Amplify & Ignite - Creativity, Culture, Community, Competency

Hotel and Travel Schedule
 Sessions and Speakers

 

The symposium will be held at 
Kent Denver School

October 8-11, 2026

   Registration

Non Member - $550
Member - $450
Student - $200
One Day - $125

Register Now   Submit a Proposal

Together, we will explore how theater-based educators, artists, practitioners, researchers, leaders, and organizations elevate creativity, culture, and community as essential core competencies for multigenerational learning. 

On Kent Denver School’s scenic campus, situated in the foreground of the Rocky Mountains, practitioners at the intersection of theater and education will gather for presentations, workshops, keynotes, brainstorms, jam sessions, and Denver arts experiences.

Some essential questions we’ll consider include:
What does competency mean? How does it act?

  • In a national predicament of precarity and conflict, how can creativity, culture, and community be utilized as abundant human resources for holistic learning? 

  • How does the intersection of theater and education enliven and enrich creativity, culture, and community for learners? 

  • How is education incubating the future—and preserving the heritage—of creativity, culture, and community?  

  • How can the confluence of creativity, culture, and community preserve the ever-lasting urgency of theater and education? 

Set your coordinates on Denver to catapult into a new movement of abundance, connection, and drive as we synthesize what matters most.

Symposium Access Grants Available!

Full Registration + Consideration for a Travel Stipend

We know this is a financially difficult time for many artists, educators, students, and community practitioners. A limited number of access grants are available for
Amplify & Ignite: Creativity, Culture, Community, Competency
October 8–11, 2026 at Kent Denver School.

Each grant covers full symposium registration, and applicants may also request consideration for a travel stipend to help offset the cost of getting to Denver. To be eligible, you must attend all four (4) days of the Symposium. Grants are intended for community-based artists, participants not affiliated with institutions, students, freelancers, and others who need support — because we believe in broad accessibility, equity, and diversity throughout the symposium.

Whether you're hoping to reconnect with colleagues, find inspiration, share your work, or simply be in community with others who understand the power of theatre and education — we want you there.

Applications close Friday, September 25th

Together, we can create a symposium that is richer, more inclusive, and truly representative of our field.

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