* Online and In-Person Tracks Available*
Join movers, makers, artists, and leaders from communities near and far to explore tools and practices for collaborating and creating across generations. This Institute explores intergenerational collaboration through Dance Exchange’s creative tools and practices and introduces participants to artists and collaborators connected to current projects.
As part of our Organizing with Artists for Change Initiative (OAC), Dance Exchange Institutes embrace process and performance, dialogue and dancemaking, and the role of artists as changemakers. The 2023 OAC Winter Institute will include movement classes and workshops that delve into creative tools and practices from Dance Exchange as well as our peers and collaborators. Facilitation of the 2023 OAC Winter Institute will rotate each day to include a range of voices and perspectives including Dance Exchange staff and partnering artists.

Schedule
Exact schedule coming soon. All times below are approximate and are listed in Eastern Time (ET).
Friday, January 6: Typically runs 4:30 - 6:00pm
Saturday, January 7: Typically runs 11:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday, January 8: Typically runs 12:00 - 5:00pm
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Technology Requirements
For online sessions, participants will join via Zoom, so a wifi-enabled device with a camera and microphone as well as a stable internet connection are necessary for meaningful participation.

Shula Strassfeld Memorial Scholarship
Each year, we award a scholarship to a Winter Institute participant in honor of Shula, a longtime DX company member, loving mother, devoted friend, and always an advocate that everyone dance as much as possible. This full-tuition scholarship, generously funded by Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario, is awarded to a participant who mirrors Shula's dedication to creative aging and/or who shares a connection to her Jewish identity, which played a significant role in her creative practice. Register for Winter Institute by Dec. 1 to be considered for the scholarship.