LOCATION

REGISTRATION

Or, you can contact us regarding your interest:
Joy Madden, Boston Ballet, jmadden@bostonballet.com, 617/695-6950

Pre-registration is strongly recommended!
At these prices, you can’t afford not to come!

• As a member of Dance/USA or Boston Dance Alliance:
  Half-day sessions are $12 each, or $30 for three half-day sessions!
• General fees are:
  Half-day sessions are $15 each, or $40 for three half-day sessions!

SCHEDULE

• “The Realities of Touring,”
  with Craig Peterson of DTW and local panelists Martha Mason (Snappy Dance Theater) Jose Mateo(José Mateo's Ballet Theatre) and TapperDianne Walker
  • 1-5pm
  So, you want to go on tour? A leading national presenter, offering an overview of what touring possibilities are really like at the current time, will conduct this seminar. A group of local panelists will also share their stories (successes and disasters) for all to learn from. The session will close with a facilitated discussion between the panelists and seminar participants, exploring the needs and concerns of getting work on the road – near home, and regionally.
  This seminar is designed for individuals and emerging/mid-level organizations.

  Craig Peterson is co-artistic director/senior producer and director of community programs at New York’s Dance Theatre Workshop working closely with the executive director to select artists and design DTW's performance season, negotiate artist contracts, fees, commissions and schedules.

• Evening Reception at the Boston Ballet, 19 Clarendon Street
  • 7pm-8:30pm NOTE: new time
  Come socialize with your peers and find some new dance allies. Free, but RSVP required.

FRIDAY, APRIL 11

• “Building Audiences, Naturally,”
  with Donna Walker-Kuhne
  • 9am-noon
  Every individual choreographer and organization has pondered how to build an audience…it all starts through the building of relationships, meeting people and finding ways to connect! This seminar will examine the creation process and how it relates to developing and refining strategies and methods to engage diverse communities as participants in the arts, working in your neighborhood or elsewhere.
  This seminar is geared toward individuals and emerging/ mid-level organizations.

  Donna Walker-Kuhne has spent the last 20 years developing and refining strategies and methods to engage diverse communities as participants for arts and culture. She worked for many years at The Public Theater; presently, as president of Walker International Communications Group, she consults and applies her wide range of experience to productions on Broadway, Off- Broadway, and performing and visual arts organizations

• “Establishing Relationships with Donors for Ongoing Success”, with Mary Ann de Barbieri
  • 1:30-5pm
  This interactive seminar will explore concepts and techniques to build and manage community relationships, including and beyond the board of directors. In these tough economic times, it’s critical to maximize the development of a strong base of support with individual donors.
  This seminar is geared toward individuals and emerging/mid-level organizations.

  Mary Ann de Barbieri uses her 25-year nonprofit management and fundraising experience to help nonprofit organizations achieve their organizational goals.