Produce It Yourself: Music and Dance Festivals

What can be more profitable than touring? Your own festival!Join us for a creative conversation about creating new networks of support to put you center stage. Produce It Yourself: Music & Dance FestivalsPart of the Brainstorm! series of lively discussions on the artist as producerThursday, April 14, 2011, 6:30-8pm, Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow St., (between Bleecker and Bedford Streets)Case Study: Erasing Borders: Festival of Indian Dance, represented by Prachi Dalal, Dance Festival Director.Discussants: Julia Camagong, Co-Executive Director of Philippine Forum; Aaron Friedman, Founder and President, Make Music New York; Jonathan Hollander, Founder, Downtown Dance Festival.Moderator: Menon Dwarka, Director, Greenwich House Music SchoolTickets: $10 general; $8 NYFA Immigrant Artist Project Mentors/Mentees; Free for Alliance+ members

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Photo credit: Christopher Duggan; courtesy of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival _________________________________________________________________________Brainstorm! is a4’s lively series of themed discussions focusing on the artist as producer. Each event features the in-depth case study of an artist who receives feedback from experienced discussants and input from the audience, leading to spirited exchanges, peer learning and new connections.Brainstorm! is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State’s 62 counties. Additional support is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Metropolitan Life Foundation, The New York Community Trust and Con Edison.