Showings by Ana Lejava, Love Muwwakkil, and Raven White. Discussion facilitated by Jessica Pretty. ShowDown is a performance and feedback series for works-in-progress at Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center at 280 Broadway. The program provides emerging and mid-career dance artists an opportunity to show unfinished work in an informal, welcoming setting. Artists sign […]
Facilitated by David Thomson and Kate Watson-Wallace Continuing their research on sustainability in the dance world, David Thomson and Kate Watson-Wallace lead an event where artists share strategies of creative sustainability. Focused on presenting strategic solutions and dialogue, the gathering aims to look to new models and issues of sustainability in the arts. From the […]
Examine how to create a Portfolio Career - A strategic and purposeful combination of work and life roles that lead to personal and professional satisfaction and fulfillment. About DEEP: Dancers' Economic Empowerment Program DEEP investigates the points in an artistic career where dancers most need support and provides opportunities for learning and skill-building through a […]
Keith Hennessy in conversation with Ben Pryor on the work of Contraband, the legendary San Francisco dance-performance collaborative directed by Sara Shelton Mann. Hennessy will screen and discuss excerpts of a few works including Religare (1986) and The Mira Cycles (1990-96), dialoguing with Pryor about the interests and concerns of the company, how that was […]