Watch THE NEXT STAGE Episode 3: Rethinking Residencies
Webinar/Q+A
THE NEXT STAGE Episode 3: Rethinking Residencies
Aired June 23, 2021
The last 12 months have forced us to "stop, collaborate and listen" (word to Vanilla Ice) as we work toward a new normal. As the field embraces "green" touring, deeper community engagement, and artists as partners, how do we evolve the residency to maximize the impact and minimize the environmental toll? We'll explore the residency as a sustainable model for artist and community-centered presenting. What do artists and communities need from each other? What remains in a community when the artist has gone? Is performance still our bottom line? Whether you're an artist, agent, or presenter, Zoom in to learn new strategies and approaches to reimagine and reenergize your residencies.
Speakers
CHOU Tung-Yen | Artistic Director, Very Theatre
Chou Tung-Yen holds a MA in Scenography with distinction from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. Engaging in theatre and moving images, he works across performance, installation, and music video. He is the founder and creative director of Very Theatre and Very Mainstream Studio.
His latest productions includes Chronicle of Lightyear –Taipei, Copenhagen, a co-production with Culture Yard in Denmark, which was premiered at the Taipei Arts Festival and presented at Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, in 2018; Co-production with ActNow theatre, Virtual Intimacy was premiered at Asia TOPA in Australia in 2020, and VR film In the Mist was premiered at Kaohsiung Film Festival in 2020. Chou is the artist in residence of National Theatre & Concert Hall in Taiwan from 2019 to 2020.
Rosie Herrera | Choreographer, Artistic Director, Rosie Herrera Dance Theater
Rosie Herrera is a Cuban-American choreographer and artistic director of Rosie Herrera Dance Theater in Miami. She has been commissioned by Miami Light Project, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ballet Hispanico, Jose Limon Dance Company, New Dialect, Houston Met Dance, New World Symphony and the American Dance Festival. Her work in film, theater, dance and cabaret has resulted in collaborations with Walter Mercado, Carlota Guerrero, Larry Keigwin, Pig Iron Theater and many more. She was a USArtist Choreographic Fellow, Princess Grace Choreographic Fellow, and was awarded a National Dance Project Production Grant for her work “Make Believe”. She is known for her dance theater work that oscillates from the intensely emotional to the humorous and is rooted in her tropical sensibilities and the resulting reverence for intimacy and spectacle
Jaciel Neri | Choreographer, Festival advisor, Director, Moving Borders; Founder, CAMP_iN
Mexican choreographer, festival advisor, moving borders director and CAMP_iN founder.He studied dance at the Folkwang Hochschule in Germany and at the Center for Choreographic Research (C.I.CO) of the I.N.B.A.L in Mexico; He also did university studies in tourism business administration at I.P.N. in Mexico.
His choreographic work, marked by the mixture of languages between the contemporary and folk has been internationally recognized with national and international awards. His projects are characterized by promoting creative scenic processes in collaboration with those disciplines that can collaborate in the interdisciplinary construction, based on a commitment to the socio-cultural context.
He currently collaborates as a programming advisor at festivals and designing performing arts encounters. Neri is a beneficiary of the National System of Art Creators, 2020-2023, Sistema de Apoyos a la Creación y Proyectos Culturales (Fonca).
Reneltta Arluk | Director of Indigenous Arts, BANFF Centre; Founder, Akpik Theatre
Reneltta is an Inuvialuit, Dene and Cree mom from the Northwest Territories. She is founder of Akpik Theatre, a northern focused professional Indigenous Theatre company. Raised by her grandparents on the trap-line until school age, this nomadic environment gave Reneltta the skills to become the multi-disciplined artist she is now. For nearly two decades, Reneltta has taken part in or initiated the creation of Indigenous Theatre across Canada and overseas. Under Akpik Theatre, Reneltta has written, produced, and performed various works creating space for Indigenous led voice. Current works include Pawâkan Macbeth, a Plains Cree takeover of Macbeth written by Arluk on Treaty 6 territory. Pawâkan Macbeth was inspired by working with youth and elders on the Frog Lake reserve. Reneltta is the first Inuk and first Indigenous woman to graduate from the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting program and Reneltta is the first Inuk and first indigenous woman to direct at The Stratford Festival. There she was awarded the Tyrone Guthrie – Derek F. Mitchell Artistic Director’s Award for her direction of The Breathing Hole. Reneltta is Director of Indigenous Arts at BANFF Centre for Arts and Creativity.
Erin Boberg Doughton | Artistic Director & Curator of Performance, Portland Contemporary Institute of Art
PICA’s Creative Exchange Lab has been designed to promote artistic exchange, instigate peer to peer dialogue, and foster the development of new works with a focus on serving artists working at the intersection of different forms. The residency program is comprised of two labs annually taking place each Spring and Fall.
Also, PICA has been a national leader in decolonizing their programming, process, and organization.
Moderator
Christopher K. Morgan | Artistic Director, Christopher K. Morgan & Artists
Christopher founded contemporary dance company Christopher K. Morgan & Artists in 2011; the same year Dance Magazine profiled him as 1 of 6 breakout choreographers in the US. Born in Orange County, CA, his Native Hawaiian ancestry and wide-ranging career influence his multi-faceted work. Said to be “Direct, transcendent and entrancing" (The Washington Post), his choreography has been presented in 18 countries on 5 continents. Awards include a 2013 Native Arts & Cultures Foundation Fellowship, 2014 and 2019 NPN Creation Fund, 2014 and 2020 NEFA National Dance Project Production Grants, 2018 Native Launchpad Award from WAA, and a 2019 Dance USA Fellowship for Artists.
Teaching credits include American University (2011-14), the BA and MFA programs at the University of Maryland (2014-17), and residencies at over 20 conservatories and institutions in the US and abroad. Christopher is Executive Artistic Director of Dance Place in Washington, DC, where he curates 40 weekends of performances/year and oversees a school for youth and adults. Since 2006 Christopher has directed Art Omi: Dance, an annual collaborative residency for international choreographers in New York, where he created an utterly unique international cultural exchange program.
About the Series
THE NEXT STAGE: Essential Issues in Performing Arts Creation, Presentation, and Engagement is a webinar series produced by Western Arts Alliance in partnership with the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles and the Taiwan Ministry of Culture. THE NEXT STAGE will gather innovative artists and arts leaders in the United States, Taiwan, and beyond to explore the most significant challenges and opportunities of this global crisis. The series will spotlight diverse voices, new ideas, and groundbreaking innovations to help the performing arts navigate the pandemic and thrive.
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