Ensemble Espanol presents a free Ethnic Dance & Music Symposium as part of their 2024 American Spanish Dance and Music Festival (ASDMF) 2024 at Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Recital Hall 5500 N. St. Louis Ave., Chicago June 10-12. Topics and sessions follow.
"The Complexities of Covering Ethnic Dance & Music"
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 10 AM at Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Recital Hall
PANELISTS: Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune; Brian Seibert, New York Times; Steven Vargas, LA Times; Hedy Weiss, WTTW; Zachary Whittenburg, Dance Magazine
"Ethnic Arts & the Arts Economic Ecosystem which builds community; The NEW workforce development plan and building community"
MONDAY, JUNE 10 at 2:30 PM at Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Recital Hall
PANELISTS: Kellee Edusei, Dance/USA; Matthew Bruce, Chicago Workforce Funder Alliance
"Ethnic Arts Crossing Genres"
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 10 AM at Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Recital Hall
PANELISTS: Ron De Jesús, Broadway/Film; Otis Sallid, Broadway / Film / TV / Branding; Antonio Najarro, choreograher for Disney's "Wish" and former artistic director of the National Ballet of Spain
"Funding Ethnic Arts"
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1 PM at Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Recital Hall
PANELISTS: Paco Escobar, Flamenco guitarist and professor at the University of Seville; Curro de María, Flamenco guitarist and composer
"It’s a Family Affair Ethnic Art, Oral Traditions, Art as a Way of Life"
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 10 AM at Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Recital Hall
PANELISTS: Iconic Flamenco dancer and choreographer La Lupi; Curro de María Flamenco guitarist and composer; award-winning Flamenco dancer Nino de los Reyes
Admission is free, but reservations are requested. For more information and to register visit ensembleflamencopassion.org/symposium.
