Agenda

DOKA supports Opera Europe in a publicity campaign for Operabook

Susanna Werger, Membership Coordinator of Opera Europe and Franziska Kaiser Consultant for Operabook at Opera Europe are guests in the monthly DOKA Zoom conference. They provide more information about Opera Europe’s casting and production database, Operabook

DOKA participates in the 2nd OMAI Annual Conference at Teatro Real Madrid, joined by members of Opera Europe as well

Maggio Musicale Firenze cancels production again at short notice. DOKA collaborates with Italian colleagues from ARIACS to coordinate further steps

Ulli Köstinger, CEO of Operabase (Arts Consolidated), is a guest in the DOKA Zoom conference to discuss the benefits, objectives, and new paid pro-pages for artists on Operabase

DOKA participates in the IAMA initiative on the subject of increasing fees for artist visa costs for the USA

DOKA conversation with the legal department of Oper Leipzig regarding the revision of § 6 Abs. 4/ guest performance contract (force majeure)

Heike Hoffmann, Artistic Director of the Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele, joins the monthly DOKA Zoom conference as a guest

After discussions held by DOKA in December 2021 with Theater an der Wien, TaW confirms the revised COVID clause and cancellation payment terms in soloist contracts of Vereinigte Bühnen, aligned with the agreements of the Austrian Federal Theatres

DOKA members attend the Opera Europa/OMAI Annual Conference at Deutsche Oper Berlin

DOKA’s statement on the Ukraine War. Release of the krea[K]tiv video on the DOKA homepage

Guests from Opera Europa/Operabook join the DOKA Zoom conference, including Audrey Jungers/Manager of Opera Europa, Susanna Werger/Membership Coordinator of Opera Europa, Gérald Philippe/Operabook agent-liaison officer

DNO Amsterdam revises the contractual Corona cancellation regulations and follows the DOKA proposal of January 13th, 2022

DOKA letter to the DNO Amsterdam with the request to contractually revise the Corona cancellation regulations

New Member: Laurent Delage, Delage Artists is joining DOKA

DOKA Zoom with Réda Sidi-Boumedine, President AEAA – positive evaluation of the cooperation and an agreement on increased exchange via the online board Trello

Joint letter with AFAA, AEAA, OMAI and IAMA to the Opéra de Lyon with the request to permanently remove the withdrawal clause from contracts

DOKA members consulted Dr. Franz Patay, Managing Director of VBW and the Office of the City Councilor for Culture of the City of Vienna about the existing different Corona regulations in contracts

First meeting of the newly convened DOKA working group for uniform drafting of contracts with regard to pandemic clauses and exploitation rights

New Member: Ashley Thouret, IMG Artists Europe is joining DOKA

DOKA representatives at the IAMA Conf. Copenhagen – discussions about the goals and business model of the online platforms Klassikal and Operabase

Interview with DOKA President Elene Tschaidse in the BBC Magazine Classical Music

DOKA is online:  www.doka-art.com

DOKA informs promoters in coordination with the BDKV to use state special funds to prevent fee reductions in the event of reduced hall occupancy

DOKA letter to the Stuttgart State Opera with the request to include cancellation regulations in the contracts

Joint letter with AFAA, AEAA, OMAI and IAMA to the Opéra de Paris asking to maintain the amount of previous compensation payments

Joint Zoom meeting with representatives of the AFAA, AEAA, OMAI and IAMA, among others, and the management of the Opéra de Lyon to discuss the new contract clauses.

Launch of the DOKA Website.

Founding meeting of DOKA.

Joint letter with AFAA, AEAA, OMAI and IAMA to the Opéra de Lyon asking for clarification of the new cancellation clauses.

Konstantin Petrowsky, Casting Director, Teatro Real, explains the Madrid model of theatre opening and the house’s compensation scheme on Zoom.

Meeting with Rolf Bolwin and representatives of krea[K]tiv to initiate a social security initiative for better protection of short-term employed artists.

Anthony Freud – Chicago Lyric Opera – guest on Zoom.

Laura Berman, Staatstheater Hannover on Zoom to talk to us about an initiative with the German Stage Association.

Christina Scheppelmann, Seattle Opera as guest on Zoom.

Prof. Rolf Bolwin, former president of the German Stage Association as a guest on Zoom.

Conclusion of the talks with Salzburg and announcement of the new clauses which will also apply to future contracts.

Talks with the Salzburg Festival about new contract clauses, after a letter was written to the Festival with the mandate of IAMA; AEAA and OMAI (19.1.).

Talks with the Salzburg Festival about new contract clauses, after a letter was written to the Festival with the mandate of IAMA; AEAA and OMAI (19.1.).

Roland Schwab – Bavarian State Opera – guest in DOKA-Zoom meeting.

Viktor Schoner – Stuttgart State Theatre – guest in DOKA Zoom meeting.

Talk with Réda Sidi- Boumedine, President of the AEAA on the situation of the AFAA in France and possibilities for cooperation with the AEAA.

Talk with Wolfgang Schwaninger as representative of the artists’ alliance Kreaktiv.

Wolfgang Rothe – Dresden Semper Opera – as guest in DOKA-Zoom meeting, talks about compensation solutions.

Meeting with Roland Schwab and Tillmann Wiegand, Bavarian State Opera, on the topics of revised contracts, advance fee payments, media rights.

Exchange with Philip Bröking – Komische Oper Berlin – on new contract models.

Discussion with Michael Schröder and Ilka Schmalbauch of the German Stage Association on new contracts for guest soloists.

Further positive reactions and concrete offers from all other major German theatres.

An offer from the Berlin Opera Foundation was discussed within our group and accepted.

Our first Zoom meeting of a group of 20 agents (since then regular meetings via Zoom).

First signals of desire to talk at the beginning of April. Firstly the Komische Oper Berlin, then from other Berlin houses and other big theatres in Germany.

Letter to all major German opera houses with the same request.

Letter to Bernd Loebe, the Opera Conference, the German Stage Association, Messrs Grandmontagne and Khuon, and the Minister of State for Culture, Grütters, asking for help or facilitating compensation solutions.

First informal contacts of a group of German artists’ agents who want to find solutions to the problems resulting from the pandemic.

Joint Zoom meeting with representatives of the AFAA, AEAA, OMAI and IAMA, among others, and the management of the Opéra de Lyon to discuss the new contract clauses.

Launch of the DOKA Website.

Founding meeting of DOKA.

Joint letter with AFAA, AEAA, OMAI and IAMA to the Opéra de Lyon asking for clarification of the new cancellation clauses.

Konstantin Petrowsky, Casting Director, Teatro Real, explains the Madrid model of theatre opening and the house’s compensation scheme on Zoom.

Meeting with Rolf Bolwin and representatives of krea[K]tiv to initiate a social security initiative for better protection of short-term employed artists.

Anthony Freud – Chicago Lyric Opera – guest on Zoom.

Laura Berman, Staatstheater Hannover on Zoom to talk to us about an initiative with the German Stage Association.

Christina Scheppelmann, Seattle Opera as guest on Zoom.

Prof. Rolf Bolwin, former president of the German Stage Association as a guest on Zoom.

Conclusion of the talks with Salzburg and announcement of the new clauses which will also apply to future contracts.

Talks with the Salzburg Festival about new contract clauses, after a letter was written to the Festival with the mandate of IAMA; AEAA and OMAI (19.1.).

Talks with the Salzburg Festival about new contract clauses, after a letter was written to the Festival with the mandate of IAMA; AEAA and OMAI (19.1.).

Roland Schwab – Bavarian State Opera – guest in DOKA-Zoom meeting.

Viktor Schoner – Stuttgart State Theatre – guest in DOKA Zoom meeting.

Talk with Réda Sidi- Boumedine, President of the AEAA on the situation of the AFAA in France and possibilities for cooperation with the AEAA.

Talk with Wolfgang Schwaninger as representative of the artists’ alliance Kreaktiv.

Wolfgang Rothe – Dresden Semper Opera – as guest in DOKA-Zoom meeting, talks about compensation solutions.

Meeting with Roland Schwab and Tillmann Wiegand, Bavarian State Opera, on the topics of revised contracts, advance fee payments, media rights.

Exchange with Philip Bröking – Komische Oper Berlin – on new contract models.

Discussion with Michael Schröder and Ilka Schmalbauch of the German Stage Association on new contracts for guest soloists.

Further positive reactions and concrete offers from all other major German theatres.

An offer from the Berlin Opera Foundation was discussed within our group and accepted.

Our first Zoom meeting of a group of 20 agents (since then regular meetings via Zoom).

First signals of desire to talk at the beginning of April. Firstly the Komische Oper Berlin, then from other Berlin houses and other big theatres in Germany.

Letter to all major German opera houses with the same request.

Letter to Bernd Loebe, the Opera Conference, the German Stage Association, Messrs Grandmontagne and Khuon, and the Minister of State for Culture, Grütters, asking for help or facilitating compensation solutions.

First informal contacts of a group of German artists’ agents who want to find solutions to the problems resulting from the pandemic.