Podcasts about Kidd Pivot

World-renowned choreographer Crystal Pite discusses her career path, how she developed her community of collaborators, and how she interprets movement when she's out in the world. Crystal's company, Kidd Pivot, performs "Revisor" in partnership with On the Boards at Seattle's Paramount Theatre on March 1st.

In 2015 an estimated 1.3 million refugees poured into Europe, many of them from war-torn Syria. It inspired Crystal Pite to tell their story in her own way - by creating a contemporary ballet for them called Flight Pattern. The Canadian choreographer has since expanded it, making it into a full length work called Light of Passage which had its premiere late last year with The Royal Ballet. Crystal's repetoire is expansive - she's created more than 50 works for some of the biggest dance companies in the world. She formed her own company - Kidd Pivot - in 2002 and is bringing one of its most popular shows - Revisor - to the Auckland Arts Festival next month. And Kidd Pivot is one of the first dance companies in the world to make itself carbon neutral while on tour.

This episode of PNB's Conversation Series features choreographer Crystal Pite. She and PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal talk about community and mentorship of young dancers and choreographers, insight into Pite's creation process and collaborators on her work The Seasons' Canon, and her creation timeline for new works on her own company Kidd Pivot.    This episode was recorded live in the Nesholm Family Lecture Hall inside McCaw Hall in Seattle, Washington on November 3, 2022.

Zij: een van de grote sterren van de hedendaagse dans Hij: geliefd acteur en theatermaker Samen: een verbluffende demonstratie van wat er kan gebeuren als het leven kunst wordt Hun vorige samenwerking Betroffenheit blies iedereen omver en won de hoogste onderscheiding in het Britse theater. Hun nieuwste voorstelling Revisor belooft weer theatraal vuurwerk. In deze aflevering zoomt Maarten Bos in op deze bijzondere samenwerking.

Edição de 29 de Abril 2022

We have so many reviews today! First up was All Bodies Dance which was followed by a quick listen of Mojo Jojo by Turunesh who also performed at Arts Night Out, creating the perfect transition into the review of Arts Night Out at MOA. We then heard a review of Made in Italy by the Arts Club Theatre Company as well as Program B of Six of One: New Play Festival by Studio 58. Finally we talked about Kidd Pivot's Revisor presented by DanceHouse.

In today's episode, I am joined by Addison Reed Holmes AKA the "Salty Ballerina". We talk about her ballet journey, growing up in Texas and attending SMU before moving to Los Angeles and New York. We chat about the importance of being a well-rounded dancer and person, the struggles of being a dance competition judge, and the challenges with dance competitions nowadays. Addy and I grew up dancing at the same studio in Dallas and its really cool to see how our paths both intertwine and differ. MNTR MGMTWebsite@mntr.mgmt@justinementerAddison Reed Holmes @thesaltyballerinaYoutubeartistic dir: Icon Dance Awardsballet dir: Mather Dance CompanyAddison spent her formative years studying ballet under Joyce Seaborne-Bader, a.r.a.d. for the Royal Ballet School method (R.A.D.), where she passed all exams with Distinction/Honors. Her training includes: Royal Academy of Dance, American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet NYC (scholarship), Austin Ballet (scholarship), and Mignon Furman's American Academy of Ballet (scholarship).  Addison has several credits with ballet world renowned ballet companies, including Texas Ballet Theatre, where she performed in several full length classical ballets. While studying for her BFA on scholarship at Southern Methodist University, she performed in several pieces (ballet, modern, jazz) and was the only female freshman cast by guest artist Jimmy Gamonet de los Heros for his trio piece "Tango Tonto".  During her competitive years, Addison was awarded several prizes and scholarships (Edge, Steps,  BDC) including Grande Prize in an for American Academy of Ballet's Performance Awards ballet competition in NYC. Addison has worked in LA, Europe and NY, dancing in various shows, industrials, commercials, film, TV and music videos. Credits include: Natasha Bedingfield, Muse, My Chemical Romance, McDonald's, Toshiba, Gold Bond, JcPenney, Law and Order, Prison Break, Life Ball, and L.A. Choreographer's Carnival. Addison also has Equity Musical Theatre and Opera credits including Carmen, Amahl and the Night Visitor, The King and I, West Side Story, Fame, Funny Girl and Showboat. She has choreographed and performed as a guest artist for contemporary companies as well as industrials and commercials. Her choreography has been selected to perform at several festivals and concerts. She currently works in Southern California as a represented dancer, dance convention teacher and judge in both America and Canada, and ballet director for Shannon Mather's Mather Dance Company. Most recently she produced Wanderlust Dance Project, which was chosen by chief dance critic Margaret Putnam for Top 10 dance concerts of 2016, alongside Kidd Pivot and BalletBoyz. Addison is known for her never-ending positive energy in the warm and encouraging environment she creates, whether at a private lesson, studio session, or convention ballroom. Her goal is to inspire young dancers and to encourage longevity and artistry.

My guest in this episode, Matty Peacock, works closely with more than “some” of today’s most influential pop sensations. The most influential thing about him, however, is not his resume... It is his respect for the work, the mystery, and the collaboration within the process. From performing to choreographing and directing Matty shares *almost* all of his secrets and stories that land him where he stands (and moves) today. ENJOY! Quick Links: Leon Else’s Dance Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbKcv4LyZD4 Fatboy Slim Weapon Of Choice Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbKcv4LyZD4 (Choreographed by Michael Rooney) Hoizer Work Song Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH7bjV0Q_44&list=PL_syrWcl4u8mYiBDsosGxqs6fKmyrH1qp&index=15 Anthony Ramos Mind over Matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRXCaazHSw Nothing sticks promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJgtSreFD1s Crystal Pite and Kidd Pivot: https://kiddpivot.org/crystal-pite/ Shawn Mendes Wonder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHeQemJJQII Transcript: Intro: Welcome to words that move me, the podcast where movers and shakers, like you get the information and inspiration you need to navigate your creative career with clarity and confidence. I am your host, Dana Wilson. And I move people. I dance. I choreograph I coach. And the only thing that I love more than moving is sharing. So if you are someone who loves to work and laugh and you're looking to rewrite the starving artists story, then you’re in the right place. Dana: Hello, Hello. How are you? My friend. Well, I hope good. Good would be good. Great is great. Um, and okay. Is also totally okay if you're just doing okay today, man. Crappy is actually okay too. I will accept that there is a lot going on out there in the world, and I hope that this episode finds you at very, very least being kind to yourself and hopefully kind to others as well. Okay. Wow. My friend, I have a treat for you today. My guest on the show, a show, do I usually call it a show? My guest on the podcast is Matty Peacock, director, choreographer, movement, director movement, coach performer, and many, many things he's about to tell you. And he is also a dear friend, um, and much to his own surprise. I think he is also an excellent talker. I learned so much about my friend, Matty P. I learned so much about myself in this conversation and, um, I hope that you do too. So, uh, we're going to jump right into it. Enjoy this conversation with the wonderful. See what I did there. Matty Peacock, Dana: Matthew Peacock. Holy smokes. Welcome to the podcast. Matty: Thank you, Dana. Thanks for having me. Dana: I’m so glad you're here. This is exciting. Um, by the way, I suppose I call you Matty P is that, is that what you like? Like what d

Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. -Albert EinsteinTo describe this time as difficult is an understatement for most, yet within it lies a surplus of serendipities and loads of lessons. I am grateful to experience this firsthand learning from artists that I would not have access to if it weren't for the pandemic. Two of these awesome artists are Spenser Theberge and Jermaine Spivey. The Betweens was a fantastic and engaging work created by Spenser Theberge and Jermaine Spivey for L.A. Dance Project based on the current condition of this world because of COVID, the political climate and more. I am excited to share this rich conversation as we discuss creating this wonderful work, navigating through the unpredictable and the what has inspired them as people and as artists. Some key takeaways from Spenser and Jermaine: Discovering and working with dancers as people first Being flexible with the twists and turns of COVID that affected the creation and timing of their work Conflict resolution can be approached differently but still arrive at a common place. Dance and technique are not separate. Inspiration can come from anywhere. Links from this session: http://spensertheberge.com (Spenser Theberge ) https://www.instagram.com/jamsvy/ (Jermaine Spivey Instagram) https://ladanceproject.org (Los Angeles Dance Project) https://kiddpivot.org/ (Kidd Pivot) https://www.ndt.nl/en/ (Nederlands Dans Theater) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forsythe_Company (The Forsythe Company) https://www.juilliard.edu/ (Julliard) https://dance.calarts.edu/ (Cal Arts) Would you review The DancePreneuring Studio?I would be extremely appreciative if you would subscribe and leave your feedback on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Radio. It really helps if you do it through the native Apple Podcast App on your smart device. Thanks so much!

Check out DanceConnectSeries.com for more information on each guest! Instagram: @danceconnectseries -------- Jermaine Maurice Spivey was born in Baltimore, Maryland USA and is a graduate of Baltimore School for the Arts and The Juilliard School. From 2002-present, Jermaine lived and worked predominately in Europe but recently returned to make his home base in Los Angeles, California. He has been a company member of Ballet Gulbenkian and Cullberg Ballet, worked as a freelance/guest artist for Hofesh Shechter Company, Robyn Live 2016, The LID, Arias Company and The Forsythe Company from 2013-2015 as well as a cast member of American Repertory Theater's original production The Shape She Makes conceived by Susan Misner and Jonathan Bernstein. Most consistently since 2008, Jermaine has been a member of Crystal Pite's project based company Kidd Pivot. He has also worked as rehearsal assistant and/or staged Crystal Pite's work for companies such as Cedar Lake Ballet, Carte Blanche, Hessisches StaatsBallett Wiesbaden, Netherlands Dance Theater and Paris Opera Ballet. Jermaine has instructed dance all across North America and Europe for professional companies, universities, studios and training programs including USC Kaufman School of Dance, The Juilliard School, UCLA, NYU Tisch, Baltimore School for the Arts, LA Dance Project, The Performing Arts Project, MOVE NYC, No)one. Art House, Nuova Officina Della Danza, Dance OUT, Salt Contemporary Dance and GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. He is a 2001 Princess Grace Awardee and a 1998 National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts 1st Level Awardee. At this moment in his career, Jermaine is very grateful for the opportunity to choreograph, having most recently created for Rambert 2, Salt Contemporary Dance as well as two full evening works with partner and co-creator Spenser Theberge titled Rather This Then and Position 3. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Zij: een van de grote sterren van de hedendaagse dans Hij: geliefd acteur en theatermakerSamen: een verbluffende demonstratie van wat er kan gebeuren als het leven kunst wordtHun vorige samenwerking Betroffenheit blies iedereen omver en won de hoogste onderscheiding in het Britse theater. Hun nieuwste voorstelling Revisor belooft weer theatraal vuurwerk. In deze aflevering zoomt Maarten Bos in op deze bijzondere samenwerking.

In this episode of Beyond the Barre, Margaret Mullin speaks with dancer Christopher Hernandez. A Miami native with a BFA from the Conservatory of Dance, he has had a diverse and exciting career, including time spent performing with Ballet Hispanico, Sleep No More, and the cast of Broadway’s ON YOUR FEET! Christopher was a performer in Lincoln Center’s great American Dance series featuring Ballet Hispanico which premiered internationally in theatres in 2016, and on television as part of PBS’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration in 2017. He has been seen dancing alongside recording artists such as Ricky Martin, Daddy Yankee, and Marc Anthony in televised performances and concerts. Christopher most recently finished touring internationally with Kidd Pivot, led by Director and Choreographer Crystal Pite.       

Cathy converses with internationally acclaimed, award-winning Vancouver dance artist Crystal Pite following the NAC opening night performance of Revisor, her most recent choreographic work co-created with Canadian actor/writer Jonathon Young. They touch on Crystal's childhood aspiration to be a complete dance artist, her early choreographic career, the founding of her company Kidd Pivot in 2002 that united the dancer and choreographer in herself, and life-work balance. Crystal has created over 50 works for her company and others such as Ballet British Columbia, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater and The Royal Ballet. In great demand internationally, her immediate future includes a tour of Revisor and commissions by The Paris Opera Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and Nederlands Dans Theater.

Summary:   "Accumulated couch knowledge." This week film critic and Tyee Culture Editor Dorothy Woodend joins us for the fourth year in a row to pre-game the 2019 Oscars. Also discussed: True Detective, film swag, and the underrated directing career of Penny Marshall.   Show notes:   Dorothy Woodend's bio   Dorothy Woodend on Rotten Tomatoes   First Reformed trailer   Eighth Grade trailer   Skate Kitchen trailer   2019 Oscar controversies (Digital Spy)   Tessa Thompson and More Want the 4% Challenge to Save Hollywood (Film School Rejects)   The Backlash to Green Book, Explained (Refinery29)   If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (Book)   The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965 film)   'I Was Rob Lowe's Snow White': The Untold Story of Oscar's Nightmare Opening (The Hollywood Reporter)   Recommendations:   Andrea: Big Mouth (TV)   Lisa: True Detective Season 3 (TV)   Dorothy: Reviser by Kidd Pivot (dance); Sex Ed (TV)   Music credits:    "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on TuneIn radioPop This! on TwitterPop This! on Instagram Logo design by Samantha Smith Pop This! is two women talking about pop culture. Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Press play and come hang out with your two new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin and recorded at the Vancouver Public Library's wonderful Inspiration Lab.  

The week in dance left us stunned and slack-jawed. We caught Wen Wei Wang’s all-male Dialogue, juxtaposed with the incredible light-play in Hong Kong Exile’s ROOM 2048 (thanks to Laura Raboud for hopping in on that hot take!). Finally, Andrew and Fawnda took a pilgrimage to Banff to see the preview of Kidd Pivot’s newest full-length foray, […]

The week in dance left us stunned and slack-jawed. We caught Wen Wei Wang’s all-male Dialogue, juxtaposed with the incredible light-play in Hong Kong Exile’s ROOM 2048 (thanks to Laura Raboud for hopping in on that hot take!). Finally, Andrew and Fawnda took a pilgrimage to Banff to see the preview of Kidd Pivot’s newest full-length foray, […]

The Husband and Wife Talk podcast will sound a bit different this week. There is no Husband talk this week. I recorded an episode with my dear friend Amy while Corey was filming in LA. Amy is a dance professor, mother of 2, a baker, knows all things DIY and my dancing soulmate. No spoiler alerts but Amy and I (mainly Amy) drop some major wisdom bombs! We talk all things, DIY, art, passion, relationships and freelance work. This episode might be my favorite one yet. Some of the MANY great things we talked about! Kidd Pivot http://kiddpivot.org/ Jordan Kubat Photography (Amy's Husband) http://www.jordankubatphotography.com/ Embark Dance Theatre https://www.embarkdancetheatre.org/ The Alchemist https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0061122416 FIND US! Alex Instagram @dancinggingeralex www.dancingginger.com Corey Instagram @corey_loren @hallelooproductions www.hallelooproductions.com Amy Instagram @amyreah - The H&WT Team

The Husband and Wife Talk podcast will sound a bit different this week. There is no Husband talk this week. I recorded an episode with my dear friend Amy while Corey was filming in LA. Amy is a dance professor, mother of 2, a baker, knows all things DIY and my dancing soulmate. No spoiler alerts but Amy and I (mainly Amy) drop some major wisdom bombs! We talk all things, DIY, art, passion, relationships and freelance work. This episode might be my favorite one yet.Some of the MANY great things we talked about!Kidd Pivot http://kiddpivot.org/Jordan Kubat Photography (Amy's Husband) http://www.jordankubatphotography.com/Embark Dance Theatre https://www.embarkdancetheatre.org/The Alchemist https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0061122416FIND US!AlexInstagram @dancinggingeralexwww.dancingginger.comCoreyInstagram @corey_loren @hallelooproductionswww.hallelooproductions.comAmyInstagram @amyreah- The H&WT Team

We were fortunate to have choreographer Crystal Pite in our studios for 4 weeks as she choreographed and reworked Plot Point. Originally choreographed for Nederlands Dans Theater in 2010, we are proud to present the American premiere here in Seattle. The evening before opening night, PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal had a few questions for Crystal. Hear her discuss her beginnings in ballet, her own Company, Kidd Pivot and of course, Plot Point.  

Amy Blackmore is the Executive & Artistic Director of MainLine Theatre and the St-Ambroise Montreal FRINGE Festival and the Artistic Director of the Bouge d’ici. An award-winning creator, she has produced, choreographed, performed and assisted the work of many companies, including The Montreal Highlights Festival, Kidd Pivot, Just For Laughs and RUBBERBANDance. Her work has been seen in MainLine Theatre's The Mid-Life Crisis of Dionysus, MTL Shakespeare Theatre Company's Macbeth, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Unseamly by Infinitheatre. Amy sits on the board of Quebec's English Language Arts Network.twitter: @_amyblackmoreMainline Theatre@mainlinetheatrehttp://www.mainlinetheatre.ca/Montreal Fringehttp://2016.montrealfringe.ca/@fringemtlStageworthy:http://www.stageworthypodcast.com Twitter @stageworthyPod Facebook: http://facebook.com/stageworthyPod

L'animatrice invitée Isabelle Brisebois s'entretient avec Eric Beauchesne, directeur de répétitions pour Betroffenheit, une coproduction de Danse CNA créée par deux artistes vancouvérois, la chorégraphe Crystal Pite (Kidd Pivot) et l'acteur et metteur en scène Jonathon Young (Electric Company Theatre), et présentée au Centre national des Arts les 12 et 13 février 2016. Eric nous raconte ses débuts de carrière en danse et l'effet coup de foudre de sa première rencontre avec Crystal. Ayant dansé notamment pour Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, le Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe et Kidd Pivot, il se consacre actuellement à son rôle de directeur de répétitions au sein de cette dernière compagnie. Il décrit ses responsabilités et puis Betroffenheit, ce spectacle danse-théâtre profondément inventif et bouleversant.

During the first half of the show we spoke with Andrew Tay, who has been very busy this past summer. Andrew spent time in Europe with DanceWeb as a part of the Impulstanz Festival in Vienna. Next he was off to Berlin for the Tanz im festival. After giving us the inside scoop on these experiences, he tells us about another project he managed to fit in this summer. He co-choreographed chapter 4 of Les Chemins Invisibles, the Cirque du Soleil event presented in Quebec City. For the event he worked alongside his long-time collaborator Sasha Kleinplatz.Gabrielle Coulter chimes in after the break to introduce herself as an artist to the listening audience (the last time we had her in studio was during our Queer Artists Episode back in August).  Then she tells us about a few events coming up that she is involved in.  We are grateful for her coming in an expanding our horizons.  She promises to post all that info on our facebook page, so check it out.Quiet - photo by: Gadi DaganNext J.D reviews Quiet (2009), choreographed by Arkadi Zaides.  The show was presented at the MAI last weekend.To finish up, J.D. & Allison talk about The Tempest Replica in a little more detail.  This was the show that Crystal Pite choreographed, and her company, Kidd Pivot present at Agora last weekend to a sold out audience.Our show from OCTOBER 18th, 2012Listen:(Download) Take care, J.D. Papillon and Allison Burns

Dear Montréal,This week we had a happy accident in programing and had two different guests from Israel in for interviews.  The first was Arkadi Zaides, the choreographer of Quiet (2009).  The show, which is on a world tour, is touching down in Montréal at the MAI for two nights only.  You can catch the show this weekend on October 12th and 13th at 8pm.  We host a sweet interview with a generous guest.Jenn Doan & Arkadi ZaidesNext we just had to plug two great shows happening in the city this weekend.  First Jenn and Allison gush about Crystal Pite’s company Kidd Pivot presenting The Tempest Replica.  The show is playing at Agora, but we will spare you the details since the show is already sold out for the weekend.  So you lucky ducks who already have tickets, enjoy!  You can read Allison’s review of the show at Bloody Underrated.The Tempest Replica - Photo: Jorg BaumannJ.D. then urges us to see Benoît Lachambre’s faux-solo, Snakeskins.  You can catch the show at Usine C at 8pm on the evenings of the 11th and the 12th.  He’ll be giving us a more in-depth review next week.Zohar Melinek, Mary St-Amand Williamson & J.D. PapillonThe second interview during today’s episode was with a duo of multi-talented, interdisciplinary artists, Zohar Melinek and Mary St-Amand Williamson.  They are funny, heavy, political and intelligent.  It is a very full twenty-minute discussion.  You can learn more about their projects at www.zoharmelinek.com.Our show from OCTOBER 11th, 2012Listen:(Download) Take care, J.D. Papillon, Jenn Doan and Allison Burns

In this final episode, Crystal Pite talks about the dual role of choreographer-performer, the creation process, her attachment to Canada's National Arts Centre, and her enduring passion for the art of choreography. In closing, she touches on her upcoming commissions for Cullberg Ballet, the 2010 Cultural Olympiad in Vancouver, Nederlands Dans Theater and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, and the presentations of Kidd Pivot at Sadler's Wells (UK) and Jacob's Pillow (USA).

In this third episode, Crystal Pite speaks of her collaborations with The National Ballet of Canada, Sweden's Cullberg Ballet, BJM – Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, and Vancouver-based composer Owen Belton. She explains the origin of the name Kidd Pivot and comments on the company's work, opportunities and challenges.

In this second episode, Crystal Pite recalls her move to Germany in 1996 to join William Forsythe's Frankfurt Ballet and the ensuing five years of growth as a performer and choreographer. This is also a time of exposure to the work of Pina Bausch, Wim Vandekeybus, Jan Fabre, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Meg Stuart and Rui Horta. She leaves Germany in 2001 and realizes her dream of forming her own company, Kidd Pivot, where she is free to create and perform her own work.