ADE organizers Meindert Kennis and Jan-Willem on the challenges and victories of bringing the dance industry conference (mostly) back to a live setting this year.
, on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. ET. Streaming from a mixed reality environment, the talk features Jon Vlassopolus and Oana Ruxandra and others discussing the potential of mixed reality in the music industry.
At what point did it become clear to you that the conference just wasn't going to be feasible this year? And why cancel it completely, versus just doing an online version as you did in 2020? Like you just said, you're still moving forward with the festival portion of ADE. Why was this music-related programming important to do this year?
This is the second year that the ADE conference isn't happening live due to the pandemic. Obviously other events and festivals are coming back, but do you yourselves yet feel a cohesion in the global scene? Does it really feel like things are"back" or is there still a sense of displacement?