Join us for our Monthly Mix Up

Join Us November 15th, 6:30-8:30pm
at Forum bar in Union Square (127 4th Ave between 12th and 13th)

RSVP for our second Monthly Mix Up
here: http://jcommmixup.eventbrite.com/

Hosted By the Junior Committee of Dance/NYC (JComm)

A Happy Hour and Networking Event,

JComm hosts this standing engagement each month to bring together young arts leaders, artists, teachers, and administrators from New York City dance and arts communities. This event is open to all and in November we are inviting all of the talented arts educators we know in addition to emerging arts leaders groups.

This Month Mix and Mingle with Arts Leaders from:

Student Advocates for the Arts & ELNYA 

 ½ Priced Appetizers for the First 10 Guests at 6:30pm each month and an extended Happy Hour until 8:30pm

JComm Recommends: Performa 11, Liz Glynn

JComm Recommends is a feature posted every other Tuesday. It’s a performance or gathering within our age demographic that we think would be fun to attend. 

Performa 11: New Visual Arts Performance Biennial

Monday Mix Up

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Last night, the Junior Committee hosted our first Monday Mix Up! Gathered together from 6:30-8:30 at Forum in Union Square, our guests had the chance to mingle with arts leaders from Student Advocates for the Arts and Emerging Leaders of New … Continue reading →

Congrats to Gibney Dance!

Last night, Gibney Dance Center opened their doors and invited the dance community into the newly constructed spaces that cover the entire fifth floor of 890 Broadway.  Gina Gibney welcomed guests and with passionate thank you’s to all involved she announced that she hopes for this to be a non-dance style specific space where everyone feels welcome — quite the tall order.  Lane Harwell, Dance/NYC’s director, spoke of Gina’s success as blending all worlds of dance from the concert to commercial stage. 

Walking down the hallway you could see into each studio — filled with people observing the pop-up performances of various artists and mingling; many were envisioning how they will fit into this new space and the unlimited potential for use and collaboration. 

I think that the style of the evening could be replicated at this space, as well as others throughout the City.  Why not open the doors, toast the same evening to those who have been in the field for decades and those just emerging into it this fall?  Why not host spontaneous dance performances in studio spaces that encourage all to attend to view process and celebrate it?  Why not? 

Congratulations to Gibney Dance for being brave and undertaking a huge challenge for the benefit our entire dance community.   Lane announced that this year’s mid-winter symposium (February 2012) will be held at the beautiful new space…. so I challenge you to attend and I say, why not?

Celebrate Dance and Dancemakers

The Junior Committee will continue to celebrate dance and dancemakers at the 2011 New York Dance and Performance Awards a.k.a. The Bessies on Monday, October 24th at the Apollo Theater with host, Bebe Neuwirth.  The Junior Committee will have active roles in the VIP Party as well as hosting the After Party.  Save the date and look for more details coming soon.  Tickets are already on sale; better grab one now!

Ad Alert:  if you are interested in purchasing an ad in the program email juniorcommittee@dancenyc.org.  Final deadline for artwork for ad participation is October 4, 2011.