Podcasts about Pilobolus

Pilobolus is currently on tour with re:CREATION which brings their celebrated collection of repertory to audiences across the country. On Saturday May 3rd Pilobolus will be at the Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington, MA with two performances.

Emily Kent, Education Director for Pilobolus, shares about the company's summer offerings. She holds a BSEd in Dance Education from the University of Georgia and began working with Pilobolus in 1999, first as a dancer and collaborator and then Teaching Artist. She has created original works for high school and university dance companies for Pilobolus and as an individual artist. She has set classic Pilobolus repertoire on high school and university students. She has created new programs to share the Pilobolus Method to people of all ages and abilities to people around the country: Pilobolus @ Play, the flagship touring education residency, Connecting with Balance, a progressive program for the aging population, The Pilobolus Teaching Manual, to share their techniques with teachers. Pilobolus is an internationally renowned dance company. For over 50 years, they have tested the limits of human physicality, exploring the power of connected bodies. You've seen them at the Oscars, the VMAs, and the Olympics. They've collaborated with OK Go, the NFL, Hyundai, RadioLab, Penn & Teller, and more. Honors include a TED Fellowship, a Grammy® Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award, and several Cannes Lion Awards.  Learn more about Emily and Pilobolus: https://pilobolus.org/company You can learn more about dance education and career planning for dancers at theballerinatist.com

The artistic directors of Pilobolus a rebellious dance company that tests the limits of human physicality to explore the beauty and the power of connected bodies. They bring this tradition to global audiences through their post-disciplinary collaborations with some of the greatest influencers, thinkers, and creators in the world. They bring their decades of expertise telling stories with the human form to show diverse communities, brands, and organizations how to maximize group creativity, solve problems, create surprise, and generate joy through the power of nonverbal communication. Pilobolus has created and toured over 120 pieces of repertory to more than 65 countries. They have been featured on CBS This Morning, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's TODAY Show, MTV's Video Music Awards, The Harry Connick Show, ABC's The Chew, and the CW Network's Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Pilobolus has been honored with a TED Fellowship, a 2012 Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Programming, and several Cannes Lion Awards at the International Festival of Creativity. In 2015, Pilobolus was named one of Dance Heritage Coalition's “Irreplaceable Dance Treasures”. In 2024, the book “Pilobolus: A Story of Dance and Life” was written by author Robert Pranzatelli tracking the company from its counterculture origins through its pop-culture triumphs and contemporary global acclaim. 

Author, publicist and partially involved narrator Robert Pranzatelli joins the show to celebrate his amazing new book, PILOBOLUS: A Story of Dance and Life (University Press of Florida). We talk about the origins of the legendary Pilobolus dance company, his transformational first experience seeing them in 1997, the workshops he took with them and the friendships they engendered, and the "itchy fingers" moment when he realized he had to write their history. We also get into Pilobolus' unique melding of improvisation and dance technique, the joyful challenge of describing their dance pieces on the page, the importance of capturing the time capsule of Pilobolus' '70s roots (and covering All The Affairs, along with the friendships and fallings-out), how Pilobolus was taken seriously by dance critics long after audiences flocked to them, the company's through-line in its 50+-year history and how they managed to continue the tradition of something that was based on overthrowing tradition. Plus we discuss Robert's history as a writer, how Metal Hurlant & Moebius blew his mind as a teen, how he became a book publicist at Yale University Press, his narrow-focus mode of reading, his greatest eBay score, why he got choked up while reading a text he sent Pilobolus' artistic directors after a performance, and more. More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal and via our e-newsletter

An innovative music educator and accomplished musician, composer, conductor and performer, Ron Castonguay was named Director of the Arts and Music Director at The Frederick Gunn School in 2019. Ron teaches all levels of Vocal Ensemble, String Ensemble, and Concert Jazz Band as well as AP Music Theory and provides private music instruction. He is responsible for the leadership and development of the school's Visual and Performing Arts programs and champions the growth and integration of the arts and community through the new Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center. As a result of these efforts, the school has developed collaborations and maintains partnerships with local arts organizations, including Pilobolus, Sherman Chamber Ensemble, the Litchfield Jazz Festival and Litchfield Jazz Camp. Prior to his arrival at Gunn, Ron served for 23 years as Department Chair for the Performing Arts and Music Director for grades 9 through 12 at Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, Florida. There, he created and directed the school's String Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo and Vocal Ensemble. His ensembles performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney World and Universal Studios, the Strathmore Center for the Performing Arts and other notable venues, and consistently earned top marks at district, state and national music festivals. Ron holds a bachelor's degree in music theory and composition from the University of Miami (Florida). He is a professional saxophonist, experienced conductor and published composer. He conducted the professional run of “Into the Woods” at the Adrienne Arsht Performing Arts Center in Miami in 2015 and performed an alto saxophone solo with the Miami Symphony on Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Ron's compositions have been performed numerous times and span a wide array of ensemble genres, from instrumental to choral, and in all musical idioms, from classical to contemporary to jazz. His compositions are currently available at JWPepper.com and LeapYearMusic.com. One of his choral works, Trust In The Mercy Of Your God, was debuted by the University of Miami Chorale under the direction of Jo-Michael Scheibe, and a concert of Castonguay's compositions and arrangements were presented at the University of Miami's Gusman Hall in 2009. Most recently, Ron released his new book, "Rhythmic Sight-Reading: The Tik-A Tee Method," on March 15, 2024. It is a 172-page spiral bound method book for any and every ensemble, focusing only on rhythm and time signatures, from basic to advanced, with over 346 practice exercises, all accompanied by over 363 supplemental MP3s. Learn more at https://www.roncastonguay.com/ Ron has been, or is currently, an active member of the National Association for Music Education, American String Teachers Association, Connecticut Music Educators' Association, Jazz Education Network, Florida Orchestra Association, Florida Vocal Association, Florida Bandmasters' Association, Florida Music Educators' Association, Florida American String Teachers Association, and the Florida Schools Music Association. As a saxophonist, Ron has released two self-produced CDs of original music in the contemporary jazz genre; 1998's Subtle Touch and On The Right Track, released in 2008. He is also a studio musician, most recently performing all of the saxophone parts on Kate Nauta's Holiday LP. Ron's music is available on Pandora, Spotify, iTunes, and CDBaby. He performs live as a solo artist as well as a member of a jazz duo called Perfect Manhattan, and two jazz/blues/funk bands called Front Burner and The Roxtones. Ron is available as a commissioned composer (any idiom), a guest conductor (any genre), and a professional saxophonist (classical or jazz). ​Ron resides in Washington, CT, with his wife, Melissa, and their two daughters, Siena and Summer. Contact Ron at: Ron@RonCastonguay.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/orchestrateacher/support

On today's show, a new business aims to create a supportive and safe environment for female cyclists. Also, what Fred Rogers can still teach us about learning. Plus, more than 50 years of dance from Pilobolus.

Today on 'Conversations on Dance' we are joined by Moses Pendleton. Moses has been one of America's most innova­tive and widely performed choreographers and directors for over 40 years. A co-founder of the ground-breaking Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971, he formed his own company, MOMIX, in 1980. Mr. Pendleton has also worked extensively in film, TV, and opera and as a choreographer for ballet companies and special events.We talk with Moses about his unique trajectory to dance and directing performances, the founding of Pilobolus and MOMIX, and his production of 'Alice.' See MOMIX in 'Alice' with Performing Arts Houston on September 16th and 17th at Cullen Theater, Wortham Center. This performance is perfect for all ages and tickets start at $39. Visit performingartshouston.org for tickets and more information. See all upcoming events from Performing Arts Houston at performingartshouston.org/events.LINKS:Website: conversationsondancepod.comInstagram: @conversationsondanceMerch: https://bit.ly/cod-merchYouTube: https://bit.ly/youtube-CODJoin our email list: https://bit.ly/mail-CODEmail us: info@conversationsondancepod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Magic of Creativity with Renée Jaworski Being a successful dance performer requires a combination of technical skills, artistry, professionalism, dedication, and networking.  In today's episode, we sit down with Renée Jaworski, the Executive Director and Co-Artistic Director of the rebellious dance company, Pilobolus, as she shares her experience working there throughout her illustrious 20+ year career and unpacks the magic of creativity, risk, collaboration, artistic expression, and the value of hard work. Hear why she began pursuing dance and being a performer, the lessons she learned working for a company, the emotional struggles of learning the business end of dance, and how she forged ahead in her dance career while also a mother.  We discuss how she integrates her various passions into dance, how Pilobolus acts as a gateway to the art form, why you should not take dance too seriously, her upcoming projects, and much more. Tune in, and discover industry insights and the value of pursuing your dreams with Renée Jaworski. Key Points From This Episode: ·       Background about Renée and how she became interested in dance. ·       The influence attending the University of the Arts had on her. ·       Why she chose to be a performer as opposed to continuing in academia. ·       Her experience transitioning from being a student to working for a company. ·       How she juggled pursuing a career with raising a family. ·       The motivation behind joining the Pilobolus team. ·       Find out why she has chosen to stay at Pilobolus for most of her career. ·       We discuss Pilobolus's reputation and the collaboration with the rock band OKGo. ·       What it takes to make collaborations work and complete projects. ·       The biggest challenges and highlights of her career. ·       Learn about her past, current, and exciting upcoming projects.   “As I am getting older I am realizing that the more we can have those role models in place who have [raised a family while working] and want to support people who want to [have a family] the more the art form is going to thrive.” — Renée Jaworski Renee Jaworski, Executive Director and Co-Artistic Director has had an extensive creative career with Pilobolus since 2000, and along with creative partner and Artistic Director Matt Kent, was chosen in 2011 by the founding Artistic Directors to lead the company. Upcoming: Pilobolus at NJPAC (Newark, NJ) March 12, 2023, info HERE Connect with Movers & Shapers: A Dance Podcast on Instagram and Facebook More info links from this episode: Movers & Shapers  Make your tax-deductable donation to Movers & Shapers! Donate HERE today!

It's time again for a visit with Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins Tom each week with her reviews of the Maryland stage. Today, she tells us about the innovative production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, now on stage at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland, and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller (of Penn & Teller fame), The Tempest is a bold reimagining of Shakespeare's popular — and enchanting — romance, featuring music from the catalog of veteran songwriter Tom Waits, modern dance moves from Pilobolus, and a bevy of astonishing feats of magic. The Tempest is produced in collaboration with Folger Theatre. It continues at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland until January 29.Click the Round House link for more details.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What Dancers Can Teach You About Healthy Feet – The MOVEMENT Movement with Steven Sashen Episode 151 with Emily Kent Emily Milam Kent graduated Magna Cum Laude, earning a BSEd in Dance Education from the University of Georgia. She began working with Pilobolus in 1999 working first as a dancer and collaborator and then Teaching Artist.   She has created original works for high school and university dance companies for Pilobolus and as an individual artist. She has set classic Pilobolus repertoire on high school and university students; she and her partner Matt Kent, were the first to have the process notated by a Laban Notator. During her career with Pilobolus she has created new programs to share the Pilobolus Method to people of all ages and abilities to people around the country: Pilobolus @ Play, the flagship touring education residency, Connecting with Balance, aprogressive program for the aging population, The Pilobolus Teaching Manual, to share our techniques with teachers. She spends her days teaching and training teachers to bring Pilobolus's ideals of collaboration and improvisation to young and old.   Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Emily Kent about what dancers can teach you about your feet. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How many dancers have been taught to move in certain ways, and how they can move away from that. - Why it's a good idea to tell people they are playing games in a dance class. - How movement and dance classes teach people how to have better balance. - How everyone at any age can benefit from taking a dance and why you shouldn't be afraid to. - How pointe shoes can really mess up your feet and how they aren't part of modern dance. Connect with Emily: Guest Contact Info Twitter@Pilobolus Instagram@pilobolus Facebookfacebook.com/PilobolusDance Links Mentioned:Pilobolus.org Connect with Steven: Website Xeroshoes.com Jointhemovementmovement.com Twitter@XeroShoes Instagram@xeroshoes Facebookfacebook.com/xeroshoes

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!

Steven Banks is a multi-disciplinary artist — a writer, musician, comedian and actor. He was head writer on SpongeBob SquarePants and also wrote on CatDog and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the middle grade series Middle School Bites. He wrote and starred in the cult classic Home Entertainment Center on Amazon, and co-created Shadowland with the dance/theater company Pilobolus, which has been performed in 40 countries. Steven's second identity is the irrepressible Billy the Mime who appeared in the movie The Aristocrats and also paints folk art for Billy's Moving Art Gallery. His latest projects include Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten, Shaq's Garage and the book for the Broadway musical Save The Last Dance For Me – The Doc Pomus Story. On this episode of the podcast, Steven shares his love of The Music Man and explains the concept of reverse shoplifting in museum gift shops.

If These Walls Could Talk with Wendy Stuart & Tym MossHosts: WENDY STUART & TYM MOSSSpecial guest: JAY MICHAELSWednesday, February 16th2 pm EST LIVE from PANGEA Restaurant, NYCWatch LIVE on YouTube at Wendy Stuart TVJay Michaels is a producer/executive with a specialty in communications and promotion. He has been part of the independent theater and film movement since 1977 and was part of Lincoln Center's tribute to Caffe Cino and the original off-off-Broadway movement in 1985. Before becoming an entrepreneur, he worked as an actor (stage and film) and director (off-Broadway) for many years, garnering accolades for helming new plays and musicals and a wildly successful series of Shakespeare plays sporting unique production schemes.He began as a member of the production staff for Hard Times, 1984, and Romulus Linney's Holy Ghosts at the Joyce Theater's American Theater series, which won a 1986 Drama Desk Award. He also served on the production staff of events featuring Eliot Feld, Meredith Monk, Pilobolus, and the Nicholas Brothers. He went on to serve as a national tour manager for Les Miserables, Cats, Oliver, and Edwin Drood and a production associate at PBS for the special series, Increase the Peace.His career as a promotional executive began on Broadway with Guys & Dolls (1992) and continued with Damn Yankees (1994), The Vagina Monologues (2005), and recently with Beginnings (2017). He served on the promotional staff for The Daily News, producing events at Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, and Atlantic City. He served as a copywriter for Bob Hope at Carnegie Hall featuring Skitch Henderson and his orchestra.Read more at jaymichaelsarts.comWho else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style, of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstories of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their audience along for a fantastic ride.Wendy Stuart is an author, celebrity interviewer, model, filmmaker and hosts “Pandemic Cooking With Wendy,” a popular Youtube comedic cooking show born in the era of Covid-19, and TriVersity Talk, a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community.Tym Moss is a popular NYC singer, actor, and radio/tv host who recently starred in the hit indie film “JUNK” to critical acclaim.

This week's guest is cooler than cool and a bright ray of sunshine at the same time! We welcome Jackie Nowiki to hear her story as a dancer, company owner, and inspiring dance educator. An alumnus of Western Michigan University with a BFA in Dance, Jackie talks about her quick transition from dancer to teacher. She shares her stories from living in NYC though now she calls Chicago her hometown. As the Artistic Director and founder of NOW Dance Project, learn how one takes on the daunting task of creating a dance company based in multiple cities. Plus Taylor & Alex kick things off by discussing the one place everyone loves a dancer... the wedding dance floor! Tune in for an extra special surprise "proposal." Be sure to rate, review, and give us a follow!SOCIALS:Jackie Nowiki - @jackie_nowickiNOW Dance Project - @nowdanceprojectUs! - @insidedancepodcastAlex - @alexyonkTaylor - @tbradchoreoSupport the show

On this episode of Analog Smile, Sherry speaks with David Poe. His highly-anticipated new album Everyone's Got A Camera arrives September 23rd, 2022 on ECR Music Group. Its powerful third single, “Analog” is out now. More sonically adventurous than his previous album, Poe's latest begins and ends with straightforward songs for a world in reckoning. This third single follows on a wave of critical and commercial success for the artist. Rolling Stone writes, “David Poe gives the singer-songwriter genre a much-needed jolt.” Poe has toured the world with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Tori Amos, The Jayhawks, and Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze. A composer fellow of the Sundance Institute, his work features in numerous film, TV, dance and theater projects, official selections of the Sundance Film Festival, and commercials for humanitarian projects like the Malala Fund and the You Mean The World Foundation. His songs have been performed by a wide array of artists, including Curtis Stigers, Oh Land, Ana Moura, C.C. White, Thomas Dybdahl and the cast of ABC's Nashville, and recorded by producers including T-Bone Burnett, Larry Klein, Buddy Miller, and Dave Sitek. He has also produced recordings for other artists, including Regina Spektor and Kraig Jarret Johnson. Shadowland, a collaboration with contemporary dance company Pilobolus, toured for a decade and was performed on five continents, for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and was released as a feature film. In an era of pop music that tends to either turn away from big concerns or focus on small ones, David Poe's Everyone's Got A Camera feels both new and old, as surprising as it is inevitable: a musical treatise for an age in flux that is as daring as it is profound. From 1960s-tinged rock & roll to quasi-trap, with nods to the jazz-inflected folk and acoustic music for which he is best known, Poe's new songs take on the handoff between this century and the last, surveillance culture and the ongoing battle between fact and opinion with a plain-spoken philosopher's wit. Transplanted from the American Midwest to New York City, David Poe served as the sound engineer at CBGB's 313 Gallery before signing with Sony/Epic. He currently lives in Los Angeles. Sherry and David chat about his new single “Analog”, his forthcoming album ‘Everyone's Got A Camera', and much more! Check out davidpoe.com for more information.

For my 200th show, I interview co-artistic director Renee Jaworski and education director Emily Kent from Pilobolus all about their upcoming show at the Palace Theater in Waterbury!

Another episode with a fabulous guest!  Wonderful stories about the professional life at an early age and where she is now.  We hope you enjoy Rachel Kreiling!Rachel Kreiling began performing at 18 as a featured dancer at Tokyo Disney. She performed throughout Europe as the featured adage team and aerialist/contortionist on a luxury cruise line. Rachel has worked extensively with Alison Chase, the founder of Pilobolus & Momix, as well as Rasta Thomas' ROCK - The BALLET and served as the dance captain for the US tour of Revolution.Also in her credits are international commercials, corporate industrials, NYC based contemporary companies, Dance Spirit & Dance Teacher Magazine features, assistant to renowned choreographers and much more.Rachel choreographs and teaches guest workshops across the US, Costa Rica, and Mexico. She is a Corrective Exercise Specialist, holding a B.S. in Kinesiology & Neuroscience, and teaches movement education programs for dancers focusing on proper technique, conditioning, alignment, biomechanics, injury prevention, and rehabilitation. She recently founded FreeBody, a unique and fresh approach to physical training, movement education, and performance enhancement. Rachel is also proud to serve on the prestigious faculty of the New York City Dance AllianceFollow us on:Facebook: JAM Joe and Michelle's Dance PodcastInstagram: jam_dance_podcastMake sure to like and subscribe on the streaming platform where you listen!  

Since 1971, Pilobolus Dance Company has toured more than 65 countries, performing to over a quarter of a million people each year. Pilobolus has appeared on Oprah, the Academy Awards, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's TODAY Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Video Music Awards. Their honors include a TED Fellowship, a Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award, and several Cannes Lion Awards. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events. · www.pilobolus.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Since 1971, Pilobolus Dance Company has toured more than 65 countries, performing to over a quarter of a million people each year. Pilobolus has appeared on Oprah, the Academy Awards, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's TODAY Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Video Music Awards. Their honors include a TED Fellowship, a Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award, and several Cannes Lion Awards. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events. · www.pilobolus.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Since 1971, Pilobolus Dance Company has toured more than 65 countries, performing to over a quarter of a million people each year. Pilobolus has appeared on Oprah, the Academy Awards, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's TODAY Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Video Music Awards. Their honors include a TED Fellowship, a Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award, and several Cannes Lion Awards. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events. · www.pilobolus.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Since 1971, Pilobolus Dance Company has toured more than 65 countries, performing to over a quarter of a million people each year. Pilobolus has appeared on Oprah, the Academy Awards, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's TODAY Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Video Music Awards. Their honors include a TED Fellowship, a Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award, and several Cannes Lion Awards. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events. · www.pilobolus.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Since 1971, Pilobolus Dance Company has toured more than 65 countries, performing to over a quarter of a million people each year. Pilobolus has appeared on Oprah, the Academy Awards, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's TODAY Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Video Music Awards. Their honors include a TED Fellowship, a Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award, and several Cannes Lion Awards. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events. · www.pilobolus.org · www.creativeprocess.info

I NEVER thought I wanted to be a teacher! You see, I got my dream job when I was 34, with Pilobolus! I was on tour and it was an amazing experience, but... It honestly sucked. I was the oldest one there. It was hard on my body. I didn't really want to do it. I came to the realization that I didn't want to train in that way anymore. And that led to a whole transition of breaking up with this idea of being an active dancer. Long story short, I leaned into education and I fell in love with it. My students lit me up and my soul feels connected on a bigger level! In episode # 149 of the Dance Boss Podcast, I share an interview I did for the Background Dancer Podcast with Jason Yap. Jason and I dive into my transition from student to dancer to entrepreneur, the hardships I had to face to start my online dance business, and the many mindset shifts I had to make to grow my business. So tell me friend, what lights you up? What is tugging at your heart? Tag me on IG @erinpride and let me know.    https://www.instagram.com/erinpride/ Click here for show notes  https://bit.ly/DBPShowNotes   Join Apolla Performance LIVE this and EVERY FRIDAY at 2 pm EST for Beyond the StEPS, where they tackle the big questions facing the dance community.  www.apollaperformance.com IG/FB @Apollaperfomance https://www.instagram.com/apollaperformance

Today on Mushroom Hour it is our great privilege to be joined by Tess Burzynski - founder, head educator and cultivator at Fungi Freights Urban Lab and Environmental Studio. A Science degree graduate from Wayne State University, she works as an Environmental Scientist and continues doing research with mycoremediation in the city of Detroit. Tess is a member of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club and the North American Mycological Association. Throughout her studies she has learned the role mycelium plays in the environment and how beneficial, tenacious and magical it truly is. Through Fungi Freights, her goal is to educate Detroit and its surrounding neighbors about the benefits fungi have on health, food security and the environment. Fungi Freights offers an array of educational workshops and events revolved around mushrooms and their never-ending abilities. From identification, foraging and fungi biology, to DIY cultivation and mushroom art, their events never get dull. Their goal is to enlighten the community on the fascinating world of fungi! TOPICS COVERED:Lebanese & Polish Wild Food InfluencesFinding Healing & Self-Love in MushroomsBiochemical Processes in Fungi DecompositionDecomposers & MycoremediationIllustrative Example of Mycoremediation ResearchCommunity Science Leading in MycoremediationUnique Ecology of DetroitFounding of Fungi FreightsFungi Freights Projects and Community InvolvementImportance of Reciprocity in Community BuildingAdvice for Our Mushroom ProjectsWorldwide Modular, Shipping Container Mushroom FarmsBright Potential for DetroitFastest Organism on Earth is a Fungus?!EPISODE RESOURCES:Fungi Freights Website: https://www.fungifreights.net/Fungi Freights IG: https://www.instagram.com/fungifreights/Fungi Freights Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fungifreights/NAMA: https://namyco.org/Pilobolus crystallinus (Fungus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilobolus_crystallinus

We're back with another music video round table, taking a closer look at the band that is pushing the boundaries and possibilities of music videos, OK Go.Over 15 years ago, OK Go went viral with their backyard hit "A Million Ways," becoming the most downloaded video in 2005. A year later the infamous follow up, “Here It Goes Again,” ranks as one of the Top 30 Best Music Videos of All Time by TIME Magazine in 2011.Since then, OK Go has gone above and beyond creating unforgettable music videos with strategically quirky choreography from bandmate's sister, Trish Sie, to collaborating with world-renowned dance company, Pilobolus.We won't be playing the songs in this episode due to copyright, but our banter runs seamlessly as we relive our early years of viral entertainment.--FEATUREDA Million Ways (2005)Dir. by Trish SieHere it Goes Again (2006)Dir. by Trish Sie + OK GoEnd Love (2010) Dir. by OK Go, Eric Gunther, and Jeff Lieberman All is Lost - with Pilobolus (2013)Dir. by OK Go, Pilobolus, Trish Sie--OTHER LINKSThe Art Teacher's Definitive Guide to OK Go VideosHow OK Go Has Revolutionized the Music VideoEnd Love Blooper ReelTeachers And Those Magical OK Go Videos: A Match Made In Science?Netflix's Explained: Beauty Episode--ANNOUNCEMENTSSCREENINGMoovy Festival - TanzfilmfestivalOnlineFriday July 23 - 24SUBMISSION DEADLINELeeds International Film FestivalRegular Deadline for Dance FilmSaturday, July 31st--CHAPTERS00:00  Start05:20  OK Go and YouTube18:24  OK Go and Pilobolus22:57  OK Go and Creative Success for All Audiences38:40  Announcements--Got a question? Email us at frameformpodcast@gmail.com--Rixey.coInstagram

Dancer Marlon Feliz shares her financial journey as a freelance performer from touring, to cruises, to Broadway.   Marlon is based out of New York City. Born in Dominican Republic and raised in Miami, FL, she grew up dancing to the latin rhythms of Salsa, Merengue, and Bachata with her loving family.   She received her foundational training in classical ballet and modern techniques at New World School of the Arts, and went on to earn her B.F.A. in Dance from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and in 2020 made her Broadway debut in the new revival of West Side Story, featuring choreography by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker.   She has  worked with dance theater company Pilobolus since 2014, touring their Shadowland productions nationally and internationally. Spring of 2021 she is with the company once again to present Pilobolus repertory and programs wherever possible.   Currently Marlon is performing online in Speakeasy On Demand, presented by Holly-Anne Devlin of Kaleidoscope Entertainment. (Discount code below!)   Other credits include working with Broadway choreographers Warren Carlyle and Denis Jones on musical projects, and performing dance and aerial work on the high seas with Norwegian Creative Studios and Royal Caribbean Cruises.   Current Project - Speakeasy On Demand: https://www.speakeasyondemand.com/ Use code MARLON for 10% off.   Instagram @marlonthefemme: https://www.instagram.com/marlonthefemme/   Website: https://www.marlonfeliz.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlonfeliz   Pilobolus: https://pilobolus.org/   West Side Story on Broadway: https://westsidestorybway.com/   Links from the Patreon only episode:   Ellevest - Finance Company For Women, By Women: https://www.ellevest.com/   Actors Fund - Financial Education and Services: https://actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/finances-managing-money   Miata Edoga - financial educator for artists: https://abundancebound.com/about-miata/   ...   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance

For twenty years, Anni Luneau has focused her passion for the performing arts in non-profit management through planned and individual giving, with an emphasis on strategic planning. Her background includes working for institutions such as New York City Ballet, the 92nd Street Y, The Joyce Theater, PEN America, and now as CEO of her own consulting firm assisting small non-profits and philanthropists in making sound donor decisions. She is also an adjunct professor at Baruch College. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors of Pilobolus. This episode shares her path into non-profit management, from receiving her B.A. in English and Dance at Keene State College, completing her Juris Doctor at The University of Connecticut School of Law, working as a teacher and establishing her expertise in fundraising. Anni shares her wisdom for anyone curious about considering a career in non-profit management or for young artists making decisions about hiring individuals to join their leadership team.

Our guest this week is Itamar Kubovy. Itamar is a creator and curator of live experiences. He studied philosophy; ran theaters in Germany and Sweden; wrote and directed plays and films, and for 16 years was Executive Creative Producer of the globally acclaimed dance company Pilobolus. For the Freeman company, Itamar co-founded and co-leads Inside Live, a platform where innovators in hybrid events share knowledge and collaborate. Most recently, Itamar launched Decameron Row, a virtual street of 100 windows where artists from around the world share one-minute video postcards of their work in isolation. For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/itamar-kubovy-curator-of-live-experiences/

(Grow the show with me: if you leave a review on Apple Podcasts you're entered into a $50 Amazon gift card raffle, which we'll announce the winner of every other Thursday (Cheers to Rémy Jung as last week's winner)).   (Part 2) Daniel O'Neill is a 2-time Freestyle Frisbee World Champion and World Urban Games Gold Medalist, former Cirque du Soleil performer, who happens to also be a subject-matter-expert in recruitment marketing.   Daniel was formally the VP of Business Development at Bayard, one of the oldest and most reputable ad agencies in the world. Prior to Bayard, he worked at Recruitics where he cut his teeth on programmatic job ads and was a top sales performer, bringing in clients in the rapid growing "gig economy" space.   Outside of programmatic job ads, Daniel is a world-class freestyle frisbee performer and has been a dancer with the world famous Pilobolus dance theater, is Tournament Director for the Freestyle Frisbee World Championships, and travels the world doing what he loves.   Daniel holds a Bachelor's in economics, theater, and dance from Columbia University.   This episode is particularly valuable for 1) FOUNDERS who want to consider recruitment marketing for say, a marketplace with buyers & sellers, or 2) SALES leaders who are seeking creative business development strategies for generating new business through sales.   SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/30Waztu Connect with Jakub Kubicka: Visit The Daily Marketer PODCAST: https://jakubkubicka.com/category/podcast/ Visit the Jakub Kubicka BLOG: https://jakubkubicka.com/ Follow Jakub Kubicka on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jakub_kubicka Follow Jakub Kubicka on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/j_kubed/?hl=en Like Jakub Kubicka on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kubickaconsulting/

(Grow the show with me: if you leave a review on Apple Podcasts you're entered into a $50 Amazon gift card raffle, which we'll announce the winner of every other Thursday (Cheers to Rémy Jung as last week's winner)).   Daniel O'Neill is a 2-time Freestyle Frisbee World Champion and World Urban Games Gold Medalist, former Cirque du Soleil performer, who happens to also be a subject-matter-expert in recruitment marketing.   Daniel was formally the VP of Business Development at Bayard, one of the oldest and most reputable ad agencies in the world. Prior to Bayard, he worked at Recruitics where he cut his teeth on programmatic job ads and was a top sales performer, bringing in clients in the rapid growing "gig economy" space.   Outside of programmatic job ads, Daniel is a world-class freestyle frisbee performer and has been a dancer with the world famous Pilobolus dance theater, is Tournament Director for the Freestyle Frisbee World Championships, and travels the world doing what he loves.   Daniel holds a Bachelor's in economics, theater, and dance from Columbia University.   This episode is particularly valuable for 1) FOUNDERS who want to consider recruitment marketing for say, a marketplace with buyers & sellers, or 2) SALES leaders who are seeking creative business development strategies for generating new business through sales.   SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/2D238J9 Connect with Jakub Kubicka: Visit The Daily Marketer PODCAST: https://jakubkubicka.com/category/podcast/ Visit the Jakub Kubicka BLOG: https://jakubkubicka.com/ Follow Jakub Kubicka on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jakub_kubicka Follow Jakub Kubicka on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/j_kubed/?hl=en Like Jakub Kubicka on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/kubickaconsulting/

On our second episode of Dance Trends month, your co-hosts YeaJean and Reyna interview choreographer, creative director and the Artistic Director of Jacob Jonas The Company, Jacob Jonas. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about family, curiosity, integrity, what it means to be a successful artist, protecting company image/brand and dancer’s, return on investment for dance degrees, cultural relevancy, tips for growing online communities, and advice for how to spend time creatively during COVID-19. Special thanks to Matt Kent of Pilobolus for connecting us for this interview.  Show kNOwtes: http://www.knowboxdance.com/podcast.html

On this edition of Bagels and Broadway, playwright Susan Charlotte, founder of Food For Thought Productions, talks about a one-act play starring Louise Lasser and Bob Dishy, that will be performed in front of a very intimate audience, businessman Bob Benjamin and illustrator and publisher Al Kratzer who have teamed up to create a graphic novel taking a jab at the division in politics, Renee Jaworski, artistic director of Pilobolus producing an innovative festival upcoming in Connecticut, and restaurateur Bruce Dimpflmaier from Tony's di Napoli, with a report on how Tony's has remained nimble and creative during these challenging times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on LADY’s After Hours, fashion and cultural historian Laura McLaws Helms meets with dancer, choreographer and director Martha Clarke—known for transcending dance and theater to make deeply evocative moving spectacles of beauty steeped in history. After studying at Julliard, dancing with Anna Sokolow’s company, having a baby and moving to Rome, Clarke became a founding member of the highly innovative dance troupe Pilobolus in 1971. Her own work from 1980 on was noted for its dreamlike quality—nonlinear, they invite the viewer into an illusory world of fantasy. The most famous of her works is 1984's The Garden of Earthly Delights. A wonderful introduction to Martha Clarke as well as an in-depth exploration into her remarkable life and oeuvre. Marriage, love, children, family, friendships, and collaborative working relationships—she speaks openly about all of these subjects, in addition to elucidating her creative process and the meanings behind her works. For full show notes, video clips, episode resources and a slideshow of photographs, head to ladyworld.tv/after-hours-martha-clarke Produced and hosted by Laura McLaws Helms Featured Guest Martha Clarke

Back in 2012, when we were putting together our live show In the Dark, Jad and Robert called up Dave Wolf to ask him if he had any stories about darkness. And boy, did he. Dave told us two stories that became the finale of our show. Back in late 1997, Dave Wolf was on his first spacewalk, to perform work on the Mir (the photo to the right was taken during that mission, courtesy of NASA.). Dave wasn't alone -- with him was veteran Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev. (That's a picture of Dave giving Anatoly a hug on board the Mir, also courtesy of NASA). Out in blackness of space, the contrast between light and dark is almost unimaginably extreme -- every 45 minutes, you plunge between absolute darkness on the night-side of Earth, and blazing light as the sun screams into view. Dave and Anatoly were tethered to the spacecraft, traveling 5 miles per second. That's 16 times faster than we travel on Earth's surface as it rotates -- so as they orbited, they experienced 16 nights and 16 days for every Earth day. Dave's description of his first spacewalk was all we could've asked for, and more. But what happened next ... well, it's just one of those stories that you always hope an astronaut will tell. Dave and Anatoly were ready to call it a job and head back into the Mir when something went wrong with the airlock. They couldn't get it to re-pressurize. In other words, they were locked out. After hours of trying to fix the airlock, they were running out of the resources that kept them alive in their space suits and facing a grisly death. So, they unhooked their tethers, and tried one last desperate move. In the end, they made it through, and Dave went on to perform dozens more spacewalks in the years to come, but he never again experienced anything like those harrowing minutes trying to improvise his way back into the Mir. After that terrifying tale, Dave told us about another moment he and Anatoly shared, floating high above Earth, staring out into the universe ... a moment so beautiful, and peaceful, we decided to use the audience recreate it, as best we could, for the final act of our live show. Pilobolus creates a shadow astronaut during Dave Wolf's story on stage (photo by Lars Topelmann): The audience turns Portland's Keller auditorium into a view of outer space with thousands of LED lights (photo by Lars Topelmann): Here's Dave Wolf in the dark darkness of space, performing a spacewalk in 2009 (courtesy of NASA): To give you an idea of what it looks like during the brightness of day, here's another photo taken in 2009 -- more than a decade after the adventure described in our podcast -- this time of astronaut Tom Marshburn (Dave Wolf is with him, out of frame, photo courtesy of NASA): This episode was produced by Matt Kielty and Soren Wheeler.  Support Radiolab today at Radiolab.org/donate.

Since 1971, Pilobolus Dance Company has toured more than 65 countries, performing to over a quarter of a million people each year. Pilobolus has appeared on Oprah, the Academy Awards, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's TODAY Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Video Music Awards. Their honors include a TED Fellowship, a Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award, and several Cannes Lion Awards. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events. · www.pilobolus.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Since 1971, Pilobolus Dance Company has toured more than 65 countries, performing to over a quarter of a million people each year. Pilobolus has appeared on Oprah, the Academy Awards, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's TODAY Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Video Music Awards. Their honors include a TED Fellowship, a Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award, and several Cannes Lion Awards. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events. · www.pilobolus.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Since 1971, Pilobolus Dance Company has toured more than 65 countries, performing to over a quarter of a million people each year. Pilobolus has appeared on Oprah, the Academy Awards, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's TODAY Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Video Music Awards. Their honors include a TED Fellowship, a Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award, and several Cannes Lion Awards. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events. www.pilobolus.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Since 1971, Pilobolus Dance Company has toured more than 65 countries, performing to over a quarter of a million people each year. Pilobolus has appeared on Oprah, the Academy Awards, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's TODAY Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Video Music Awards. Their honors include a TED Fellowship, a Grammy® Award Nomination, a Primetime Emmy® Award, and several Cannes Lion Awards. Pilobolus has collaborated with more than 75 brands and organizations to create bespoke performances for television, film, and live events. www.pilobolus.org · www.creativeprocess.info

Guests in this Episode: Michaela Holland (michaelaholland.com) is an Emmy, Webby, and Sheffield Doc/Fest award-winning immersive storyteller. She is a creative director, producer, and project manager, who combines experimental content with traditional mediums. Her work has been featured by TIME, Forbes, The Guardian, and more. Jake McIntyre is a creative experiential producer with a background in theater, live events, festivals, installations, and social experiences. He is currently a senior experiential producer at Giant Spoon and was previously an associate Producer at Pilobolus, & the company manager for BARE Dance Company, as well as producing and curating a number of theatrical performances. instagram.com/jakemcint Other Links: Submit a question, apply to be a guest, or donate: experienceRuse.co/MakingImmersiveWork Resilience: Resilience2032.com, @resilience2032 #2032Conversations in NYC on 2/26 in NYC: https://www.facebook.com/events/1792873734177481/ Making Immersive Work – Main Theme and music: Composed, Arranged, Performed, and Produced by: Ananth Sundara – Sonic Theater. Check out more work at www.sonictheater.com Follow us: instagram.com/experienceruse, twitter.com/experienceruse, facebook.com/experienceruse

Pilobolus - Shadowland: A New Adventure in Kohler This Thursday Night. Director Matt Kent called in to chat about the show on The Point Morning Show.

Matt Kent has worked with Pilobolus since 1996 as a dancer, collaborator, creative director, and choreographer. Additionally Matt’s work has been seen on the Sports Emmy-nominated teaser created in collaboration with the NFL network, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead. On this episode we go behind the screen and talk about the value of synchronicity and working collaboratively in the creative process, the challenge of managing logistics and creativity, ‘neural mirroring’, and a surprise contribution from Emily Kent, Pilobolus’ Education Director, on what Pilobolus looks for at company auditions.  Detailed shownotes: http://www.knowboxdance.com/podcast.html Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ggE9w1

In this week’s episode, you’ll learn about the how the collaborative process between artists of different disciplines — photography and dance — unfolds and how the image-maker balances pre-visualization with spontaneous shooting with dancers. On episode 45 of Full Exposure, we hung out with photographer John Kane in his bucolic workspace and home in the hills of north western Connecticut. John’s wonderful workspace is a home and a farm and a studio all rolled into one; a location to instill envy in the hearts of photographers. His farm and converted barn/studio is a rustic photo wonderland of technical photo gears and inspiring, simple pastoral splendor. John has been widely published in magazines and for over thirty years has photographed the world-renowned New York City dance troupes Momix and Pilobolus, collaborating on several book projects such as: “The Human Alphabet” and “Fashion and Color.” Today’s Guests: John Kane http://johnkanephoto.com http://eatdrinkphotographitaly.com @johnkanesilversunstudio Host & Producer: Jim Kamp https://sugaredstudios.com Dancers: Heather Magee @HeatherCatherineMagee Heather Conn @13feather Pilobolus: @pilobolus #pilobolus https://pilobolus.org @rneej @kentmatt @kent.emily Momix: @momixofficial #momix https://www.momix.com

On this episode your co-hosts YeaJean and Martheya interview “Insightful & Irreverent” (LA Weekly) Jamie Benson. Choreographer, Comedian, Speaker, and Marketing Consultant: Jamie Benson has been featured in the New York & LA Times, the Dance Enthusiast, Dance Spirit Magazine, Broadway World, and Dance Magazine just to name a few. Jamie Benson has revolutionized how creative industries advocate for worthy causes both as a speaker & marketing consultant for companies like Paul Taylor Dance Company, Pilobolus and CDI. On this episode we talk about curating social media content, creating relationships in the digital space, running our own media agency, and strategies for crowdsourcing ideas for dance making.  

http://annettbone.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Stand-Out.png () I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.-Maya Angelou- Session Summary: Stimulating, Fascinating, Pure Innovation. These are a few words that I would use to describe the incredible dance performance company that is Pilobolus. Their recent production called Come To Your Senses provoked thought on how to stand out in dance, life and business. The following are 5 things to consider to stand out in any area of your life: Give yourself space mentally, physically, with time to ponder on what is your magic sauce. What is your wow factor? What makes you unique? With Pilobolus they incorporate forms of puppetry, gymnastics, theatrics to name a few. Don't overthink, get anxious and hung up on making an impression, if it's not in line with your end result. If something is not making sense, don't pursue it. I will also say that sometimes things don't make sense, but your gut tells you to proceed. So, it's a matter of you making the best choice at that moment in time. Innovation can come from common things. Pilobolus used digital means as well as common things like fabric. I also appreciated the simplicity of their attire. I liked the balance of innovation and simplicity. Relish in live experiences. Go to as many different types of events that you can. It's not always the details but the lasting impression. I don't remember a lot of the details of this show. But I do remember how it made me feel. It made me feel alive, appreciative of dance and art, and grateful to see creativity unfold before my eyes. Links/Info from this session:http://annettbone.com (Get my FREE Audio Resource) http://pilobolus.org (Pilobolus) http://muscocenter.org (Musco Center) 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!

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Kathleen Pletcher, Executive Artistic Director of FirstWorks - season opens October 26 at The Vets with dance troupe Pilobolus #WPRO http://first-works.org/ Photo of Pilobolus by Joseph Mehling

Kathleen Pletcher, Executive Artistic Director of FirstWorks - season opens October 26 at The Vets with dance troupe Pilobolus #WPRO http://first-works.org/ Photo of Pilobolus by Joseph Mehling

On Wednesday’s show, Leonard speaks to Itamar Kubovy, the executive producer for Pilobolus dance company. The company describes its mission as being to “create, perform, and preserve dances, applying the collaborative creative methods of Pilobolus; expand and diversify audiences through projects of all types and scales in live performance, film, and digital media, characterized by the qualities of our namesake fungus—adventurous, adaptive, athletic, surprising and revealing of beauty in unexpected places and to Teach dancers, non-dancers, and organizations how to harness the creative potential of groups using Pilobolus’s methods.” Don’t miss a rare glimpse inside the creative process for this one-of-a-kind group of dancers and choreographers.

A world oversaturated with noise and light and interruption takes an enormous toll on our sensory systems, impoverishing our experience, attention span and empathy for each other. Itamar Kubovy, executive producer of Pilobolus, and Bruce Mau, chief creative of Massive Change Network and winner of the 2017 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, talk about the new medium of “live” and unmediated five-senses design as a path to impact and engagement.

Today's guest on the show is Robert Whitman. In this episode Robert shares how he got his start in photography, capturing Prince Pre-Fame, Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov, Pilobolus, visiting Cuba and his style of shooting. // Show Notes: https://www.newyorksaid.com/robert-whitman/

Astronauts at the International Space Station can make one request to talk to an earthling of their choice. For some reason, Astronaut Mark Vande Hei chose us. A couple weeks ago, we were able to video chat with Mark and peer over his shoulder through the Cupola, an observatory room in the ISS. Traveling at 17,000 miles an hour, we zoomed from the Rockies to the East Coast in minutes. And from where Mark sits, the total darkness of space isn’t very far away.  Talking to Mark brought us back to 2012, when we spoke to another astronaut, Dave Wolf. When we were putting together our live show In the Dark, Jad and Robert called up Dave Wolf to ask him if he had any stories about darkness. And boy, did he. Dave told us two stories that  became the finale of our show. Back in late 1997, Dave Wolf was on his first spacewalk, to perform work on the Mir (the photo to the right was taken during that mission, courtesy of NASA.). Dave wasn't alone -- with him was veteran Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev. (That's a picture of Dave giving Anatoly a hug on board the Mir, also courtesy of NASA). Out in blackness of space, the contrast between light and dark is almost unimaginably extreme -- every 45 minutes, you plunge between absolute darkness on the night-side of Earth, and blazing light as the sun screams into view. Dave and Anatoly were tethered to the spacecraft, traveling 5 miles per second. That's 16 times faster than we travel on Earth's surface as it rotates -- so as they orbited, they experienced 16 nights and 16 days for every Earth day. Dave's description of his first spacewalk was all we could've asked for, and more. But what happened next ... well, it's just one of those stories that you always hope an astronaut will tell. Dave and Anatoly were ready to call it a job and head back into the Mir when something went wrong with the airlock. They couldn't get it to re-pressurize. In other words, they were locked out. After hours of trying to fix the airlock, they were running out of the resources that kept them alive in their space suits and facing a grisly death. So, they unhooked their tethers, and tried one last desperate move. In the end, they made it through, and Dave went on to perform dozens more spacewalks in the years to come, but he never again experienced anything like those harrowing minutes trying to improvise his way back into the Mir. After that terrifying tale, Dave told us about another moment he and Anatoly shared, floating high above Earth, staring out into the universe ... a moment so beautiful, and peaceful, we decided to use the audience recreate it, as best we could, for the final act of our live show. Pilobolus creates a shadow astronaut during Dave Wolf's story on stage (photo by Lars Topelmann): The audience turns Portland's Keller auditorium into a view of outer space with thousands of LED lights (photo by Lars Topelmann): Here's Dave Wolf in the dark darkness of space, performing a spacewalk in 2009 (courtesy of NASA): To give you an idea of what it looks like during the brightness of day, here's another photo taken in 2009 -- more than a decade after the adventure described in our podcast -- this time of astronaut Tom Marshburn (Dave Wolf is with him, out of frame, photo courtesy of NASA): This episode was produced by Matt Kielty and Soren Wheeler.  Support Radiolab today at Radiolab.org/donate.

“I needed to know that it wasn’t going to somehow be a failure if I tried this thing where there was no guarantee of success… if simply the attempt to do something would be seen as enough of a good thing, whether it led to any future in that subject or not. I knew that I would regret it one day if I hadn’t tried going down that path.” This week I caught up with Clare McNamara, a Boston-based oratorio soloist, choral artist, and chamber musician.  Clare, who initially intended to pursue a more “practical” career in engineering before switching gears to follow her heart, has been praised for her “lushly evocative” and “otherworldly” performances. She will be performing with Lorelei Ensemble in the world premier of “The_Oper&” at Duke University on March 8-10th, 2018 (visit her website for details). Some highlights from this episode include: * Choosing to pursue an artistic career over all “practical” considerations (5:30) * Redefining failure (14:50) * Learning to own your abilities and managing Imposter Syndrome (35:54) * Being an artist as someone who performs work that was created by someone else. (42:00) Clare’s ensemble affiliations include Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Lorelei Ensemble, Cut Circle, Handel+Haydn Society, and the Boston Camerata. After making her New York debut as the alto soloist in St. Thomas Fifth Avenue’s 2017 performance of Handel’s Messiah, Clare makes her Boston Symphony Hall soloist debut in the Handel+Haydn Society’s 2018 performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor. International festival credits include Laus Polyphoniae (Antwerp, Belgium), Tage Alter Musik Regensburg (Germany), and the Tenebrae Holy Week Festival (London, England). Recordings of Clare’s voice also accompany the modern dance troupe Pilobolus in their acclaimed piece “On the Nature of Things.” Almost an engineer, Clare’s very first job was at NASA. She holds an A.B. in Music from Princeton University and an M.M. in Early Music Performance from the Longy School of Music of Bard College. To learn more about Clare and see the full schedule of her upcoming performances, you can visit her website at claremcnamara.com.

On this week's episode, Josh and Lyndsay recount their experience at the newly revived Big Apple Circus, the 6th annual New York Boylesque Festival, and a recent performance by the dance troupe Pilobolus at the Queens Theater. They also sit down for an interview with Mark Lonergan, the founder of the three-time Drama Desk nominated physical theater company Parallel Exit. Mark also directed Big Apple Circus the past two seasons and Circus Smirkus this year. We talk about the differences between directing theater and circus, and compare the old Big Apple to the new one.

On this week's episode, Josh and Lyndsay recount their experience at the newly revived Big Apple Circus, the 6th annual New York Boylesque Festival, and a recent performance by the dance troupe Pilobolus at the Queens Theater. They also sit down for an interview with Mark Lonergan, the founder of the three-time Drama Desk nominated physical theater company Parallel Exit. Mark also directed Big Apple Circus the past two seasons and Circus Smirkus this year. We talk about the differences between directing theater and circus, and compare the old Big Apple to the new one. If you enjoy today's episode, please rate us on iTunes and share the podcast with a friend. Have a great week! [13:30] Growing up in "English Canada" [19:08] Mark on moving to New York City for the first time [21:41] The growth of Parallel Exit [29:32] The first time Mark directed the Big Apple Circus [34:40] On creative directing Circus Smirkus [44:25] What the new Big Apple Circus is like

Does Ira Glass like seltzer? Today's program in three acts. Act I: "For Whom the Bub Bubs." We meet our guest judge, This American Life's Zoe Chace. Act II: "Quarter for Your Finals." Returning winners Adirondack Lemon-Lime (the David Sedaris of seltzer) and Hal’s New York Black Cherry (the Mike Birbiglia of seltzer) compete. Act III: "Personal Reflection." What did you think that seltzer was going to be like, and then, what was it really like? How has this experience changed you?* *During our live movie theater simulcast, this segment was accompanied by a performance from the Pilobolus dance troupe. Today’s episode contains a snippet of “Think,” by Lee Rosevere, CC Attribution-NonCommercial license.

Shawn Rawls discusses 3 ways to engage with your patrons to increase sales. Shawn talks about how he does this through his newsletter, with the help of his dancers, and his honorary committee. Shawn grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and studied martial arts and street dance from a young age. At sixteen, he attended the Cleveland School of the Arts and began dancing with Youth At Risk Dancing and the Urban Dance Collective. These youth company experiences provided him with training from Paul Taylor, Pilobolus, and the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. In 2010, Shawn graduated with a B. F. A. in performance and choreography from Belhaven University. Shawn is now a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer in New York City. He trained at Broadway Dance Center, Steps, Peridance, and with artists like Mia Michaels from So You Think You Can Dance. Shawn has performed with over a dozen dance companies throughout the United States and abroad. As a freelance choreographer for more than seven years, he recently won the first round of the NYC XYZ choreography competition and placed runner up in the final round. Shawn's choreography has been featured in Dancing Wheels and the Roxey Ballet. Shawn is the founder and artistic director of Emotions Physical Theatre, a dance company that performs in New York and around the United States. Show Notes: Emotions Physical Theatre - http://emotionsphysicaltheatre.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emotionsphysicaltheatre/ Email - emotionsphysicaltheatre@gmail.com - Download our free marketing resources at https://wellattended.com/resources

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Welcome to Episode 11, where we are beyond excited to host special guest - and real-life circus performer/entrepreneur/author - Elie Venesky! Elie joined us to help debunk the rule, "You can't actually run away to the circus," and share his wise and vulnerable advice for anyone considering taking a leap. This is definitely one of Lydia's and my favorite episodes, and we know you'll love it too! Elie did practically nothing with his life until, at age 29, he decided to join the circus. 2 years later he was performing in Berlin with The Tigerlillies Circus. For the next 14 years, off and on, Venezky performed trapeze, lyra, and aerial dance around the US and the world. He performed on Oprah Winfrey show with the modern dance group Pilobolus, and won Most Innovative Performance at the 2009 World Burlesque Championships in Las Vegas. During that time, he also started a tutoring company and wrote three books on the emotional and psychological side of learning. He is currently working on an online math program.

We'll explore the topic of creative collaboration through the lens of performance and dance with anthropologist, writer and professor Anya Royce. As a professor of anthropology at Indiana University, Royce explores the anthropology of dance and performing arts, which brings together her initial experience as a dancer with her scholarly interest in what and how dance and the performing arts mean in a variety of cultures both past and present. We'll also talk about the book she is working on about the Pilobolus Dance Theatre, examining a unique (for professional arts organizations) creative process based on collaborative improvisation where each individual contribution is important, and the assumption that no specific training in dance is necessary. 

ART OF HUSTLE introduces you to the Executive Director of Joe Goode Performance Group, Dave Archuletta. Prior to joining Joe Goode Performance group Dave served as Program Director for Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, where he built the Company's first education and licensing programs from the ground up, increased earned income revenue by more than 60 percent, negotiated major commissioning agreements and oversaw the Company’s U.S. and international tours. Prior to joining the BTJ/AZ Dance Company, he was Managerial Associate in the Dance Division of IMG Artists, managing the touring and performance operations of major dance companies such as Twyla Tharp, Lyon Opera Ballet, Pilobolus, Miami City Ballet, and more. An honors graduate of UC Berkeley, Dave began his career in San Francisco as Curatorial Performing Arts Production Coordinator at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Dave is also an independent musician and producer. Dave "Daveytree" Archuletta has been producing music in the underground scene for over 10 years. He plays several instruments, including piano, bass and drums. Dave is a founding member of the Funk Force Collective, and the visionary SF band Run the Voodoo Down (one of the first live music acts to incorporate turntablism as a primary musical element, featuring DMC Wold Champion DJ Pash "Mackintosh" Kamber on the wheels of steel). He has produced albums for Nidecker Snowboards, LRG clothing, the Mission Burrito Project, the Funk Force Collective, and the independent release "Noah D & B.Ski Soon to Be." In 2009 "Breez Deez Treez" with rapper Breez Evahflowin, was released on Domination Recordings to wide critical acclaim. In October 2011 Dave's productions will be performed by Daniel Bernard Roumain at BAM's Next Wave Festival in New York. Thank you for subscribing! Please rate the podcast and leave comments. I look forward to building with you. More information and tons of free tips on marketing and management at: ArtOfHustle.com.

Pilobolus is an arts organization that operates with a principle of "radical democracy" - where everyone's creativity matters. Their challenge to themselves is to reflect that process in not only how they create and perform dance, but in how they run the organization itself as an organic, creative entity. We'll explore what lessons other organizations can learn from the Pilobolus experience, as well as the importance of movement in creativity. Itamar will participate in the Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City, November 15-17, 2010. Discover more about Pilobolus at: http://www.pilobolus.com

Cartoonist Art Spiegelman considers his art: where it's been, how comics work, what the future might hold. Spielgelman was at Dartmouth in June 2010 for the world premiere of his colloboration with the dance theater group Pilobolus.