on the MOVE - Toronto 2012

on the MOVE 2012: The First Year

Presenter Bios

9:00-9:30

Registration and Breakfast

9:30-1:00

MORNING SESSIONS:

Moving Parts:  Working together to make dancing life better
Keynote Address by Eroca Nicols, winner of Dance Ontario’s 2010 Innovation Award

Year One:  What’s your action plan?
Bageshree Vaze, Lee Pham, Cara Spooner, Pamela Rasbach, Matt Sweet, Sarah Matton
Six dance artists offer their tips for your first year out of school

BREAK

Leaping into the Unknown
Amanda Hancox
A creative workshop to help you fearlessly navigate change.

Present Yourself Professionally
Danny Davalos, Tanya Crowder, Christopher House
Experts share their inside advice on how to make an impression when introducing yourself to agents, presenters, artists and more.

1:00-2:00

Networking Lunch
Megan Andrews, Natasha Frid, Amy Bowring, Jennifer Bennett, Kate Franklin, Meaghan O'Shea, Jade Jager Clark, Sarah Murphy Dyson
Your turn to talk with established artists and experts about…anything!

2:00-5:30

AFTERNOON SESSIONS:

Get to know your ASOs (#1)
Artist service organizations that can help you.

Breakout Sessions:

• Money Matters (Rob Corbett) - a workshop on budget basics, or
• Dance International (Jennifer Dallas, Joanna Ivey, Jobina Bardai, Rep. from Citizenship and Immigration Canada) - on living and dancing outside your home country.

Dance Intermission
A dynamic break!

Get to know your ASOs (#2)
More artist service organizations that can help you.

Breakout sessions:

• Money Matters - a workshop on budget basics, or
• The Business of Dance - a primer on contracts and professional standards

Last call
Reflections on the day and a BIG prize give away