programming
One of the benefits we want to offer our members are workshops and professional development opportunities
specifically tailored to AAPI artists working in dance.
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Programs are free for members, or available a la carte for $10 each
All programs are conducted via Zoom at 7pm EST. Not every session will be recorded and available following the event.
March 12
Creator Forum: Non-Western Practice
Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with a very special panel of notable Asian American dance, music, and theatre artists pushing the boundaries of non-Western performance and aesthetic practices in the US and international touring field. Interdisciplinary artist, curator, scholar, educator, and GS board member Michael Sakamoto moderates a discussion with performance artist Kristina Wong (Pulitzer Prize Finalist), composer, musician, and UC Berkeley educator Ken Ueno (Rome Prize, Berlin Prize winner), and choreographer-dancer Nadhi Thekkek (artistic director of Nava Dance Theatre, co-chair of Hyphen+Asian).
April 23
How to Fundraise with Yong-Hee Silver
Looking to expand your donor base of support? Join us to learn some tips from Yong-Hee Silver, Boston Lyric Opera’s Chief Philanthropy Officer. Prior to her position at Boston Lyric Opera, Silver spent 17 years in the development office at the BSO — one of the region’s top three nonprofit arts organizations. While there, Silver managed the orchestra’s giving societies and built relationships with donors who gave major gifts to the organization. RSVP Here!
May 14
Spotlight On: Edwaard Liang
Edwaard Liang, the new Artistic Director of Washington Ballet, shares his journey from soloist with New York City Ballet to Broadway to in-demand choreographer. Born in Taipei and raised in Marin County, CA, Edwaard is the first Asian American to lead a major American ballet company. He is also a founding Board member of Gold Standard Arts Foundation. RSVP Here!
June 11
Identity: Conflict Navigation
July 9
Artist-Presenter Relationships: Unpacking Dynamics
How are relationships between artists and presenters formed, sustained, and deepened? How might these relationships improve? What approaches or models have been successful? Featuring speakers who are both artists and producers, they will share experiences and learnings from leading dance companies, producing independently and at arts institutions, and more. A Q&A will follow the panel discussion. Featuring Brinda Guha, Artist & Producer; Benjamin Akio Kimitch, Producer, Perelman Performing Arts Center; and independent choreographer; and Sarah McCaffery, Gold Standard Arts Foundation Board Member and Programming Manager & Associate Curator, Harlem Stage. RSVP Here!
August 13
Career Transitions with Christine Chen
The dancer’s performance span is limited, and the inevitable transition is a big journey - emotionally and otherwise. Christine Chen and host, Bonnie Oda Homsey, discusses Christine’s career from dancer to Executive Director to Senior Consultant with La Piana Consulting firm. They will cover topics like: knowing when and how to start thinking about a transition; preparing for the financial impact of career change; and dealing with changes to your identity and community. RSVP Here!
Sept 10
Solidarity and Activism with Nina Yoshida Nelsen and Hyeyung Sol Yoon
Want to make meaningful change but don’t know where to begin? Join Asian Opera Alliance co-founder and Boston Lyric Opera Artistic Director Nina Yoshida Nelsen, Asian Musical Voices of America founder Hyeyung Sol Yoon in conversation with Final Bow For Yellowface co-founder Phil Chan about successful strategies around Asian activism and how they can be applied to making positive change elsewhere in the field. RSVP Here!
October 8
Spotlight On: Keratin Jinakunwiphat and John Lam
This session put the spotlight on Keerati Jinakunwiphat and John Lam, two artists forging career paths in different dance forms. The conversation hosted by Bonnie Oda Homsey looks at career challenges, how they are facing career transitions, and balancing career and life demands. RSVP Here!
Nov 12
Community Teahouse with Georgina Pazcoguin
Step into a room of exclusively Asian American creatives! Learn about what other folks are working on, share resources that could be helpful, and connect with future collaborators! Hosted by Final Bow For Yellowface co-founder Georgina Pazcoguin! RSVP Here!
2023 Programs
May 13
Asian and Asian American Identity: A community forum
What does it mean to be one of us? Who are we? What are artistic and historical issues of perception and project of Asianness, on stage and off? Yellow peril, White adjacency, model minority, or just plain foreignness and other issues are perennial subtexts surrounding folks of Asian and Pacific Islander descent in U.S. society. How does this impact us as artists?
Featuring Michael Sakamoto
June 10
Grant Writing While Asian
How do I discuss my racial heritage in relation to my creative practice? What are the best ways to talk about how my work intersects with my identity? Join us for some tips on crafting better narratives around racial and cultural identity when applying for grants.
Featuring Phil Chan
July 8
Toxic Workspaces, Self-Care, and Asianness: The Basics
Microaggression, gaslighting, or sometimes overt racism among artists, presenters, agents, funders, audiences, colleagues, and Western culture at large are all too common for perhaps the majority of arts professionals of Asian descent. Can we create safe spaces and imagine solutions to such challenges? Please join this roundtable and community conversation unpacking experiences of, and strategies for addressing, negative and discriminatory behaviors.
Featuring Dr. Joyce Lu, Dr. Quade French, moderated by Michael Sakamoto
Artists' finances can be complex in terms of employment, compensation, and the realities of navigating nonprofit and for-profit worlds. This conversation will focus on a few key areas of personal finance that can make a difference in how artists make decisions in their lives and work and a practical discussion of professional sticking points when it comes to money.
Featuring Kay Takeda, moderated by Sarah McCaffery
August 12 The Financial Lives of Artists
Sept 9
Step into a room of exclusively Asian American creatives! Learn about what other folks are working on, share resources that could be helpful, and connect with future collaborators! Hosted by AIM's Jessica Tong, and Ballets Jazz Montréal's Ching Ching Wong!
Oct 14
Is your career toolbox advancing creative/artistic goals in this changing art landscape?Join Bonnie Oda Homsey’s session to amplify key toolbox items whether you are at a mid-career or emerging phase. The focus is on communicating artistic identity through ramping up business practices of a distinct mission statement, work samples, and strategic employment ‘wish list’ to accomplish career goals.
Featuring Bonnie Oda Homsey