Conversations on Dance

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BONUS: Choreographer Trey McIntyre from SFB’s Unbound Festival May 03, 2018

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This week on ‘Conversations On Dance’, we are joined by esteemed choreographer Trey McIntyre, whose second work for the San Francisco Ballet recently premiered in the company’s Unbound Festival. Trey’s rise to prominence as a choreographer began when Ben Stevenson, then director of the Houston Ballet, created the position of choreographic apprentice for him. He has gone on to choreograph works for the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Stutgartt Ballet and many others. In 2005, he found his own dance company, the Trey McIntyre Project, which was an immense critical success and was lauded for its innovative business model. Trey has recently added photographer to his list of considerable talents, with his work being published by the New York Times, The Washington Post and the Boston Globe. To see and support Trey’s photographic work, check out patreon.com/treymcintyre.

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(90) Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, LIVE from San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival Apr 30, 2018

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Welcome to another live podcast from San Francisco Ballet. In this episode we are joined by festival choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. This episode is a recording of a live “Meet the Artist” event that took place before a performance of the Unbound festival on April 22nd. For more live content like this from other San Francisco Ballet performances, please check out San Francisco Ballet’s podcast network on iTunes. Stay tuned to Conversations on Dance for regularly programmed Monday episodes, as well as continued bonus content from our time in San Francisco. Enjoy, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, LIVE from San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival.

We are back from San Francisco where we recorded a massive 26 episodes that are waiting to be published on your feed. We chatted with world class choreographers about their careers and work including Christopher Wheeldon, Stanton Welch, and Edwaard Liang, ballet master Katita Waldo, as well as some of the remarkable dancers of San Francisco Ballet, like Sarah Van Patten, Ana Sophia Scheller, and Sofiane Sylve. Subscribe now on iTunes to recieve notifications of new episodes when they are published. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for some behind the scenes content and new episode alerts

Episode sponsored by Body Wrappers Angelo Luzio

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BONUS: Myles Thatcher, LIVE from San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival Apr 26, 2018

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This week we are joined by choreographer and dancer, Myles Thatcher, LIVE from San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival, and his collaborators for his new ballet ‘Otherness’, costume designer Sylvie Rood, and nonbinary artist, Kersh Branz. This episode was recorded from a live “Meet The Artist” event before the opening of Myles’ ballet at the Unbound festival at San Francisco Ballet. For more live content like this from these events, please check out San Francisco Ballet’s podcast network on iTunes. Stay tuned to Conversations on Dance as we continue to bring more content to you directly from the festival.

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(89) Justin Peck, LIVE from San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival Apr 23, 2018

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This week we are with Justin Peck, LIVE from San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival in a live “Meet The Artist” event before the opening night of San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival. We talk about his career, his process, and about the concept behind his new ballet for SFB, “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.” Stay tuned this week for more from the festival coming soon!

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BONUS: Dores André from SFB’s Unbound Festival Apr 20, 2018

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Today we are bringing you the first of a series of podcasts recorded live in San Francisco. San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its ‘Unbound’ Festival tonight, an event that will span 17 days and feature the world premieres of 12 choreographers. Our first guest is Dores Andre, a principal dancer here with the company, who is to be featured in 4 of the premieres.

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(88) Shelby Williams, Creator of Instagram’s ‘Biscuit Ballerina’ Apr 16, 2018

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Shelby Williams, Biscuit Ballerina. On this week’s podcast, our guest is Shelby Williams, dancer at the Royal Ballet Of Flanders, and creator of internet sensation Biscuit Ballerina. Shelby began her career with Houston Ballet II, before shortly moving on to several major companies in Europe. In addition to the Royal Ballet Of Flanders, she has danced with Dresden Ballet, Barcelona Ballet and Ballet D’Europe.

Shelby created an alternate instagram personality ‘Biscuit Ballerina’, a hysterical parody starring a technically deficient, and bafflingly confident dancer butchering her way through the classical canon. While these videos are riotously funny, they are also Shelby’s commentary on how perfection obsessed ballet dancers can be. Today we talk to Shelby about her own dancer career, how ‘biscuit ballerina’ was born, and what she hopes followers of this persona take away from the account. If you aren’t following @biscuitballerina on Instagram yet, we highly recommend it. Check out our sponsors: Body Wrappers and Sudio Sweeden (use promo code DANCE at checkout).

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(87) Dancers’ Negativity and Perspective Post-Retirement Apr 10, 2018

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It’s just Rebecca and Michael this week, together from New York City, as they return to discuss some of the feedback received after last week’s episode. They also discuss a recent article on dancers’ and negativity (10:30), and how a dancer’s perspective on their career changes post retirement (16:29). They return to their interview format next week, and the following week will be reporting from San Francisco Ballet to cover their Unbound Festival. Subscribe now so you won’t miss a moment!

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(86) Misty Copeland’s Clap Back & Ballet’s Chance for a Turning Point Apr 02, 2018

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It’s just Rebecca and Michael this week as they sit down to discuss some of the stories that have been making news recently. We talk about Misty Copeland’s epic and graceful response to a Twitter troll last week (7:55) and discuss Avichai Scher’s article for the Huffington Post, “The Me Too Moment Is Ballet’s Chance for a Turning Point” (16:15). We will be going to San Francisco April 20-25th to partner with San Francisco Ballet to bring you coverage from their massive “Unbound” Festival, which will feature 12 new works by 12 choreographers in 17 days (34:48). Subscribe now to Conversations on Dance in iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts to automatically be notified when new episodes are available.

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(85) Caitlin Trainor, Artistic Director of Trainor Dance and Founder of Dancio Mar 26, 2018

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This week we welcome Caitlin Trainor, Artistic Director of Trainor Dance and Founder of Dancio. Named one of the 25 to watch in 2016 by Dance Magazine, Caitlin is a performer, choreographer, and a member of the faculty at Barnard College. Caitlin fell in love with dance and choreography during her time in college at Skidmore, where she became determined to carve out a career for herself in the field. And indeed she did. She has been prolific in the field ever since, founding her own company, Trainor Dance, in 2011. Last year Caitlin launched her newest venture, Dancio, a website that offers on-demand videos of ballet classes with some of the best teachers in the world. Today we talk with Caitlin about how she came to love dance, how she pursed her dream of a career in dance, and founding her own company. We find out more about Dancio: how the idea came about, and what she sees in it’s future.

***We are thrilled to announce that we will be working with San Francisco Ballet April 20th-25th to cover their massive “Unbound: A Festival of New Works.” Unbound will feature 12 choreographers creating 12 world premiers on the dancers of SFB, that will premier over 17 days. We are so thrilled to be partnering with the company to bring this ground breaking festival to you through Conversations on Dance. To make sure you don’t miss a moment from San Francisco, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and subscribe to Conversations on Dance via iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. You won’t want to miss it. ***

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(84) Reid and Harriet on their Works & Process at the Guggenheim Mar 19, 2018

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This week we welcome back costume designer duo, Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung. We first had them on the pod in 2016 in episode 21, where we talk with them about how they became interested in fashion, how they met each other, and about their work. This time we met up with them in person back in January at the Guggenheim Museum, the site of their newest project. We talk with them about what they have been up to since we last spoke, including their time as fellows at Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, then we get a preview of their upcoming event as part of the Works & Process at the Guggenheim. On March 25th and 26th, the pair will be presenting new work in collaboration with their favorite clients and choreographers, Lar Lubovitch, Pam Tanowitz, Jack Ferver, Gwen Welliver, and Burr Johnson. As part of the program Barteme and Jung will participate in a moderated discussion led by fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi on March 25 and New York City Ballet principal dancer Adrian Danchig-Waring on March 26. Dancers include Reid Bartelme, Maggie Cloud, Jack Ferver, Russell Janzen, Burr Johnson, Harriet Jung, and Stuart Singer with singer Tiffany Abban accompanied by pianist Patrick Gallagher.

If you are in New York City, you won’t want to miss Reid and Harriet atWork & Process at the Guggeheim March 25th and 26th. For tickets, visit guggenheim.org and use Promo code “COD” for $25 tickets.

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