In 2017, the Pinocchio Creative Minds Symposium was hosted by Sadler’s Wells and invited a panel of experts from various fields to offer different perspectives and methods to analyse the production of Pinocchio. The discussion was accompanied by sections from the work itself to illustrate the ideas presented.
Panel included:
- Emily Kasriel (BBC producer)
- Mark Foley (Arcitecture)
- Dr Simone Schnall
- Dr Iain MacKenzie
- Dr Danielle Sands
- Dr David Berman
- Graham Watts OBE
- Dr Libby Worth
- Gray Risby
In 2019 The Gulbenkian Theatre in Kent University hosted the Medusa Creative Minds Symposium, which explored the production in relation to the wider connotation. It invited a panel of leading thinkers, contemporary philosophers and creative minds to analyse, respond and debate Vardimon’s critically acclaimed production of Medusa.
Panel includes: Prof. Armando Rotondi (Performance Theory), Dr Rosie Wyles (Classical History and Literature), Dr Iain MacKenzie (Politics & Critical Thoughts), Dr Miguel Alexiades (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobotany), Dr Lise Uytterhoeven: (Dance researcher / writer), Gray Risby (ART31) & Will Wollen (Drama and Theatre).