Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie

Folks! We’ve gone National! In our newest two-episode series, “The Choice of No Bounds,” Courtney sits down (on a beach in San Diego!) for a fascinating chat with Teaching Artist Skyler Sullivan about his inspiring story of how the arts, in quite literally all of its forms, have had an impact on his life. Courtney and Skyler discuss the importance of the presence of the arts in Skyler’s childhood, his stint as a Physical Education teacher and how he wound up jumping from the East coast to the West coast to follow his dream...and love! They also talk about his life as a performer, including portraying a character named Carla while sharing the stage with such stars as Phyllis Diller and Charo! You won’t want to miss this touching, funny and thought-provoking episode of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie!

Folks! We’ve gone National! In our newest two-episode series, “The Choice of No Bounds,” Courtney sits down (on a beach in San Diego!) for a fascinating chat with Teaching Artist Skyler Sullivan about his inspiring story of how the arts, in quite literally all of its forms, have had an impact on his life. Courtney and Skyler discuss the importance of the presence of the arts in Skyler’s childhood, his stint as a Physical Education teacher and how he wound up jumping from the East coast to the West coast to follow his dream...and love! They also talk about his life as a performer, including portraying a character named Carla while sharing the stage with such stars as Phyllis Diller and Charo! You won’t want to miss this touching, funny and thought-provoking episode of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie!

Our next installment of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie is here! This two-part series features professional arts administrators Sobha Kavanakudiyil, co-chair of the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable and Marquis Studios’ Professional Development Specialist Justin Daniel, who is also a practicing Teaching Artist, As well as New 42nd Street Fellows Brandon Hutchinson and Alverneq Lindsay, and New Victory Theater Senior Education Programs Manager Christopher Totten. Over the course of these two Acts, Courtney & Co. discuss the origins of the Arts In Education Roundtable’s Face to Face conference, collective impact, the intersection of arts administration and arts practice, and the future of Teaching Artistry as a profession as seen through the emerging artist's point of view! Tune in and listen now by visiting SoundCloud or downloading these exciting episodes on iTunes! LIVE. LOVE. CREATE. ADVOCATE!

Our next installment of Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie is here! This two-part series features professional arts administrators Sobha Kavanakudiyil, co-chair of the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable and Marquis Studios’ Professional Development Specialist Justin Daniel, who is also a practicing Teaching Artist, As well as New 42nd Street Fellows Brandon Hutchinson and Alverneq Lindsay, and New Victory Theater Senior Education Programs Manager Christopher Totten. Over the course of these two Acts, Courtney & Co. discuss the origins of the Arts In Education Roundtable’s Face to Face conference, collective impact, the intersection of arts administration and arts practice, and the future of Teaching Artistry as a profession as seen through the emerging artist's point of view! Tune in and listen now by visiting SoundCloud or downloading these exciting episodes on iTunes! LIVE. LOVE. CREATE. ADVOCATE!

In this two-episode series, Courtney chats with Lauren Jost, Artistic Director of Spellbound Theatre, about how she found herself immersed in the world of Teaching Artistry, theater making and arts advocacy. They also discuss such topics as Lauren's personal journey into the arts, discovering the power of the arts, finding her artistic voice and the intrinsic impact in engaging young kids in participatory, educational drama practices that give kids agency. Listen now! #artsmatter #TeachingArtistry Live. Love. Create. Advocate.

Look for more new episodes in the coming weeks!

In this two-episode series, Courtney chats with Lauren Jost, Artistic Director of Spellbound Theatre, about how she found herself immersed in the world of Teaching Artistry, theater making and arts advocacy. They also discuss such topics as Lauren's personal journey into the arts, discovering the power of the arts, finding her artistic voice and the intrinsic impact in engaging young kids in participatory, educational drama practices that give kids agency. Listen now! #artsmatter #TeachingArtistry Live. Love. Create. Advocate.

Look for more new episodes in the coming weeks!

In our latest episode series, "Episode 6, ACTS 1 & 2: Signe Harriday - The Radical Poetry of A Calling," Courtney sits down for an intimate chat with Teaching Artist and self-proclaimed ARTivist, Signe Harriday, to discuss her personal voyage into the arts. In this intriguing series, these two fierce arts advocates take a deep dive into such topics as Signe's personal journey of growing up a person of color, or "other," in a predominately white community, and the pressures and trauma associated with that; embracing the role of the Teaching Artist in the classroom setting as a Magic-maker; and the importance of the presence of the arts in Signe's childhood, the intrinsic community embedded in the arts and how the arts community has shaped them as artists and artivists. Live. Love. Create. Advocate!

In our latest episode series, "Episode 6, ACTS 1 & 2: Signe Harriday - The Radical Poetry of A Calling," Courtney sits down for an intimate chat with Teaching Artist and self-proclaimed ARTivist, Signe Harriday, to discuss her personal voyage into the arts. In this intriguing series, these two fierce arts advocates take a deep dive into such topics as Signe's personal journey of growing up a person of color, or "other," in a predominately white community, and the pressures and trauma associated with that; embracing the role of the Teaching Artist in the classroom setting as a Magic-maker; and the importance of the presence of the arts in Signe's childhood, the intrinsic community embedded in the arts and how the arts community has shaped them as artists and artivists. Live. Love. Create. Advocate!

In our latest episode, Courtney sits down with dancer, choreographer and Teaching Artist, Penelope McCourty to discuss her journey into and through her artistry. This episode, which considers the artist’s trajectory, asks the big questions: Do we choose our artistic path, or is our artistic journey thrust upon us and molded by outside forces? Is our artistry a product of conditioning or are we born with an innate sense of the talents we possess, needing only the freedom—the space—to explore and hone them? Listen to this fascinating episode now, and stay tuned! More episodes are on the way in 2018!

In our latest episode, Courtney sits down with dancer, choreographer and Teaching Artist, Penelope McCourty to discuss her journey into and through her artistry. This episode, which considers the artist’s trajectory, asks the big questions: Do we choose our artistic path, or is our artistic journey thrust upon us and molded by outside forces? Is our artistry a product of conditioning or are we born with an innate sense of the talents we possess, needing only the freedom—the space—to explore and hone them? Listen to this fascinating episode now, and stay tuned! More episodes are on the way in 2018!