Flying High

In October 2025, eighteen artists gathered in Maine for a weekend of sharing artistic practice as part of the MicroCosmos project. JD Stokely reflects on the embodied learnings of the convening, what it meant to come together at a crossroads, and how this was only the beginning of what’s to come. 

How can a director decenter themselves while still fulfilling the role of “director”? Kimberly Senior found an answer to this question in Facilitative Leadership, a practice of redistributing power that transformed her recent rehearsal process. 

This year’s Under the Radar Symposium featured three keynotes, a dozen provocative presentations, and a generative roundtable session all led by artists. Ashley Malafronte reports on the day’s activities, highlighting the ways artists called participants to center innovation, listening, and care.