2023 Organizing with Artists for Change Winter Institute

Take a deep dive into the ever-expanding world of creative aging during Dance Exchange’s 2023 Organizing with Artists for Change (OAC) Winter Institute.

January 6-8, 2023
* Online and In-Person Tracks Available*

Join movers, makers, artists, and leaders from communities near and far to explore tools and practices for working with older adults. This Institute explores intergenerational collaboration through Dance Exchange’s creative tools and practices and celebrates the role that dance can play in supporting movers of all ages in cultivating lifelong connection, creativity, and meaning.

As part of our Organizing with Artists for Change Initiative (OAC), Dance Exchange Institutes embrace process and performance, dialogue and dancemaking, and the role of artists as changemakers.

The 2023 OAC Winter Institute will include movement classes and workshops that explore:

• Dance Exchange’s legacy in creative aging

• Intergenerational collaboration

• Creative aging and disability justice

Schedule

Technology Requirements

For online sessions, participants will join via Zoom, so a wifi-enabled device with a camera and microphone as well as a stable internet connection are necessary for meaningful participation. Please note that the Welcome and Orientation will be online for both tracks.

Tuition

Early Bird Tuition (Register by December 2):

In-Person Track: $250

Online Track: $200

Regular Tuition (Register after December 2):

In-Person Track: $287.50

Online Track: $230

Returning Participant Discount: If you have participated in an Institute in the past, you are eligible for a $50 discount for either track.

Scholarship Options: We recognize this is a challenging financial time for those in the arts and related fields. If price is a barrier to your participation, please apply for a scholarship. Registrations must be submitted by December 2 in order to be considered for a scholarship.

Refund Policy: If you are unable to attend after paying in full, your payment can be credited to a future Organizing with Artists for Change Institute within one calendar year. Please email registration@danceexchange.org.

Shula Strassfeld Memorial Scholarship

Each year, we award a scholarship to a Winter Institute participant in honor of Shula, a longtime DX company member, loving mother, devoted friend, and always an advocate that everyone dance as much as possible. This full-tuition scholarship, generously funded by Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario, is awarded to a participant who mirrors Shula's dedication to creative aging and/or who shares a connection to her Jewish identity, which played a significant role in her creative practice. Register for Winter Institute by Dec. 2 to be considered for the scholarship.

Important note on Covid-19 safety

Dance Exchange takes the health and safety of our staff and participants seriously. Unless otherwise communicated by Dance Exchange, the following precautions will be in place for our Adult and Family programming for the entire program year:

• Participants and staff will wear a mask at all times while in Dance Exchange studios, hallways, and bathrooms.

• Participants and staff will have their temperature checked upon arrival. Anyone with a temperature above 100.4 degree Fahrenheit will be asked to go home for the day.

• Participants and staff will not attend class if they are experiencing symptoms of Covid unless they have tested negative that day.

  • According to the Centers for Disease Control, Covid symptoms include Fever or chills, Cough, Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, Fatigue, Muscle or body aches, Headache, New loss of taste or smell, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or vomiting, Diarrhea

• If they have tested positive for Covid, participants and staff will remain home from class until ten days after their symptoms appeared.

Questions?

With questions, please email registration@danceexchange.org or call (301) 270-6700. 

We look forward to gathering, moving and making with you in January.