Dance Community Town Hall Follow-Up

Thank you all for sharing space and your voices together with a good portion of the Dance Community at the Town Hall. This update is compiled with the assistance of Ben Johnson, Jackie Hayes, Erinn Liebhard, and Tamara Nadel.

The time is now that we continue to build upon the strength of this gathering to make real change happen and have tangible action steps for the city to hear our voices and find essential ways to move forward. All updates will be posted on the Community Exchange tab on DanceMN.

Here is the recording of the Dance Town Hall conversation held on March 4, 2024.

Attendance
Virtually: 109
In person: 192
Total: 301

Up Next
As shared by Karen Charles, the Minnesota Artists Coalition will host a conversation; an intersectional healthy arts and eco-system check-in, and critical conversations around pressing issues facing the arts community, including The Cowles Center’s Closing Letter and the Minneapolis Parks Music in the Parks Letter about not paying musicians to play in the parks.

While acknowledging that multiple conversations, gatherings, and actions are valid, this space seeks to center ideas, concerns, and strategies of marginalized voices while engaging a full conversation to broaden the discussion across artistic disciplines and socio-economic and cultural perspectives. Artists are called to attend in solidarity.

MN Annual Artist-Wide Town Hall
Wednesday, March 13 from 2:00-4:00pm
Zoom

Floorwork
Saturday, April 6 from 12:00-2:00pm
At the Arena