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(23) PNB’s Doug Fullington, Examining The History Behind The Nutcracker Dec 05, 2016

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This week we are joined by Doug Fullington, assistant to the artistic director at Pacific Northwest Ballet and their education program’s manager. Mr. Fullington is a lauded dance historian, capable of reading Stepanov notation, a classical ballet notation system developed in Russia. He’s contributed to the reconstruction of many 19th century works, including ‘The Daughter of Pharaoh’, ‘Le Corsaire’, and recently, PNB’s ‘Giselle’. In 2000, he was named principal researcher for the George Balanchine Foundation’s project entitled ’Popular Balanchine’. We are thrilled today to talk to Doug about the compelling and perhaps little known history behind America’s most beloved holiday tradition, the Nutcracker.

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(22) Julie Kent, Artistic Director of The Washington Ballet Nov 28, 2016

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This week we are joined by Julie Kent, Artistic Director of The Washington Ballet. Ms Kent danced with American Ballet Theater for over 30 years, 22 of those as a Principal Dancer, and is one of the company’s most celebrated performers. She retired from the stage in 2015 to a 23 minute standing ovation. She then went on to head the ABT summer intensive until this past July when she was named Artistic Director of the Washington Ballet.

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(21) Reid & Harriet, Costume Designers Nov 21, 2016

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Today we are joined by Reid Bartleme and Harriet Jung, prolific costume designers working in New York City. The pair met in classes at The Fashion Institute of Technology and founded Reid & Harriet designs in 2011. Since then, they have designed costumes for some of the most sought after current choreographers, and costumed productions at American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Miami City Ballet. (Reid & Harriet, Costume Designers)

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(20) Sarah Hay, Actress and Ballerina Nov 15, 2016

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This week we are pleased to welcome Sarah Hay, Actress and Ballerina. She is a former dancer with the Semperoper Ballet in Dresden and the star of the Starz mini series “Flesh and Bone.” Ms. Hay was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Critics choice award, and a winner of a Satellite award for her portrayal of Claire Robbins in the series. She is now living in Los Angeles and has a reccurring role in a new comedy series “I’m Dying Up Here” coming in 2017.

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(19) Carling Talcott-Steenstra, Royal Danish Ballet Nov 08, 2016

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This week we welcome Carling Talcott-Steenstra of the Royal Danish Ballet. After starting her career at Miami City Ballet, Carling set her sights on Europe. After transitioning to life overseas, she joined the cast of the Starz limited series, “Flesh and Bone.” Ms. Talcott-Steenstra has been very open in past years about her struggles with anorexia and today she opens up to offer an honest and raw interview. (Carling Talcott-Steenstra, Royal Danish Ballet)

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(18) Nicole Mitchell, New York City Ballet Assistant Stage Manager Oct 31, 2016

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Nicole Mitchell, New York City Ballet Assistant Stage Manager, joins Rebecca and Michael this week to bring you closer to another aspect of theater: the happenings backstage. As she says, “If you do your job well, no one knows you did it at all. But if you make a mistake you run the risk of taking the audience out of the moment.”

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(17) Troy Schumacher of NYCB and BalletCollective Oct 24, 2016

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This week we are joined by Troy Schumacher, a Corps member with New York City Ballet and Artistic Director of BalletCollective. Mr. Schumacher gives us insight into creating a company from the ground up, his vision for BalletCollective, and his performances coming up on October 27th and 28th at NYU’s Skirball Center.

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(16) Allison DeBona of Ballet West and Breaking Pointe Oct 17, 2016

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Allison DeBona, first soloist with Ballet West, first came on the national stage in 2012 as a star on the CW’s reality show, ‘Breaking Pointe.’ Allison chats with us about her journey to the world of professional ballet, how she built her brand, and how ballet is portrayed in the mainstream media.

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(15) James Whiteside, Principal at American Ballet Theater Oct 04, 2016

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Michael and Rebecca sit down with American Ballet Theater Principal Dancer James Whiteside for an inside look into his career, his work at ABT, and what inspires him.

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(14) Virtual Mailbag: We Answer Your Questions Sep 26, 2016

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Michael and Rebecca sit down this week to answer listener questions submitted via Tendus Under A Palm Tree .com, by email, and by social media. They discuss how they prepare for a show, how many shows they perform each year, define Balanchine technique, then answer questions from the BuzzFeed article “Questions we want to ask dancers.”

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