Chicago Performing Arts Virtual Retreat, April 8, 2020
03/30/20
Representatives from several dance and performing arts organizations in Chicago recently convened to discuss this unprecedented crisis. The group agreed that we are all contending with many of the same issues and asking similar questions. It became clear that this is time to assemble, not only to share useful information with one another, but also to reinforce our connection, compassion, creativity, and collective power. Together, they created the Chicago Performing Arts Virtual Retreat, taking place on April 8, 2020, from 10:30AM to 2PM. The schedule for this morning of talk and workshops is copied below.
This free event is open to everyone involved in the Chicago performing arts community, and will take place over a Zoom conference. The event will be captioned. To register, follow the Zoom link: https://us04web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Epfu6rpjgswZX3q1TBdiUn6tnw6E1ZOA
The Chicago Performing Arts Virtual Retreat is peer-produced by:
Chicago Dancemakers Forum
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
High Concept Labs
Links Hall
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Pivot Arts
See Chicago Dance
Chicago Performing Arts Virtual Retreat Schedule
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
10:30 - 11:30AM Introductions, Updates, Check-Ins - Moderated by Surinder Martignetti, See Chicago Dance
Hear from the peer-producing organizations as well the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the Arts & Business Council of Chicago.
11:30 - 11:50 Move Together - Facilitated by Paige Cunningham Caldarella, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
Lunch Break (10 minutes)
12:00 - 12:30 Live Streaming Tools and Lighting - Tutorial/Demo by Giau Truong, Links Hall
12:30 - 1:00 Slowing Down and Keeping Going - Moderated by Tara Willis, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
A short conversation about how artists are continuing to make work, slowing down, reshaping their practices, and keeping moving. How are you thinking about art-making these days? How are you connecting with other people’s art-making?
1:00 - 1:45 The Uncertainty Town Hall - Moderated by Chicago Dancemakers Forum
1:45 - 2:00 DJ Dance Party - Facilitated by Pivot Arts
