Before the Fort Wayne Ballet’s annual staging of The Nutcracker, Jim Sparrow and Karen Gibbons-Brown discuss the history of the piece, from its unpopular beginnings to its modern interpretations, and its cultural significance worldwide.

Kinetic Conversations is hosted by Fort Wayne Ballet’s Executive Producer, Jim Sparrow, and Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown. The show is co-produced by John Dawkins and Wayneshout Productions, Jillian Schepis Lee, Marcia Hetric, and Madison Cafaro. Original music by John Dawkins. For more about this podcast, visit fortwayneballet.org and wayneshout.com.

Kim Sagami and Cameron Basden are setting pieces for the Fort Wayne Ballet’s season opener. Kim discusses the tragic origins of her piece, and the choreographer’s battle with AIDS. Cameron discusses the Gerald Arpino choreographed Italian Suite.

Kinetic Conversations is hosted by Fort Wayne Ballet’s Executive Producer, Jim Sparrow, and Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown. The show is co-produced by John Dawkins and Wayneshout Productions, Jillian Schepis Lee, Marcia Hetric, and Madison Cafaro. Original music by John Dawkins. For more about this podcast, visit fortwayneballet.org and wayneshout.com.

Jim Sparrow and Karen Gibbons-Brown sit down and discuss the Fort Wayne Ballet’s new season. Karen talks about the expansion of our ballet and it’s burgeoning reputation as a respected professional organization.

Kinetic Conversations is hosted by Fort Wayne Ballet’s Executive Producer, Jim Sparrow, and Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown. The show is co-produced by John Dawkins and Wayneshout Productions, Jillian Schepis Lee, Marcia Hetric, and Madison Cafaro. Original music by John Dawkins. For more about this podcast, visit fortwayneballet.org and wayneshout.com.

In the Kinetic Conversations season finale, we interview choreographers for the Progressions performances. Company dancers Amber Bailey, Jocelyn Magons, and Stephen Blood discuss their original pieces for the showcase performance. Also, we interview people in the community at our fundraising event.

Kinetic Conversations is hosted by Fort Wayne Ballet’s Executive Producer, Jim Sparrow, and Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown. The show is co-produced by John Dawkins and Wayneshout Productions, Jillian Schepis Lee, Marcia Hetric, and Madison Cafaro. Original music by John Dawkins. For more about this podcast, visit fortwayneballet.org and wayneshout.com.

Kinetic Conversations records from the Auer Center in this episode. Jim interviews Jillian Schepis, Babette Lamb, Mara Gordon, and Patrick Van Buren: company dancers in Fort Wayne Ballet’s staging of Cinderella. They discuss their careers and their various rolls in the production.

 
Kinetic Conversations is hosted by Fort Wayne Ballet’s Executive Producer, Jim Sparrow, and Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown. The show is co-produced by John Dawkins and Wayneshout Productions, Jillian Schepis Lee, Marcia Hetric, and Madison Cafaro. Original music by John Dawkins. For more about this podcast, visit fortwayneballet.org and wayneshout.com.

For our Valentine’s performance, we talk to Choreographer Darren McIntyre about his adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera in a black box production. Along the way, He provides insight into adapting something with musical connotations into a non-vocal visual performance.

Kinetic Conversations is hosted by Fort Wayne Ballet’s Executive Producer, Jim Sparrow, and Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown. The show is co-produced by John Dawkins and Wayneshout Productions, Jillian Schepis Lee, Marcia Hetric, and Madison Cafaro. Original music by John Dawkins. For more about this podcast, visit fortwayneballet.org and wayneshout.com.

Kim Sagani, the Ballet’s Resident Master Teacher, tells us about her experiences working with the Joffery Ballet, and how she learned to become a teacher of dance. She discusses addressing the needs of students and the challenge of developing them into dancers. 

Kinetic Conversations is hosted by Fort Wayne Ballet’s Executive Producer, Jim Sparrow, and Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown. The show is co-produced by John Dawkins and Wayneshout Productions, Jillian Schepis Lee, Marcia Hetric, and Madison Cafaro. Original music by John Dawkins. For more about this podcast, visit fortwayneballet.org and wayneshout.com.

An important guest instructor, training Fort Wayne Ballet in the standardized curriculum of ABT, Raymond Lukens is a distinguished figure in the world of dance. He took the time to come and tell us about his life.

 
Kinetic Conversations is hosted by Fort Wayne Ballet’s Executive Producer, Jim Sparrow, and Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown. The show is co-produced by John Dawkins and Wayneshout Productions, Jillian Schepis Lee, Marcia Hetric, and Madison Cafaro. Original music by John Dawkins. For more about this podcast, visit fortwayneballet.org and wayneshout.com.

Cameron Basden discusses a prolific career working with the Joffery Ballet, and training with Robert Joffery and Gerald Arpino. She takes us on the journey of what it takes to be an instructor in the world of dance. 

Kinetic Conversations is hosted by Fort Wayne Ballet’s Executive Producer, Jim Sparrow, and Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown. The show is co-produced by John Dawkins and Wayneshout Productions, Jillian Schepis Lee, Marcia Hetric, and Madison Cafaro. Original music by John Dawkins. For more about this podcast, visit fortwayneballet.org and wayneshout.com.

We sit down with Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown, to discuss her distinguished career in dance. Also under discussion is the Fort Wayne Ballet as a professional company, and the upcoming highlights of the 2018 – 2019 season.

Kinetic Conversations is hosted by Fort Wayne Ballet’s Executive Producer, Jim Sparrow, and Artistic Director, Karen Gibbons-Brown. The show is co-produced by John Dawkins and Wayneshout Productions, Jillian Schepis Lee, Marcia Hetric, and Madison Cafaro. Original music by John Dawkins. For more about this podcast, visit fortwayneballet.org and wayneshout.com.