Dani Snyder-Young's schedule for Amplify & Ignite: Creative Practice in and With Communities

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Dani Snyder-Young

About me

Dani Snyder-Young is a scholar of applied theatre and contemporary US activist performance, focusing on socially engaged projects and their impacts. She leads transdisciplinary community-partnered research, notably the Mellon Foundation-funded Civic Data Theatre Collaborative at Northeastern University. This innovative practice transforms quantitative data into compelling theatrical performances to foster community reflection and deliberation. Additionally, she led the NEA-funded Theatre participation and arts-integrated peer leadership in substance addiction recovery processes, which examines the role of theatre in supporting recovery from substance use disorder. Dani's forthcoming book, Sticking Stigma: Affect, Performance, and the Movement of Social Norms (Vanderbilt University Press), explores how performances manipulate stigma to address social inequalities. Her artistic work includes directing plays centered on women's voices and experiences. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MA and PhD from New York University and currently teaches at Northeastern University.

My Speakers Sessions

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