This summer, students seeking a master’s degree in performance curation from Wesleyan’s Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance (ICPP) are working on six performing artist case studies funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
On July 16, the ICPP Entrepreneurial Strategies class discussed their first artist — Becca Blackwell, an award-winning trans actor, performer and writer based in New York City. Blackwell is working with consultants and mentors at ICPP to develop a strategic framework for the next two to five years of their career. Blackwell will also be presenting their work at Wesleyan on October 5.
Photos of the class are below: (Photos by Richard Marinelli)
Sarah Wilbur and Paul-Bonin Rodriguez are teaching the Entrepreneurial Strategies course this summer.
The mix of ICPP instructors—artists, scholars, curators, cultural leaders, writers, and theorists—is intended to spark new possibilities and connections both intellectually and professionally. Instructors provide theoretical and practical tools for students to deepen their research methodologies through reading, writing, viewings, and discussion.ICPP, founded in 2011, encourages emerging curators to enrich their understanding of intellectually rigorous, innovative, and artist-centered curatorial models. Through a low-residency model, ICPP asks its students to not only engage with ideas but also to simultaneously put those ideas into practice in their professional lives, developing responsive curatorial practices that address the interdisciplinary nature of performance work today. Pictured in the foreground are students Deborah Goffe (center) and Victoria Carrasco (right, facing Goffe).Brian Lee ’13 graduated from ICPP in 2018 and has returned, serving as the first writer for the performing artist case studies. Lee is one of 16 students who has received an MA from ICPP.Noémie Solomon is the ICPP program director and visiting assistant professor of curatorial practice in performance.ICPP students Victoria Carrasco and Deborah Goffe work in a collaborative environment.Laura-Paige Kyber is earning her master’s degree through Wesleyan’s Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance.
Olivia Drake
Mike Mavredakis
Ziba Kashef
Andrew Chatfield