Sustaining Creativity Podcast

Creativity through the lens of an author, concert curator and  lyric coloratura soprano

"Allowing yourself to be open and be free enough to find when the inspiration hits you so that you can let that lead you to a result."  

Stephanie Ann Ball has been invited to perform as a soloist in operas, oratorios, and on concert series alongside world-renowned composers across the country. She has also created concept programs that showcase the many contributions African Americans have made to classical music: The Pillars of African American Art Song, Headed Up to Glory, and Renaissance and Remembrance. She performs the lyric coloratura repertoire with passion and sensitivity and has thrilled audiences in works such as L’elisir D’amore, Die Fledermaus, Mozart’s Requiem, von Weber’s Mass in G, and many others.
stephanieannball.com (singing website)

stephanieannballconsulting.com (coaching website)

ownyourlightbook.com (book landing page yay!)

FB Singing: https://www.facebook.com/StephanieAnnBallSoprano

FB Consulting: https://www.facebook.com/StephABall

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephaball/

Instagram: @iamstephaball

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Creativity through the lens of a Musician and Educator

"Creativity is a lifestyle and a practice."

Connor Frost is a Musician and Educator, hailing from just outside New York City. He has toured extensively both as a solo act and with his band, Dizzy Bats, throughout the US, as well as internationally, and has self-released seven albums over the last decade. In 2017 he officially started his education company, FrostForward Learning, which reached an all-time total enrollment of sixty-five students by fall 2019. At the end of 2019, Connor launched his online mentoring business, where he helps hidden musicians tap into their most creative and musical selves, by guiding them on their respective journeys to writing and releasing their debut albums.

https://www.connorfrost.com/sustain - Special listner link!
http://www.instagram.com/connorlfrost
https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorlfrost/
http://www.facebook.com/connorlfrost
Dizzy Bats (band)
http://www.instagram.com/dizzybatsmusic
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5SKO5EwgZjOLlQFI8kK5K9

Photo credit - Michelle Rose Photography NJ 

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Before you go: take our 5-question Creativity Archetype Quiz at https://sustainingcreativity.fillout.com/creativityarchetypequiz. It takes under a minute and reveals your dominant creative style, your superpowers, and the #1 bottleneck holding you back.

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Creativity thru the lens of an Artistic Director, Educator & Broadway Performer

"Creativity is who I am"

Kristin Huffman appeared in the Tony award winning Broadway musical
by Stephen Sondheim-"Company". It also won a Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards for Best Revival of a Musical in which she played the leading role of “Sarah” as well as flute, sax and piccolo. The production was filmed and aired on PBS's Great Performances.
She has a career that has spanned over 20 years professionally performing with operas, theatres, symphonies around the US and she played “Christine” in the European tour of Phantom.
Kristin is the Founder and Producing Artistic director of The New Paradigm Theatre (NPT), a professional non profit (501c3) theatre company, whose mission is to foster creative problem solvers, leaders, and global citizens through theatre arts education and productions. www.nptheatre.org. She’s delighted to include college interns from Hartt, UArts, Uconn, WCSU and other colleges in the shows and events. In 2016 sixteen college students from Hartt sang onstage in Kristin Chenoweth’s Broadway show “My Love Letters to Broadway” as part of NPT’s college intern program. Kristin is thrilled to include college students whenever she can in these types of shows, as well as master classes with pros from Film/TV and Broadway.
As a former Miss Ohio/Runner-up Miss America she continues hosting and producing charity events for NPT that feature her favorite Broadway, Film and TV colleagues often in combination with the NPT Youth Board of directors and college interns.
She is a professor at the University of Hartford and trains singer/actors for a life “on the wicked stage”. She is a member of Actors Equity Association (AEA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG/AFTRA) and she frequently judges international choir competitions in the US and Canada.
She graduated Summa Cum Laude from both Capital University Conservatory of Music BM (Music ed: flute and voice concentration) and Northwestern University (Masters of Music- Opera) www.kristinhuffman.com 

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Creativity through the lens of a Third Grade Teacher & Drag Queen

"Creativity is being authentically yourself, not trying to copy someone else or be someone else."

Stuart Sanks is a Renaissance man of sorts. He teaches third graders at the Studio School in Northglenn, CO. In addition to the standard curriculum, he writes plays for his students to perform as part of the arts curriculum. In his spare time, he performs all over town. Most recently, he has developed a drag character, Shirley Delta Blow, who hosts shows and bingo events. A big city girl with small town dreams, Shirley Delta Blow came west to seek her fortune. Good for you, Denver is as far as she got. She is an event hostess, a drag performer and a queen. Shirley performs on stages all over the state. Her unique and quirky style has lead to shows like Drag Machine and DragOn! at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and Drag Decades at the Clocktower Cabaret, now in its fifth year. She also reads books for children and their families at story times hosted by libraries and bookstores, as well as her FaceBook Live show, I Love That Story. In addition, Stuart travels and trains teachers all over the country in cooperative learning. And if that’s not enough, he enjoys reading, movies and his partner Jim.
Find more at http://www.shirleydeltablow.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shirleydeltablow/

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Creativity through the lens of a performer

"Listening to the needs that are out there and connecting the dots."

Aaron has performed in theaters across the country and in 2017 moved to CO from NYC with his hound dog Eleanor. He has adapted and directed Shakespeare; staged rock and symphony concerts; is a founding artist of the puppet and mask ensemble The Zoot Theatre Company; is the former Artistic Director for Eureka Suitcase in NYC; and curates The People’s Building which was named “The best new cultural arts venue of 2019” by Westword. He is also a proud alumni of Wright State University’s PATP and a member of the professional actors’ union Actors Equity Association. In the Denver metro region he has worked as an actor at the DCPA, Arvada Center, Miners Alley Playhouse, and Lake Dillon Theatre Company.
For a full list of credits visit AaronVega.com.
Insta @bardgeek;
fb.com/aaronveganews
photo credit: Marco Robinson

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Creativity through the lens of a journalist

"I think I'd be dead if I weren't using creativity all the time in my life"

John Moore is one of Colorado’s most respected and honored arts journalists. At The Denver Post, he was named one of the 12 most influential theater critics in the United States by American Theatre Magazine. He was then employed as the Senior Arts Journalist for the Denver Center for the performing Arts, where he served as a shared resource for the entire Colorado theatre community, while covering other arts disciplines including film and music as well. He is also the founder of  The Underground Music Showcase, otherwise known as The UMS, the largest annual music festival in Denver, now entering its 20th year. As a playwright, his play “Waiting for Obama” was a featured selection at the New York International Fringe Festival. In 2013, John founded a nonprofit called The Denver Actors Fund, which since has made $540,000 available to Colorado theatre artists in medical need. John is now the host of a new podcast called “Be Positive,” which looks the opportunities to make the world a better place during the COVID19 shutdown (available on Soundcloud). For both his journalism and his commitment to making his community better, John was recently awarded the Lucy Jordan Humanitarian Award by Actors Equity Association.

http://www.denveractorsfund.org/
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Creativity through the lens of a DevOps Engineer

"Constructing your life the way you invision it to be"

Heather Dawn is a DevOps Engineer, Singer-songwriter, and Mother in the Metro Detroit area. She has been a member of the Broadway Union Actors’ Equity Association since 2001. Prior to her career in the software industry, she performed professionally for Disney Entertainment in Orlando, Florida and in Tokyo, Japan. She also performed in the Broadway National Tour of 42nd Street as well as in regional theater productions From New York, she relocated to Michigan and has been playing her favorite part, the role to her two children. She is passionate about balancing her career and parenthood and will be launching a blog, MomVersusWild.com early this summer to share her adventures of being a mom as well as product reviews and tips. 
http://www.hidefcreations.com/
http://momversuswild.com/

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Creativity through the lens of a Clinical Psyhologist

"A way of integrating what I experience in the world in a meaningful fashion"

Arielle Schwartz, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist, EMDR Therapy consultant, somatic psychotherapist, and certified yoga instructor with a private practice in Boulder, Colorado. She earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University and holds a Master’s degree in Somatic Psychology through Naropa University. She is the author of four books, The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Emotional Control and Becoming Whole (Althea Press, 2016), EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology: Interventions to Enhance Embodiment in Trauma Treatment (W. W. Norton, 2018), The Post Traumatic Growth Guidebook (Pesi Publishing, 2020), and The Practical Guide to Complex PTSD: Compassionate Strategies to Begin Healing from Childhood Trauma (Rockridge Press, 2020). She is dedicated to offering informational mental health and wellness updates through her writing, public speaking,social media presence, and blog. Learn more at https://drarielleschwartz.com/

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Creativity through the lens of a musician

"The only thing I know is I don't"

I'm Wil Snyder and... I Are Wil! A multi-instrumentalist from Denver, CO. Ever since I got sober 4 years ago in Jan 2016, I've been pursuing my career in the music realm, which includes a lot of hats. I compose for, arrange for, and play in a diverse set of bands full time and spend pretty much any free time I have being creative in some form or fashion. I love passing along what I've learned, as is the mark of any true musician. I teach my self developed curriculum "Speaking the Language of Music" to private students and in group settings with roaring success stories of all ages and skillsets. So much so, I'm turning it into a book and audiobook series right now!

Most importantly, I recently helped found a non-profit organization, Colorado Artists in Recovery https://www.coloradoartistsinrecovery.org/. We provide a safe haven for members of the recovery community to nurture their creativity and spirituality by way of free classes.

Website - www.iarewil.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/iarewil/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/i.are.wil/
email - [email protected] 

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Creativity through the lens of a holistic health teacher

"Anytime we create anything it's going to be different"

Courtney is dedicated to helping women incorporate holistic health in a realistic way. She lives in Longmont, CO with her high school sweetheart and three young kids. She has been teaching on holistic health for over a decade and has worked with hundreds of women to help them feel and look their best.

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GlowFamilyWellness/
Website - https://www.glowfamilywellness.com/

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Before you go: take our 5-question Creativity Archetype Quiz at https://sustainingcreativity.fillout.com/creativityarchetypequiz. It takes under a minute and reveals your dominant creative style, your superpowers, and the #1 bottleneck holding you back.

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