Dance USA

Dance/USA On Tour in Los Angeles
Professional Development Seminars
To Help Dance Survive And Thrive!
co-hosted by the Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles, the Music Center,
The Japanese American Cultural Community Center

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 13-15, 2007

Online Registration has CLOSED
To register on site, contact Deb Rosen at (626) 396-9794 or download the registration form and bring it with you to the session.

Scholarships available to Dance/USA's Spring Council meeting in Chicago, June 14-16, visit the Access Dance/USA page for more information

Seminar/ Workshop Descriptions:

CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT: STRATEGIES FOR FUNDRAISING SUCCESS - FULL
13 Individualized One-on-One Sessions with fundraising consultant David Bury
Fee: $40 if registered by April 6th. Fee: $50 if registering on site after April 6th.

Friday, April 13: 9:30am to 5pm at Music Center in Downtown LA
Saturday, April 14: 10am to 4:30pm at Veterans Memorial Complex in Culver City
Each scheduled session will run exactly 45 minutes – please don’t be late.

This is an amazing opportunity to get feedback and advice from one of the best in the business. David Bury has been in the field for many years, and has worked with individuals, companies and organizations around the world. This inspiring individualized review will provide the concepts, knowledge and skills needed to design and implement effective fundraising programs, regardless of your company’s size. Addressing specific interests, including the obstacles that can frustrate small dance companies’ development initiatives, together you will craft creative strategies appropriate to your particular situations.

Available slots will be reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please call Deborah Rosen at (626) 396-9794 or email Deborah to reserve your space. Please remit payment once your time is confirmed. You will receive information about materials you will need to bring to this session.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT: NEW WAYS TO DEVELOP YOUR REACH AT HOME (AND POTENTIALLY ON THE ROAD)
Fee: $15 if registered by April 6th. Fee: $20 if registering on site after April 6th.

Hear from Managers, Presenters and Arts Advocates about how you can promote relationships to expand presentations and audiences at home, as well as on tour. In our current world, is touring even viable? How do you know if you’re ready to tour; what are the readiness factors? The panel will touch on working with your audiences, the grant application process, residencies and on issues of marketing, presenting and exchanged performances; handouts will be available. A group discussion will follow the panel presentation.

Moderator: Danielle Brazell
Panelists: Linda Chiavaroli - Director of Communications Los Angeles County Arts, Leo Garcia - Executive Director/Artistic Director of Highways Performance Space; Laurel Kishi, Gayle Leonard-Hooks – President of Lucas LaFrance Associates; and Peter Lesnik - Executive Director at Carpenter Center, CSULB

Sunday, April 15: 9:30am – 3:30pm at Japanese American Cultural Community Center
This day-long gathering is free, with a minimal charge for food costs ($12 if registered before April 6th; $15 if registering on site after April 6th.)

After morning coffee and pastry, the plenary speaker, Joe Goode of Joe Goode Performance Group in San Francisco, will talk about creating community. He will provide many examples of the positive growth that occurred when the widely diverse Bay Area dance community joined forces towards common goals. During and after lunch, breakout groups will provide opportunities for meaningful information sharing and dialogue among colleagues and friends. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss common aspirations, create a unified vision and set priorities and strategies for the Los Angeles dance community. Resource tables will provide a variety of information on local/national resources and services for the field. The day will end with a celebratory toast to the Los Angeles Dance Community.

Geared Towards: The entire professional and commercial dance community is welcome!

General Information:

Registration:
Discounted registration rates are available online through Friday, April 6 only. After April 6, it is strongly recommend that you call 626-369-9794 to reserve your place; payment will be accepted on site at the higher rates indicated on the registration form.
If you wish to pay by check, download the pdf registration form and mail with payment to: Dance Resource Center - Dance/USA On Tour Registration
C/O Deborah Rosen
300 N. Elmolino Ave. #122
Pasadena, CA 91101

Registration and payment must be postmarked by Friday, April 6.

Your registration will be confirmed by email, with a request to take an online survey, in order to gather advance data on the Los Angeles dance community for Sunday’s Dance Forum.

Locales and Parking:
Friday: Music Center, Downtown LA:
Parking and Directions
135 N. Grand Ave.
Use Stage Door - 4th Floor, Arnett Room
Music Center Garage – Enter from Grand Avenue between 1st and Temple Streets.
Fee: $8 with registration by April 6; $17 after April 6
Saturday: Veterans Memorial Complex in Culver City
South-West corner of Culver Blvd./Overland Ave
FREE public parking, enter on Culver Blvd.
Map of Culver City
General Directions to City Hall
Sunday: Japanese American Cultural Community Center
244 South San Pedro Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets
Joe's Auto Parking Lot, 350 East Second Street
Adjacent to the Aratani/Japan America Theatre
Several parking lots are directly across; Parking on street is not recommended
Parking and Directions

Sunday’s Refreshments/Lunch:
On Sunday, 4/15, morning coffee/pastries, lunch (vegetarian choices will be available), and an afternoon bubbly beverage for a special toast will be provided. If you register by Friday April 6, the cost is $12; after that date it is $15.

Supporters:
Dance/USA On Tour is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, and in Los Angeles by the James Irvine Foundation. This is the fourth and final visit of On Tour in Los Angeles. Activities are Co-Hosted by the Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles, The Music Center and the Japanese American Cultural Community Center. The Local Coordinator for On Tour is Meg Wolfe and Sunday’s Facilitator is Romalyn Tilghman.