Posts Tagged "artistic director"

(309) Susan Jaffe, incoming Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre

Posted by on 10.03.2022

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(290) Diana Byer, Founding Artistic Director of New York Theatre Ballet

Posted by on 06.06.2022

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(280) Cynthia Harvey, former Principal with American Ballet Theatre & the Royal Ballet

Posted by on 04.11.2022

https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CynthiaHarvey.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS On today’s episode of ‘Conversations On Dance’ we are joined by legendary ballerina Cynthia Harvey. Cynthia began her training in California before holding the rank of principal dancer with both American Ballet Theatre and the Royal Ballet, a first for an American dancer. We talk with Cynthia about her early years of training, how she dealt with being cast routinely in major roles with less than 24 hours, combating stage fright, and finding her path once...

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(262) Kyle Abraham, Choreographer and Artistic Director of A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham

Posted by on 11.29.2021

https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/KyleAbraham2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS This week on ‘Conversations On Dance’ we are joined by award winning choreographer Kyle Abraham. Kyle’s choreographic talents garnered attention quickly in works he created for his company A.I.M., leading to a MacArthur Fellowship in 2013 and commissions from some of the most respected dance institutions in the world. We talk to Kyle about his creative process leading up to his new work ‘Requiem: Fire In the Air Of the Earth’ that will premiere...

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(237) Jonathan Stafford, Artistic Director of NYCB, LIVE from Vail Dance Festival

Posted by on 07.30.2021

https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/JohnathanStafford.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Welcome to our first live podcast recording from the Vail Dance Festival. First up, we chat with New York City Ballet Artistic Director, Jonathan Stafford. We talk with Jon about his pathway to NYCB, some of the leadership roles he held while he was still dancing, the NYCB Interim Transition Team, his role as Artistic Director, leading the company through this past unprecedented year, and what comes next. This episode was recorded on July 30th, 2021 at the Manor Vail...

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