This week we are joined by Craig Hall, New York City Ballet Repertory Director. Craig was born in Maywood, Illinois. At age 14, he began studying at the Chicago Academy of the Arts and entered the School of American Ballet full time in the fall of 1997. In October 1999, Craig became an apprentice with […] The post (218) Craig Hall, New York City Ballet Repertory Director appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

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(218) Craig Hall, New York City Ballet Repertory Director

Today we chat with our friend and former Miami City Ballet dancer, Adriana Pierce. We last spoke with Adriana in episode 44 from May 2017. Since that episode, she has since left Miami City Ballet and is now a freelance dancer and choreographer in New York City. She tells us about some of the projects […] The post (217) Adriana Pierce, Freelance Dancer and Choreographer appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(217) Adriana Pierce, Freelance Dancer and Choreographer

This week we are joined by celebrity ballet coach and former NYCB dancer, Kurt Froman. Kurt danced senior corps de ballet and soloist parts for over seven years at the New York City Ballet before venturing off to Broadway when he was cast in the leading role of James in the Twyla Tharp/Billy Joel show, Movin’ […] The post (216) Kurt Froman, Celebrity Ballet Coach and Former NYCB Dancer appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(216) Kurt Froman, Celebrity Ballet Coach and Former NYCB Dancer

Today on the Conversations on Dance podcast, we are joined by Lorenzo Pagano, Soloist with the Martha Graham Dance Company. A native of Torino, Italy, Lorenzo moved to the US as a teenager and trained as a scholarship student at The School at Jacob’s Pillow and The Martha Graham School. He joined the Martha Graham […] The post (215) Lorenzo Pagano, Soloist with Martha Graham Dance Company appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(215) Lorenzo Pagano, Soloist with Martha Graham Dance Company

This week we are pleased to bring you a special behind the scenes look at some of the Works & Process creation that has been happening safely throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic. Today we are joined by Ephrat Asherie, New York City-based b-girl, and Duke Dang, General Manager of Works & Process. We hear about Ephrat’s […] The post (214) ‘Isolation to Creation’ Docuseries from Works & Process at the Guggenheim appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(214) ‘Isolation to Creation’ Docuseries from Works & Process at the Guggenheim

Welcome to the second part of our interview with Balanchine Ballerina, Gloria Govrin. If you are tuning in and haven’t heard part one, we hope that you will go back in your feed to episode 212 for our chat with Gloria about her career. Today in Part II, Gloria tells us about where her career […] The post (213) Gloria Govrin, Balanchine Ballerina (Part II) appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(213) Gloria Govrin, Balanchine Ballerina (Part II)

Today we are joined by Balanchine Ballerina, Gloria Govrin. Gloria danced with New York City Ballet from 1959 to 1974 and was promoted to soloist in 1963. An unusually tall dancer, she inspired Balanchine to choreograph several distinctive roles on her. Roles such as Hippolyta in A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Coffee in Nutcracker, the Princess in Firebird, and […] The post (212) Gloria Govrin, Balanchine Ballerina (Part I) appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(212) Gloria Govrin, Balanchine Ballerina (Part I)

Happy New Year and welcome to our first episode of 2021! Today we are joined by a very special co-host and friend, Evelyn Kocak, to chat about the Disney+ series streaming now, ‘On Pointe.’ Evelyn is a former NYCB dancer, Staatsballett Berlin dancer, and former soloist with Pennsylvania Ballet. Links: instagram.com/conversationsondance facebook.com/conversationsondance twitter.com/convoondance conversationsondancepod.com The post (211) Unpacking the new Disney+ series, ‘On Pointe’ appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(211) Unpacking the new Disney+ series, ‘On Pointe’

This week we are joined by Laurie Kanyok, founder of the Kanyok Arts Initiative. Laurie has performed on Broadway, television and film. She played the lead roles in Twyla Tharp’s COME FLY AWAY and MOVIN OUT. Her other Broadway credits include FOSSE, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, and IN YOUR ARMS. She was the ballet casting consultant […] The post (210) Laurie Kanyok, Founder of Kanyok Arts Initiative appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(210) Laurie Kanyok, Founder of Kanyok Arts Initiative

Today we are joined by choreographer Andreas Heise. Born in Germany, Andreas began his formal ballet training at the age of 16. In 1998, he joined his first company, Leipziger Ballett, and in 2003, he joined the Norwegian National Ballet in Oslo where he performed many leading roles. In 2006 Andreas started to choreograph regularly […] The post (209) Andreas Heise, Choreographer appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(209) Andreas Heise, Choreographer

Today we sit down with BalletCollective’s Artistic Director, Troy Schumacher. Troy first came on the podcast in episode 17, back in 2016, where we chat with him about his career at New York City Ballet, his choreography, and his company, BalletCollective. Today, Troy returns to the pod to tell us about his current project, ‘The […] The post (208) Troy Schumacher on BalletCollective’s ‘The Nutcracker at Wethersfield’ appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(208) Troy Schumacher on BalletCollective’s ‘The Nutcracker at Wethersfield’

We are back! It’s been a minute, but unfortunately some work obligations took us away from the pod last month. Now, we are back and ready to get back to it! Today we catch up and go through our Conversations on Dance Best of 2020. Brought to you by Yumiko (Yumiko.com.) “YUMIKO’s holiday collection, comprised […] The post (207) COD’s Best of 2020 appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(207) COD’s Best of 2020

Today we are joined by Leslie Andrea Williams, chorus dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. Leslie was born in Newport News, VA and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She joined the Martha Graham Dance Company just two months after graduating from The Juilliard School in May 2015. Since then, she has performed numerous […] The post (206) Leslie Andrea Williams, chorus dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(206) Leslie Andrea Williams, chorus dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company

This week we are joined by one of our former colleagues, Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg. Jennifer is a former Principal Dancer with the Miami City Ballet and is now the co-artistic director of Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami. Jennifer began her dance training in her hometown of Queens, New York, before going on to study at […] The post (205) Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg, Artistic Director of Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami & former Miami City Ballet Principal appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

(205) Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg, Artistic Director of Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami & former Miami City Ballet Principal

This week we talk with American Ballet Theatre’s newest soloist dancer, Gabe Stone Shayer. Gabe was born in Philadelphia, where he began his dance training. At 14, he began training full time at the Rock School for Dance Education, before going on to move to Russia to continue his studies at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy […] The post (204) Gabe Stone Shayer, American Ballet Theatre Soloist appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

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