Seminar One: Making Space for Dance
This is a one-day workshop for those embarking on or planning to build or renovate studio or performance facilities for dance. It would be applicable to executives, trustees or production managers. The intention is to give participants the information and tools they need to plan their own dance space — from considerations in design, to funding, to nurturing the political support necessary to make it happen.
- Assessing the Viability of Building and Maintaining a Dance Space
With a representative of the Nonprofit Finance Fund.
- Designing Creative Spaces: The Architect’s Challenge
Tour and discussion of the Pittsburgh Creative & Performing Arts High School with architect Al Filoni of Maclachlan, Cornelius & Filoni.
- Finding the Resources
With a representative of Ketchum Associates.
- Joining Forces and Leveraging Support
With Jeffrey Dorsey of the Friendship Development Association’s Penn Avenue Arts Initiative.
- What Dance Needs: Physical, Technical & Multimedia Space Consideration
With Josh Dachs of Fisher Dachs Associates Inc. and Hugh Hardy of Hardy, Holzman, Pfeiffer Associates, LLP.
Seminar Two: Copyrights, Contracts and Choreographers
This is a one-day workshop for freelance choreographers, artistic directors, managers and trustees involved in contracting freelance choreographers or employing staff choreographers. The intention is to address key contract and employment issues, including understanding, negotiating and drafting choreographic licenses and employment contracts; demystifying and clarifying intellectual property and copyright law as it applies to ownership of choreography and licensing; and addressing post-employment issues.
- Copyright, Trademark and Other Intellectual Property Rights
With Lawrence W. Greene, Esq., of Toys “R” Us, Inc., and Robert W. Clarida, Esq., of Cowan, Leibowitz and Latman, PC.
- What do these different legal terms mean and how do they apply to choreography?
- How does one establish legal ownership of the work?
- How does one copyright a work of choreography and when is it necessary to do so?
- Is there a difference between working with a commercial producer and working with a not-for-profit when it comes to copyright of choreography?
- Discussion of licensing agreement template developed by Dance/NYC, a branch office of Dance/USA.
- Building a Better Contract
With Harry H Weintraub, Esq.
- What is the difference between a license agreement and an employment contract?
- What are the key considerations in developing a workable license agreement?
- How do you address copyright license in the context of an employment contract?
- How do you address issues of artistic control in the contract for the choreographer (whether freelance or staff)? Artistic director? Commissioning organization/board?
- What other issues should you consider in developing a contract?
- How do you secure the rights of the parties after the cessation of employment or termination of the license period?
- Shared Wisdom of Veterans of the Contract Wars
With Ben Stevenson of Texas Ballet Theater and Eduardo Vilaro of Luna Negra Dance Theater.
- Freelance choreographers and artistic directors share their personal experiences and ideas about licensing agreements and employment contracts for choreographers
- After They Are Gone: Choreographic Legacy Experiences
With Carla Maxwell of the Jose Limon Dance Foundation and Harry H. Weintraub, Esq.
- Organizations discuss the lessons and challenges of their own experiences with choreographic ownership issues following the death or retirement of the choreographer.
- They provide suggestions for how staff choreographers and artistic directors can prepare now for a smooth transition in the ownership and licensing of their work after their death or retirement.
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