In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke enters the 'studio' with Bebe Miller (Columbus, OH). Miller has been named a Master of African American Choreography by the Kennedy Center, has received four “Bessie” awards, United States Artists and Guggenheim Fellowships, honorary doctorates from Ursinus College, and Franklin & Marshall College, and is one of the inaugural class of Doris Duke Artist Award recipients.

EPISODE LINKS 

• bebemillercompany.org
• bebemillercompany.org/projects/dancefort
• themakingroom.org
• Bebe's E-book How Dancing is Built: The Making of In A Rhythm: bebemillercompany.org/projects/in-a-rhythm-e-book
• Dancer Darrell Drive in a solo from A History (2012): vimeo.com/399322591

ARTIST BIO

Bebe Miller (Columbus, OH), an American choreographer, dancer, and director, first performed her work at NYC’s Dance Theater Workshop in 1978. Interested in “finding a physical language for the human condition,” she formed Bebe Miller Company in 1985. The Company has performed extensively in the UK, Europe, Africa, and throughout the US. Miller's choreography, noted for its mix of virtuosic, athletic speed, and fragile humanity, has been commissioned by Oregon Ballet Theatre, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Boston Ballet, Philadanco, the UK’s Phoenix Dance Company, and PACT Dance Company of Johannesburg, South Africa. She was named a Master of African American Choreography by the Kennedy Center, has received four Bessie awards, United States Artists and Guggenheim Fellowships, honorary doctorates from Ursinus College and Franklin & Marshall College, and is one of the inaugural class of Doris Duke Artist Award recipients.

EPISODE CREDITS:
Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future Studio
Audio engineering by Rahsaan Cruz
Theme music by Floco Torres
Cover art by Micah Kraus
Transcription by Arushi Singh

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