National Performance Network's 2012 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
National Performance Network's 2012 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
National Performance Network's 2012 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
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NPN's <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Meet<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Philadelphia</strong> Attendees / Page 68 of 115<br />
College of Art. She currently manages the South Dallas Cultural Center <strong>in</strong> Dallas, Texas and is on the<br />
adjunct faculty of Southern Methodist University's Masters of Liberal Studies Program.<br />
LAURA MERAGE<br />
RedL<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Founder, Board President<br />
2350 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80205<br />
phone 303-296-4448 fax 303-296-4449<br />
imag<strong>in</strong>elaura@aol.com<br />
JAMIE MERWIN<br />
olive Dance Theatre<br />
Produc<strong>in</strong>g Artistic Director<br />
43 North Wiota, <strong>Philadelphia</strong>, PA 19104<br />
phone (215) 386-1411 fax (215) 386-0176<br />
olivedancetheatre@gmail.com<br />
Jamie is a <strong>Philadelphia</strong> based artist, maverick, organizer and educator. She works <strong>in</strong> community us<strong>in</strong>g<br />
hip-hop, theatre, dance and orig<strong>in</strong>al text as a medium for creativity, growth and understand<strong>in</strong>g. She<br />
collaborates often with New Orleans based Mondo Bizarro, <strong>Philadelphia</strong>'s own Spiral Q and with<br />
several liked m<strong>in</strong>ded organizations nationally and <strong>in</strong>ternationally. She leads the artist driven and<br />
focused consult<strong>in</strong>g group, Seed Management, which uses lateral strategies to guide and <strong>in</strong>form<br />
artist-adm<strong>in</strong>istrators, artist-executives, artist-managers and all other hybrid creative and cultural<br />
workers with peer to peer advice. Our goal is to advance each others' visions and navigate our missions<br />
on the open waters of capitalism <strong>in</strong> hopes to grow a global community of empowered holistic artists!<br />
KEN METZNER<br />
Kun-Yang L<strong>in</strong>/Dancers<br />
Exec Director<br />
1316 S. N<strong>in</strong>th St., <strong>Philadelphia</strong>, PA 19147<br />
phone (267) 294-8956<br />
kyldphilly@gmail.com<br />
A recover<strong>in</strong>g corporate lawyer, Ken is Executive Director of Kun-Yang L<strong>in</strong>/Dancers & its CHI<br />
Movement Arts Center <strong>in</strong> South <strong>Philadelphia</strong>. Formerly General Counsel for Saks Fifth Avenue <strong>in</strong><br />
New York City, where he practiced law for 17 years, Ken is an orda<strong>in</strong>ed Interfaith M<strong>in</strong>ister and a<br />
life-long student of Spirit. Ken received a B.S. <strong>in</strong> International Relations from Georgetown; General<br />
Course Diploma from the London School of Economics and his law degree from UVA. Ken served as<br />
a Trustee for the Alabama Ballet from 1999 to 2005 and <strong>in</strong> <strong>Philadelphia</strong> has served on the Advisory
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