SPARC SYMPOSIUM 2018
Registration Now Open!
The SPARC Network is delighted to announce that the 2018 SPARC Symposium will be held May 24th-27th in Cobalt, Ontario, hosted by Pied Piper Kidshows and their community partners.
***Remember : sign up as a SPARC Network Member (it’s FREE!) before registering to save between 35 to 45% on the price of your symposium ticket!**
Please email felicity@sparcperformingarts.com if you have any questions about registration, or the Symposium in general.
With the region’s stunning natural beauty, emergent local food movement, and a vibrant performing arts scene, this promises to be a memorable and inspiring gathering, firmly rooted in Northern Ontario. The Symposium will be held May 24th to 27th 2018. SPARC will keep members regularly updated and look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be a defining, dynamic, and inspiring meeting of rural presenters, creators, producers, and community animators from Ontario and beyond.
The theme of the 2018 SPARC Symposium will be ‘Translation’. Mathematically, translation is defined as movement without alteration. The SPARC Symposium is translating from its origins in Haliburton to Cobalt, a region which is a confluence of Indigenous, Francophone, and Anglophone cultures; the area lends itself to exploring the idea of reconciliation as movement, and how the performing arts can be a means of translating culture and language. We will also delve into the concepts of performing arts as they translate to well-being, the translation of ideas to reality, and rural performing arts as they translate to sustainable communities, economic development, and making a living as creators, presenters, and performers.
We look forward to seeing you there.