Damian Woetzel is director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program, artistic director of the Vail Dance Festival, director of the DEMO series at the Kennedy Center, and is active as an independent director and producer. These and other arts leadership roles follow a 20-year career as a principal dancer with New York City Ballet. Woetzel served for eight years on President Obama’s Committee on Arts and Humanities (PCAH), where he worked to create the national Turnaround Arts education program. He has also been a visiting professor at Harvard Law School and was awarded the Harvard Arts Medal in 2015. In July 2018, Woetzel becomes president of the Juilliard School.
Previously
2018 Festival
Carrie Mae Weems: The Personal and the Political
Video — 48m 52s
2018 Festival
In Praise of the Citizen Artist
Audio — 47m
2018 Festival
Deep Dive: Raising the Roof—Poetry Jam Session
Video — 1h 27m 10s
2017 Festival
Afternoon Jam Session
Video — 1h 26m 58s
2016 Festival
The Real Story
Audio — 57m
2016 Festival
The Emergent Chorus: Collaborative Creativity, Simple Tech, and Giving Voice to the Voiceless
Audio — 50m
2016 Festival
The Politics of Poetry: The Intersection of Art and Activism
Audio — 1h 3m
2014 Festival
A Conversation in Words and Movement
Video — 57m 14s
2013 Festival
Arts Strike: Transforming through the Arts, a Demonstration and Discussion
Video — 57m 17s
2013 Festival
Art for Life’s Sake: In Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma
Video — 1h 0m 41s
2013 Festival
From the Conductor's Podium
Video — 56m 16s