Dance/USA Institute for Leadership Training Pair: Katerina Wong and Amy Miller
Dance/USA matches mentors with rising arts administrators to enhance leadership and decision-making skills and gain a broader perspective on the field. Read about one mentor-mentee match.
Leadership Corner: Thaddeus Davis, Co-Artistic Director, Wideman/Davis Dance
We can’t move fast enough toward equity and inclusion, says Thaddeus Davis. “It’s going to change how the field looks and that’s a good thing.” Read more here.
Leadership Corner: Alejandra Duque Cifuentes, Executive Director, Dance/NYC
Dance/NYC’s Alejandra Duque Cifuentes talks about immigrant artists, looking at your relationship to oppressive systems before taking on social justice work, and the state of dance today … and tomorrow.
Questions and Answers for Dance Organizations about Sexual Harassment
If your company doesn’t have a sexual harassment policy, this Q&A with BalletMet’s Sue Porter will help get you started or review your policy.
Engaging New Audiences for Unconventional Works
UMS shares lessons from their Wallace Foundation project on engaging new audiences for unconventional works. This performing arts organizations shares takeaways that you can apply to your own work.
Community Engagement and Building Audiences for Dance
The Contemporary Arts Center and Junebug Productions share the learnings from their Wallace-funded project on engaging young African American audiences in New Orleans by launching educational and social programs and building audiences for dance.
Dance/USA Institute for Leadership Training
Dance/USA’s DILT program matches early career dance leaders with seasoned professionals in a national dance mentorship and leadership program. Read about two recent participants in Dance/USA’s Institute for Leadership Training.
Protecting Your Dance Company’s Business Assets
Big businesses aren’t the only ones facing cyber crime. Non-profits are also targets. How can you protect your organization’s data and digital assets? Read on.
Nutcracker Again?
By the numbers, The Nutcracker sold more than $51 million in tickets in 2017 and attendance grew by 14%. Get more Nutcracker stats from Dance/USA’s survey here.
A Match Made in Heaven
Working with a mentor helped artistic director Vijay Palaparty define his artistic goals. As a participant in the Institute for Leadership training, he said, “Today, I am clear about what I want and why.”
