Podcasts about dancers among us

The Nutcracker ballet is a holiday classic featuring different styles of dance and a magical story. But what happens if you take the dancers off of the stage and thrust them into daily life? On this week's Cityscape, we're talking with photographer Jordan Matter about his books Dancers Among Us and Dancers After Dark that use professional dancers to see ordinary life in an extraordinary way. We'll also talk with someone who experienced Dancers After Dark from the other side of Jordan's camera lens, dancer Demetia Hopkins-Greene.

The Nutcracker ballet is a holiday classic featuring different styles of dance and a magical story. But what happens if you take the dancers off of the stage and thrust them into daily life? On this week's Cityscape, we're talking with photographer Jordan Matter about his books Dancers Among Us and Dancers After Dark that use professional dancers to see ordinary life in an extraordinary way. We'll also talk with someone who experienced Dancers After Dark from the other side of Jordan's camera lens, dancer Demetia Hopkins-Greene.

Jordan Matter, a Manhattan portrait photographer, is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Dancers Among Us, a collection of photographs of dancers in everyday situations around the world, and his collection of photos of nudes in public places, Dancers After Dark, is a monumental achievement, in my humble opinion. He and his work have been featured on television, in print, online, and in exhibitions throughout the world, including Buzzfeed, ABC World News Tonight, Today, The Tyra Banks Show, the BBC, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, #1 on Reddit, Daily Mail U.K., O, The Oprah Magazine, NPR, Lincoln Center, and the Savina Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, Korea. Matter lives in New York with his wife, two children, dog and cat. Notes from the show: Serendipity Dancers Among Us: A Celebration of Everyday Life My interview with my father. My interview with ballet champion Brooklyn Mack. Behind the Scenes "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats The Professional Photographer's Legal Handbook by Nancy Wolff Henri Cartier-Bresson Uncovered: Women in Word and Image The Beauty Myth - Naomi Wolf Camera + App actually DOES work with the iPhone 7 Plus dual lens system (but not "Portrait Bokeh" mode) Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs    

Jordan Matter is a portrait photographer specializing in actors, models, and dancers.  He is the photographer behind the NY Times bestseller “Dancers Among Us,” and in October, 2016 he is releasing his new book, “Dancers After Dark.” Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/159 In this episode, Jordan discusses: -How he initially became interested in photography and then how he came back to it. -The black & white printing course that he took at School of Visual Arts in New York City. -The story of what gave him the inspiration to approach photography with a new determination. -How a long period of “alone time” gave him the opportunity to obsess over photography and completely devote himself to it. -How individuals can still keep an open mind to a potential path to making money from their now-casual creative passion. -The difference in results between a defeatist attitude versus an optimistic one. -His books Uncovered and Dancers Among Us and how they led him to eventually create his new book, Dancers After Dark. -The notion of serendipity and how it has played a role in his photography and his career. -The difficulty of a passion project with no guarantee of income taking away time from your family. -Giving up sleep or giving up mindless activities to give yourself time to create your passion projects. -Dancers After Dark and how it is a celebration of passion and one’s willingness to pursue it at all costs. -How the nudity of the dancers shows all of the muscles that they have developed from so many years of hard work and practice. -His advice for people who might struggle with approaching their creative pursuit without a plan. Jordan's Final Push will inspire you to leap first, and the net will appear!   Quotes: “When I saw my first print come up in the developer, it was like a Hallelujah moment.  I just suddenly realized that this was what I wanted to do.” “So I picked up the camera again, but this time I went at it with renewed gusto.” “I don’t know that I’m really meant for a casual passion.” “This doesn’t always have to be casual.  How can I explore possibilities within this passion to make a living at it too?” “The bigger thing for me was that I was allowing myself to fantasize about what it could become.  Whereas before I had seen why it wouldn’t become that.” “If you know you love things in the general sense of a certain subject matter, keep working until you find specifically where you fit into that.” “You can pay your bills and have your passion project.” “I’ve just learned to exist with very little sleep so that I can do all of the other things that I want to do.” “One of my photos went viral and I didn’t take it.” “Once you cut out spontaneity and once you cut out the fresh moment, then all you’re looking for is the thing you’ve already planned to do. “I think the biggest mistake that people make is they plan something out, and then they do it as planned.  And then they stop.  You want to surprise yourself!  You don’t want to just get what you expect.” Links mentioned: Dancers After Dark Connect with Jordan: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Tumblr / Twitter

Jordan Matter is a photographer in New York City and the photographer/author of the stunning book Dancers Among Us, A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday. It is evident in all that we know of Jordan that he truly does celebrate joy in the everyday. He loves his life, his family, and his job. Photography was not always his passion; baseball and acting took those spots earlier in his life. That began to change for him however, after viewing an exhibit by photojournalist Henri Cartier-Bresson. Moved by the stories of humanity the images portrayed, he picked up the camera first as a hobby, then as a passion. Later, looking through a friend's routine and mundane headshots (from another photographer)he was inspired to grab his camera and photograph her. Soon, his career as a portrait and headshot photographer boomed. His idea for "Dancers Among Us" came from watching his three-year old son play with a toy bus and figurines. Watching his son's imagination at work he thought about creating photographs that would show the world as if through his eyes. The people in the images would be alive and in the moment, celebrating all aspects and emotions of everyday life. Soon after, he attended a dance performance and knew immediately his subjects. When Jordan began work on "Dancers Among Us", he had no dance photography experience. Anyone who is either a dancer or involved with dance knows that it is not easy to capture a dancer in motion for a photo that conveys the true movement, which makes this work just that much more amazing. As he was formulating the idea for the book, Jordan was hired by Jeffrey Smith of the Paul Taylor Dance Company to photograph his headshots. He told him about his idea of photographing dancers in everyday situations. Jeffrey Smith loved the idea and convinced ten company members to collaborate with Jordan. The book eventually involved 200 dancers photographed around the United States. It was three years in the making and at one point almost a goner until Workman Publishing took a chance on it. Their gamble paid off. "Dancers Among Us" reached the New York Times extended Best Sellers list in its first week, selling out on Amazon within 24 hours. The book is filled with images of dancers in everyday life experiences, augmented by thoughtful quotes and text.  

Unless you actually pick up the book and thumb through it a bit, this is not the kind of book you think it is. This is a wonderful coffee table book you can spend a few minutes at a time with, or read and look at for hours. Jordan Matter, is a photographer, as well as an observer of movement. So he combined his love of photography, his love of movement, and included some quotes from Henry David Thorough, William Shakespeare, and even Mae West, "Too Much Of A Good Thing, Can Be Wonderful" into this enchanting nugget of reading. *** It is important to note that nothing in this book has been Photoshopped. Yes, some of the scenes look dangerous, and they are, but it was one moment captured in time. In this book dancers are put into unusual scenes. Nothing is rehearsed, some of them he captured within 5 frames others took hundreds. The one scene that caught my eye was a dancer in the operating room of a hospital. I asked about how he was able to get permission for all of these scenes. You have to hear his answer for this one! Pick up Dancers Among Us at your local bookstore or on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Dancers-Among-Us-Celebration-Everyday/dp/0761171703 Jordan Matter's Website: http://www.jordanmatter.com Behind the scenes for Dancers Among Us: http://www.dancersamongus.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/JordanMatterPhotography

Hello there, YIPpers! This episode of YIP Podcast brings you an interview with the intelligent, creative and fabulous Anasma! She's talented! She's smart! She's got shiny hair! And she has a lot of pretty sage advice, so pay attention! Tammy and Mary chat about weird bellydance dreams and we hear some excerpts from the WildCard BellyDance/Arcane Dimension project, Tribal Collaborations!Download Episode 54Or Listen Here:On This Episode:Maurice ChevalierYIP Podcast on FacebookCarnyCastThought-Provoking Belly Dance Costumes (tribe.net)"Kiss of Death" bellydance costume"Weepy" bellydance costumeDance Nerds Unite!Dancers Among Us - Jordan Matter photography projectDancing With A Spatula Wand (The Blue Faerie) - "A New Wiccan Holiday"Hot Chelle Rae - "I Like It Like That" (video)Tempest's Teapot - "Yes You Can, But SHOULD You?"Hurricane VanessaThe Style Rookie (blog by Tevi Gevinson)Tribal Pilgrims (Sakura Tribal) - "Tribal Collaborations!" postWildCard BellyDanceAnasmaBellydance SuperstarsBellyqueenThe Little Devil (video)A bit about Wushu"Tribute to my father"Visit Anasma's video gallery for a peek at "On Your Marks, Get Set, Dance!" performancesAnimal City website - brief video...looks super cool!!World Citizen DanceSpotifyDer Erlkönig (poem originally by Goethe)Around Town:There is not an Around Town on this episode, however you can Join our Email List and find out everything currently going on!Featured Artists:Album: Tribal Collaborations - Amazon or Artist: Arcane Dimension and WildCard BellyDanceSongs: Feast of Dionysus, Forbidden Fruit, The Flight of MorriganSong #1: "Tammeni Aleik" by Mohamed Fouad (Best of Fouad) - Amazon or Song #2: "The Earlie King" by Baby Dee (Twisted Cabaret) - Amazon or Song #3: "Saber" by Omar Khairat (The Modern Women) - Amazon or Additional Music:"Huda" by Solace - Amazon or The Gathering Season"Simarik" by Tarkan - Amazon or Tarkan"Erlkönig" by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Gerald Moore - Amazon or Schubert: Die schoene Muellerin · Erlkoenig · An die Musik · Heidenroeslein"Der Erlkoenig" by Peter Sebastian - Amazon or Die Kraft Der Emotion