This we we are delighted to welcome Michael Novak, the Artistic Director Designate of the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation. Raised in Rolling Meadows, IL, Michael began studying dance at age ten. In 2001, he was offered a Presidential Scholarship to attend The University of the Arts in Philadelphia to pursue training in jazz and ballet. The following Read More
Category: dance interviews
(92) Sara Mearns and Jodi Melnick at the Guggenheim
This week we bring you an episode we recorded at New York City’s Guggenheim museum in January. We wanted to catch up with New York City Ballet Principal Dancer, Sara Mearns, and Jodi Melnick, contemporary choreographer to hear about their Works and Process at the Guggenheim that they were putting together. We chatted with the Read More
(90) Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, LIVE from San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival
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 Read More
(53) We’re Back
Our Conversations on Dance summer break is over, and we are back with lots of exciting news and new episodes coming soon. On August 4th, we are headed to the Vail Dance Festival in Colorado, for live events, master classes, and to record podcast episodes. We will be bringing our listeners behind the scenes with tons Read More
(44) Adriana Pierce, Choreographer
This week we are joined by Miami City Ballet dancer Adriana Pierce. After training at the School of American Ballet and dancing as an Apprentice with The New York City Ballet, she joined Miami City Ballet in 2010. Throughout her schooling, Pierce directed and choreographed numerous musical theater productions for a local theater group in Read More