Rogue Ballerina

On episode 11, we celebrate PRIDE month with international dance party producer and drag personality/performer Circuit Mom (Matthew Harvat). We discuss the history and evolution of circuit parties,  his career, and some of his favorite performances. 

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On Episode 10, Rogue talks with Rory Hohenstein about his vast dance career and current position as Ballet Master at the Atlanta Ballet. We reminisce about roles he performed with The Joffrey Ballet and pandemic hobbies. 

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My guest for episode 9 of the Rogue Ballerina podcast is world-renowned choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. We discuss her career and process, using the studio as a playground, creating new heroine roles for ballerinas, and pandemic silver linings. 

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On episode 8 of Rogue Ballerina podcast, Rogue talks with Carrie Hanson, Artistic Director of The Seldoms about her career, process, and upcoming project GRASS. For more information and links to the topics discussed, visit rogueballerina.com. 

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On episode 7, Rogue talks with Erica Lynette Edwards about her career with The Joffrey Ballet, her company Cultivating Better Tomorrows, and social justice. 

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On episode 6, Rogue talks with Ethan Kirschbaum, founder of the Chicago Movement Collective and director of the Claire Baitaille Legacy Program. This episode contains explicit language and is raw - unedited and uncensored with commentary and lots of laughs. 

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On episode 5 of the Rogue Ballerina podcast, we welcome Melissa Thodos, Artistic Director of Thodos Dance Chicago. We discuss her career, the evolution of her company, and her long friendship with Broadway's Ann Reinking. 

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On episode 4, Rogue talks with Joffrey Ballet Company Artists Jeraldine Mendoza and Dylan Gutierrez about their relationship on and off the stage, new projects outside of dance, and a pupdate on their beloved Boston Terrier Kahlua. 

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On episode three, Rogue talks with Broadway dancer Ahmad Simmons about his career trajectory, Broadway auditions and original casts, and his plans for the future. Oh, and brunch. 

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On the second episode, Rogue welcomes the artistic director of Giordano Dance Chicago, Nan Giordano. She discusses her iconic father, continuing his legacy, her certification program, and finding silver linings. 

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