Getting Closer to Dance: A Homecoming Symposium Schedule

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