Reminder: Meet the Publicists...and Eva! Tomorrow!

Here's a quick reminder to RSVP for Meet the Publicists!, a free panel discussion that I'm moderating at Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center (280 Broadway) tomorrow evening at 6pm.

Four top-notch arts publicists--Amber Henrie, Fatima Kafele, Chris Schimpf, and John Wyszniewski--will share their knowledge and wisdom on best strategies to connect with the media and your audiences. We look forward to seeing you and taking your questions!

For more information and to RSVP, click here now!

Workshop on press and media relations

The Field presents

Press and Media Relations

with Jodine N. Dorce

Tuesday, November 13, 6:30-9pm

at The Field
161 Sixth Avenue (at Spring Street), Manhattan
14th Floor
(SUBWAY: C, E to Spring Street; 1 to Houston Street)

$40/$25 for Field Members

This workshop will show you how to create an integrated press and social media strategy, highlighting differences between traditional marketing practices and digital media communications. Learn how to build media relationships and measure the effectiveness of your communication efforts.

To register, click here.

My "Greenroom" sessions at Gibney Dance Center

Self-portrait (c)2009, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

In my second series of informal, 30-minute "Greenroom" consultations at Gibney Dance Center (Pitch Your Show to A Dance Writer: Does Your Promotion Work?), I met and worked with everyone from a mature choreographer who said that her projects are often marginalized because critics and presenters see her age before they recognize her innovation to an accomplished performer and producer deeply connected to a network of traditional and contemporary dance troupes from Africa. Not everyone had actual dance shows to pitch to critics; specific projects and needs varied widely.

As with my first series of sessions back in August, I drew upon not only my experience as a dance writer but also my almost equally long experience in intuitive counseling. I tapped into my listening skills and enjoyed the process of helping people to focus, stand up for themselves and their values, and effectively communicate with the world of media, presenters and the public. We discussed new strategies and new media tools as well as the central, perennial importance of putting yourself in the place of the recipients of your message: What do they most need to read, hear, see?

I look forward to future opportunities to offer this service.

After both of these three-hour events, the Gibney folks asked for an impromptu reflection on these sessions for a brief video, and I have just received the link to the August clip on Vimeo. I'll post the link to yesterday's video--which I much prefer to this one!--as soon as I get it from the GDC.

To find out more about Gibney Dance Center's Guess Who's in the Greenroom program or any of GDC's programs and events, click here.

I'm holding office hours in August & September! Come visit!

Guess Who’s in The Greenroom

Well, the answer is...ME!

Eva Yaa Asantewaa (photo by Deborah Feller)

I'm delighted to announce my participation in Guess Who's in The Greenroom, a program of the Gibney Dance Center that offers free half-hour, 1:1 consultations with leaders in the dance field.

And, happily, you'll have your choice of two dates to consult with me:

*Thursday, August 9, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

*Thursday, September 6, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

*See below for RSVP instructions.

Here's my topic:

Pitch Your Show to A Dance Writer: Does Your Promotion Work?

Bring existing materials (press release, brochure, postcard, mission statement--whatever you'd use to promote and pitch your show) or just talk to me about your upcoming project, and I'll help you find strategies to improve your chances of getting noticed and covered. Time permitting, I can also take a quick look at your Web site, photos and brief video clips to assess how well each serves your efforts.

These two events are offered by Gibney Dance Center in partnership with Collective for Dance Writing and New Media.

Gibney Dance Center
890 Broadway, 5th Floor (between 19th and 20th Streets), Manhattan

*Reservations are required. Reserve your free half-hour by emailing allie@gibneydance.org

Eva Yaa Asantewaa's writing on dance has appeared in Dance Magazine, The Village Voice, SoHo Weekly News, Gay City News and other publications since 1976. She has interviewed dance artists as host of Body and Soul podcast. She served on the New York Dance and Performance Art (Bessie) Award Committee for three years and has been a panelist and consultant to various arts funding and award programs. Ms. Yaa Asantewaa is a former radio producer/host with WBAI/Pacifica, specializing in programming on the arts, spirituality and LGBT and women’s issues. She blogs on the arts for InfiniteBody. She is the founder of Collective for Dance Writing and New Media and serves on its Executive Committee.