KCFAA Fall Symposium

KCFAA Fall Symposium

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey is committed to a five year symposia project that will focus attention on fostering awareness of issues of diversity at the local, regional, national and international level.

The featured speakers will share their contributions to American cultural arts and give important insights on race, diversity and success.

Breakfast Session: 8:00 am - 9:00 am(included)

at the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC) 

Meet the panelists

Session I: 9:30 am - 10:45 am at UMKC

Dance Studio 1 - Cleo Parker Robinson - Dancer Feedback session, instructor Gary Abbot 

Dance Studio 2 - Ann Williams - African American Dance in the South

White Hall - Joan Myers Brown - Classical Dance and African American Contributions

Session II: 11:15 am - 12:30 pm at UMKC

Dance Studio 1 - Ann Williams - Dancer Feedback session, instructor Dee Anna Hiett

Dance Studio 2 - Joan Myers Brown - Why Dance; A History About You

White Hall - Cleo Parker Robinson - Black Dance, Race and Ethnicity; Does It Matter

 Lunch: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm (on own)

Session III: 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm at UMKC

Dance Studio 1 - Joan Myers Brown - Dancer Feedback session, instructor Sabrina Madison Cannon

Dance Studio 2 - Cleo Parker Robinson - Starting a Dance Company; Lessons Learned

White Hall - Ann Williams - Developing Coalitions and Partnerships for Success

Closing Question and Answer session: 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Private KCFAA Donor Reception: 4:30 pm, 18th & Vine Jazz District

Roving Reception: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

The Black Archives of Mid America, The Blue Room and Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey

Free Community Town Hall Meeting:

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm 

The Gem Theater

Race, Place and the Importance of Diversity, featuring the panelists
(Free and open to the public)

This relevant discussion will feature our three business leaders, their experience in their communities with race issues, current events, and how the arts can help bring a community together. Our moderator will be Laura Ziegler, Special Correspondent with KCUR.

Call the KCFAA offices for more information and to purchase your tickets (816) 471-6003

http://www.cleoparkerdance.org/executivedirector/

http://www.philadanco.org/about/brown.php

http://www.dbdt.com/about/founder_artistic-director.php