Fellows Schedule, June 8-July 1

  • Wednesdays: Composer-Choreographer Workshop with S. Ama Wray and Derek Bermel and Trevor New Jam Sessions
  • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Late-Night Conversations, Jams and More
  • See event listings below the calendar for the Zoom links for each day’s events

Events in June 2021

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
May 31, 2021
June 1, 2021
June 2, 2021
June 3, 2021
June 4, 2021
June 7, 2021
June 8, 2021(2 events)

4:00 pm: Business & Entrepreneurship with Arts Attorney Brian Goldstein


June 8, 2021

7:30 pm: KEYNOTE: A Performative Rebirth with Seth Parker Woods


June 8, 2021

June 9, 2021
June 10, 2021(3 events)

4:00 pm: Contracts with Arts Attorney Brian Goldstein


June 10, 2021

5:00 pm: Pivot & Persist: Project Development Masterclass with Jessica Meyer


June 10, 2021

7:30 pm: KEYNOTE: Citizen Artistry in Action with Ashleigh Gordon


June 10, 2021

June 11, 2021
June 14, 2021
June 15, 2021(4 events)

2:00 pm: Festival Fellows in Concert


June 15, 2021

4:00 pm: Broadening the Lens of American Music Theory with Jeff Scott


June 15, 2021

5:00 pm: Equitable Programming for Change with Conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados


June 15, 2021

7:30 pm: KEYNOTE: Artistry and Activism – NextFest Alumni in conversation with Seth Parker Woods


June 15, 2021

June 16, 2021
June 17, 2021(2 events)

4:00 pm: Beyond Raising Awareness – Arts + Activism with the Center for Artistic Activism


June 17, 2021

7:30 pm: KEYNOTE PANEL: The Power of Music – Activism Through a Musical Lens with Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Donna Weng Friedman, Ashleigh Gordon, hosted by Peter Askim


June 17, 2021

June 18, 2021
June 21, 2021
June 22, 2021(3 events)

3:00 pm: Interpretation Masterclass with Artistic Director Peter Askim


June 22, 2021

4:30 pm: Masterclass with Jeff Scott


June 22, 2021

7:30 pm: KEYNOTE: Arts Citizenship with Gabriela Lena Frank - *CANCELLED*


June 22, 2021

Regretfully, this evening's Next Festival of Emerging Artists Keynote event with Gabriela Lena Frank has been cancelled.

We invite you to view videos of this year's Festival so far on our YouTube channel and to check out upcoming events. Thank you for your interest in our Festival!

June 23, 2021
June 24, 2021(3 events)

1:00 pm: Masterclass with David Radzynski


June 24, 2021

4:00 pm: Masterclass with Seth Parker Woods


June 24, 2021

7:30 pm: Festival Fellows in Concert


June 24, 2021

June 25, 2021
June 28, 2021
June 29, 2021(3 events)

4:00 pm: Panoptic - the Pandemic - Two Views with Choreographer S. Ama Wray & Composer Derek Bermel, featuring Trevor New


June 29, 2021

5:00 pm: A Joyful Process with Jonathan Alsberry


June 29, 2021

7:30 pm: KEYNOTE: The Intersection of Choreography & Film – Darshan Singh Bhuller with S. Ama Wray


June 29, 2021

June 30, 2021
July 1, 2021(3 events)

4:00 pm: Licensing, Copyright, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration with Arts Attorney Brian Goldstein


July 1, 2021

5:00 pm: Portals and Possibilities with Karin Fong


July 1, 2021

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7:30 pm: Festival Finale with the Aizuri Quartet, Aaron Jay Kernis, Trevor New, S. Ama Wray, Derek Bermel and the 2021 Composer/Choreographer Workshop


July 1, 2021

July 2, 2021

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Business & Entrepreneurship – June 8 & 10 (Fellows Only)

Tuesday, June 8

3:30 PM – 4 PM  Welcome Remarks: Peter Askim
9 PM – 10 PM  Fellows Late-Night

Thursday, June 10

10 AM – 11:40 AM  Mentorship: Ashleigh Gordon 
12 PM – 2 PM
  Mentorship: Elaine Luttrull
 
12 PM – 3 PM  Mentorship: Coachings with Peter Askim
 
8:45 PM  Q&A with Ashleigh Gordon

Social Justice & Activism – June 15 & 17 (Fellows Only)

Tuesday, June 15

Thursday, June 17

1 PM – 4 PM  Mentorship: Jessica Meyer
12 PM – 3 PM  Mentorship: Coachings with Peter Askim
1 PM – 3 PM  Mentorship: Ross Karre
9 PM – 10 PM Fellows Late-Night: Trevor New 

Artistry & Musicality – June 22 & 24 (Fellows Only)

Tuesday, June 22

12 PM – 3 PM  Mentorship: Jessica Meyer 

TIME TBD  Mentorship: Peter Askim Performance Preparation 

9 PM – 10 PM Fellows Late-Night: Potions and Planning with Jessica Meyer

Thursday, June 24

Multidisciplinary Collaboration – June 29 & July 1 (Fellows Only)

Tuesday, June 29

For the Keynote presentation at 7:30 PM – here are two works by Darshan Singh Bhuller, including one that was created during the pandemic, and we will discuss the processes of making them during the conversation:

Homenaje a Martha Graham
https://vimeo.com/475717757
Password: singhpro90
Running time: 3:25

Threads – Alvin Ailey School
https://vimeo.com/490138638
Password: AFSD 2020
Running Time: 13:28

12 PM – 3 PM  Mentorship: Coachings with Peter Askim
9 PM – 10 PM  Fellows Open Mic

Thursday, July 1

Rehearsals and Performance Preparation