Speeches and talks

Moving Together Copenhagen (DK), 2015, On young people and dance
The Authority of the Chorus Mannheim (DE), 2015, On community theatre
Music: What is it good for? Gateshead (UK) 2014, On community music
Europe in a Shifting Reality, Athens (GR) 2014, On the value of cultural heritage, for the Greek Presidency of the EU
Voices Off: The Case for Independence, London (UK) 2014, On theatre, to mark the anniversary of the Independent Theatre Council
Another Angle of Vision, Kirkwall (UK) 2014, On Orkney’s cultural distinctiveness,
Playful Adventures Florence (IT), 2014, On art and young people
Lying for Truth, London (UK), 2014, On theatre and honesty, at the Bush Theatre,
Changing the Culture, Nicosia (CY), 2012, On principles of cultural governance for the Cyprus Presidency of the EU
Approximate projections, Antwerp (BE) 2012, On public cultural policy, charities and volunteering, for Antwerp University
The Shoreline and the Sea, Deurne (NL), 2012, On intangible heritage, to mark the signature of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2012
The Parliament of Dreams Launceston (AUS), 2010, Why everything depends on culture, for the Regional Arts Australia conference in Tasmania