GETTING CLOSER TO DANCE A SYMPOSIUM ON Leadership, Advocacy, and Technology in Dance and Movement-based Practices
When: January 12-14, 2023 Where: New York University
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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11
9AM - 4PM LIVABLE FUTURES Pre-symposium Think Tank Facilitated by Norah Zuniga-Shaw All-day session for dance and technology leaders in higher education. Think Tank participants will share out ideas and information on January 12!
12PM -3PM SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION 35 WEST 4TH STREET 3rd FLOOR
5PM - 6:30PM
WELCOME RECEPTION Let's meet, munch, sip, and chat with old friends and new ones! NYU Tisch Dean's Conference Rm.
721 Broadway 12th floor
THURSDAY JANUARY 12
FRIDAY JANUARY 13
9AM - 10AM
9AM - 10AM
DANCE CLASS - EVIDENCE
DANCE CLASS - LES BALLET AFRIK
with RONALD K. BROWN, ARCELL CABUAG
10:30 AM - 11:30AM IN CONVERSATION... Leadership & Advocacy in Performance, Presentation, and Resourcing Ronald K. Brown, Arcell Cabuag, Danni Gee, Lane Harwell, Linda Shelton
11:40AM - 12:45PM PRESENTATIONS Dance Practices Through A Racial Equity Lens - Dr. Julie Kerr-Berry Applying Anti-racist Principles In Guest Artist Selections and Teaching - Emily Berry
1:45PM - 2:30PM MOVEMENT-BASED PRACTICE Functional Awareness - Allegra Romita
2:45PM - 4:15PM LIVABLE FUTURES COMMUNITY DIALOG and WRITING JAM Facilitated by Norah ZunigaShaw and Think Tank participants
8PM @ THE JOYCE THEATER WAHEEDWORKS
with OMARI WILES
10:30AM - 11:30AM PRESENTATIONS Performance, Technology, Race, and Afrofuturist Desires - Dr. Thomas DeFranz Rooting Embodied Technologies for Sustainable Black Futures - Ricarrdo Valentine & Orlando Hunter Brother(hood) Dance!
SATURDAY JANUARY 14 10AM - 11AM DANCE CLASS - ROOTED JAZZ DANCE followed by a panel
11AM - 11:45AM Rooted Jazz: Disrupting and Transforming Pedagogy. Africanist Aesthetics & Equity In the 21st Century - E. Moncell Durden, Brandi Coleman, Lindsay Guarino, Carlos Jones, Dr. Wendy Oliver
11:45AM - 12:15PM
12PM - 1:15PM PRESENTATION & PRACTICE
PRESENTATION Dance and Matrilineal Memories -Cheyla Clawson
Creating Transformative Communities Through Dance - Zakiya Atkinson
1:45PM - 2:30PM PRESENTATION Philly Up: Curating A Curriculum Utilizing A City As A Text - Dr. Karen Clemente
2:45PM - 3:30PM PRESENTATIONS Art As Digital Currency - Cari Ann Shim Sham Navigating Critical Approaches to Digital Media Design In Student-led Dance Companies - Jessica Rajko
3:30PM - 4:00PM LET'S DANCE! 4PM - 4:45PM IN CONVERSATION...
Leadership, Artistry, and Education Deborah Damast and Afaliah Tribune
8PM @ THE JOYCE THEATER LES BALLET AFRIK
1:30PM - 2:30PM COMMUNAL LUNCH Featuring local National Honor Society for Dance Arts students - Christine Catalano
2:45PM - 3:30PM IN CONVERSATION... Making Connections: K-12, Community Engagement and Higher Education Shirlene Blake, Heather McCartney, Marianne Rose Weber, Lauren Pagano
3:30PM - 4PM COMMUNAL CONVERSATION The Next Steps Cornelius Carter and Heather McCartney 8PM @ THE JOYCE THEATER B. MOORE DANCE