SYMPOSIUM

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The Complexities of Covering Ethnic Dance & Music

Moderator: Monica Eng, Axios

Panelists: Brian Seibert, New York Times; Steven Vargas, LA Times; Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune; Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times; Zachary Whittenburg, Dance Magazine

Arts Economic Ecosystem: The New Workforce Development Plan to Build Strong Community

Moderator: Laura Trejo Lozano, City of Chicago

Panelists: Matthew Bruce, Chicago Workforce Funder Alliance; Kellee Edusei, Dance/USA; Mark Howard, Trinity Irish Dance Company; Chelsea Hoy, Trinity Irish Dance Company; Jorge Perez, Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater; Wade Schaaf, Chicago Reperatory Ballet

Ethnic Arts Crossing Genres

Moderator: Michael McStraw, Chicago Dance History

Panelists: Ron De Jesús, Broadway/Film; Otis Sallid, Broadway/Film/TV/Branding; Antonio Najarro, Disney, Former Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Spain

Expanding Flamenco Musical Language

Moderator: José Moreno, Flamenco Master

Panelists: Paco Escobar, Flamenco Guitarist and Professor at the University of Seville; Curro de María, Flamenco Guitarist and Composer

Its a family affair: Ethnic art, oral traditions, art as a way of life

Moderators: Irma Suárez Ruiz and Jorge Perez, Ensemble Español

Panelists: La Lupi, Curro de María and Nino de los Reyes

From Flamenco to Tap and all that Jazz

Symposium after the concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago.

Moderators: Jorge Perez, Ensemble Español; Roderick Hawkins, Northwestern University

ETHNIC DANCE & MUSIC SYMPOSIUM 2024