Addressing Racialization in Ballet Symposium

Announcing the Inaugural Canada-United States Symposium “Addressing Racialization in Ballet”, hosted by Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS), the Dance Institute of Washington (DIW) and Lauri Fitz-Pegado. 

Taking place on January 28-29 and February 4-5, 2022, This online symposium will convene lived experiences, areas of expertise and innovative ideas from a diverse range of multi-generational speakers, panelists and facilitators from Canada and the United States, representing many facets of the arts sector, including administration, performance, instruction, education, and consulting. Speakers will also include experts on history, anti-racism, equity and inclusion.

Attendees of the symposium will:

• Advance understanding and practice of three EDI pillars that inform why equity matters.      
• Gain increased historic knowledge, information and facts, context, and empirical information about ballet as it relates to EDI.
• Experience shifts in awareness and perception of EDI in dance.
• Gain opportunities for community building and networking.
• Engage in a space to examine equity by gaining more understanding across cultures, political systems and national histories.
• Strengthen relationships, increase self-awareness, and enhance understanding of purpose, influences, values, leadership styles, and assets as they relate to EDI.

To learn more about the symposium speaker, panlists, session dates and to register, please visit: www.nbs-enb.ca/symposium-2022