Dancers At Work Forum Series: #1 - Growing the Local Dance Scene

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

6pm - 7:30pm

The forum opens with a roundtable sampling of emerging, mid-career and established artists discussing the sustainability of dance-related careers in Chicago. How are dance artists locating and creating new opportunities to perform and broaden their audience base? What practical strategies are dance artists using to create exposure (print or email marketing, Facebook, face-to-face networking, collaborations, etc.)? Dance artists share their respective solutions for finding resources to help their creativity and their organizations develop and thrive. This series is curated by Meida Teresa McNeal.  Audience Q + A is welcome.  

Panelists include: Erin Carlisle Norton/The Moving Architects, Shirley Mordine/Mordine & Company (CDF Lab Artist 2004), Mark Hackman/Chicago Dance Crash, Kevin Iega Jeff/Deeply Rooted Productions Chicago (CDF Lab Artist 2009)

Cultural Center

78 E. Washington

1st Floor Garland Room

Admission FREE 

Save-the-Date for upcoming Dancers At Work Forums!

February 8: New Directions in Presenting Chicago Dance
March 8: Dance and Criticism
April 10: Creative Chicago Expo

May 4: Dance + Technology: What is happening NOW  Co-presented with the Chicago Dancemakers Forum

September 14:  The Future of Dance Companies & Independent Dance
October 19: Approaches to Movement

November 16: What Does Dance “Do” For the World?
Co-presented with the Chicago Dancemakers Forum 

Ror more information about these and other Creatives At Work Forums, please visit www.chicagoartistsresource.org