The Symposium

Springboard Artistic Director Alexandra Wells has partnered with artistic leaders of the Springboard network and beyond to curate three full days of panels, round tables and sessions about our collective future.

Our international virtual symposium is open to all.

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Power of Collaboration

The panel will explore what it means to be a choreographer in 2021, and what it means to be a dancer in 2021. In a world where the responsibility to generate content is shifting onto the dancer, what is the role of the choreographer? How are the lines being blurred in the creative process? How do we recognise and empower the role of the improviser?

Panel

7h00 - 9h00 PST (Vancouver)

10h00 - 12h00 EST (New-York)

16h00 - 18h00 CET (Paris)

 

Bobbi Jene Smith
Bobbi Jene Smith
Sidra Bell
Sidra Bell
Jill Johnson
Jill Johnson
Jermaine Spivey
Jermaine Spivey

Building Your Own Entity

"Building Your Own Entity" is a panel discussion with artists who actively and passionately intersect their mission with an entrepreneurial side. This collaborative discussion is designed for choreographers, performers, and educators interested in managing their careers and becoming well-versed in the arts community's different aspects.

Panel

09h30 - 11h30 PST (Vancouver)

 12h30 - 14h30 EST (New-York)

18h30 - 20h30 CET (Paris)

 

Peter Chu
Peter Chu
Sidra Bell
Sidra Bell
Le Broke Lab
Le Broke Lab
Shamel Pitts
Shamel Pitts
Jeremy Keeton
Jeremy Keeton

Dance on Film: Reimagining

This panel is interested in asking questions about the field both before and after the pandemic in order to approach the present with nuance and innovation. We will collectively question and explore the recent shift to a dominantly digital dance era and its confining or liberating effects on the creative process.

Panel

12h00 - 14h00 PST (Vancouver)

 15h00 - 17h00 EST (New-York)

21h00 - 23h00 CET (Paris)

 

Rena Butler
Rena Butler
Louis-Martin Charest
Louis-Martin Charest
Jasmine Ellis
Jasmine Ellis
Andrea Miller
Andrea Miller
Zoe Scofield
Zoe Scofield

Artivism: The Effort of Equity

During this panel Nigel Campbell and Chanel DaSilva, Co-Founders & Artistic Directors of MOVE|NYC|, will walk us through the genesis and evolution of their equity-based work, sharing concrete tools to highlight, strategize, and actively cultivate greater equity in the dance field through entrepreneurship. Over the past six years, MOVE|NYC| has proven itself an essential part of the dance ecosystem. With a mission to cultivate greater diversity and equity within the dance profession and beyond, and with recent national recognition from Dance Teacher Magazine's Spring 2020 cover feature, "Changing the Face of Dance," MOVE|NYC| has provided greater opportunity for young dancers to achieve their dreams of a professional dance career since 2015 by actively working to eliminate historical barriers to the profession.

 

Session

12h00 - 14h00 PST (Vancouver)

 15h00 - 17h00 EST (New-York)

21h00 - 23h00 CET (Paris)

 

Nigel Campbell
Nigel Campbell
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Chanel DaSilva

Moving for Liberation and Equity in the Profession

Taking space for a generative and transparent discourse around equity and the lack thereof in our Dance Profession. By inviting ideas—new and old—to be shared and reorganized, we will move towards turning our dreams of safety, financial independence, and liberation into reality.

How can we hold ourselves as artists accountable for the change we dance for and dream of? How can the Dance Industry be a pioneer for equity and change?

Round Table

14h30 - 16h30 PST (Vancouver)

 17h30 - 19h30 EST (New-York)

23h30 - 01h30 CET (Paris)

 

Catherine Kirk
Catherine Kirk
Daina Ashbee
Daina Ashbee
David Gonsier
David Gonsier
Gilbert T Small II
Gilbert T Small II
Joy-Marie Thompson
Joy-Marie Thompson
Jonathan Alsberry

Jonathan Alsberry

Springboard Forward Master of Ceremonies

Kyle Abraham
Kyle Abraham
Nigel Campbell
Nigel Campbell
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Chanel DaSilva
Kate Hilliard
Kate Hilliard
Stephan Laks
Stephan Laks
Shamel Pitts
Shamel Pitts
Bobbi Jene Smith
Bobbi Jene Smith
Charles O. Anderson
Charles O. Anderson
Cebo Carr
Cebo Carr
Pierre Des Marais
Pierre Des Marais
Hanako Hoshimi-Caines
Hanako Hoshimi-Caines
Amy Miller
Amy Miller
Victor Quijada
Victor Quijada
Jermaine Spivey
Jermaine Spivey
Daina Ashbee
Daina Ashbee
Louis-Martin Charest
Louis-Martin Charest
Jasmine Ellis
Jasmine Ellis
Jill Johnson
Jill Johnson
Andrea Miller
Andrea Miller
Or Schraiber
Or Schraiber
Joy-Marie Thompson
Joy-Marie Thompson
Sidra Bell
Sidra Bell
Peter Chu
Peter Chu
Margie Gillis
Margie Gillis
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Benjamin Kamino
Alanna Morris-Van Tassel
Alanna Morris-Van Tassel
Zoe Scofield
Zoe Scofield
Alexandra Wells
Alexandra Wells
Le Broke Lab
Le Broke Lab
Elisa Clark
Elisa Clark
David Gonsier
David Gonsier
Jeremy Keeton
Jeremy Keeton
Jae Neal
Jae Neal
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Ami Shulman
A. Raheim White
A. Raheim White
Rena Butler
Rena Butler
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Cain Coleman
Maxi Hawkeye Canion
Maxi Hawkeye Canion
Catherine Kirk
Catherine Kirk
Issa Perez
Issa Perez
Gilbert T Small II
Gilbert T Small II
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Chuck Wilt