Symposium on Dance in the Midwest

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<H3>Schedule:</H3>
<H3>9 am Coffee and Continental Breakfast</H3>
<H3>9:30 am Introduction to Dance in the Midwest and in the Newberry Collection</H3>
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<LI><A HREF="https://www.english.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/manning-susan.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Opens in a new window" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Susan Manning</A>, Northwestern University, Dance in Chicago</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.newberry.org/alison-hinderliter-becomes-interim-curator-modern-manuscripts" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alison Hinderliter</A>, Newberry Library, Midwestern Dance in the Newberry Collection</LI>
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<H3>10 am Coffee Break</H3>
<H3>10:30 am Session 1</H3>
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<LI><A HREF="https://3arts.org/artist/meida-mcneal/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Opens in a new window" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Meida Teresa McNeal</A>, Director, Honey Pot Performance, “The Chicago Black Social Culture Map: Notes on Building and Activating a Community Driven Archive”</LI>
<LI><A HREF="http://blackhawkhancock.com/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Opens in a new window" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Black Hawk Hancock</A>, DePaul University, “What Does it Mean to Keep Dance Alive? The Lindy Hop in Translation and Transformation”</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.ncf.edu/directory/listing/queen-zabriskie/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Opens in a new window" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Queen Meccasia Zabriskie</A>, New College of Florida, “Embodying Traditions: West African Dance and the Struggle for Cultural Equity in Chicago”</LI>
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<H3>12 noon Break for Lunch</H3>
<H3>1:30 pm Session 2</H3>
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<LI><A HREF="https://history.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/visiting/elizabeth-schwall" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Opens in a new window" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Schwall</A>, University of California, Berkeley, “Dancing between Havana and Chicago: Collaborating across Political Divides, 1959-2019”</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://lieslolson.com/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Opens in a new window" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Liesl Olson</A>, Newberry Library, “Katherine Dunham on Page and Stage”</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.chicagodancehistory.org/board-and-staff" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Opens in a new window" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jenai Cutcher</A>, Director, Chicago Dance History, “Closed Circuit: Post-Vaudeville Tap Dance in Chicago “</LI>
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<P><EM>Funded by a major grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation<STRONG>.</STRONG></EM></P>
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