Emily Beattie: Dancer/Artist & SWAN DAY Curator

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I had the pleasure to interview Emily Beattie about this years SWAN DAY. Emily is a passionate dancer, choreographer, teacher and curator of SWAN DAY.  Emily Beattie has choreographed one dozen dances since her arrival on the Boston dance scene in 2003. Her training began in classical ballet with Avery Ballet in Fredericksburg, Virginia. After studying the works and techniques of Humphrey-Weidman, Martha Graham, and Jose Limon she received a Bachelors of Fine Arts cum laude in Modern Dance from the Boston Conservatory. 

 

Emily Beattie has held faculty positions at Brown University, Boston Ballet's Taking outreach program, The Boston Symphony Orchestra's Days in the Arts Summer Enrichment, Salem State University, and Longy School of Music.

 

Beattie's teaching philosophy encourages questions, experimentation, and creativity while keeping technique in the foreground.Teaching children, teens, adults, students over 55 years old and non-english speakers has developed her well rounded classroom experience. Her process of learning as she shares her passion for dance remains overt.

For more information about SWAN DAY and Emilys upcoming performances, check out her website.

Simmons School of Management

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An interactive panel on entrepreneurship.

SWAN DAY: Emily Beatty

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Emily Beattie, a Cambridge-based choreographer and dancer, organizes and curates SWAN DAY Massachusetts.  On March 28th@7pm, SWAN Day will present: The Fearless Creation Collaborative. The innovative contributions of women to the art scene of Cambridge will be celebrated at this one day event at the Middlesex Lounge. This Cambridge night spot will be spontaneously transformed into a installation performance space by art in the making. Come celebrate the creativity of these women!

This event is part of a new international celebration of women artists called SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now Day). SWAN Day is an annual event taking place on the last Saturday of Women's History Month (March). Boston's present role in the Northeast region as an artistic hub and historic role as the wellspring of gender equality in all aspects, makes it a natural and dynamic site for a SWAN Day Festival. In one incredible working day, the general public is welcome to witness the unique performance process of slamming several art forms together by local artists working with dance, installation, music, and text. This savvy take on a conventional performance illustrates the power that women in creative careers can conjure. 

For more information, go to http://www.swandayma.com