2021 Organizing with Artists for Change Winter Institute

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Experience the power and potential of intergenerational artmaking during Dance Exchange’s ONLINE 2021 Organizing with Artists for Change (OAC) Winter Institute.

January 8-10, 2021 via Zoom

Join movers, makers, artists, and leaders from communities near and far to explore tools and practices for collaborating and creating across generations. With faculty from across Dance Exchange history and across the globe, this Institute will take place in connection with Dance Exchange’s Dance On program which celebrates aging with dance, creativity, and connection.

As part of our Organizing with Artists for Change Initiative (OAC), Dance Exchange Institutes embrace process and performance, dialogue and dancemaking, and the role of artists as changemakers. The 2021 OAC Winter Institute will include live online movement classes (adapted for our home spaces) and workshops that delve into creative tools and practices from Dance Exchange as well as our peers and collaborators.

Facilitation of the 2021 OAC Winter Institute will rotate each day to include a range of voices and perspectives including Dance Exchange staff and partnering artists. Meet the Institute Facilitators here.

Tentative schedule (subject to change)

**All times listed are Eastern Time (ET)**

Friday, January 8: 

  • 4:30-6:00pm: Welcome and orientation

Saturday, January 9: 

Sunday, January 10: 

  • 12:00-1:00pm: Live online movement class (led by Angelina Ramirez)

  • 1:15-2:45pm: Creative tools and practices session (led by Tashi Gore) 

  • 3:00-4:30pm: Creative tools and practices session  (led by Sarah Ramey)

  • 4:30-5:00pm: Closing

Technology Requirements

Live online sessions will be hosted via Zoom, so a wifi-enabled device with a camera and microphone as well as a stable internet connection are necessary for meaningful participation. If you are interested in the Institute but are looking for alternative ways to participate based on your technology access and needs, please contact us.

Registration Fee: $100

Limited scholarships are available. We recognize this is a challenging financial time for those in the arts and related fields. If price is a barrier to your participation, please email corinad@danceexchange.org for a sliding scale option.

Questions?

With questions about or assistance with registration, contact Corina Dalzell at corinad@danceexchange.org or (301) 270-6700 ext 19.

With questions about what to expect during the Winter Institute, contact Elizabeth Johnson Levine at elizabethj@danceexchange.org.

We look forward to gathering, moving and making with you virtually this January.

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