keep on MOVING - Toronto

Photo by Andréa de Keijzer

Thank you to everyone who came to our inaugural keep on MOVING conference for emerging dance artists, and thank you to those across Canada who tuned in to the event via live-stream.
keep on MOVING was a fantastic, inspiring and informative day!

We've posted videos from the event (see below) -- for those who missed the day, or who want to revisit some of the workshops. Enjoy!

When

March 20th, 2011

Where

Currie Hall
Canada's National Ballet School
105 Maitland Street, Toronto

Videos from Livestream

Being Creative about Finding Money


	Jeff Melanson, Executive Director of the National Ballet School, is passionate about building bridges in the dance community and beyond. In this small group discussion, Melanson talks about why - and how - to get a conversation started with larger organizations.


	Jennifer Dallas, Artistic Director of Kemi Contemporary Dance Projects, brings her passion for collaborating with dance artists and musicians from diverse backgrounds to this small group session on self-producing.


	Ross Manson, Artistic Director of Volcano Theatre, has a spectacular track record of connecting the idea/project/passion with the people who it will inspire. In this small group discussion Ross talks about how to build support for your artistic projects.

Being Creative about Finding Work

4 panelists discuss portfolio, commercial, and interdisciplinary opportunities, as well as community-arts projects.

(Lucy Rupert, Apolonia Velasquez, Michael Rubenfeld, and Kevin Ormsby)

Schedule

Click to read Participating Artists Bios

9:00-9:30	Registration and Complimentary Breakfast
9:30-10:00	Welcome Address & Burning Questions: The conference convenes with a welcome address, followed by small group opportunities to meet other dancers, and to discuss your personal goals and what you want to get out of this conference
10:00-11:30	Being Creative about Finding Work: 4 panelists discuss portfolio, commercial, and interdisciplinary opportunities, as well as community-arts projects. (Lucy Rupert, Apolonia Velasquez, Michael Rubenfeld and Kevin Ormsby) *This session will be live-streamed
11:30-11:45	BREAK
11:45-1:15	Being Creative about Finding Money: Learn about self-producing, fundraising, and developing fruitful networks, in this series of fast-paced small group discussions with successful artists. (Jennifer Dallas, Ross Manson and Jeff Melanson) *This session will be live-streamed
1:15-2:00	LUNCH
2:00-2:30	Your Lifeline: Getting to Know your ASOs You are out in the professional world of dance – who can help you, and how? Hear from the arts service organizations that you need to know …better.
2:30 - 3:45	What Artists Need to Know about Income Baffled at tax time? Have HST headaches? Brian Borts is here to help. Get answers, gain money management tips and best of all… save money!
3:45 - 4:00	Get Up and "Get Down": A dynamic break, led by the artists of Gadfly.
4:00 – 5:30	Building your PR Toolkit How do you present yourself professionally … on a budget? This hands-on workshop will help you develop tools for presenting and promoting yourself.
5:30 – 6:00	Wrap up, Reflect Back ... and Win! Conference wrap up with door prizes.

Steering Committee




Independent volunteers: Catriona Ferguson, Independent Dance Artist Christine Heath, Artistic Coordinator, George Brown College School of Dance Bonnie Kim, Rehearsal Director, Dancemakers; Board member, The Actors' Fund of Canada Jennifer Watkins, Board member, Dance Ontario; Freelance Arts Administrator