teen arts conference
2012 TEEN ARTS CONFERENCE IS COMING SOON!
Teen Arts Conference 2012 Dates
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 16-17th
The conference, now in its 20th year, gives teen performing artists (ages 13-18) from schools and organizations across New York City and beyond an opportunity to participate in FREE arts workshops, engage with leaders in the field, and share their work in a culminating gala performance. The first night of the conference provides teaching artists with a workshop for professional development, idea sharing, and networking. Saturday is devoted to a series of FREE workshops and panels led by dedicated and talented arts professionals in the fields of theatre, dance, and music. The conference is designed to accommodate 100 students and 25 additional performing arts teachers. Performing arts training schools, public and private high schools, and recreation and community groups are represented from across the boroughs and surrounding areas.
Please download our TAC Application 2012 and send to:
Maya Visco, Education Director
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
421 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Email or fax to:
maya@bax.org OR 718-832-9189
A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO HELPED WITH THE 2011TEEN ARTS CONFERENCE
On the weekend of Friday, March 11th and Saturday March 12th BAX was proud to host its annual Teen Arts Conference. It was a great opportunity to bring young artists from across the NYC area together under one roof and share their art with others.
We started off with a FREE professional development workshop: Your Teaching is Your Art-Creating Work that reflects the Community you work in, where teaching artists had the opportunity to explore various tools for creating collaborative, original work in their arts-based teaching. In a “lab” setting, participants shared experiences and techniques with peers and walked away with new ideas for shaping original, student-generated dance, theater and performance work in classrooms, residencies and beyond.
“We did EVERYTHING today! It was a day very well spent. I’m really looking forward to coming back next year!
-Teen Participant 2011
This year we had 9 participant groups from:
- Life Lines Community Arts Project, Brooklyn, NY
- Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre, Harrisburg, VA
- 92Y Harkness Repertory Ensemble, New York, NY
- Bronx Theatre Dance Company, Bronx, NY
- County Prep High School/407 Moves, Jersey City, NJ
- Brooklyn School for Music and Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
- MCC Theatre Youth Company, New York, NY
- BAX Dance Performance Workshop II & III, Brooklyn, NY
There were 13 workshops including: Partner Acrobatics, Clowning, Comedy Improv, Indian Dance, Performance lab and much more!
“I was exposed to very different types of dances than I had ever seen.”
- Teen Participant 2011
“A great day spent learning a collaboration of different dance styles…“
-Teen Participant 2011
We had 3 successful discussions on the Working Artist panel where students had an opportunity to meet professional working and teaching artists, the Behind the Scenes panel where students met various arts administrators, lighting designers, and technical directors, and the Show/Talk panel where students saw 3 short performances by professional artists and had a guided talk back afterwards.
Panelists included:
- Malcolm Jason Low: Choreographer/Dancer
- Sasha Soreff: Creative Director, Sasha Soreff Dance Theatre
- Croft Vaughn: Playwright/Choreographer/Performer
- Helen Frank: Marketing Director, Mark Morris Dance Group
“I loved learning about the creative process that leads up to the pieces”
- Teen Participant 2011
“I learned about the symbiotic relationship between performing and the technicalities of performing”
- Teen Participant 2011
The event culminated in a Gala Performance here in our theater space, showcasing the diverse works in Dance and Theater of each group.
“It was an awesome diversity of NYC”
- Teen Participant 2011
For more information, email: festivals@bax.org
We’ve created a fan page on Facebook for BAX’s Young Artists. A place where young artists can share their experiences with each other and stay connected.
