Amplify and Ignite Extras
Saturday, March 22nd
Limited seats available!
Central Square Theater
Location: 450 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA
(Transportation is on your own but very easy to access via the T)
4-7pm
Price $45
Jump in and play with Central Square Theater’s resident performance ensemble, Youth Underground (YU)! Each year, YU serves an ensemble of economically and culturally diverse Cambridge & Greater Boston youth, ages 13-25, and provides opportunities for them to create and perform original theater that investigates social issues relevant to young people and our world.
In this workshop, co-led by YU youth and Teaching Artists, participants will learn about YU's approach to arts-based youth activism, get hands-on experience with some of YU’s activities and devising techniques, and see youth perform excerpts from their original work. The workshop will take place onsite at Central Square Theater, in the heart of Cambridge.
 Urban Bush Women 40th Anniversary: This is Risk
Location: Institute of Contemporary Art
8:00pm
Price $35
Urban Bush Women (UBW) burst onto the dance scene in 1984 with bold, innovative, demanding, and exciting works that brought under-told stories to life. Originally founded by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, the company, now under the co-artistic direction of Chanon Judson and Mame Diarra Spies, continues to weave contemporary dance, music, and text with the history, culture, and spiritual traditions of the African Diaspora.
A centerpiece of Urban Bush Women’s 40th Anniversary Celebration, This is Risk looks forward and back in celebrating four decades of operating at the vanguard of movement and social activism. This is Risk takes the audience through intentional storytelling to the next space of collective brilliance. This energetically charged evening includes iconic legacy works by founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Haint Blu, a transformative dance-theater work by Co-Artistic Directors Chanon Judson and Mame Diarra Speis. Haint Blu is an ensemble dance-theater work seeped in memory and magic. Named for the color that Southern families paint their front porches to ward off bad spirits, Haint Blu uses performance as a center and source of healing, taking us through movement into stillness and rest. It is an embodied look into familial lines and the movements, histories, and stories of our elders and ancestors. It reflects on what has been lost across generations and what can be recovered.
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July 23-26, 2025
Conference 2025 Session Proposals
2025 is the time to be surrounded by the inspiring work of local organizations, artists, and educators from Cleveland amid a national dialogue. Join us for an inspiring three-day conference that explores the evolving landscape of theatre and education. From the changing of the theatrical guards to the shattering of harmful practices, the theatre and education fields have shifted rapidly into a more inclusive, dynamic, and just form. Yet our history matters. The voices of leaders with decades of experience matter. The foundations on which we build matter. What do we do with this push and pull? As we navigate the complexities of our art form, this conference aims to cultivate a dialogue about how we can honor our past while boldly stepping into the future. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or new to the field, you’ll find valuable perspectives and practical tools to enrich your teaching and practice.
Submission Deadline
Friday, January 31, 2025, 11:59pm ET
For Conference Proposal Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), CLICK HERE.
For Conference Proposal Tips, CLICK HERE.
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Pay in Four for Members
Last day pay in four is available is April 1, 2025.
Registration Rates
for Members | Early Bird Registration
(Dec 16 - May 1) | Regular Registration
(May 1-July 18) |
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| Tier 4 |
$425.00 |
$525.00 |
| Tier 5 |
$375.00 |
$475.00 |
| Student |
$200.00 |
$200.00
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Buy now and pay it in 4 interest-free installments over 6 weeks. 
We’re super excited to let you know that you can use Afterpay to purchase your 2025 Conference registration and extras this year. That means you can purchase your Conference registration now, and spread your payments over 6 weeks.*
How it works
- Buy now and pay in 4 interest-free installments over 6 weeks.
- No fees when you pay on time.
- Get reminders and set limits.
*Late fees may apply. Eligibility criteria apply. See www.afterpay.com for more details. Loans to California residents made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license. © 2021 Afterpay US.
Or
Pay over Four Months click HERE.
We are also excited to offer the option of paying your Conference 2025 registration and extras over 4 months.
How it Works
- Buy now and pay in four interest free installments over fourth months.
- Get automatically invoiced.
- You must be paid in full by July 1, 2025.
- If balance remains after July 1st a $100 late fee will be assessed.
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Pay in Four Non-Members
Last day pay in four is available is April 1, 2025.
Registration Rates
for Non-Members | Early Bird Registration
(Dec 16 - May 1) | Regular Registration
(May 1-July 18) |
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| Tier 1 |
$775.00 |
$775.00 |
| Tier 2 |
$550.00 |
$650.00 |
| Tier 3 |
$500.00 |
$600.00 |
| Student |
$200.00 |
$200.00 |
Buy now and pay it in 4 interest-free installments over 6 weeks.
We’re super excited to let you know that you can use Afterpay to purchase your 2025 Conference registration and extras this year. That means you can purchase your Conference registration now, and spread your payments over 6 weeks.*
How it works
- Buy now and pay in 4 interest-free installments over 6 weeks.
- No fees when you pay on time.
- Get reminders and set limits.
*Late fees may apply. Eligibility criteria apply. See www.afterpay.com for more details. Loans to California residents made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Lenders Law license. © 2021 Afterpay US.
Or
Pay over Four Months click HERE.
We are also excited to offer the option of paying your Conference 2025 registration and extras over 4 months.
How it Works
- Buy now and pay in four interest free installments over fourth months.
- Get automatically invoiced.
- You must be paid in full by July 1, 2025.
- If balance remains after July 1st a $100 late fee will be assessed.
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Amplify & Ignite: Creative Practice in and With Communities
The symposium will be held at
Emerson College
March 21-23, 2025
Registration
Early Bird Rates End Saturday, February 1st
Non Member - $500
Student - $200
One Day - $125
AATE Member Rates:
(Select the tier that fits your budget)
Tier 1 - $350
Tier 2 - $300
Student - $200
One Day - $125
As we face an uncertain world with stark divisions and ruptures, what is our role as artists, educators, and scholars working with and across our multiple communities? How can and do the performing arts amplify community concerns, connections, and celebrations? What wisdom can be gleaned from the cultural brilliance at work and at play in our kitchens and backyards, subways and street corners, community centers and dance parties, classrooms and schoolyards? How can we center arts and culture in movements for local and global change? And what can we learn from sharing our questions, practices, and strategies while reflecting on our beautiful failures and inspiring successes? Join us at Emerson College in Boston for three days of workshops, panel discussions, presentations, working groups, and (most importantly!) dialogue about our questions, curiosities, and work at the intersection of performance, community building, education and justice. This intimate gathering of approximately 65 people will afford us the unique opportunity to foster long-term relationships while building our community of practice together.
SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS:
 
Amplify & Ignite has received generous support from Emerson College's Academic Affairs, School of the Arts, Performing Arts Department, Graduate Studies, Social Justice Collaborative, Elma Lewis Center, and Theatre Education Graduate Association.
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