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conference schedule
We are pleased to share a tentative schedule for the Intersections Dance Conference.
We’re still finalizing details—please check back soon for updates and additions.

saturday, september 27
Thomas Tull Concert Hall, MIT
8:20
Opening Remarks, Welcome
8:30
Session 1: Dance in the Boston Ethos
Short talks and Presentations of Original Works
9:00
Session 2: New Worlds, New Experiences
Presentations of Original Works
Panel: Abhinaya in Translation: Expression Across Contexts
10:25
Networking Break
10:40
Session 3: Dancing the Archive, Feeling the Future
Presentations of Original Works & Research Talks
11:35
Lunch & Networking
12:00
Poster Session
1:00
Session 4: Embodied Inquiry
Research Talks
1:45
Workshop Previews
2:00
Session 5: Sustaining the Spark
Panel: State of the Artist/ Pathways to Professionalism
2:30
Workshop Previews
Panel: The Curators' Compass: Navigating Art, Experience, and Impact
3:05
Working Groups: Emerging Challenges in the Indian Classical Dance Landscape
4:00
Tea, Posters, Networking
MITHAS Dance Series Evening Concert:
Priyadarsini Govind Presents "Yavanika"
& Anubhava Dance Company presents "Explorations"
7:00

sunday, september 28
Harvard Dance Center
9:00
Session A: Art & Enterprise: Practical Tools for Creative Careers
Workshops
Grant-writing for the Arts
Art and Agency: Financial Wellness for South Asian Dance Artist
Speaking Dance: Articulating Your Artistic Story
Bridging Traditions: Expanding Bharatanatyam’s Reach through Artistic Collaboration
Session B: Into the Body: Movement, Memory, and Mechanics
Injury Prevention and Biomechanics for Dance
Karanas: Nāṭyaśāstra Pedagogy for Training the Dancing Body
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