NOTE: IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, THIS PROGRAM IS POSTPONED. PLEASE CHECK
BACK FOR UPDATES.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear from a panel of experts
about how to understand your rights and obligations as dancer or
choreographer, and protect your creative work. Topics include
understanding contracts, how (and why) to form a company, copyrighting
your work, and issues for freelancers.
Location:
Gibney DANCE, 280 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Studio U
(Entrance is located at 53A Chambers Street)
This program will offer 1 CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDIT TO
ATTORNEYS.
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SPEAKERS:
GRIFF BRAUN is the Director of Organizing and Outreach at the American
Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), the national labor union of singers,
dancers, and stage staff in opera, concert dance, and concert choral
performance. Mr. Braun has extensive experience in internal and
external union organizing, collective bargaining, and contract
enforcement. Prior to joining AGMA’s senior staff, Mr. Braun had
an extensive career as a professional dancer, performing with American
Ballet Theatre, the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, the Royal Swedish
Ballet, the Metropolitan Opera, and others. He hold a BA in American
History and a Graduate Certificate in Labor Relations.
ADAM CATES is a choreographer, director, writer and educator working
in NEW YORK, as well as across the US and internationally. A member of
the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC) and American
Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), Cates has worked in a variety of
mediums including Tony-winning Broadway and national touring musicals,
regional theatre, television, cruise ships, theme parks, corporate
industrials, casino revues, festivals, and university and college
productions. He choreographed and co-wrote _The World According to
Snoopy, _a family musical revue starring the Peanuts characters, soon
available to be licensed through Tams-Whitmark. Other credits include
associate choreographing the Broadway musicals _Anastasia _and _A
Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder_, choreographing main stage
operas for The Juilliard School, associate choreographing episodes
of _90210 _and _Live from Lincoln Center_, and directing and/or
choreographing regionally Cates wrote the popular guidebook for young
professionals _The Business of Show, _and also teaches on the adjunct
faculties of Pace University (commercial dance), Broadway Dance
Center, and Steps. He has taught master classes and university
residencies across the US, Canada, Spain, and Bermuda. He holds a BA
in Theatre from the University of Utah and is currently pursuing his
MFA in interdisciplinary arts and performance creation from Goddard
College.
JOSEPH TEDESCHI served as General Counsel, Global Cards at Citi,
before which he was General Counsel for Mergers and Acquisitions and
Citi Holdings. Prior to joining Citi in 2007, Joseph had an extensive
in-house legal career principally in the fields of media and
publishing for companies such as Dow Jones and Primedia Inc. He is
also a member of the Board of Directors of VLA and YYDC, a
contemporary dance company based in NY.
Joseph graduated from Harvard magna cum laude with a B.A. in History
and Literature and earned his J.D. at the University of Virginia
School of Law. Between college and law school Joseph was a teacher of
English Literature in the UK pursuant to one of Harvard’s teaching
fellowship programs.
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MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNT CODE: For members, please contact
registrations@vlany.org to receive your discount code, which will
allow you to access and purchase your ticket.
FEES:
$25 Full-Time Student (student must present proof of full-time status
with registration)
$25 Artists Over Sixty
$35 Arts Professional VLA Member
$55 Arts Professional Non-Member
$125 LEGAL PROFESSIONAL VLA MEMBER
$175 LEGAL PROFESSIONAL NON-Member
$90 Young Associate Members (YAM's) and Associate Board Members
For attorneys, there are various scholarships available. For more
information and how to apply, please review our Financial Aid Policy
Guidelines here [https://vlany.org/education/].
REFUND POLICY:
All registration fees are non-refundable. Instructors are subject to
change and no refunds will be given in the event that there is a
substitution of the instructor.
ON-TIME ARRIVAL:
Please arrive on time for the class. Registrants who arrive more than
20 minutes late may not be permitted to enter the class.
For more information on this program, please contact VLA at
registrations@vlany.org or 212.319.2787 x 10.
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