TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 7PM
Equity and Cultural Diversity in Dance and Tech Education
This is an Online Zoom Event!
Do you want more opportunities in the arts, have an interest in learning new technologies, or have a passion for education?
Scroll to read the details of this powerful upcoming conversation!
Join us for Dialogue #2 in the VDEP Symposium Series! Expert panelists from dance, technology, education and equity discuss hard hitting questions.
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-How does educational development (in all stages of life) and exposure to the arts and technology play a role in our development as humans and societies?
-How does arts education and accessibility affect the Cultural Institutions in cities? -How does educational institutions in other cities compare to Pittsburgh's and what are our needs and/or small city needs? This meeting will be recorded and distributed post-show to every registration, so even if you miss the event, you can catch up on the dialogue! |
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HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
Once you register for Dialogue #2 via the Eventbrite page above, a Zoom link will be sent to you. You can connect with us online at the event date/time or wait to watch, as the event will be recorded and distributed. YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE THESE LINKS!
The Virtual Dance Exchange Project feels passionately that there is a beautiful intersection of dance and technology, pushing the boundaries of how we see dance, desires to spread awareness of new technologies to small arts organizations, and continual growth and development will help make our societies better places to live, work, and play.
Once you register for Dialogue #2 via the Eventbrite page above, a Zoom link will be sent to you. You can connect with us online at the event date/time or wait to watch, as the event will be recorded and distributed. YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE THESE LINKS!
The Virtual Dance Exchange Project feels passionately that there is a beautiful intersection of dance and technology, pushing the boundaries of how we see dance, desires to spread awareness of new technologies to small arts organizations, and continual growth and development will help make our societies better places to live, work, and play.
MEET THE PANELISTS:
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Maximilian Dennison, Digital Equity and Inclusion Manager, City of Pittsburgh
Maximilian Dennison was born and raised in the city of Pittsburgh. His passion is educating young people and exposing them to opportunities through meaningful learning experiences that build on traditional education. He received his BA in Political Science from Point Park University and is currently working towards his MA in Education. He’s passionate about finding ways to connect young people to computer science because of the economic opportunity it presents. That passion drives his leadership of Beta Builders, a program that teaches students from City of Pittsburgh Schools how to code and write software. Now, as Digital Equity and Inclusion manager for the City of Pittsburgh, Max is turning his personal passion into a citywide commitment to equity and opportunity in STEM fields. |
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Vie Boheme, former August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble, multi-media artist
Vie Boheme is a Motown native, blossomed creatively in Pittsburgh and refined in Minneapolis. She is a multimodal artist; a dancer, singer, actress, poet, writer and producer of her own works. She brings athletic agility to her vocal performance by singing and dancing in unison, eliminating the boundary between the visual and audio experience. Her sound is a fusion of Soul, Funk, Jazz, R&B and Pop. Her lyrics mix vulnerability with authenticity that beautifully snaps the listener back to reality. |
She is a former vocal artist, choreographer and co-creative director for Stokley Williams, front man of Mint Condition gone solo. She is also a former dance artist with Camille A. Brown & Dancers, TU Dance and a founding member of The August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble (Top 25 to Watch, Dance Magazine, 2012). She has choreographed and performed with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, The Guthrie Theater with The Moving Company and she has also choreographed for The Children's Theater in Minneapolis, MN. While with The August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble she traveled with The US Embassy to teach and perform in Suriname in South America. Vie was trained at Point Park University's Conservatory of Performing Arts and The Ailey School. Over the course of her career she performed the works of Kyle Abraham, Gregory Dolbashian, Dwight Rhoden, Uri Sands, Darrell Grand Moultrie and Sidra Bell. She is also a soul, funk, jazz vocalist and has opened for international acts Little Dragon, Bilal and J*Davey.
Vie is also a recent speaker for TedxMinneapolis an extension of the Ted, a global initiative about ideas worth spreading. Her talk is titled ‘Is Performing Art Worth the Struggle?’.
She is also a Vinyasa yoga instructor with her own signature teaching philosophy, CoreKinetics Yoga. It’s a rigorous yoga practice that uses core strength and engagement as the base to reach and radiate energy from all points in the body and seamlessly linking breath and movement as a means to access a state of meditation. This practice is the basis of her performance experience.
Vie is also a Teaching Specialist in the Dance Department at The University of Minnesota.
Vie is also a recent speaker for TedxMinneapolis an extension of the Ted, a global initiative about ideas worth spreading. Her talk is titled ‘Is Performing Art Worth the Struggle?’.
She is also a Vinyasa yoga instructor with her own signature teaching philosophy, CoreKinetics Yoga. It’s a rigorous yoga practice that uses core strength and engagement as the base to reach and radiate energy from all points in the body and seamlessly linking breath and movement as a means to access a state of meditation. This practice is the basis of her performance experience.
Vie is also a Teaching Specialist in the Dance Department at The University of Minnesota.
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Lindsay Renea Benton, Artistic Director/Assistant Professor of Dance, Alabama State University
Choreographer/Dancer with a background in concert dance, musical theatre, and dance film. She earned a BFA in Dance from Howard University and joined Garth Fagan Dance Company. She has choreographed for Lindsay Renea Dance Theatre, Culture Fusion Theatre Company, The Deborah Show(TV), Muda Africa Tanzania, and Shona Shareef African Dance Company. In 2021 she founded Notnebia Dance Company, located in the South Eastern region of the United States. She can be seen as a featured dancer in “Coming 2 America”. Lindsay is also currently serving as the Artistic Director and an Assistant Professor of Dance at Alabama State University. www.lindsayrenea.com |
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Aileen-Marie Barry, Senior Director of Education & Outreach, National Dance Institute (NYC)
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