Keynotes, Residences, & Workshops

Helping emerging artists build sustainable creative careers

Today’s university dance and theater programs are shaping remarkable artists. The next challenge is helping those artists sustain their creative lives after graduation.

Through residencies, workshops, and keynotes, Dominic partners with departments to bridge that gap — equipping students with the entrepreneurial tools, storytelling strategies, and performance practices they need to build sustainable, purpose-driven careers in the arts.

Approach

Dominic leads students in practical, high-energy sessions that mix creative exploration with real-world tools — from devising performances to fundraising pitches and building strategies for sustaining a career in the arts.

This isn’t “arts administration”. It’s Entrepreneurship is taught through the lens of creative expression, so students learn by making, performing, and storytelling, all while discovering strategies for sustaining their work while staying true to their career goals.

Programs

  • Length: 60–90 minutes
    Description:
    A dynamic blend of storytelling, performance, and reflection that helps students and faculty explore how to build creative careers rooted in authenticity and purpose. Dominic shares lessons from his journey as a nationally recognized choreographer, community leader, and storyteller — inspiring young artists to connect their art to the world around them.

    Ideal for: university convocations, arts lecture series, and department-wide events.


  • Half-Day Workshop
    Length: 2–3 hours
    Description:
    An immersive, interactive session combining movement, storytelling, and creative entrepreneurship. Students learn how to translate personal experience into performance material and practice talking about their work in ways that attract audiences, collaborators, and opportunities.

    Includes group reflection, guided exercises, and optional faculty debrief.


  • Length: 5-6hrs
    Description:
    A deep-dive creative lab exploring storytelling, movement practice, and arts entrepreneurship. Participants engage in hands-on creative exercises and strategic discussions about sustaining an artistic life — from crafting a compelling project pitch to aligning artistic identity with professional goals.

    Includes both movement and professional development components.


  • Length: 3-5 days
    Description:
    A collaborative residency combining workshops, artist talks, and project development. Dominic works closely with students and faculty to explore storytelling through movement while facilitating conversations about artistry, career sustainability, and creative leadership.

    Can include a culminating showing by students, talkback, or community engagement session.


* Artistic (only) residencies & workshops available upon request

Drexel University

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