Monday, January 18, 2010

All that and a party!




SCHEDULE


February 5, 2010

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM


WELCOME RECEPTION – Rubin Museum- Y2K Lounge.

150 West 17th Street

New York, NY 10011-5402


Hosted by Dance/NYC’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and Arts & Business

Council’s Emerging Leaders of New York Arts (ELNYA)




February 6, 2010

8:30 AM – 6:00 PM


SYMPOSIUM – 3LD Art & Technology Center (80 Greenwich St. at Rector St.)


Includes General Session, 2 Break Out Sessions, and SmartBar one-on-one

conversations with experts in the field


THE GENERAL SESSION


8:30 – 9:00


Welcome & Registration; SmartBar Sign Ups


9:00 – 10:30


Opening Plenary


“The Changing Face of Dance Audiences”


Donna Walker Kuhne, Walker International Communications


10:45 – 12:15


IP & IT Workshop


“Latest Technologies Impacting the Dance Field”


Sydney Skybetter, Skybetter & Associates


Marc Kirschner, Tendu TV


Fred Benenson, Kickstarter.com


12:15 – 12:45


Catered in Lunch


12:45 – 2:15


Leadership Workshop


“Leadership, Start with the Why”

Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How great leaders inspire everyone to take action


2:30 – 4:00


Town Hall Meeting


“Concert vs. Commercial Dance: Can’t we just get along?”


Panel: Sharon Gersten Luckman (Alvin Ailey), plus more TBA


4:15 – 5:45


Closing Plenary

“Telling the Story of Dance: Defining the Value of our Art Form”


Russell Willis Taylor, National Arts Strategies

Dorothy Gunther Pugh, Ballet Memphis


5:45 – 6:00


Wrap up & Goodbye




BREAKOUT SESSIONS


8:30 – 9:00


Insurances


Fractured Atlas


9:00 – 10:30


Health & Wellness


The Actor’s Fund








SMART BAR


10:00 – 5:00


Sign up to meet one-on-one in 30 minute increments with:

Lois Welk (Dance/USA Philadelphia), Peter DiMurio (Dance/MetroDC), Jodi Krizer

Graber (Bravo! Wellness), plus more TBA





RATES



FREE - Opening Reception on 2/5/10 *Registration Required


Breakout Sessions on Insurance and Health and Wellness


SmartBar one-on-one conversations with experts from the field


$100.00


The full General Session Package including the Opening Plenary, IP & IT

Workshop, Leadership Workshop, Town Hall Meeting, & Closing Plenary


$20.00


1. Each of the 4 sessions offered as part of the General Session will be offered à la

carte. Choose any session or session combination at $20 per session.



Why you should come if you are a….



DANCER


Attend FREE sessions that focus on various insurance options and dancer health and wellness. Drop in on some

of the general sessions for just $20 a pop including a Town Hall Meeting on concert dance versus commercial

dance and bring awareness by contributing your opinion and giving testimonies on your personal experiences.

Meet with people who are coming to meet with YOU! Attend a FREE opening reception with the entire dance

community of New York including managers, board members, funders, and fellow dancers.



MANAGER


Here is an opportunity for us all to be together under the same roof for important information sharing and

problem-solving conversations working towards general advancement for the entire field. If you attended

Dance/USA’s Winter Forum last year in New York, you know the value of the New York dance community coming

together to share groundbreaking information, reports, and ideas, and the great importance of the

communications and connections that are made when we unite.



BOARD MEMBER or FUNDER


The Symposium will alert you to the most pressing issues and initiatives in the field and connect you to the work

going on the ground to see how it effects the organizations you represent and are supporting. The sessions

offered will help you to increase effectiveness and awareness as a leader in the field. Also, it is an opportunity

for you to unite or re-unite with dancers and dance organizations working outside of your organization and help

you to get a sense of where the field at large currently stands.



DANCE STUDENT


Begin your professional networking early and obtain a greater sense of the professional dance field of New York.

Meet established dancers, dance managers, and dance community members and learn about the numerous types

of jobs available. Learn new information, get ideas for school project topics, and expand your point of view to

bring back with you to classroom discussions.


Dance/NYC’s Mid-Year Symposium is open to ALL members of the New York dance

community as well as any member of the arts or for-profit business communities who have an interest

or do business in dance. In order to make this most beneficial to those we serve, we extend an

open invitation to everyone.


Please join us!



CLICK TO REGISTER HERE!!

*You must register even if you plan to only attend FREE events. Thank you!



Thursday, January 14, 2010

At the Martha Stewart Show


Live Blogging at the Martha Stewart Show.

So being a freelance dancer now in New York free venues of entertainment are very valuable.

The audience build up is quite an entertaining people study. The "warm-up guy" as he calls himself is very funny - a fairly sharp voice but easily engages with audience members. It is amazing how many people want their moment of fame on TV! The audience was instructed to "dress to impress"...quite a New York feat for 8 am on a weekday morning (well, at least for a dancer who often beats the streets in athletic wear).

Martha apparently blogs everyday. The guests include the "Whatever Girls" one of which is Martha's daughter.

Seeing the show I am even more interested how the production end happens....there are 6 cameras and the show and it is edited nearly live. From the end of the taping there is only about 30 minutes for a final edit. Sheesh!

I can't tell who is using the TelePrompTers from where I am sitting.

Here's the run down of the show....

I was just tossed a freebie- which is definitely exciting.

Now we are learning how to make Pad Thai with Pim Techanuanvivit
1/2 c fish sauce
1/2 c tamarind
chili powder to taste

little vegetable oil

cook shrimp, a pinch of garlic, puffy tofu, a spoon of the sauce- put aside.

add more oil, pickle turnips, a few Tbls sauce- constantly stir.

Reintroduce proteins, sprouts, garlic chives. (where's the egg and peanut?)

Other guests include: Alexis Stewart- Jennifer Complemenhut, Jeff Blumencranz- Andrew Ritchey- Brianna Campbell.

Oooh. I just learned how to cut a cake or pie. Take out the second piece that you cut. Very valuable for a dancer right!?

Next was a brief yarn card segment....it seemed like it was cut short somehow....I guess we are behind schedule? It's all fairly well orchestrated though...I suppose there is no room for error on these expensive television slots.

After the taping there was a little personal time for Martha with the audience. She took questions and really engaged. She is actually really funny....she made a great coy (well, overt) remark about her 6 inch heels.

Then there were promos....Martha is quite an experienced performer. She did make a single mistake with the script. Next is an exercise show...maybe I can get on to market Gyrotonic!

All in all, the Martha Stewart show was a blast. And free! Go to her website to try to score some tickets!