Theatre Artists
• Xu YongshengPresident, The Central Academy of Drama (China)
• Zair ZairovAdvisor to the Chairman on International Cooperation, Union of Theater Workers of Uzbekistan