DANCE BEHIND THE SCREEN; process, production, social media

Bart Weiss, an award-winning filmmaker, educator and director/founder of the Dallas VideoFest, joins Martheya to talk about Filmmaking. They discuss advice for makers, predictions for the film industry, mobile filmmaking, and dance films . (36:58)  Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home    

Michael Wall, one of the most innovative and impactful composers and educators in the world of contemporary music and dance, joins Martheya to talk about Subscription Based Models. They discuss nontraditional paths for careers in dance, music for dance, and gated content . (43:47) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Mercedes M. Brown, the Digital Fundraising Coordinator at KERA joins Martheya to talk about all things Fundraising. They discuss strategies for blending traditional fundraising practices and current digital techniques for individual artists and arts organizations. (37:02) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Nonprofit Professional and Event Producer Rhiannon Martin joins Martheya to talk about all things Nonprofit Management. They discuss starting a nonprofit, arts administration resources, and board development. (26:46) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Karla Barthelmy the Cultural Programs Coordinator for the South Dallas Cultural Center joins Martheya to talk about Production and Event Planning. They discuss venue partnerships, strategies and logistics for a successful event, and marketing and community outreach. (35:43) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Greg Oertel the Senior Community Philanthropy Officer of Communities Foundation of Texas joins Martheya to talk about all things grants. They discuss what to look for when reading grant open calls, finding the right granting organizations, tips for the application, and preparing your grant to submit. (42:45) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Nicolina Lawson joins Martheya to talk about founding Ballet North Texas and Ballet North Texas Conservatory. They discuss women in ballet, securing a studio space, and what it's like to create your own dance company and studio. (25:57) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Artistic Director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) Melissa M. Young joins Martheya to talk about her journey From Dancer to Artistic Director. They discuss career advice, building your artistic team, and how to share your choreography with repertory companies and book tours. (39:06) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Fundraiser, Founder, and Chief Strategist of DMGroupConsulting Diana Marquis joins Martheya to talk about developing a donor base. They discuss fundraising, customer relationship management, and how to get started as nonprofit.  (32:59) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Dallas-based arts educator, administrator, and artist Morgana Wilborn joins Martheya to talk about arts administration. They discuss grant writing and reviewing, LLC's, and community organizing. (35:29) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Author and Public Speaking Coach Gigi Rosenberg joins Martheya to talk about The Elevator Speech. They discuss tips for crafting the perfect elevator pitch, why it's important, and how social media is influencing the dance world. (37:08) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Executive Director for the Dallas Arts District and award winning Dance Educator Lily Cabatu Weiss joins Martheya to talk about how Dancers ARE Doers. They discuss Lily's career, arts leadership, advice for dancers starting their own company, and how social media is influencing the dance world. (34:00) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Kristina Kirkenaer-Hart is a champion of all things arts and culture related. She serves in her current role as the Director of Cultural Tourism for Visit Dallas. In this episode Kristina and Martheya talk about what she has learned throughout her career in the arts, relationship building, how to think about networking, and how social media is influencing the art world. (35:42) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Bruce Wood Dance Executive Director, Gayle Halperin joins Martheya to talk about all things Nonprofit Arts leadership, the History of the Bruce Wood Dance Company, becoming the Executive Director, her tips for leading the company and more. (34:38) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home    

This episode reveals the kNOwBOX dance team's favorite takeaways from the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2022, how NBFF 2022 makers say NO to the BOX, and wraps season 4 with a short breathing meditation lead by freediver/dancer Marine Chesnais!  (22:00) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

In this episode kNOwBOX dance Ambassador Sumedha Bhattacharyya takes over the mic and talks about Environment and Dance Film with filmmakers from the Choreomundus Dance Film Festival. (33:50) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

In this episode the team talks with Renée Jaworski–the Executive Director/co-Artistic Director of Pilobolus–about creating work that responds to different aesthetics and cultures, the process of creating Shadowland, and reimaging the show for Saudi Arabia. (34:29)  Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home   The music at the end of the episode is courtesy of Pilobolus Dance Theater's show SHADOWLAND.  Part dance, part shadow act, part circus, and part concert,  SHADOWLAND is a surreal story of a young girl's sensational world as she comes of age, created in collaboration with the lead writer of SpongeBob SquarePants Steven Banks and the American musician, producer, and film composer David Poe, whose poetic work for SHADOWLAND ranges from ballads to hard-driving rock numbers that lift the audience out of its seats!

This short and sweet episode highlights the top tips for Dance and Film from all our guests in season 4!  (13:44) Guests Include: André M. Zachery, Nathash Gilmore, Andreas Strand Renberg, Marianna Varviani, Pepe Valdez, JungJae Hur, DaeWook Jang, YoungMin Kim, Kelly Hargraves, Caroline Liviakis, Cara Hagan, and the kNOwBOX dance team.  Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Dance film author, artist, festival director, and curator Cara Hagan joins Martheya to give insight on the curatorial process, how to get your work submitted to festivals, and the impacts of social media on dance film.(28:02) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

This week YeaJean partners up with guest co-host Paty Lorena Solórzano to chat with Caroline Liviakis to discuss all things dance shorts! They tackle the questions about how to distribute dance film and increase audience participation. (28:02) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Join co-host YeaJean and the Executive and Artistic Director of Dance Camera West, Kelly Hargraves, as they talk about programming a dance film festival. Kelly discusses her experience reviewing, programming, and producing a dance film festival that has been around for over 20 years. (27:46) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

The NB team is back together again to share some of the details and insights of programming an international film festival. From the beginning steps to curation, the Team doesn't hold back. (25:42) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

In our 108th episode, YeaJean talks to JungJae Hur, DaeWook Jang, YoungMin Kim about their dance film, Never Never Land. Their film was an official selection and award winner in the NBFF 2021. If English is your primary language we will see you back on April 27th! (29:19) 이번 인터뷰는 2021노박스댄스필름페스티벌에서 관객상을 수상한 작품 허정재 감독, 장대욱 배우, 김영민 배우님과 함께하였습니다. 제작 비하인드 스토리와, 댄스필름과 몸의 상호작용에 대해 이야기 나누었습니다. Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Join co-host Reyna and her husband Pepe Valdez as they talk about the collaboration process and composing music for dance film. Pepe discusses his experience as a musician and helpful tips on communicating with musicians for composition projects. (29:22) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

Reyna brings us to the table with the subject of MUSIC and dance film. We cover the basics including why music is important for dance film and ways in which you can better collaborate with a musician! (26:09) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

On this episode, Martheya speaks with Marianna Varviani about movement in dance films. They discuss creating your own movement style, how to do it,  the importance of hybrid dance, and dance film. (25:50) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

On this episode, Azaria talks to Andreas Strand Renberg about his dance documentary short “Why I Dance”. His film was an official selection and award winner in the NBFF 2021. (26:07) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

On this episode, Reyna speaks with Natasha Gilmore of Scotland's Barrowland Ballet. They talk about collaboration, challenging societal norms, and intergenerational creativity in dance films. They go into detail about Barrowland Ballet's dance film “Wolf”, which was voted as the #NBFFAttentionGrabber by the kNOWBOX dance Film Festival 2021 USA audiences. (23:41) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

On this episode, Azaria speaks with André M. Zachery of Renegade Performance Group about social justice and dance film. They go into detail about subtle vs overt ways to express social justice themes, Afro-futurism, and advice to those seeking to make dance film with a social awareness factor. (24:18) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

On this episode, the kNOwBOX dance Team talks about the famous Nina Simone quote about an artist's duty to reflect the times. Listen in as we discuss responsibility in art-making, social justice, and recommended resources. (29:03) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

On our 100th episode, the kNOwBOX dance Team talks about the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival (NBFF). Get to know more about the history of NBFF, our festival values, and plans for the future. (24:18) Episode Show kNOwtes | Podcast Home

On our first episode of season 4, the kNOwBOX dance Team shares the theme (Dance Film) and structure for the new season. Get to know more about each team member, learn why they are passionate about dance and film, and what to expect in Season 4. (27:22) Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On our last episode of season 3, the kNOwBOX dance Team shares their favorite memories from 2021. Co-hosts Martheya, YeaJean, Azaria, and Reyna share inspiring interview takeaways, favorite memories from season 3, and how kNOwBOX dance is preparing for 2022. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about 2021, creative tips and takeaways, and our path “For a New Beginning”. (38:36) *The title of this podcast episode is from the poem ‘For a New Beginning' by John O'Donohue Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, co-host YeaJean talks with NBFF participants who attended the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2021 in Seoul, Korea. If English is your primary language we will see you back on December 29th! "무용영화 제작진을 응원하는 노박스댄스의 정신에 감사드립니다. 노박스댄스 무용워크숍에 참여하니 무용영화에 대해 더 자세히 이해 할 수 있게되었습니다." - 김석목 @kimseokmok  "무용영화 속 다양한 몸들과 시공간을 만나면서 마치 대륙을 넘나드는 여행을 하는 즐거운 체험이었습니다" - 남상화 @nellnam "다양한 작품을 한번에 볼 수 있어 재미있었고, 다른 장소에서 다른 에너지를 뿜어내는 무용영화가 저에게 새로운 영감을 주었습니다."  - 김서현 @__en_reve__ "무용영화 관람 뿐만 아니라, 성인과 아이 대상의 무용워크숍도 참여 할 수 있어 재미있었습니다. 노박스댄스 화이팅!"  - 지아연 @ayji0322 "심플하고 실용적인 홍보물도 마음에 들었고 온라인 상영, 영문, 한글판 인스타그램, 오프닝 비디오 등 다양한 창작물을 보며 노박스댄스의 진정성, 사명감을 느끼고 경의를 표합니다!"  - 장현상 @phenochang "상영후 배우와의 토크를 통해 무용영화를 더 잘 이해할 수 있었습니다. 이런 페스티벌을 기획해주셔서 정말 감사합니다!" -변상아 @byeonsangahi Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-host Martheya and Azaria interview Andrew Chapman of Mobile Dance Film Festival. They discuss why Andrew found it important to create a film festival with films solely filmed on mobile devices, MDFF's curation process, tips and advice on filmmaking, and a special new term “Ediography”. Enjoy this episode! Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Wilber Mendoza and co-host Reyna talk with Jaciel Neri in Spanish about his artistic career and how Moving Borders came to be. If English is your primary language, we will see you back on December 8th. This episode is Spanish!  En este episodio, Wilber Mendoza y la copresentadora Reyna conversan con Jaciel Neri sobre su carrera artística y sobre el inicio de Moving Borders. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-hosts Martheya and YeaJean interview Erin Johnson and Fox Whitney about the Seattle Velocity Dance Center. They discuss the historical background of Velocity as well as how they have shifted post-2020. The guests talk about what it is like to value the community of dancers' needs in order to create a great dance city ecology. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-host Martheya interviews Kimberly Fulmer of the Trisha Brown Dance Company. They discuss the historical significance of Trisha Brown, using archives as a creative process, what it is like being a performing dance artist, and the future of her dance career post-2020. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-hosts Azaria and Reyna interview Daniel Negrete and Devondria Douglas. They discuss their backgrounds in cultural and codified dance communities, the new innovative course they developed - Dance Appreciation: African American and Mexican Folkloric Studies, the process of getting approval by TEA for the entire state of Texas, and how social media is influencing the dance world. Enjoy this episode! Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-host YeaJean Choi interviews artistic director Yoshiko Chuma. They discuss how to “Say No to the Box” and break the confines of categorization. Yoshiko also talks about her experience during Covid-19 and making connections with others. Enjoy this episode! Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-host Reyna interviews filmmaker Simona Dabija about her dance film “OPIA”. This film was awarded the #NBFFAttentionGrabber by the audience in Oaxaca, México during the NBFF 2020 On Tour. Simona shares her background with dance and film as an independent artist, the making of her film OPIA, and the importance of selecting a site for a dance film. Enjoy this episode that talks about creative inspiration, venues, and producing a dance film. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, co-host YeaJean talks with Bumjin Kim Kim & Youjung Park about the story of their dance film “a dream of Troffea” which was the 2020 #NBFFAttentionGrabber. They talk about collaboration, tips for dance making, and the story of the Seoul DanceFilm Festival. If English is your primary language we will see you back on September 15th! 이 에피소드는 김범진 감독님과 박유정 퍼플모션 대표님이 출연한 특별한 에피소드입니다. 두 분이 만든 댄스필름 “‘a dream of Troffea'는  2020년 제2회 노박스댄스 필름 페스티벌에서 #NBFFAttentionGrabber (관객상)을 수상하였습니다. 김범진 감독은 20년 넘게 조감독, 영화감독으로 작품활동을 하고 있습니다. 댄스 필름 작업에서는 안무를 대본으로 이해하여 촬영을 시작하고 춤의 은유를 찾는 방법으로 작품을 만드는 감독입니다. 박유정 대표는 공연과 댄스 필름 기획을 하는 퍼플모션 대표이자, 서울무용영화제 운영팀장으로 활발하게 활동하는 기획자이자 예술가입니다. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-host Martheya interviews filmmaker Sebastian De Buyl about his dance film “Spectre.” This film was awarded the #NBFFVisionary by the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2020 Jury Panel. Sebastian shares what it's like to find creativity through fear, his experiences with cognitive trance, and his process of working with dance and film. Enjoy this episode that digs deep into the animist mindset of creating. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-host Reyna interviews filmmakers Marlene Millar and Sandy Silva about their dance film “Pilgrimage.” This film was awarded the #NBFFVisionary by the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2020 Jury Panel. Marlene and Sandy share what it's like collaborating on film projects, migrating as a search for meaning, and their production process. Enjoy learning more about what it takes to create a dance film.   Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-host Azaria interviews filmmakers Tiffany Rhynard and Trent D. Williams Jr. about their dance film “Black Stains.” This film was awarded the #NBFFVisionary by the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2020 Jury Panel and was voted as the #NBFFAttentionGrabber at the 2020 Dallas Premier. Trent and Tiffany go into detail about the importance of creating a film about the profiling of Black Men, how to negotiate film directorship, and using art to spark conversation and change. Enjoy this important conversation on creating a better and more equal world.  Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, co-host YeaJean talks with SangMin Kim in Korean about the history and vision of emuARTSPACE, art management skills, and how to say no to the box. If English is your primary language we will see you back on July 21st! 이 에피소드는 복합문화공간 에무 김상민 대표님이 출연하신 특별한 에피소드입니다. 김상민 대표님은 뉴욕 시라큐스 대학에서 Theatre Design and Technology를 전공하고, 한국과 미국에서 무대 디자이너 및 조명디자이너로서 활발하게 활동하고 계십니다. 또한, 2014년부터 복합문화공간 에무 기획본부장 및 공연 감독을 시작으로 현재는 대표로서 문화 예술경영 활동에 매진하고 계십니다. 르네상스 사상가 에라스무스의 약칭인 에무는 서울특별시에서 지정한 전문예술단체이며 미술관, 공연장, 사계절 북카페, 예술영화 전용 상영관, 옥상정원으로 이루어진 문화공간입니다. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Wilber Mendoza, Harumi Gallardo, and co-host Reyna talk with Jesús Velasco Mondragón in Spanish about his artistic career, equity in dance, and how social media is influencing the dance world. If English is your primary language, we will see you back later as this episode is Spanish!    En este episodio, Wilber Mendoza, Harumi Gallardo y la copresentadora Reyna conversan con Jesús Velasco Mondragón sobre su carrera artística, la equidad en la danza y cómo las redes sociales están influenciando el mundo de la danza. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Dance Behind the Screen podcast co-hosts interview Dance & Stuff podcast co-hosts. The entire NB team joins in to talk to Jack Ferver and Reid Bartelme about their experience starting a dance podcast and living as artists in New York. Jack and Reid also discuss having fun and not taking yourself too seriously while also making meaningful work. Other fun parts of this interview include the pros and cons of grants and advice for those seeking a career in dance.  Enjoy this episode with the dynamic duo of Dance and Stuff podcast. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Martheya and YeaJean interview Joy-Marie Thompson to talk about equity in the dance field. Joy-Marie discusses what keeps her dancing, how to make sure you get paid, and her growth as a director. Martheya, YeaJean, and Joy-Marie discuss the importance of how to actually build a safe space and the time it takes to build the relationships in order to do so. Enjoy this episode as Joy-Marie comes to the podcast with the “tea” and the truth. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Azaria and Reyna interview Jade Charon to talk about her dance film “Gold”. Azaria and Reyna dig deep into Jade’s process as a dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, interdisciplinary artist, and black woman. They discuss the importance of building community and forging your own space as an artist. Get ready to hear from this Milwaukee native who is making her own dreams come true and literally making superheroes. Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home

On this episode, Martheya interviews Margaret Mullin to talk about her podcast “Beyond the Barre”. Martheya goes behind the screen to talk more about the making of the podcast, taking off the rose-colored glasses of certain aspects in the dance profession, and deconstructing the article “What is Ballet Body” by Gia Kourlas. Get ready to hear from an amazing woman who is ready to shake up the ballet world and be honest about body image and empathy in the profession.  Episode Show kNOwtes Podcast Home