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1400 - 1510	KEYNOTE #1: DAVID PLEDGER ON "OPERATING SYSTEMS IN CONCENTRIC CIRCLES" SPEAKERS: DAVID PLEDGER CHAIR: LIM HOW NGEAN For 15 years, DAVID PLEDGER has prosecuted the idea of dramaturgy as an operating system in the circle of artistic practice and its wider application to cultural and social circles. In this keynote, he unpacks the source of his idea and its trajectory from the artistic work of his company, not yet it’s difficult (nyid), to his biennial happening 2970° The Boiling Point.	REGISTER HERE
1550 - 1730	ROUNDTABLE #1: THE PUBLICS AND THE ARTS SPEAKERS: KOK HENG LEUN, RACHAEL SWAIN, SHAWN CHUA MODERATOR: LIM HOW NGEAN Speakers are invited to share their artistic works and thoughts that involve the notion of arts galvanising public spaces, special interest groups, different publics and communities through various social themes and issues. They will then engage in dialogue to expand and elaborate on their talking points. The session will begin with opening remarks from ADN founding director LIM HOW NGEAN.	REGISTER HERE

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0930 - 1040	KEYNOTE #2: CHARLENE RAJENDRAN ON "DIFFERENCE AND AESTHETIC AGENCY – DRAMATURGING CHOICES FOR CHANGE" SPEAKER: CHARLENE RAJENDRAN CHAIR: LIM HOW NGEAN CHARLENE RAJENDRAN argues that a dramaturg’s engagement through active presence, deep listening and political consciousness, are critical dimensions in performance-making that push artists to take on leadership roles in relation to their artistic choices. Particularly in the development of experimental interdisciplinary and intercultural work, a dramaturg deals with the dynamics of difference through questions and responses, provocations and suggestions, advocating for change that shifts a balance of power. Navigating the tensions, uncertainties and precarities that surface becomes part of the creative work that a dramaturg facilitates, making difference a catalyst for aesthetic agency.	REGISTER HERE
1100 - 1315	ROUNDTABLE #2:  DIFFERENCE & DEFERENCE – THE QUESTION OF CULTURE SPEAKERS: ALFIAN SA'AT, ANNETTE SHUN WAH, EDWIN KEMP ATTRILL MODERATOR: KOK  HENG LEUN This roundtable will begin with a provocation from each speaker on their artistic experiences dealing with difference in socio-cultural milieu through their work in performances or the arts in general. What are some of the ways in which cultural difference – or just plain difference – is mediated in/through performance? What are the urgent issues within the broad theme of cultural difference in today's artistic works? How does an artist negotiate just plain old difference in his/her works? The speakers will present their views on some of these questions and dialogue between each other to highlight urgent matters on culture, society and the arts.	REGISTER HERE
1430 - 1600	IN CONVERSATION: CHARLENE RAJENDRAN & DAVID PLEDGER SPEAKERS: CHARLENE RAJENDRAN, DAVID PLEDGER CHAIR: LIM HOW NGEAN In this special dialogue session, the speakers will tease out some of the themes or topics in their earlier keynote lectures and engage with them.	REGISTER HERE
1630 - 1700	CLOSING:  WRAP-UP/FEEDBACK CHAIRS: LIM HOW NGEAN	CLOSED-DOOR [BY INVITE ONLY]