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In this episode, I sit down with vocalist, composer, and guitarist Becca Stevens for a conversation that moved me in ways I honestly wasn't expecting.We start with life right now for Becca: juggling touring, writing, teaching, and “momming” two little ones. She talks about how becoming a parent has completely reshaped her artistry, forcing a new level of efficiency, deepening her sense of purpose, and shifting her focus from serving herself to serving the song (and her kids). There's a beautiful thread here about how parenthood strips away the illusion that we are the most important thing, and how that shows up in her singing and writing.From there, we go back to the North Carolina School of the Arts, where everything really changed for her. Becca shares how she went from being the misunderstood “class clown” to finding her footing in an arts environment, discovering classical guitar almost by accident, and realizing that music alone was more than enough for a lifetime of exploration. We also talk about how jazz became her teenage rebellion, and how a wildly diverse listening palette—Bartók, Steve Reich, Joni Mitchell, Björk, and more still fuels her fearless tendency to never stay in one musical lane for long.Becca also takes us inside the creative process behind several key projects:The string quartet project with Attacca Quartet and the way those arrangements reshaped her own songsThe intimate, live-tracked world of Maple to Paper, where it had to be one guitar, one voice, and total honestyThe studio-crafted layers of Wonder Bloom, built from tiny seeds into full sonic collagesWe dig into her deep love of collaboration and what it's like to work with some truly legendary musicians, including Antonio Sánchez, Jacob Collier, Brad Mehldau, Scott Colley, and more. Becca talks about knowing when to serve someone else's vision and when to step in with her own ideas. Whether that's bringing original material to Antonio, layering vocals for Edward Simon, building a stop-motion fever dream with Jacob Collier for “Bathtub,” or stepping into Brad Mehldau's world as both a fan and a collaborator.One of the most powerful parts of this conversation centers around grief and Maple to Paper. I share how that album helped me process the loss of my dad—how it made me feel seen and validated in a way I hadn't been able to put into words. Becca opens up about losing her mom, the complicated nature of parent–child relationships, and how those songs began not as “an album” but as a survival mechanism. We talk about what it means to write from that place of raw honesty, to resist tying everything up with a pretty bow, and to allow music to carry both grief and gratitude at the same time.We close by talking about David Crosby and Becca's time in the Lighthouse Band with Michael League and Michelle Willis. Becca shares what it was like to work with him so late in his life, to feel both the shock of his passing and the sense that his voice is still very much present in her writing now. As a lifelong Crosby fan, I share my own experience of grieving someone I never met but felt incredibly connected to through his music—and how, watching those performances with the Lighthouse Band, it always looked to me like all the roads in his career led to that chapter.This is a conversation about artistry, parenthood, grief, joy, and the choice to follow authenticity over marketability—even when the “long, slow simmer” is the more challenging road. I'm so grateful Becca was willing to go this deep with me, and I can't wait for you to hear it.To stay in touch with Becca, visit her website.Music from the Episode:Be Still (Becca Stevens)Reminder (Becca Stevens & the Attaca Quartet)Cogs in Cogs, Part II - Song (Becca Stevens & Brad Mehldau)Maple to Paper (Becca Stevens)Thank you for listening. If you have questions, feedback, or ideas for the show, please email me at brad@thebandwichtapes.com.

Since the advent of artificial intelligence and its astonishing image-generating capacities, artists the world over have been both disturbed and fascinated by it. Some fear that these new tools could render human creativity obsolete, while others see in them a chance to reexamine what art and imagination itself can be. For “Art Restart,” this conversation marks the beginning of a deeper exploration of how AI might radically reshape the act of making art and the role of the artist in society.Painter Damian Stamer is an ideal guide for this inquiry. Known for transforming photographs of abandoned barns and rural landscapes near his North Carolina home into luminous, memory-laden canvases — both UNCSA and the Kenan Institute for the Arts have Damian Stamer originals in their collections — Damian has now begun experimenting with AI-generated images as source material for his paintings. Rather than replacing his hand or vision, the technology has become a provocative collaborator, one that helps him probe what remains uniquely human in the creative process.In this interview, Damian reflects on how working with AI has deepened his understanding of intuition, authorship and faith in an age increasingly defined by machines.https://damianstamer.com/home.htmlHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A third-generation ballet dancer, Jared Redick spent over two decades as a soloist with world-class companies like Boston Ballet and Miami City Ballet. Now Assistant Dean and professor at UNCSA, he directs productions, leads diversity initiatives, and mentors the next generation. His expertise spans from classical and contemporary repertoire to arts administration and innovative education, making him an engaging guest on topics of artistry, leadership, and innovation.   https://www.instagram.com/jared_redick/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-redick/

“The world needs more artists” – and we couldn't agree more! For our final episode of Mental Health Awareness Month, we are joined by Laurel Donley, Vice Provost of Student Affairs at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Ms. Donley brings a unique perspective, blending her background in social work with her experience in higher education by sharing how she and her team are building a true culture of care on campus - for both students and staff. Find out why rest is essential for creativity and how to handle feedback in a way that helps you grow as an artist and as a person. Whether you dream of a career in the arts or simply want to find balance in your busy life, you will be inspired to make a lasting impact in your community. Ms. Donley is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Organizational Learning and Leadership at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was named Vice Provost and Dean for Student Affairs at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in July 2023, following ten years of service in Student Affairs at UNCSA and more than two decades of experience in both academic and student affairs roles. Prior to her current role, she served as Assistant Dean of Student Development and Director of High School Life, overseeing areas including high school life, residence life, new student orientation, student engagement, student assistance and support (case management), and the Fitness Center. As a recognized leader in student mental health, Ms. Donley has served on the UNC System Mental Health Task Force and was a panelist for the UNC Board of Governors' initiative on Collegiate Mental Health: Current Trends and Challenges. She is a founding member of the Higher Education Case Managers Association (HECMA) in 2011, and served as its president from 2018 to 2020. To learn more about Ms. Donley and her work, visit her at UNCSA.edu or connect with her on LinkedIn.

In this Artist Exploration, Isaac Powell and MTCA Director, Charlie Murphy discuss: 

Dr. Wilner would love your feedback! Click here to send a text! Thanks!Many thanks to Jared Redick, Assistant Dean for Ballet at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. During our 30-minute conversation, we discussed Jared's early exposure to ballet, ballet as an art form, and the physicality of ballet that exposes all dancers to bodily injury. During our 30-minute discussion, Jared related his personal story of injury. While professionally dancing at age 21, Jared suffered an ACL tear after a high jump led to a bad landing. We discussed his barriers to recovery and how he overcame them. Jared also volunteered what he might have done differently, using the insights he has gained after many years of dancing and coaching other dancers. To learn more about the ballet program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, please check out their website: https://www.uncsa.edu/dance/classical-ballet-hub/index.aspx Please click "Fanmail" and share your feedback!If you enjoy an episode, please share with friends and colleagues. "The Art of Medicine with Dr. Andrew Wilner" is now available on Alexa! Just say, "Play podcast The Art of Medicine with Dr. Andrew Wilner!" To never miss a program, subscribe at www.andrewwilner.com. You'll learn about new episodes and other interesting programs I host on Medscape.com, ReachMD.com, and RadioMD.com. Please rate and review each episode. To contact Dr. Wilner or to join the mailing list: www.andrewwilner.com To support this program: https://www.patreon.com/andrewwilner Finally, this production has been made possible in part by support from “The Art of Medicine's” wonderful sponsor, Locumstory.com, a resource where providers can get real, unbiased answers about locum tenens. If you are interested in locum tenens, or considering a new full-time position, please go to Locumstory.com. Or paste this link into your browser: ...

Ali Block danced professionally as Clara with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, as a Principal Dancer with Eglevsky Ballet, and as a dancer with Texas Ballet Theater and Eugene Ballet Company. She earned her Bachelor's degree in psychology and is currently working as a psychology researcher at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.Ali is incredibly transparent in this interview about the good, the bad and everything in between. We talked all about Ali's experience moving away from home at a young age to study ballet and her first pro contract as Clara in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. She is incredibly candid about her struggle with an eating disorder as she was preparing to enter her professional dance career and the impact her community had on recovery.Ali shares what that first audition season was like, her first pro contracts and how she decided to make the leap to freelance. We also learn about Ali's transition from full-time dancer to psychology researcher and her future dreams for her career and life!Key Moments: Ali's early dance training [1:53] Her experience moving away at a young age to train at UNCSA and Miami City Ballet [5:14] Ali's struggle with an eating-disorder while preparing to enter her pro career [12:03] Ali's first professional contract as Clara in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular [15:50] Her first audition season and getting her first pro contract [27:00] How Ali made the transition to a freelance dance career [41:30] What made Ali want to study psychology and how she made the transition into research [50:41] Her biggest piece of advice for dancers pursuing a career [1:04:33]Connect with Ali:INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/ali_p_blockWEBSITE: alipaigeblock.com/LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-paige-block-b8798a112/Links and Resources:Get your copy of The Intentional Career HandbookGet your copy of The Ultimate Audition GuideSecond Act Mentorship: https://www.secondactnetwork.org/1-1 Career Mentoring: book your complimentary career callLet's connect!My WEBSITE: thebrainyballerina.comINSTAGRAM: instagram.com/thebrainyballerinaQuestions/comments? Email me at caitlin@thebrainyballerina.com

Photo by Gerald Hartl on Unsplash Published 18 November 2024 e490 with Michael & Michael — #AI, #AR, #VR, #RR (that's #RealReality) and a whole lot more! Michael and Michael start off the show with a discussion on how O2 is employing AI to waste phone scammers time.  Check out the video in the show notes below for how dAIsy, the AI grandma works.  After a quick discussion on Oasis, an AI generated game, the co-hosts then turn to an interview with professor Greg Benson on the future of coding now that natural language processing (NLP) and large language models can interpret user prompts and generate the code required to fulfill the stated need.  Both Michael and Michael agree that there is high value in understanding the underpinnings of coding even where NLP can be a tremendous accelerator, much in the same way that writing algebraic proofs deepen the understanding of algorithms.   Switching to mixed reality, Michael and Michael touch on the subject of watching movies and TV shows together, prompted by the YouTube feature on Quest.  Michael R expands with another article about the Vision Pro music experience from The Weekend, and shares how intimate the experiences can be when the singer is performing directly for you, up close and personal.  Next up, is a story about “Metaversities” in EU and UK schools that remind the cohosts of the Second Life experiences of a video screen in SL.  This spurs Michael M to share what he learned at a recent UNCSA.edu School of Design and Production lunch.  The ;TLDR is that Gen Z (among others) are craving authentic and real experiences not through a lens or a screen.  Following the trend of *R, Michael calls this Real Reality, and in the context of the global entertainment market, this means live performances, such as the crane dance show in Sentosa, Singapore (see video below).  This reminds Michael R of an interview he saw with Robert D Putnam, focused on the importance of building community and engagement as explained in his book Bowling Alone.  The pair then turns to the Verge and Engadget stories discussing Amazon's codename “Amelia” plans to build upon the Echo Frames platform to create augmented reality experiences that can shave seconds off of Amazon delivery drivers' work.  Wrapping up the episode, Michael R gives a quick overview of Tetris Forever and movie professor and adventurer Indiana Jones' latest gameplay. Would you want to ask dAIsy, the AI grandmother call your telemarketers?  What Real Reality (RR) experiences are you craving?  Have your bots

Straddling the line between outsider artist and full fledged Hollywood sellout, Will Janowitz has always found solace working both sides of the industry. With work ranging from Troma films to Ang Lee's “Taking Woodstock” to “The Sopranos,” he's made a career of always doing the unpredictable. This year two films he produced, and one he wrote, will make their festival run; “Bang Bang” starring Tim Blake Nelson and the later, “Train Dreams,” starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones directed by Clint Bently. On this episode he talks about his improvisational sweet spot and how it rests in the heart of danger and risk, brings us back to his beginnings at UNCSA and the reasons why that school didn't work so well for him, charts his own journey discovering his way into the craft, tells some hilarious and relatable audition stories, plus an eye opening one from the other side of the table, and much more. Back To One is the in-depth, no-nonsense, actors-on-acting podcast from  Filmmaker Magazine. In each episode, host Peter Rinaldi invites one working actor to do a deep dive into their unique process, psychology, and approach to the craft.  Follow Back To One on Instagram

It's showcase tiiiiiiime! Yay? The question the boys ask in this episode is “do senior actor showcases really prepare graduates for the business or inadvertently work against them”? There are guests galore, including members of the 2024 UNCSA class and fellow alum, Robyne Parrish ('98) all sharing their experiences, opinions, wins and disappointments. Any post-grad working artist understands the full list of demands put on them as they build sustainable careers and while most programs make clear that there will be challenges, rarely do they subsequently equip them with the tools to brave the inevitable choppy waters ahead. Instead, the journey of most programs culminates in the senior showcase that will either propel the burgeoning actor or leave them empty handed, dazed and confused. Tune in to not only hear all considered sides but also walk away with some tangible tools as to how you could make the most of a showcase.CREATIVE STARTUP E-LEARNING PROGRAMhttps://www.artists-strategy.com/our-work"EVERY DAY SPECIAL" by JESSICA FONTANAhttps://www.jessica-fontana.com/album“CREATIVE RISK”, is a new podcast hosted by actors Joshua Morgan and Mike Labbadia of Artist's Strategy where they explore all things art, entrepreneurialism and everything in between. The acting industry is more volatile and competitive than ever before, therefore the artist must evolve in order to take radical ownership over their creative businesses. Each episode, Mike and Joshua will get raw and unfiltered, giving hot takes and cutting edge strategies on how to build a sustainable career in the arts.­­­­­­­____________________________________________________________________Get exclusive content as well as discounts on merch and coaching at our Patreon.https://www.patreon.com/CreativeRiskPodcast

Suzanne Hilser-Wiles, President, partners with GG+A clients around the globe to help them elevate their fundraising by offering more than 25 years of experience in advancement, program building, and campaign planning and implementation. Throughout her career, she has helped design, rebuild, and reimagine programs by applying her experience with a wide range of advancement programs and institutions. Her extensive previous professional experience includes fundraising, alumni relations, communications, and marketing. Suzanne joined GG+A in 2011 and was appointed to the firm's executive committee in 2013. In 2016, she became the firm's first woman president in its nearly 60-year history. In addition to her other responsibilities, she leads the firm's Europe and UK practice. She has worked closely with her clients through their individual challenges and opportunities, including ambitious campaigns, changes in leadership, crises, and restructuring. Suzanne has partnered with GG+A clients across all of the firm's sectors, providing strategic counsel to advancement teams and institutional leadership. This vast array of clients includes the Art Institute of Chicago; Carnegie Mellon University; Charlotte Country Day School; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Drexel University; Fuller Theological Seminary; IESE Business School; Indiana University; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Pomona College; and Tate. Prior to joining the firm, Suzanne served as Vice-Chancellor for Advancement at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), overseeing fundraising, alumni relations and all marketing and communications for the university. She also served on an executive team advising the university's chancellor on all major policy decisions and as the primary staff member for the Advancement Committee of the Board of Trustees. Suzanne joined UNCSA from CancerCare, a national healthcare nonprofit based in New York City, where she served as Director of External Affairs. Before joining CancerCare, Suzanne served as Senior Development Officer for Corporate Annual Programs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she oversaw the Museum's annual corporate fundraising program and staffed the Museum's business committee. Previously, Suzanne served as Associate Director of Individual and Leadership Giving at the Museum of Modern Art. Suzanne began her career in institutional advancement with Pets are Wonderful Support in San Francisco, where she served as Director of Development. Suzanne received her Bachelor of Arts degree in art history from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a Master of Arts degree in arts administration from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. She has served as a board member of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City; as a class agent for the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY; and as a parent fundraiser for Summit School in Winston-Salem, NC and The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, PA, among other volunteer positions.

Recently relocating back to Las Vegas, Josh Selander most recently spent the last eight years teaching Lighting Technology, Design and Programing at University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Prior to arriving at UNCSA, Selander was based in Las Vegas working for ETC. Primarily supporting entertainment venues in Las Vegas, Selander also traveled the world supporting the Eos Product Line. He shifted to programming for various shows, including multiple Broadway National Tours and Cirque du Soleil productions. Selander also spends much of his time working in the themed entertainment market, designing and programming brand experiences including The Henry Ford, Kennedy Space Center, Museum of the Bible and The Great Wolf Lodge. Selander is the Lighting Designer and programmer for multiple shows under Criss Angel's brand, including Mindfreak, RAW and a joint venture with Dragone, Amystika. Selander most recently designed Dragone's show in Riyadh, Terhal, a cultural experience in Saudi Arabia. Currently Selander is designing and programming various immersive brand experiences throughout the US.   “ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version: https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6Nrqm?si=6639537c61044396” @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Recently relocating back to Las Vegas, Josh Selander most recently spent the last eight years teaching Lighting Technology, Design and Programing at University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Prior to arriving at UNCSA, Selander was based in Las Vegas working for ETC. Primarily supporting entertainment venues in Las Vegas, Selander also traveled the world supporting the Eos Product Line. He shifted to programming for various shows, including multiple Broadway National Tours and Cirque du Soleil productions. Selander also spends much of his time working in the themed entertainment market, designing and programming brand experiences including The Henry Ford, Kennedy Space Center, Museum of the Bible and The Great Wolf Lodge. Selander is the Lighting Designer and programmer for multiple shows under Criss Angel's brand, including Mindfreak, RAW and a joint venture with Dragone, Amystika. Selander most recently designed Dragone's show in Riyadh, Terhal, a cultural experience in Saudi Arabia. Currently Selander is designing and programming various immersive brand experiences throughout the US.   @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

In this episode, Budi sits down with Bob Krakow to talk about his career in teaching acting for screen. A graduate of Tufts University, Bob Krakower started his teaching career at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Mentored by Conservatory Director Allen Fletcher, he was teaching first year graduate acting, directing projects, and given the job of Associate Director of Conservatory at the age of twenty-four.  He then went on to work in the same capacity with Mr. Fletcher at the National Theatre Conservatory.Soon after that, he took over the acting program at another landmark institution, the Tony Award winning Actors Theatre of Louisville, where he was a resident director for the company as well. He was one of the main creative forces behind ATL's Shorts Festivals, producing and/or directing over 100 projects, including world-premieres by Howard Korder, Lanford Wilson, Jane Anderson, Jane Martin, and many more.He served as Director of the Atlantic Theatre Company Acting School, running both the Professional and NYU Undergraduate Divisions. And along with Earle Gister, Lloyd Richards, J. Michael Miller, and others, is a founding faculty member of The Actor's Center in New York. He has been a guest teacher at Yale, Harvard, & NYU and created Screen Acting Programs at UNCSA and Juilliard, where he is currently teaching.In addition to his rich theatrical background, he spent a year learning the business side of acting from Susan Smith at her highly respected agency in New York and worked in film & television casting on several projects for ABC, MTV, Paramount, HBO, Nickelodeon, and others.As an on-camera director he has helmed multiple television episodes, and his documentary film “John Pinette: You Go Now” was selected as the opening night feature at the Cinequest Film Festival.For over thirty years, he has coached on countless film & television productions; hired by studios, networks, producers, writers, directors, and actors alike. Started in 1992, he teaches one of the longest ongoing acting classes in NYC. And whether he's working with students, celebrities, stand-ups, or actors, he does so with what Emmy Award Winning Director Michael Lembeck has called “the most passionate, kindest, and brightest approach I've ever seen.”Support the show2024 Audio Play Festival submissions "Sounds of Home"If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- podcast@theatreofothers.com Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

New Guest Expert! On this week's Aftermath, it's a Christmas miracle! Rebecca speaks with THE Director of Photography on National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. The one and only Thomas Ackerman. An accomplished cinematographer and Professor in the department of film at UNCSA, Tom shares anecdotes from the set and shares incredible firsthand knowledge of the tone and experience film director John Hughes was trying to capture. Afterward, Patreon subscribers can hear the post interview breakdown and see if anything Tom had to say altered the verdict. Not a subscriber? Click and join below! Happy Holidays Alarmy! Join our Patreon!We have merch!Join our Discord!Tell us who you think is to blame at http://thealarmistpodcast.comEmail us at thealarmistpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram @thealarmistpodcastFollow us on Twitter @alarmistThe Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/alarmist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The RAD's flagship event, the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, gives young dancers a chance to learn from top professionals. This year's coaches include Endalyn T Outlaw – dancer, educator, choreographer and Dean of the School of Dance at the University of North Carolina. Endalyn's career is incredibly varied – she performed with the Dance Theatre of Harlem and in the original Broadway cast of The Lion King, she's restaged ballets and developed a philosophy of dance teaching that is focused on helping dancers bring their whole selves to the stage.Endalyn T Outlaw – dancer, choreographer and educator – is dean of the School of Dance at UNCSA. She was previously director of Dance Theatre of Harlem School in New York – a company she joined in 1984, becoming a principal dancer in 1993 – and director of the Cambridge Summer Art Institute, Massachusetts. She has created an eclectic body of choreographic works and excels at restaging ballets, having worked with luminaries including Arthur Mitchell, Alonzo King, Agnes de Mille and Garth Fagan. She has performed on Broadway and internationally, including in the original casts of The Lion King and Aida.Find out more about the work of the RADFollow the RAD on social media and join the conversation with host David Jays:Instagram @royalacademyofdanceFacebook @RoyalAcademyofDanceTwitter @RADheadquartersYouTube / royalacademydanceDavid Jays @mrdavidjaysSign up to our mailing list to keep in touch!RAD is an independent educational charity and does not receive regular government funding. Every penny we make goes back into the work we do. You can support us by either naming a seat as part of our Name A Seat Campaign or making a donation.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neal Bledsoe is an actor, writer, and journalist from Seattle. He is perhaps best known for his work on the small screen, including Shameless, Man In The High Castle, Ugly Betty, Smash, The Mysteries of Laura, and many more, including the odd turn as a Hallmark prince. On the big screen, he has appeared in a few blink-and-you-miss-them-types of roles in major studio films and received several awards for his work in independent cinema. He is also a journalist, whose work has appeared in the pages of Sports Illustrated, Men's Health, and Variety, and is currently writing a series of profiles about the lives of those who labor in today's entertainment industry. He is a proud graduate of UNCSA and a member of The Actors Center. He splits his time between LA and NYC, and, despite what the internet says he is not actually from Canada, he was only born there. In this episode we discuss with Neal his Variety and LA Times articles and how the strike is affecting actors & casting directors both financially and big picture. - Neal Explains he Variety Article and the $250M figure he quoted - How the strike is putting extra weight on actors and external sources - How Jess and Jenn see the financial burden and figures a bit differently - Are the studios saving money by having actors self taping - The economic and financial pressure the strike and self tapes are putting on the industry Episode Resources: • Follow Neal on Instagram • Neal's IMDB • Learn More about the SAG-AFTRA Strike ──────────────────────────── ⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠ Watch the ⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow Jessica ⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Follow Jenn ⁠⁠⁠ Learn More About ⁠⁠⁠Jess ⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠Jenn's⁠⁠⁠ Casting Journeys  ⁠⁠⁠Get Casting Life Away Merch here!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tipsycastingpodcast/message

"I don't think an actors private life is entertainment for other people. So I never ask anybody any personal questions of any kind." BOB KRAKOWER is recognized as one of the top acting teachers and coaches in the business. His clients have been nominated for the Academy, Emmy, and Tony Awards. He is currently creating inaugural on-camera acting programs at UNCSA and Juilliard. He has been on guest faculties at Yale, Harvard, & NYU. Sought after by studios, networks, producers, and actors, he works from his home base in New York, while maintaining a schedule of coaching on set for film and television around the country. In this episode, we talk about: • Having two offers on the same day: he could be a franchised agent or interview to teach at the Actors Theater in Louisville • Worked in casting with Alexa Fogel and almost got booted off casting NYPD Blue • Tips for actors on how to approach a scene • How he got reruns of My So Called Life on MTV after it was cancelled • How hard it is to get into his class and why • Suggestions for actors that they can do right now to be a better actor, including habits he can recommend • Why he chooses not to delve into the personal life of actors when coaching them and what he does instead Guest: Website IMDb Host: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MentorsontheMic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichelleSimoneMiller⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MentorsontheMic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichelleSimoneM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook page:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.michellesimonemiller.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like this episode, check out: Becoming... Showrunner/Writer Marshall Herskovitz "Blood Diamond" "The Last Samurai""My So Called Life" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to join our Mailing list.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ads: Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cave Day⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now. Only $40 for the first 3 months! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michelle-miller4/support

Welcome to the DMF. Where I try to find out what motivates people behind the scenes in the world of acting and entertainment. Today on the podcast I am talking to Thomas E. Ackerman, ASC. This is Part 5 of my interview. He is a world renowned cinematographer. We discuss shooting Scary Movie 4, teaching at UNCSA, and being an Academy member. As always you can reach me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook with my name Justin Younts. Thank you for listening and sit back and enjoy. 

Alexandria Wailes is an accomplished actor, choreographer and dancer who just this last season appeared on Broadway in the acclaimed revival of Ntozake Shange's seminal play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf.” The production, directed by UNCSA alum Camille A. Brown, held one notable surprise, the use of American Sign Language, since Alexandria, who is Deaf, played the Lady in Purple, a part that had not originally been written as a Deaf character. This was not her first time on Broadway. She understudied Marlee Matlin in the revival of “Spring Awakening,” and then she went on in the part for the run's final month. Before that, she acted in the legendary Deaf West Theatre production of “Big River,” which after its Broadway run toured throughout the U.S. and even played not once but twice in Tokyo.She's acted in some of the country's most respected regional theaters, from Minneapolis's Mixed Blood Theater to Los Angeles's Kirk Douglas Theater, and she has also been featured in several popular TV shows, including “Nurse Jackie” and “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.” She is a member of Heidi Latsky Dance Company, and she is the co-founder of BHO5, a company whose mission is, “to usher in a new era of authentic artistic representation of American deaf people.” In this episode, Alexandria describes how she crafted her remarkable career as a multidisciplinary performer and explains the work that must still be done to ensure that not only Deaf but also hearing performers can feel fully informed and bolstered in work that features Deaf artists and/or subjects. http://www.alexandriawailes.com/home.htmlhttps://www.bho5.org/

Susan Ruskin is an accomplished Film producer and Dean and Executive Vice President at AFI. Previously was the Dean of the Film School at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Founding Executive Director of the Media and Emerging Technology Lab. Experienced in starting new programs, including a new MFA within the school of filmmaking in Creative Producing and Screenwriting, as well as a new Immersive Media track -- including Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality content. Susan launched a new lab in Media and Emerging Technology at UNCSA to act as a collaborative hub for immersive storytelling with a state-of-the-art production pipeline for North Carolina faculty in the 17 institution system and independent producers.Films Jessica and Susan discuss include:Whistle Down the WindWomen in the dunesBenji the HuntedThe Lion KingStealing BeautyHerculesThe Yellow SubmarineThe HobbitRargLord of the RingsHarry PotterSpirited AwayGet OutScreamSchitts CreekHacksDon't Look UpThe God's Must be Crazy New Episodes Every Wednesday!EPISODE CREDITS:Host, Producer, Editor: Jessica KantorBooker: Noelia MurphyBe sure to follow and tag Raising Cinephiles on Instagram

Jessica Singerman is a fine artist and educator currently living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She talks about her early influence into the arts via her grandmother, her time in college, studying in Europe, living in Australia, her approach to painting, teaching at UNCSA and much more! Follow Jessica everywhere: https://instagram.com/jessicasingermanfineart https://www.jessicasingerman.com/ Follow Free Pizza everywhere: https://www.freepizzapodcast.com

Kikau (@kikautown) and Matty (@teague.miller) chat with the amazing Vicky Bussert, who is the Director of Music Theatre at Baldwin Wallace University. In addition to running the MT program at Baldwin Wallace, Victoria Bussert is resident director for musical theatre for the Great Lakes Theatre, Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. She has taught as a guest faculty member at UNCSA, Kent State, and Northwestern University. She has directed worldwide including productions in Russia, Denmark, Africa, England, and South America. Bussert is the 2019 recipient of the Cleveland Arts Prize for outstanding mid-career artists. Bussert is also a member of SDC. Vicky's recommendation is a book called The Ballerina Mindset: How to Protect Your Mental Health While Striving for Excellence by Megan Fairchild. You will read all about the "successes, failures, body image and what she went through getting her mind ready for a career in the performing arts." An excellent read no matter what your artistic practice is!

Jessica Singerman is an artist and educator in Winston-Salem. She teaches at UNCSA and also creates all sorts of cool stuff. We talk a lot about health, lifestyle, art, creativity, and more.

Marissa McCullough from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) meets with Brooke to discuss UNCSA's performance of “The Nutcracker” this holiday season. Brooke and Marissa talk about the magic of theater, the complexity of Marissa's role in running the school's Dance Costume Shop, and how the production has evolved throughout the years. Buy tickets online to see “The Nutcracker” this December at www.uncsa.edu/performances/events/20221209-nutcracker.aspx

Our episode this week features the truly talented Matthew Donnell!  An educator, professional ballet dancer, published author and Dad, we hope you enjoy our conversation.Matthew C. Donnell is a native of Mt. Airy, North Carolina. He received his formal training from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) and the Rock School of Pennsylvania Ballet. He spent his ballet career with the Kansas City Ballet, where he performed soloist and principal roles by the great ballet and contemporary masters. He has instructed, choreographed, set repertoire, and rehearsed professional ballet companies and schools across the country including Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB), UNCSA, Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center, The University of Alabama, Kansas City Ballet, Montgomery Ballet, Alabama Dance Theatre, Dance West Virginia, and Dance Teacher Web Live. He has served as the Director of the UNCSA Preparatory Dance Program and as a board member for the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), the union that represents ballet and opera performers. In addition to dance, he enjoys teaching physical comedy to dancers, actors, and anyone willing to learn. Donnell is also an actor, singer, film maker, and physical comedian (clown), and father. His theater credits include Kansas City Starlight Theatre, Kansas City New Theatre, Houston Theatre Under the Stars, and the New York Musical Festival. With partner Alana Niehoff, he wrote, produced, and performed in his one-man clown/physical comedy show The Chapeau Show in NYC benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. His short film series, The Adventures of Jim has been screened in film festivals on the East and West Coasts. He is the author of the illustrated children's book The Boy with the Patch, The Nutcracker Chronicles. He has received teacher training in the CPYB syllabus, Classical Character Dance training and certification with Inna Stabrova, and is an ABT® Certified Teacher who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. Instagram: @matthewdonnell Facebook Matthew C. Donnell Twitter: @matthewdonnell Thank you for listening Jam Fam! Make sure you follow us across social media and don't forget to like and subscribe anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts!Facebook: JAM Joe and Michelle's Dance PodcastInstagram: jam_dance_podcastTwitter: @jamdancepodcastEmail: jamdancepodcast@gmail.com

Kristin Schwecke has been heralded as “A name to keep in mind…Her voice filled the house and dominated the stage. Simply spectacular! What a promising dramatic soprano!”  - Opera Lively Kristin is our guest for our second episode and she shares stories from her journey to becoming both a professional classical singer and a teacher with UNCSA.   The Triad Podcast Network is presented by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of NEO Home Loans, ICON Custom Builders and Three Magnolias Financial AdvisorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Described by The New York Times as “one of America's most peculiarly original dance poets,” choreographer Trey McIntyre has made a habit of defying expectations throughout his career. A graduate of UNCSA, he went on to the Houston Ballet Academy where upon finishing his training, he was given the position of Choreographic Apprentice at the Ballet, a post created specifically for him.As his freelance career started to take off, he did something completely unexpected. Rather than tether himself to a large coastal metropolis or a European capital, he decided to settle down in Boise, ID, where he created Trey McIntyre Projects, a vibrant dance company that quickly garnered the world's attention, spending up to 22 weeks a year on national and international touring. Then 10 years later in 2014, at the height of the company's success, Trey decided to fold the company and return to freelancing.He continues to be an in-demand choreographer around the world — just before the pandemic he created works for Queensland Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and The Washington Ballet — but lately he has also been diving into a new artistic passion. He has a photographic practice, creating kinetic and often erotic tableaux of the human body, that he supports through a network of fans via a Patreon account. In 2018 he also directed “Gravity Hero,” a documentary about his journey with his Boise-based dance company.In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Trey discusses why and how he has always pushed himself past comfort zones in order to feed his voracious curiosity and wonders what it will take for dance companies to remain equally curious and nimble in the digital age.www.treycool.com

While working on a project in Portland, OR over a decade ago, theater-maker Aaron Landsman accepted a colleague's invitation to attend a city-council meeting. In between moments of boredom typical to such meetings, Landsman, who had made a career of making works of theater in a variety of unusual settings, glimpsed inherently theatrical moments. The clincher came when a well-dressed sixtysomething by the name of Pete Colt, clearly well-known to and barely tolerated by the city councilors, testified about the drug-related paraphernalia that littered a children's park in the city. At the end of his testimony, to make his point, he dumped the contents of his briefcase — the very litter he'd railed against — on the table in front of him. Thus was sown the seed of what would become “City Council Meeting,” a participatory theatrical event that Aaron — along with his collaborators, director Mallory Catlett and theater artist and visual designer Jim Findlay — mounted in several American cities, including New York City, Tempe, AZ and Houston, TX. Just this past summer, University of Iowa Press published Mallory and Aaron's “The City We Make Together: City Council Meeting's Primer for Participation,” a thorough and galvanizing examination of their process that is sure to inspire a new generation of artists looking to engage communities in the intricacies of making democracy.Since “City Council Meeting,” Mallory and Aaron have continued building their remarkable and eclectic careers. Mallory is now the co-artistic director of the legendary Mabou Mines theater company and is developing several new operas, and Aaron is artist in residence at Abrons Art Center in New York and is preparing the premiers of “Night Keeper,” a new work commissioned by The Chocolate Factory Theater, and “Trouble Hunters,” a performance created in collaboration with artists in Serbia.In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Mallory, who studied dance as a high schooler at UNCSA, and Aaron describe how they developed their unique theatrical viewpoints and esthetic and how throughout their careers they've succeeded in hewing to their iconoclastic artistic passions. https://mallorycatlett.net/https://www.maboumines.org/http://www.thinaar.com/https://perfectcity.org/

While working on a project in Portland, OR over a decade ago, theater-maker Aaron Landsman accepted a colleague's invitation to attend a city-council meeting. In between moments of boredom typical to such meetings, Landsman, who had made a career of making works of theater in a variety of unusual settings, glimpsed inherently theatrical moments. The clincher came when a well-dressed sixtysomething by the name of Pete Colt, clearly well-known to and barely tolerated by the city councilors, testified about the drug-related paraphernalia that littered a children's park in the city. At the end of his testimony, to make his point, he dumped the contents of his briefcase — the very litter he'd railed against — on the table in front of him. Thus was sown the seed of what would become “City Council Meeting,” a participatory theatrical event that Aaron — along with his collaborators, director Mallory Catlett and theater artist and visual designer Jim Findlay — mounted in several American cities, including New York City, Tempe, AZ and Houston, TX. Just this past summer, University of Iowa Press published Mallory and Aaron's “The City We Make Together: City Council Meeting's Primer for Participation,” a thorough and galvanizing examination of their process that is sure to inspire a new generation of artists looking to engage communities in the intricacies of making democracy.Since “City Council Meeting,” Mallory and Aaron have continued building their remarkable and eclectic careers. Mallory is now the co-artistic director of the legendary Mabou Mines theater company and is developing several new operas, and Aaron is artist in residence at Abrons Art Center in New York and is preparing the premiers of “Night Keeper,” a new work commissioned by The Chocolate Factory Theater, and “Trouble Hunters,” a performance created in collaboration with artists in Serbia.In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Mallory, who studied dance as a high schooler at UNCSA, and Aaron describe how they developed their unique theatrical viewpoints and esthetic and how throughout their careers they've succeeded in hewing to their iconoclastic artistic passions. https://mallorycatlett.net/https://www.maboumines.org/http://www.thinaar.com/https://perfectcity.org/

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Shanga Parker and Daniel Lamb are joined by actor Cameron Knight. Cameron is the Director of the BFA Acting Program and an Associate Professor of Acting in Theatre Program at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He previously was Associate Professor of Acting and Directing at UNCSA, Assistant Professor, Head of BFA Acting The Theatre School at DePaul University, and Assistant Professor Carnegie Mellon University. His notable acting works include: Benedick in Much ado about Nothing, Othello in Othello, Dogberry in Much ado about Nothing, Booth in Top dog/underdog, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hud in Hair, Cleante in The Imaginary Invalid,  Bill Walker in Major Barbara, Cory in Fences. His directing credits are myriad, and his credentials vast and numerous. Listen to this episode of the Artist Inclusive Podcast to hear Cameron tell the fascinating and gripping tale of his journey to today. @cameronmknight (instagram)Website: Artist Inclusive https://www.hollandcreative.io  daniel@hollandcreative.io    IG: https://instagram.com/conversioncopydesign  https://www.dashofcopy.com  anna@dashofcopy.com  IG: Dash of Copy (@dashofcopy) • Instagram photos and videos 

This week we're joined by Laura Henry as she talks about Acting and the importance of arts educationLaura Henry has been teaching the Meisner technique since 1985. Teacher trained under Kathryn Gately, she was a faculty member of The Gately/Poole Acting Studio on Theater Row in NYC where she taught for seven years. In 1992, Laura moved West and opened her two-year conservatory Meisner Training program in Los Angeles. During these years in Los Angeles, Laura also directed theater and her school's yearly graduate showcase.In 2003, Laura was hired by Gerald Freedman, Dean of Drama at The University of North Carolina School of The Arts. There, she taught junior and senior acting, Shakespeare, and audition technique. Laura directed main stage productions every term, and assisted the UNCSA graduate showcases in Los Angeles and New York. She was full time at UNCSA until 2011.Since closing her conservatory program, Laura has developed and taught seven week intensive sessions—for all her classes—in both New York and Los Angeles. She is also available for private coaching and script consulting in both cities and remotely. Laura's Links: website: https://www.laurahenrystudio.com/Follow us on Instagram: @Jackofalltrades_podcastEmail us at: jackofalltradespodcast2020@gmail.comFollow our Host, Sarah Bishop on her Social Media: Instagram: personal: @sarahpbishopteaching: @singwithbishTik Tok: @singwithbishAnimal Spirit Oracle Deck- Kim KransAudio Engineering: Amanda BishopHost: Sarah BishopIntro Song "Strong"- written by Sarah Bishop, Intro Song "Strong"- arranged and performed by Laura Crytzer

This podcast was recorded on the show floor of USITT22 at Studio USITT in partnership with AKG by Harman.On this week's episode, we sat down with 2022 YDMT winner of the USITT Scene Design Award Sponsored by Rose Brand, Kevin Lee McBee.We chatted about his work on and off the traditional stage, both in theme parks and museums, as well as his design inspirations and industry passionsMore about Kevin: My name is Kevin Lee McBee and I am a story-focused designer with a passion for theater, film and long form television. I was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in the green, leafy humidity of North Carolina. My parents lovingly tolerated their strange son and provided all the art supplies I could get my grubby hands around. My previous work ranges from rebranding cultural institutions to writing, designing, and art directing experiences in theme parks and museums. I attended UNCSA's School of Design and Production and received my MFA in Scenic Design in 2021. I currently live and work in Los Angeles as a Scenic and Set Designer and can, more often than not, be found drinking coffee or filling up a sketchbook one page at a time - or on my motorcycle headed somewhere to do both at once. I firmly believe that design is both lens and mirror - a way to better understand the world, the self, and those within it. And a world without design and art is all the poorer for it.TECHnically Speaking is a public service of USITT, which seeks to have a broad conversation on topics of interest to its members, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of Institute policy. The views expressed on this podcast by guests are their own and their appearance herein does not imply an endorsement of them or of any entity they may represent. Reference to any specific product or idea does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. Views, opinions, recommendations or use cases expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of USITT, its Board members or employees.

Ayo Janeen Jackson enjoyed an enviable dance career after earning her BFA at UNCSA. She danced with two of the world's most renowned contemporary companies — Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and Ballet Preljocaj — before joining the company of Broadway's “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”Yearning to learn more ways to express herself, though, she shifted her career path. She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she earned a Master's in Interdisciplinary Arts, and today she remains a performing artist firmly rooted in her body with the difference that she has added several skills to her artistic repertoire, including filmmaking and font design.Along with recent “Art Restart” guest Gregg Mozgala, Ayo received a 2022 Artpreneur Alumni of the Year Award from UNCSA. The award recognizes not only Ayo's artistic experimentations but also a new skin-care business she has created that is inspired by her artistic research and .In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Ayo describes why and how she set out to broaden her artistic horizons and explains the historic and artistic ethic behind her new business venture.https://www.ayojackson.com/https://vimeo.com/498440544/5ea55cbbf3

Steve & Matt unpack about our experience presenting at, and attending, Wild Goose. Paula Stone Williams Jim Wallis Dianna Butler Bass Welcome Squad (university initiative at UNCSA developed by Steve) Shoutouts: Lou Scalzo, Gabe Stoutimore, Monte Fields, Brent Lutz, Jeremy Sims, Steve Witherup, Rob & Holli Sperti, David & Dara Docusen, John Bost, the states of Ohio and Alabama, Southeastern University (Lakeland) security team 1995-1999.

UNCSA alumnus Gregg Mozgala, after years of performing on some of Off-Broadway's finest stages, is enjoying a well-earned banner year. He recently completed a national tour playing the title character in “Teenage Dick,” a modern take on Shakespeare's “Richard III” centered on the experience of a high school student with cerebral palsy, and this summer he appeared in “Richard III” itself, alongside film and theater star Danai Gurira, in the Public Theater's revered Shakespeare in the Park season. This fall he will cap off the year with his Broadway debut in Martyna Majok's Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Cost of Living,” reprising the leading role he performed in the play's premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2018.Gregg can credit that success not only to his acting but also his producing skills. In 2012, determined to make disability and people with disabilities more visible on the nation's stages, he founded The Apothetae, a New York-based theater company dedicated to the production of works that explore and illuminate the disabled experience. The Apothetae has developed several new plays and adaptations from and with both established and up-and-coming artists — disabled and non-disabled, Deaf and hearing — and it is through The Apothetae's commissioning program that playwright Mike Lew completed “Teenage Dick.”In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Gregg describes how an understanding of his cultural lineage as a disabled performer led him to create a company that celebrates displaying disabled bodies and their stories with unassailable authenticity.http://www.greggmozgala.com/http://www.theapothetae.org/

Partners in life, love and art, dancer/choreographer Lauren Edson and musician/composer Andrew Stensaas founded the remarkable performance company LED in Boise, ID in 2015 and remain its co-leadersLauren, the company's artistic director, trained at UNCSA and Juilliard before dancing with the renowned dance company Trey McIntyre Projects for many years. Andrew, LED's creative director, is a self-taught musician and composer who played with two critically acclaimed bands — one in Portland, OR; the other in Boise, ID — before establishing himself as a teacher and composer/songwriter at Boise Rock School. Just five years after LED's founding, Dance Magazine included the company in its influential “25 to Watch” list, but it wouldn't be accurate to call LED a dance company. Instead, what Lauren and Andrew have created is a creative laboratory that accommodates each their artistic backgrounds and interests and challenges them to keep exploring, whether through live performance, film or community happenings and always with movement and music at the core. LED has performed in venues all over the Western US, and their most recent short film, “Waters into Wilderness,” screened at festivals all over the world including the prestigious San Francisco Dance Film Festival. In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Lauren and Edson discuss how their distinct artistic personalities combined with their dedicated partnership to create the special sauce that keeps their young company nimble, inventive and exciting to the creative team and their audiences alike.https://www.ledboise.com/

Partners in life, love and art, dancer/choreographer Lauren Edson and musician/composer Andrew Stensaas founded the remarkable performance company LED in Boise, ID in 2015 and remain its co-leadersLauren, the company's artistic director, trained at UNCSA and Juilliard before dancing with the renowned dance company Trey McIntyre Projects for many years. Andrew, LED's creative director, is a self-taught musician and composer who played with two critically acclaimed bands — one in Portland, OR; the other in Boise, ID — before establishing himself as a teacher and composer/songwriter at Boise Rock School. Just five years after LED's founding, Dance Magazine included the company in its influential “25 to Watch” list, but it wouldn't be accurate to call LED a dance company. Instead, what Lauren and Andrew have created is a creative laboratory that accommodates each their artistic backgrounds and interests and challenges them to keep exploring, whether through live performance, film or community happenings and always with movement and music at the core. LED has performed in venues all over the Western US, and their most recent short film, “Waters into Wilderness,” screened at festivals all over the world including the prestigious San Francisco Dance Film Festival. In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Lauren and Edson discuss how their distinct artistic personalities combined with their dedicated partnership to create the special sauce that keeps their young company nimble, inventive and exciting to the creative team and their audiences alike.https://www.ledboise.com/

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris speaks with four 2022 UNCSA contemporary dance graduates, Faith Fidgeon, Kendall Ramirez, maD O'Brien, and Rae Cozart. As these artists transition out of guided education, we discuss the ways they are trying to deal with that disorientation and take control of their own learning. We'll talk about why it feels like they've been thrown by an elephant, how the pandemic changed their relationship to dance, and the kind of artistic communities they are looking to create, serve and participate in. Links: Come see our guests perform with Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs at ADF this June: https://americandancefestival.org/event/made-in-north-carolina/ Websites for the artists: Rae Cozart: https://www.rachelmcozart.com/ IG: @raecozartt LinkedIn: Rae Cozart maD O'Brien: https://obrienml4.wixsite.com/mysite IG: @madmarshob Faith Fidgeon: https://faithfidgeon.squarespace.com/ IG: @faithfidgeon LinkedIn: Faith Fidgeon Kendall Ramirez: https://kendallramirezartist.squarespace.com/ IG: @kendall_ramirez

WoHo's!It's a special IT Means the World of Horror to Me episode!Original Friend of the ShowTM, Quinn was nice enough to come by with one of her favorite horror films: ROSEMARY'S BABY from 1968. We spoil the hell out of it, as per, so if you don't want it spoiled, have a watch or rewatch before you listen.We are both such fans of the cinematography, the performances, the suspense and creep factors built on a toxic marriage, and the already tenuous proposition of pregnancy! What say you, is pregnancy magical or is it horrifying?Some other topics covered: The Pollening that occurs this time of year in NC, Sidney Blackmer's connection to our home state, smoking on the Dick Cavett show, dream sequences, ovulation cycles, the abandonment of the Hays Code, and who is the obvious winner of the YOU FOOL award for ROSEMARY's BABY.Coming up next on the main is Creepy Kid films. We will cover THE ORPHAN from the US and GOODNIGHT, MOMMY, which I almost could not finish the first time I watched it!Please get in touch and remember:We love you andDON'T go into the basement!--Mom (AKA Christina)

University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) Percussion Professor John R. Beck stops by to talk about UNCSA, behavioral health drumming and symphonies (02:30), his teaching position and how it's evolved over the years (12:25), gigging in orchestras (28:15), taking sabbatical replacement jobs at colleges for many years (37:00), growing up in Rochester, NY, his musician parents, “half-ironmans”, and learning from Ruth and Bill Cahn (51:00), doing his undergrad at Oberlin (OH) with Michael Rosen (01:03:40), studying at Eastman (NY) with his father, John H. Beck, for a year, then working for the Marine Band, along with discussions of rarely played literature and “long hair wigs” (01:10:00), freelancing outside of Marine Band, playing with the Jack Daniels Band, and recovering from personal tragedy (01:30:45), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions (01:39:25).Finishing with a Rave on Martin Duberman's 1989 biography of Paul Robeson (01:50:40).Links:John R. Beck's websiteJohn R. Beck's UNCSA pageWinston-Salem SymphonyGreensboro SymphonyPAS Health & WellnessBowman Gray Health CenterPeripheral NeuropathyMidland-Odessa Symphony & ChoraleU.S. Marine BandMassie JohnsonChristopher DeaneGary WerdesheimWake Forest's world music ensemblesMichael RosenDoug WalterBen TothDean GronemeierJohn H. BeckEastman Community Music SchoolGordon StoutRuth CahnBill CahnNiel DePontePatsy DashIronman 70.3 North CarolinaHoward HansonPleiades - Iannis Xenakis“Pieces of Wood” - Steve Reich“Variations on Japanese Children's Songs” - Keiko Abe1983 Beirut Barracks BombingsMichael BurrittSteve GaddChristopher Lamb“Meditation Preludes” - William Duckworth“Sonata for Timpani” - John H. Beck“Ever-Livin' Rhythm” - Neil B. RolnickConcerto for Marimba and Strings - Emmanuel Sejourne“March” - Elliot Carter“Mirage” - Yasuo Sueyoshi“Torse III” - Akira Miyoshi“White Knuckle Stroll” - Casey Cangelosi“Furioso and Valse” - Earl Hatch“Etude in C Major” - Clair Musser“Nola” - Felix ArndtScott NeyBill Moersch on the podcastLas Vegas Musicians Strike“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell PetersA Few Good Men trailerRocky Horror Picture Show trailerEncyclopedia of Percussion - John H. BeckThe Inner Game of Tennis - Timothy GallweyChihuly Garden and GlassRaves:Paul Robeson - Martin Duberman

A colleague and great friend from UNCSA and i catch up on life and her journey with art, specifically costume design, where it's taken her and where it's going to take her. this convo is centers around the realities of navigating a career in art and what it makes to really take charge over the direction of it. Jenna is an amazing person who i strongly recommend reaching out to whenever you need to smile. lots of love. xx Jenna's links: ig: @jennasaisquoidesigns @jsq_designs linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-anderson-909435129 facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jsqwinstonsalem --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What an honor to welcome Eva Draw the Artists Becoming roster. An honor's graduate of the Bolshoi Ballet School, former Principal Ballerina with the Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet Theater, a world-renowned Ballet Mistress and teacher (National Ballet of Canada and Royal Danish Ballet), current Dance faculty for UNCSA and newly-minted memoir author. Eva has been sculpting the next generation of Artists for over 20 years after a 15 year-long career of gracing international stages herself. Join in as Eva shares her passion for cultivating young talent by challenging long-standing industry approaches to coaching, while embodying mindful leadership. Read: On a personal note…: The world of ballet and beyond through the eyes of a dancer, teacher, and educator available on Amazon

In this College Deep Dive, Quin and Charlie discuss being immersed in an artist's environment, integrating film training throughout four years, wanting to see multiple sides of you in the audition room, the cheap tuition UNCSA can offer, and how UNCSA uses a school of methods. If you would like to learn more about UNCSA, check them out at:  @uncsadrama on Instagram  UNCSA- School of Drama Website  @uncschoolofthearts on Facebook  @uncsa on YouTube  @uncschoolofarts on Twitter  If you have any questions about the college audition process, feel free to reach out at mailbag@mappingthecollegeaudition.com. If you're interested in working with MTCA for help with your individualized preparation for your College Audition journey, please check us out at mtcollegeauditions.com, or on Instagram or Facebook.  About MTCA:  Musical Theater College Auditions (MTCA) is the leader in coaching acting and musical theater students through the college audition process and beyond with superlative results. MTCA has assembled a roster of expert artist-educators who can guide students artistically, organizationally, strategically, and psychologically through the competitive college audition process. MTCA provides the tools, resources, and expertise along with a vast and strong support system. They train the unique individual, empowering the artist to bring their true, authentic self to their work. MTCA believes that by helping students reveal their potential it allows each school to connect with those who are truly right for their programs, which in turn guides each student toward their best college fit.  About Charlie Murphy:  Charlie is a proud graduate of Carnegie Mellon University's BFA program. As an Actor he has performed with theaters such as: NY Public Theatre's “Shakespeare in the Park”, The Pearl Theatre Company, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Chautauqua Theatre Company, Kinetic Theatre Company, and the Shakespeare Theatre of DC. With MTCA [Musical Theater College Auditions -- mtca.nyc], he has been helping prospective theatre students through the college process for over 15 years. As a Teacher and Director, he is able to do a few of his favorite things in life: help students to find their authentic selves as artists, and then help them find their best fit for their collegiate journey. Through this podcast, he hopes to continue that work as well as help demystify this intricate process. This episode was produced by Meghan Cordier and Charlie Murphy. Episode theme music is created by Will Reynolds.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Note: This is a sponsored content post from the University University of North Carolina School of the ArtsI was a mentor for the UNCSA's Media + Emerging Technology Lab's Immersive Storytelling Residency program in 2020, which was a 6-month program featuring a technical artist, software engineer, and writer who were collaborating on an immersive story that was called BonsaiAI. I wanted to have the first cohort to come on the podcast for a retrospective, and so I invited Trent Spivey, Fernando Goyret, and Alex Moro along with METL director Ryan Schmaltz to reflect on their journey, challenges, and lessons learned from their immersive storytelling artist residency.

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“Now entertain conjecture of a time when creeping murmur and the poring dark fills the wide vessel of the universe. From camp to camp through the foul gloom of night, the hum of either army stilly sounds…” The English fight their way across the country, but the Battle of Agincourt looms. The French far outnumber King Henry and his troops, and Henry prays for wisdom to deliver an impassioned speech on the morning of the battle. England prevails, and the French surrender. Peace negotiations will unite the two kingdoms. // Discover more about UNCSA's production of "Henry V" at uncsa.edu/henryv.

“O for a Muse of fire that, would ascend the brightest heaven of invention. A kingdom for a stage, princes to act and monarchs to behold the swelling scene! Then should the warlike Harry, like himself, assume the port of Mars; and at his heels, leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword and fire crouch for employment…” The young King Henry V has assumed the throne, but the people of England are restless and dissatisfied. King Henry stakes claim to rule over France, but a strong rebuke from the French royal family follows. He decides to invade France. The King and his country prepare for war, as a plot against his life is discovered. // Discover more about UNCSA's production of "Henry V" at uncsa.edu/henryv.

Experience Shakespeare's “Henry V” as a modern-day radio play in two acts. UNCSA faculty member Sara Becker directs, with Ian Vespermann as sound designer and composer. This famous war play centers on England's victory over France at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. “Henry V” is performed by student actors, with an original soundtrack brought to life by a team of student sound designers. | Program and production details available at uncsa.edu/henryv