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Inside the Dancer's Studio
Inside the Dancer's Studio episodes
- Liberating with Ananya ChatterjeaIn this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the ‘studio’ with ANANYA CHATTERJEA Artistic Director, Choreographer and Dancer with Ananya Dance Theatre. An ensemble of transnational feminist professional dance artists who create original contemporary dance theater inspired by the lives and dreams of BIPOC women and femmes around the globe. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future StudioAudio engineering by Rahsaan CruzTheme music by Floco TorresCover art by Micah KrausTranscription by Arushi SinghLINKS:Join NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engageFollow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakronFollow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron25 min
- Intergenerational Exchange – Merry Petroski, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Nia-Amina Minor, Donald Byrd, Donna Uchizono, Dianne McIntyre, and Kristel BaldozIn this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with voices representing a span of 3 different generations. Dianne McIntyre, based in Cleveland, Ohio; Donald Byrd and Nia-Amina Minor, based in Seattle, Washington; and Donna Uchizono, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, and Kristel Baldoz, based in New York City. Merry Petroski, Project Manager of the Creative Aging Institute at the Akron Art Museum, also joins the conversation. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future StudioAudio engineering by Rahsaan CruzTheme music by Floco TorresCover art by Micah KrausTranscription by Arushi SinghLINKS:Join NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engageFollow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakronFollow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron43 min
- Committing to Curiosity – David RoussèveIn this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with West Hollywood, California-based choreographer, writer, director, filmmaker, and performer David Roussève. A Guggenheim Fellow and Bessie Award winner, Roussève has toured extensively domestically and internationally with his dance/theater company REALITY. Roussève is a Distinguished Professor of Choreography in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA and, at the time of this recording, was developing his first full-length evening solo performance in over 20 years. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future StudioAudio engineering by Rahsaan CruzTheme music by Floco TorresCover art by Micah KrausTranscription by Arushi SinghLINKS:Join NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engageFollow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakronFollow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron34 min
- Integrating Technology – Myrna Packer, Art Bridgman, Peter Bobrow, Raphael Xavier, and Hanna AliIn this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with artists who integrate technology in their work and who participated as a Dancing Lab cohort researching immersive spaces for dance. Valley Cottage, New York-based Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Raphael Xavier, and Miami, Florida-based Hanna Ali all join the conversation with technical collaborators. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future StudioAudio engineering by Rahsaan CruzTheme music by Floco TorresCover art by Micah KrausTranscription by Arushi SinghLINKS:Join NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engageFollow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakronFollow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron25 min
- Keeping Good Ideas – George StaibIn this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with Atlanta, Georgia-based George Staib, choreographer and artistic director of staibdance. Dance Teacher Magazine has recognized Staib as one of the “top five” dance educators in the US, and he has been commissioned as a teacher and choreographer for over 25 institutions. He is currently on the dance faculty at Emory University. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future StudioAudio engineering by Rahsaan CruzTheme music by Floco TorresCover art by Micah KrausTranscription by Arushi SinghLINKS:Join NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engageFollow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakronFollow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron21 min
- Feedback Loops – Shaina and Bryan BairaIn this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with Shaina and Bryan Baira of BAIRA MVMNT PHLOSPHY. Their New York City and Detroit, Michigan-based dance theatre company creates live performance, dance film, and immersive-virtual-reality experiences. Shaina and Bryan are recipients of the ‘Creators of Culture’ award through Culture Source Detroit and were honored as nominees for Outstanding Breakout Choreographer by the Bessie Award committee in 2023. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future StudioAudio engineering by Rahsaan CruzTheme music by Floco TorresCover art by Micah KrausTranscription by Arushi SinghLINKS:Join NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engageFollow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakronFollow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron27 min
- Obsessions and Containers – Reggie WilsonIn this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with Brooklyn, New York-based Reggie Wilson, Executive/Artistic Director, Choreographer, and Performer with Fist and Heel Performance Group. Wilson's work draws from the cultures of Africans in the Americas and is combined with post-modern elements to create what he calls “post-African/Neo-HooDoo Modern dances.” Wilson has lectured, taught, conducted community workshops, and has been presented nationally and internationally. He is the recipient of awards, including a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award and a Joyce Foundation Award. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future StudioAudio engineering by Rahsaan CruzTheme music by Floco TorresCover art by Micah KrausTranscription by Arushi SinghLINKS:Join NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engageFollow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakronFollow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron31 min
- Baking Intuition – Joe BowieIn this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with Evanston, Illinois-based interdisciplinary dance artist Joe Bowie. Bowie uses autoethnography to unlock narratives that layer the past, present, and future as archival choreographic methods. His creative and scholarly research convenes at the intersection of Blackness, queerness, and Black joy. Bowie danced professionally for over twenty-five years with The Paul Taylor Dance Company and The Mark Morris Dance Group before prioritizing his own work as a dance maker. Bowie received his MFA in Dance with a Graduate Minor in Queer Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. EPISODE CREDITS:Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future StudioAudio engineering by Rahsaan CruzTheme music by Floco TorresCover art by Micah KrausTranscription by Arushi SinghLINKS:Join NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engageFollow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakronFollow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron33 min
- Staking Liberation Practice – Leila and Noelle AwadallahIn this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Leila and Noelle Awadallah of Body Watani. As daughters of Palestinian refugee lineage, Body Watani investigates dance rooted in Arab and SWANA movement languages. Their first evening-length work, TERRANEA, was performed at the Arab American National Museum, Hammana Artist House, Red Eye Theater, Links Halls, and Al Madina Theater.EPISODE CREDITS:Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future StudioAudio engineering by Rahsaan CruzTheme music by Floco TorresCover art by Micah KrausTranscription by Arushi SinghLINKS:Join NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engageFollow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakronFollow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron35 min
- Creating Content Game – Kara JenelleIn this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke enters the 'studio' with Los Angeles, California-based Kara Jenelle, aka KJ. A choreographer, spoken word artist, and international arts educator with a global reach of over 19 million views via her YouTube channel, KJ's repertoire highlights street dance, African diaspora dance and music, and Black culture.EPISODE CREDITS:Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future StudioAudio engineering by Rahsaan CruzTheme music by Floco TorresCover art by Micah KrausTranscription by Arushi SinghLINKS:Join NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engageFollow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakronFollow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron31 min
About Inside the Dancer's Studio
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Inside the Dancer’s Studio is a podcast from NCCAkron that brings listeners into the process of creating dance. Through interviews with choreographers from across the United States, Inside the Dancer’s Studio dissolves the mystique of dance-making into engaging fun and deeply human conversation.
Inside the Dancer’s Studio is hosted by NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke, who poses a set series of questions about craft, process, and perseverance. This program is perfect for budding dancers, dance-makers, creatives, and anyone who has ever built something from scratch.