{"id":3516,"date":"2019-03-11T13:52:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T17:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/?p=3516"},"modified":"2019-04-01T11:39:41","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T15:39:41","slug":"pamela-tatge-on-curatorial-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/main\/pamela-tatge-on-curatorial-practice.php","title":{"rendered":"Pamela Tatge on Curatorial Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In support of this semester&#8217;s &#8220;Presenting the Performing Arts&#8221; course at American University, I&#8217;ve started a series of video interviews with performing arts professionals. Through my prep for the class, I found strikingly few resources available in any media about the craft, practice, and management of arts organizations in the live performing arts (beyond the usual-suspect books).  <\/p><!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pamela_tatge_250.png\" alt=\"Pamela Tatge\" class=\"wp-image-3518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pamela_tatge_250.png 250w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pamela_tatge_250-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pamela_tatge_250-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pamela_tatge_250-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption>Pamela Tatge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>First up is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobspillow.org\/about\/meet-the-director\/\">Pamela Tatge<\/a>, who took the reins at Jacob&#8217;s Pillow Dance Festival in 2016, after a long career at the Center for the Arts at Wesleyan University. I was particularly drawn to her thinking and approach to the curatorial function of presenting organizations &#8212; designing and developing a season of works that serves the audience and yet stretches their curiosity as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While at Wesleyan, Tatge co-founded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesleyan.edu\/icpp\/\">Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance<\/a>, one of the few (if only) programs to explore and expand curatorial\/aesthetic approaches to the live arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you&#8217;ll hear in the video, Tatge&#8217;s most essential metrics for experiencing creative works and building a season for Jacob&#8217;s Pillow include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Authenticity: a voice that is not derivative, but coming from a real place;<\/li><li>Intention: an immediacy and urgency in what the artists are doing, the work is happening now and in the moment;<\/li><li>Representation: ensuring a broad view of dance for the season, including diversity by geography, genre, heritage, history, and intersection with other creative forms.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More interviews are on their way. I hope this evolving resource is useful beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Conversation with Pamela Tatge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gxA2Ly8pi3g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pamela Tatge, Director of Jacob&#8217;s Pillow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In support of this semester&#8217;s &#8220;Presenting the Performing Arts&#8221; course at American University, I&#8217;ve started a series of video interviews with performing arts professionals. 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