Sharing stories and inspiring new ideas about the power of dance to create social change
March 16, 2015 | From Dance Artists to Dance Therapists: Strategies for Social Change
TAD invites you to From Dance Artists to Dance Therapists, a presentation by a panel of performing artists and expressive arts specialists who are all focused on dance as a means of transforming lives. Learn how these individuals are working to create social change on a number of different levels throughout public performance, workshops with small groups, or one-on-one therapeutic practices. How can their work contribute to creating broader social change? What can we learn from them that can make our own work more effective?
Panelists:
Valerie Blanc, Instructor of Expressive Therapies, Lesley University
Amanda Kostreva, Dance Artist, José Mateo Ballet Theatre
David Leventhal, Program Director, Mark Morris Dance Groupʼs Dance for PD
Adrianne Tabet, Founder/Executive Director, Moving Steps Foundation
June 13, 2014 | Stages of a Dancer’s Life
Through personal stories, this panel discussion and World Café-style conversation will address the various cultural stereotypes (about body type, age, virtuosity, etc.) that can present challenges to the dancer who is looking to maintain a lifelong practice in dance.
Panelists:
Patricia Adams Kissinger, co-founder of Dances by Isadora
Peter DiMuro, Executive Director of The Dance Complex
Eleanor Duckworth, Teacher and Educational Theorist