Join us on...Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia

The 2023 AIN World Conference will be held on Granville Island, Vancouver's premier artistic and cultural district located in British Columbia, Canada. Granville Island sits on the traditional and unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations, who have lived, worked, and played on these lands for thousands of years. The closest airport is the beautiful Vancouver International Airport (YVR) which is 11.8km away (26 min drive or 45 min transit). 

Welcome to the official page for the ReimAgINe: 2023 AIN Global Conference in Vancouver. We are so excited that you are interested in joining us this summer. You will find everything you need on this page: registration, keynote speaker information, hotel accommodations, event details, FAQs, and more.

         

Dates: July 27th - July 30th 2023 (with Learning Journey dates: July 26th and July 27th, 2023)
Location: Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Venue: The Improv Centre

Registration Prices: 
$599 USD Early-bird price (before April 14, 2023, 23:59 UTC)
$699 USD Regular price (April 15, 2023, until July 14, 23:59 UTC)
$799 USD Last-minute price (after July 15, 2023)
$299 USD Guest price (Limited quantity for full paying attendees only)
NEW FOR 2023: All AIN paid members receive a $50 discount on the conference. 

 

Whose Line Is It Anyway Legend, Colin Mochrie headlines our conference!

Colin Mochrie, improv legend from both the British and US versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway, headlines our 2023 Global Conference on Friday, July 28th.

Prepare for an opportunity to learn more about the award-winning Scottish-born Canadian actor, writer, producer, and improvisational comedian. Hear about Colin's 30-year span on Whose Line Is It Anyway and his new touring performance Hyprov! Discover Colin's beginnings at Vancouver TheatreSports League, now known as The Improv Centre, this year's leading conference venue and sponsor.

 

David Diamond is one of our incredible Keynote speakers!!

About David Diamond BFA, D.Litt. (Hon.)
As a Co-founder in 1981 and Artistic Director since 1984 of Theatre for Living (formerly known as Headlines Theatre) David has directed over 600 community-specific theatre projects and trainings throughout Canada, the US, and Europe, as well as in Namibia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Australia, New Zealand, India, Palestine, and Singapore. Subjects range from violence in all its forms to addiction, intergenerational conflict, mental health, language reclamation, the legacy of Canadian Native Residential Schools and Reconciliation, homelessness, climate change, globalization, and species and habitat protection, to name just some. He has pioneered the development of live, interactive Forum television and webcasting.

He is the originator of Theatre for Living, a merging of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed, and his own lifelong interest in systems theory. Theatre for Living recognizes communities are complexly integrated living organisms and invites them to engage in constructive social change, moving from various forms of violence to respectful engagement.

David is the recipient of many theatre and human rights awards, including an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of the Fraser Valley and the Otto René Castillo Award for political theatre. He is also a visiting Faculty Member, UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies, University of Innsbruck in Austria, and was Visiting Theatre Director at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta from 2013 to 2018.

He is the author of many published articles and Theatre for Living: the art and science of community-based dialogue (winner of the American Alliance of Theatre and Education 2008 Distinguished Book Award), which is also available in German (Theater Zum Leben) and Spanish (Teatro para la Vida). 

 

2023 AIN Global Conference 

Click here to register for the conference! (Current rate $649 for Members/Professionals, $699 for Non-Members)
Click here for hotel and lodging Accommodations
Click here for FAQs
Click here to read An Improviser's Guide to Venturing out in Vancouver by Lindsay Leese
Click here to apply for our 2023 Scholarship!
Click here to submit Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
Click here to submit Learning Journeys Offerings
Click here to see who is on the Conference Team!
Click here to download the conference program (coming soon!)

Need help? Email the Vancouver team directly at [email protected]!

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