約瑟夫.米契爾 Joseph Mitchell
Artistic Director of OzAsia Festival, Adelaide, Australia; Executive Producer at Brisbane Festival
約瑟夫.米契爾為資深藝術經理及藝術節總監,目前擔任澳洲阿德雷德OzAsia藝術節藝術總監,2015年9月推出其首次藝術節規劃後,便創下全新觀眾人數紀錄,為澳洲的亞洲藝術注入大膽且聚焦當代的全新願景。
在米契爾的帶領下,OzAsia藝術節因其對亞洲當代藝術的獨特關注,對澳亞藝術合作交流的支持,被 RealTime Arts稱為澳洲重最要的藝術節。
在成為該藝術節藝術總監前,米契爾曾任布里斯本藝術節的執行製作(2011-2014),主要負責節目規劃,督導藝術節團隊及活動內容之製作。
米契爾同時也是十分成功的劇場導演,曾與昆士蘭劇團推出十部製作(2006-2011),內容涵括澳洲本地作品、世界經典及全新創作,米契爾擁有澳洲墨爾本大學維多利亞藝術學院(Victorian College of the Arts)戲劇導演碩士學位及英國紐卡索大學(Newcastle University)的新聞傳播及戲劇雙學位。
Joseph is an experienced arts manager and festival director. Currently Artistic Director of OzAsia Festival in Adelaide, his first festival program was delivered in September 2015 and set new records for audience attendance and introduced a bold contemporary-focused vision for Asian arts in Australia.
Under Joseph's stewardship, OzAsia Festival has been referred to as Australia's "necessary festival" by RealTime Arts for its unique focus on contemporary Asian arts and as an avenue to support Australian-Asian arts collaboration.
Prior to OzAsia Festival, Joseph was Executive Producer at Brisbane Festival (2011-2014) where he was responsible for supporting the artistic program and overseeing the producing and production teams of each festival.
Joseph is also an accomplished theatre director with ten productions presented at Queensland Theatre Company (2006 – 2011) including new Australian works, international classics and devised programs. He completed his post-graduate education at Victorian College of the Arts, majoring in Dramatic Direction. Undergraduate study included Bachelors in Communication (Journalism) and Arts (Theatre) at Newcastle University.