L|A|L.2 - Access to Diverse Cultural Expressions in Theater
The second edition of L|A|L (“L|A|L.2”) is produced in cooperation with Under The Radar Festival, HowlRound Theater Commons, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and the German Commission of UNESCO. It will be held at the Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center.
Like each L|A|L, the second edition will focus on one field of the performing arts—the global theater ecosystem. And like each L|A|L, the second edition will contemplate fairness through the frame of one of the principals outline in the “Fair Culture Charter,” in this case Principle #2: “access to diverse cultural expressions and resources,” which draws heavily on the UNESCO’s 2005 “Convention on Diversity of Cultural Expressions.”
L|A|L.2 will bring together 32 thought leaders from across the global cultural ecosystem—from five continents and fifteen countries—to design initiatives that promote the capacities of the theater sectors in disadvantaged communities, nurture culture and arts education, encourage international theater enterprises to follow fair practices, and foster respectful cross-cultural engagement.
L|A|L.1 - Market Access in Music
The first edition of Live|Arts|Lab was devoted to exploring ways to promote fairer access to global culture markets, looking particularly at the music industry. With a remarkable collection of industry and policy leaders, we discussed five broad questions:
a perfect, fair, and just world—would musicians and their music move around the world? How do we know when fair market access is achieved? What does success look like?
What can be done to promote fair pay for disadvantaged artists along local, regional, and global cultural value chains?
What can be done to increase the value of diverse cultural expressions in advantaged communities?
What can be done to promote non-discrimination and gender equality along local, regional, and global cultural value chains?
What can be done to promote the development of the cultural sectors in disadvantaged communities?
This L|A|L was organised in collaboration with Music Week Poland and recognised as a Pre-Conference Side Events as part of the Extended Programme towards MONDIACULT 2025.
