Celebrity Curators: Presenters Turn to High-Profile Dance Artists To Inspire New Programming Directions [Part 1]
Celebrated dancers have been curating more and more performances. Hear from dancers and presenters about the experience, including The Kennedy Center, Jacob’s Pillow, and The Music Center in this two-part series.
Can the City’s Boom Mean New Audiences for the Seattle Symphony?
Read a recent case study from The Wallace Foundation on how the Seattle Symphony used market research to build audiences for the arts.
Leadership Corner: Michelle Ramos, Executive Director, Alternate Roots and Chair, Dance/USA Board of Trustees
Dance/USA’s Board Chair Michelle Ramos is committed to breaking down silos in the dance community through programming that focuses on diversity, equity and intersectionality. And in her spare time she just earned her PhD, runs marathons and takes class. Read more in Leadership Corner.
2018 Dance Forum: Creating Dance In and For Today’s Society
Relevance, community, place-based work, and truth telling were the topics discussed at Dance/USA’s 2018 Dance Forum. The event focused on examples of work that represented the future of the dance field in different ways. Read on for more.
Sharing Gratitude
During this season of gratitude, From the Green Room shares letters from a mentor and mentee participating in this year’s Dance/USA Institute for Leadership Training. It’s a reminder to us all to thank those who have supported us over the years.
Dispelling Myths and Nurturing New Structures
Measuring organizational success in terms of constant increases in size and scope creates unsustainable structures and programs. A new paradigm is needed, read Anne Dunning’s proposal to learn more.
Healing the Soldier
The dance world has a long history of working with military veterans, from choreographers who have celebrated the heroics of veterans or looked at the vestiges of war, to a range of movement programs for veterans. Read on to learn more.
Leadership Corner: Eduardo Vilaro, Ballet Hispánico
Eduardo Vilaro says: To continue as a culturally relevant organization, if I am doing just salsa, flamenco — what’s comfortable and safe, that doesn’t truly reflect the history, legacy and future of those forms. I’m interested in where young people are now.
Lessons on Using Market Research To Expand Audiences
Get a peak at The Wallace Foundation’s studies on how arts organizations – including dance – can utilize market research to expand their audiences.
90 Days, 22,264 Miles, 174 Dancers
I don’t know that the dance field is any worse than it ever has been, but universally dancers still struggle with the question: How am I going to make a career out of this, said dancer-turned-photographer Jonathan Givens. Read on for more.