Words That Move Me with Dana Wilson

270. Bret Easterling: In J.O.D. We Trust


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Bret Easterling has spent his entire life (even pre-birth!) dancing, and his entire career building worlds on stage, on screen, and inside the communities that make dance possible. A producer, Juilliard-trained and award winning choreographer, former Batsheva performer, founder of LGBTQ+ nonprofit BEMOVING, and one half of the creative duo EICHTERLING, Bret joined me this week to talk about what it actually takes to make a dance film, why the logistics always threaten to swallow the artistry, and what happens when you let something be easy.

We explore:

  • Bret’s new film “True Love Will Find You in the End”. WATCH IT HERE
    • The Clown Car Theory of a creative process
      • What gets cut and why, finding the ending no one planned, and what that says about following ease.
        • Teaching as space-making: Why Bret is never really in the business of telling people what to do, and how the most important thing a teacher can do is make someone feel capable of discovering something new.
        • This episode is for anyone who's ever let logistics push the love of the work to the back seat, and those who need a reminder that the Joy of Dance is always there, waiting.

          Watch the full episode here. 

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