2010 Open Dialogue 2010 Highlights: Report | Final Schedule | Program Book | Speaker Bios | Artists' Schedule | Audio | Photos | Slideshows
A video slide show of photos from the second day of Open Dialogue 2010 in Chicago, IL. Compiled by Street-Level Youth Media. More photos on Facebook. |
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Opening Reception: Symposium participants networked with friends and colleagues and enjoyed the music of Funkadesi while learning about the framework of the symposium. Video of Opening Remarks | Audio of Opening Remarks | Photos from the Opening Reception
Opening Plenary:
- Listen to or read the Proclamation from Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daily welcoming Open Dialogue 2010 Attendees
- Listen to an Opening Prayer from a local Native elder
- Listen to Chair Mayumi Tsutakawa speak on the mission of TAAC and what attendees could expect from Open Dialogue 2010.
- Listen to an opening speech from James Early, TAAC Board Member and Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Smithsonian Institute's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
Friday Night Reception: A tour of the DuSable Museum of African American History and a walkthrough of the award-winning African Presence in Mexico exhibition. Organized by the National Museum of Mexican Art, this exhibition culminated at the DuSable, concluding its 11 venue, 10 city tour. From there, attendees continued onto a lively night of food, song, and art at the National Museum of Mexican Art. Open exhibits include Mexicanidad, a journey through Mexican culture and history, and all the way from Chiapas, Mexico, Milla & Kilometros. The National Museum of Mexican Art also presented two unique bands: from Chiapas, Mexico, the rock-folk infused indigenous group, Sak Tzevul, singing in Maya and Spanish languages, followed by an original Afro-Cuban dance concert by Hector Silveria y Su Orquesta. See a list of all onsite performances.
Additional Remarks and Speeches Given at Open Dialogue 2010:
- Remarks from Patrice Walker Powell and Mario Garcia Durham of the NEA
- Listen to a tribute to the late Louis Leroy given by TAAC Board Member Shirley Sneve
- Listen to a recount of the events that led to the creation of TAAC from current TAAC Vice-Chair John L "Mo" Moore
 Keynote Speaker Kenny Leon |
Keynote Speech by Kenny Leon (Listen | Read): Leon is one of the most exciting and acclaimed directors in American theatre today. In June 2010, his hit Tony Award Broadway show Fences garnered 10 Tony Nominations (the most nominations ever for a play revival), set box office records, and received the Tony award for Best Revival of a Play, Best Actor, and Best Actress. Past Tony nominations include his Broadway productions of Radio Golf, Gem of the Ocean, and A Raisin in the Sun, starring Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, and Audra McDonald. Mr. Leon was also nominated for Best Director by the Directors Guild of America for the film version of A Raisin in the Sun (which also received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations), and has won three NAACP Image Awards. Kenny Leon's Full Bio | Listen to the Keynote Address from Kenny Leon | Read the Transcript from Kenny Leon's Keynote Address
Hosted by the Illinois Arts Council in partnership with ArtsMidwest, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and The Joyce Foundation
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS:
Americans for the Arts
The Boeing Company
Chicago Community Trust
National Endowment for the Arts
National Museum of Mexican Art
Ohio Arts Council
Washington State Arts Commission
Western States Arts Federation
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE:
Arts Midwest
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Illinois Arts Council
The Joyce Foundation
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Native American Public Telecommunications
Nebraska Arts Council
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Open Dialogue 2010 (Chicago) Local Host Committee
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- 1984 — Open Dialogue I, Washington DC
- 1985 — Open Dialogue II, San Antonio, Texas
- 1988 — Open Dialogue III, Washington DC
- 1990 — Open Dialogue IV, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1992 — Open Dialogue V, Los Angeles, California
- 1994 — Open Dialogue VI, Columbus, Ohio
- 1996 — Open Dialogue VII, St. Louis, Missouri
- 1998 — Open Dialogue VIII, Dallas, Texas
- 2003 — Open Dialogue IX, San Jose, California
- 2005 — Open Dialogue X, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2007 — Open Dialogue XI, Denver, Colorado
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