Frances Pappas
Community Arts Specialist, Curator, Singer
Navigating Power Dynamics in Performing Arts Learning Institutions
Frances Pappas and Martina Fladerer collaborate on a 3-hour workshop for a diversity- and power-sensitive environment in performing arts education. It explores recognizing harmful power imbalances and discriminatory behavior. Drawing from their experiences as musicians, educators, and curators, they emphasize:
Balancing inherent talent with a safe, inclusive, and diverse teaching atmosphere.
Assisting schools and universities in creating discrimination-free environments conducive to artistic excellence.
Focus: Establish diversity- and power-sensitive cooperation in music performance lessons and teaching/learning contexts.
Individual Needs: Integrate considerations for participants' unique circumstances.
Skill Development: Recognize harmful power imbalances and discriminatory behavior.
Practical Approach: Implement real-world examples and exercises to develop tools and strategies.
✓ Performing Arts Learning Institutions Version A: Teachers/Educators in Performing Arts Institutions and Universities (with focus on the teaching of the performing arts) Version B: Students of the Performing Arts
✓ German and English
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Frances Pappas, a Canadian-Greek mezzo-soprano, brings over 30 years of international performing experience to opera and concert stages worldwide. Her diverse repertoire includes classical, Greek-Turkish folk, and contemporary music. Frances Pappas is cofounder and artistic director of 'Bridging Arts,' an a collective dedicated to the exploration of underrepresented artists, audiences, and their stories. Bridging Arts has been nominated for the 'Junge Ohren Preis' and awarded the Salzburger Landespreis für kulturelle Bildung, Frances shares her expertise globally through teaching.
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