Engage! Symposium: Women Innovators in the Performing Arts Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Montclair State University
SAVE THE D ATE
In recognition of Women’s History Month and in conjunction with Peak Performances’ season of works created by women, join the Office of Arts and Cultural Programming at Montclair State University for a day of discussions with artists, feminists and scholars on the topic of Women Innovators in the Performing Arts, curated by Baraka Sele and Marissa Silverman.
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Baraka Sele
Marissa Silverman
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Baraka Sele, an independent consultant, has been the assistant vice president of programming at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, artistic director of performing arts at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and vice president of performing arts of the Houston International Festival. In addition to working as a performing arts curator, consultant and producer, Sele has served on local, national and international advisory committees, boards and panels for organizations including Dance/USA, Dance/NYC, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, International Society for the Performing Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Vera List Center for Art and Politics/ The New School and Walker Art Center’s Global Advisory Committee. She has traveled throughout Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America and is frequently a guest speaker at conferences, seminars and universities. Her work and presentations have been featured in numerous publications. Marissa Silverman is an associate professor and coordinator of undergraduate music education at the John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University. A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Silverman has published in many academic journals in the U.S. and abroad as well as The New York Times. Dr. Silverman is co-author of “Music Matters: A Philosophy of Music Education,” second edition, and co-editor of “Community Music Today” and “Artistic Citizenship: Artistry, Social Responsibility and Ethical Praxis.” Her recent publications include invited chapters in “The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy in Music Education,” “The Oxford Handbook of Music Education; Music, Health and Wellbeing” and “Music Education: Navigating the Future.” Her research interests include the philosophy of music and music education; ethics, music and music education; community music; artistic interpretation; and interdisciplinary curriculum development. She holds a Ph.D. in performance (flute) from New York University, as well as degrees in English literature and education.
