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Denver Center

The Denver Performing Arts Complex is the largest performing arts center under one roof in the world. The Complex boasts over 10,000 seats at 10 venues.

The lifeblood of The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is our Denver Center Theatre Company , the region’s largest resident professional corps of actors, designers, craftsmen and technicians. The Denver Center Theatre Company is the largest resident professional theatre company between Chicago and the west coast.

The 2011 Conference was sponsored, in part, by:

What is Dramaturgy? Some Answers From Our Members:

“I find the definition is always evolving for me, but some examples I've given in the past: a dramaturg is an advocate for good storytelling experience, the audience before there is an audience, an uber-theatre nerd, always working to blend theory with practice....”

-- LaRonika Thomas, PhD Student at University of Maryland, College Park

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LMDA Conference 2011: The Dramaturg as Public Artist

Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Denver, CO
July 7-10, 2011

The conference theme—The Dramaturg as Public Artist—will challenge us to use the skills we already
have to imagine a truly "public" role for ourselves. How can we connect our work to the broader public
discourse? How can we act as liaisons between theatre and the culture at large? How can we position
our work within the larger marketplace of ideas?

Conference-goers will explore the cultural possibilities of Denver's public art spaces, engage in
workshops with some of Denver's most exciting theatre ensembles, and hear a keynote speech from
Adam Lerner (head of Denver's Museum of Contemporary Art). Plus: the Open Space format is back!
One day will be given over to attendee-generated sessions, so start brainstorming your topics!
We’re planning a stimulating, engaging, and informed conference for LMDA’ers of all professional levels
and interests.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

All Events will be held at the Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC) buildings in Downtown Denver.

Thursday, July 7
2:00-7:30 PM Registration
3:00-5:00 PM University Caucus
5:00-7:00 PM Dinner on your own
6:30-7:30 PM Cocktails
7:30-10 PM Keynote and Opening Reception

Friday, July 8
10AM-12PM Out in Public: Tours of Denver
1:00-2:40 PM Visioning & Revisioning: Mid-Career / Senior Dramaturgs Respond to Critical Issues in our Theatres
3:00-4:10 PM Breakout Sessions:

Dramaturgy in the Digital Age
Collaboration Between Institutions
Theatre in Public Spaces

4:30-6:00 PM Large Group Session: Denver Ensemble Theatres
6:00 PM Local Denver Theatre and Events

Saturday, July 9
9-10:15AM OPEN SPACE: Large Group Session
10:30-11:45AM OPEN SPACE: First Breakout Sessions
12-1:00 PM Lunch: Regional Caucuses
1:15-2:30 PM OPEN SPACE: Second Breakout Sessions
2:50-4:15 PM OPEN SPACE: Third Breakout Sessions
4:30-6:00PM Annual General Meeting
7-7:30PM Cocktails: Wynkoop Brewery
7:30-10PM Banquet: Wynkoop Brewery

Sunday, July 10
10-11:30AM Public Events around Lynn Nottage's Ruined
11:45AM-1PM Wrap-Up Session