Inside the Ballet

Join Nashville Ballet's Community Engagement Manager, Briona Richardson and Artistic Director, Paul Vasterling, as they dive behind the curtain with award-winning international costume designer, Holly Hynes.

Join Nashville Ballet's Community Engagement Manager, Briona Richardson and Artistic Director, Paul Vasterling, as they dive behind the curtain of ballet stager, Maiqui Mañosa . 

Join Nashville Ballet's Community Engagement Manager, Briona Richardson and Artistic Director, Paul Vasterling, as they dive behind the curtain of Nashville Ballet company dancer and choreographer, Mollie Sansone. 

Join Nashville Ballet's Community Engagement Manager, Briona Richardson and Artistic Director, Paul Vasterling, as they dive behind the curtain of choreographer, Val Caniparoli. 

Join Nashville Ballet's Community Engagement Manager, Briona Richardson and Artistic Director, Paul Vasterling, as they dive behind the curtain of choreographer, Alia Kache. 

Join Nashville Ballet's Community Engagement Manager, Briona Richardson and Artistic Director, Paul Vasterling, as they dive behind the curtain of choreographer, with Shelley Washington. 

Join Nashville Ballet's Community Engagement Manager, Briona Richardson and Artistic Director, Paul Vasterling, as they dive behind the curtain of choreographer, Kevin Thomas. 

“Coming out isn’t losing out on anything, it’s joining a family. It’s becoming a part of something bigger where we can work together to make OUR voices heard.”

In honor of Pride Month, we are so excited to release our newest Inside the Ballet podcast titled Dancing with Pride. Join our host and Community Engagement Manager Briona Richardson as she sits down with Nashville Ballet Company Dancers Sarah Pierce and Owen Thorne, choreographer, teacher, and dancer Lauren Flower, and Rob Sánchez Nelson, Interim Director of LGBTQI Life at Vanderbilt University as they discuss what it means to be an LGBTQ+ dancer, lack of representation in our industry, and how we can all work together to create a more inclusive environment for the performing arts.

Join Nashville Ballet's Community Engagement Manager Briona Richardson as she dives behind the scenes of the upcoming performance of Seasons with Artistic Direcor Paul Vasterling and Senior Lecturer of Music and Educational Outreach at Vanderbilt University, Mitchell Korn. 

Please note, due to music licensing restrictions, music samples of Max Richter's music have been removed from this episode. 

Join Nashville Ballet's Community Engagement Manager Briona Richardson as she dives behind the scenes of the upcoming performance of Seasons with Rehearsal Director Allison Zamorski and Company Dancer Nicolas Scheuer.