A teaching and professional practices symposium.
Join us this October for a day-long Antiracism in the Arts Symposium featuring guest speakers and faculty members from the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts. Topics include antiracist pedagogies, color conscious casting for film, theatre and dance, and leadership strategies that honor diversity and equity.
Register: https://bit.ly/AITARegister
Featured Speakers:
Keesha Beckford, Brittney Harris, Iyun Ashani Harrison, Theresa Ruth Howard, Maurya Kerr, Allison Page, and Priya Vashist
*The Symposium is free and open to the public.
October 18th Schedule of Events:
All events are located at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Session One: 9:00am - 10:40am
Ballet Class taught by Iyun Ashani Harrison
Location:
Dance Studio (Room 1202)
Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Center
1339 49th Street, Norfolk, VA. 23529
*Dancers/teachers invited to participate or watch.
Session Two: 11:00am to 12:15pm
Panel on Ballet Pedagogy with Keesha Beckford and Maurya Kerr
Moderator: Professor Kate Mattingly
Location: Music Library & Diehn Composer Reading Room, 1st floor
189 Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Center
1339 49th Street, Norfolk, VA 23529
Session Three: 1:30pm to 2:45pm
Color Conscious Casting in Dance, Theatre, and Film with Brittney Harris, Iyun Ashani Harrison, and Priya Vashist
Moderator: Professor Kate Mattingly
Location: Burgess Room – Batten Arts and Letters Bldg. Room 9024
4401 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23529
Session Four: 3:00pm to 4:15pm
Antiracism in Leadership and Media Studies with Iyun Ashani Harrison, Theresa Ruth Howard, and Allison Page
Moderator: Professor Kate Mattingly
Location: Burgess Room – Batten Arts and Letters Bldg. Room 9024
4401 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23529
If you have questions or need more information, please email Dr. Kate Mattingly at kmatting@odu.edu or CommTheatreEvents@odu.edu. To reserve a space for accessible seating, please email kmatting@odu.edu.
Symposium made possible with support from Old Dominion University's Department of Communication and Theatre Arts.