Best Sophie Peterson Podcasts (2024)

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The Clown Motel 28:53

3+ y ago28:53

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With more than 2000 clowns and a 100-year old cemetery on the property, the Clown Motel might be the scariest Motel in America, but in Southwest Nevada, it's not even the tip of the iceberg. Alien brothels, Area 51, ghost towns, and hauntings galore are all par for the course along this surreal stretch of highway.…

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Interstate Odyssey Trailer 0:43

3+ y ago0:43

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Welcome to the Interstate Odyssey Podcast! I'm your host, Sophie Peterson. Join me on the ultimate road trip podcast, as I uncover the history of America's most beautiful, bizarre, and unbelievable roadside attractions.By Sophie Peterson

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Longaberger Basket Building 28:38

3+ y ago28:38

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Pyramid schemes, A billion-dollar empire, and the world's largest basket that housed it all. Episode 9 investigates the Longaberger Basket Company, it's midwestern cult following, and the infamous Longaberger Basket Building that still stands in Dresden, Ohio; as a testament to the wildly successful corporation that began as an unlikely underdog an…

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Weeki Wachee Mermaids 27:44

3+ y ago27:44

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Have a look into the magical Weeki Wachee Springs and see what it takes to become a real-life mermaid. Old Hollywood glamour, ultra-famous Christmas songs, and somehow, Paris Hilton are all featured in the history of this classic Old Florida gem.By Sophie Peterson

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ON BEING THEIR FULL SELF: Dance Now Chapter 5 w/ Jasmine Hearn 53:30

3+ y ago53:30

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In this installment of PDD’s fall/spring series covering the Dance Now 25th anniversary season, Paul Hamilton speaks with the intrepid Jasmine Hearn, one of the commissioned artists in the March lineup! The March lineup also includes Megan Williams, Ruben Graciani, TSIAMBWOM M. AKUCHU, and Brendan Drake. During this interview, Jasmine shared: “As a…

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Claire Porter: Dance Now Chapter 4 Honoree 51:53

3+ y ago51:53

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*PDD listeners receive a $5 discount on tickets to the Dance Now virtual celebration of Claire Porter on Feb 25th at 7pm EST! Use code PDDCEL421 ! In this installment of PDD’s fall/spring series covering the Dance Now 25th anniversary season, Paul Hamilton speaks with Choreographer, Writer and Performer Claire Porter, who is being honored on Thursd…

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LLAB Ep 6 – The Front of the Room: Getting There and Staying There Pt II w/ Candace Thompson-Zachery &; Sophie Myrtil-McCourty 1:16:24

3+ y ago1:16:24

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In our previous episode, we explored the stories and experiences of two Black dance leaders, their leadership styles, how they navigate their Blackness in their workplaces, as well as ways that they advocate for their Black dancers. Today, we’re peeling back another layer, getting to know two dance leaders in dance advocacy and dance management. We…

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Roswell International UFO Museum & Research Center 30:10

3+ y ago30:10

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A UFO sighting on a New Mexico Ranch, A government cover-up, and some startling deathbed confessions. This week's episode is all about the Roswell UFO Crash of July 1947, and the International UFO Museum & Research Center dedicated to the event. It's referred to as "the world's most famous, most exhaustively investigated, and most thoroughly debunk…

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Maleek Washington: Dance Now Chapter 4 1:17:11

3+ y ago1:17:11

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Photo Credits Damian Tierney, Andrea Mohin *PDD listeners receive a discount on tickets to the Dance Now February chapter with code PDDCH421 – see below for details! In this installment of PDD’s spring series covering the Dance Now 25th anniversary season, Paul Hamilton speaks with the extraordinarily talented dancer, choreographer and teacher Male…

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UFO Watchtower 30:03

4y ago30:03

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Is it the government? Satanic Cults? Aliens? This week we explore the UFO Watchtower in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Countless extraterrestrial sightings, two vortexes to a parallel universe, and the very curious death of a horse locals refer to as "Snippy" are just some of the unexplained phenomena in the area.…

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Circus World Museum 40:30

4y ago40:30

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Death defying stunts, murder, scheming, and religous fanaticism? We must be talking about the Circus this week! In Episode 5, we explore the home of the original Ringling Brothers Circus, now called Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Stay tuned for the unbelievable stories behind one of America's most unique pieces of history.…

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Hotels of the Shining: Part II 30:09

4y ago30:09

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In this two-part episode, we explore the hotels that inspired the iconic horror movie, The Shining, and the hotels that helped inspire the Overlook Hotel. In part two, we visit the hotels that inspired director Stanley Kubrick, to create the hotel of your nightmares--including the Timberline Lodge in Oregon and the Ahwahnee in California.…

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Hotels of the Shining: Part I 21:54

4y ago21:54

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In this two-part episode, we explore the hotels that inspired the iconic horror story, The Shining, and the hotels that helped inspire the Overlook Hotel. In part one, we explore the infamous Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado that inspired Stephen King to write the 1977 horror novel that is now regarded as one of the scariest books of all time.…

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Winchester Mystery House 30:31

4y ago30:31

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A House of Horrors created to ward off the evil spirits that plagued a reclusive owner, Or an innovative estate that was ahead of it's time? This week, we explore California's hidden gem, Winchester Mystery House, and find out if the Winchester curse is real.By Sophie Peterson

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House on the Rock 37:17

4y ago37:17

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In our very first episode, we take you to one of the strangest, most magical roadside attractions of them all: House on the Rock, located in Spring Green Wisconsin. Is it really a museum of wonders, or too good to be true?By Sophie Peterson

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LLAB Ep 5: The Front of the Room Pt I – w/ Tiffany Rea-Fisher & Jonathan Alsberry 1:23:54

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Photo Credits: Tiffany Rea-Fisher by Ayodele Casel / Jonathan Alsberry by Steven Truman-Gray In our last episode, we had a great conversation with two dancers about their experiences navigating the professional commercial dance field while Black. In today’s episode, we’re continuing this dialogue, talking to people whom we often call the “front of …

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WILL I STILL BE HERE, AFTER? : Jane Comfort – Dance Now Ep. 5 1:20:41

4y ago1:20:41

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In this installment of PDD’s fall/spring series covering the Dance Now 25th anniversary season, Paul Hamilton speaks with Choreographer, Writer, Director, and two-time Bessie winner Jane Comfort, who is being honored on Thursday, December 3rd at 7:00pm during the festival’s evening celebration. This interview is a wide-ranging conversation in which…

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LLAB Ep 4: Navigating the Professional Field while Black Pt II – w/ Tash Crudup & Keenan Cooks 1:01:31

4y ago1:01:31

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In our previous episode of the LLAB, we spoke with three Black dancers about their experiences and challenges navigating concert dance. This week, we talked to dancers on the other end of the field, in commercial dance. Our guests Tash Crudup and Keenan Cooks share stories and lessons about the challenges, triumphs and what it takes to make it as a…

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LOOKING FOR A WAY BACK: Orlando Hernandez – Dance Now Ep. 4 55:43

4y ago55:43

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In the 4th episode of PDD’s coverage of the Dance Now festival’s 25th anniversary season, new host Paul Hamilton talks with the talented tap dancer Orlando Hernandez, who has a new digital commission premiering online on Thursday, November 12th as part of the Dance Now November Chapter. (Tickets and additional information are available here!) In th…

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LLAB Ep 3: Navigating the Professional Field while Black Pt I – w/ Rena Butler and Maleek Washington 1:21:48

4y ago1:21:48

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In our previous series on the LLAB, we spoke with Black dancers about their experience as dance students in undergraduate and graduate programs and the challenges they faced being minorities in those spaces. This week, we started a new two-episode topic, re-centering the conversation on what it’s like to be a professional dancer while Black. We mee…

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GIVE SPACE FOR OTHER VOICES: Jamal Jackson & Nicole Wolcott – Dance Now Ep. 3 53:25

4y ago53:25

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Photo Credits: Matt Murphy, Nicole Wolcott, Jonathan Hökklo & Antoine Tempé In the 3rd episode of PDD’s coverage of the Dance Now festival’s 25th anniversary season, new hosts Paul Hamilton and Sabrina Karlin interview Jamal Jackson and Nicole Wolcott! Digital commissions from both artists premiere as part of Chapter 2 on Thursday, October 8th. Tic…

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LLAB Ep 2: White Supremacy in Dance Education Pt II – w/ Michelle Gibson, Sydnie Mosley & Iyun Harrison 1:09:19

4y ago1:09:19

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Photo credit for Sydnie: Jamie McClean @jmxclean Photo credit for Michelle : Jonah Pester In our previous episode of the LLAB, we spoke with three Black dancers about their experiences and challenges with navigating undergraduate dance programs. This week, we wanted to take it a step further. We expanded our dialogue to the often overlooked subject…

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DANCERS ARE FIGURING IT OUT: Gus Solomons jr. – Dance Now Ep. 2 58:51

4y ago58:51

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In the 2nd installment of PDD’s fall/spring series covering the Dance Now 25th anniversary season, new hosts Paul Hamilton and Sabrina Karlin interview the iconic Gus Solomons jr! Gus will be honored in Dance Now’s Chapter 1 virtual celebration on Thursday, October 1st at 7:00pm EDT. You can find more information and purchase a $20 ticket here, or …

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LLAB Ep 1: White Supremacy in Dance Education Pt I – w/ Morgan Burns, Runako Campbell & Ricardo Hartley 1:07:34

4y ago1:07:34

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In the first episode of this fall PDD series, The LLAB, new Host Antuan Byers talks to a recent grad, Morgan Burns, and college seniors, Runako Campbell and Ricardo Hartley, about their experiences navigating the world of dance education as Black students at predominantly white institutions. Although all three of these guests attended different col…

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WE’RE IN AN OPEN INQUIRY: Devon Bandison 1:13:35

4y ago1:13:35

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Personal & Business Coach Devon Bandison joins new PDD Host Antuan Byers, as well as Jessica and Clara, to help the PDD team prepare to integrate racial justice conversations into our work. This work will begin with Antuan’s upcoming series called The LLAB (Listening, Learning and Building), which will create a space to share marginalized Black voi…

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WE WILL REINVENT & REIMAGINE: Robin Staff – Dance Now Ep. 1 54:59

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Robin Staff, Founding Executive Artistic Director of Dance Now, sat down with Clara and new PDD host Paul Hamilton to discuss Dance Now’s 25th anniversary season that kicks off on September 10th! Dance Now, which traditionally opens the NYC performance season with a week of shows at Joe’s Pub, is charting new territory by hosting a completely virtu…

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WOMEN OF BROADWAY: Sonya Tayeh 1:15:02

4y ago1:15:02

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/sonya-final.mp3 The Pod De Deux Podcast team is back with a not-to-be-missed season finale episode in the “Women Of Broadway” summer series. This week, Emmy nominee Sonya Tayeh joins Michael, Ellyn, and Kevin to discuss what it was like to choreograph, not one, but two musicals slated for Broadway this …

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WOMEN OF BROADWAY: Lizzi Gee 1:04:39

4+ y ago1:04:39

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/lizzi-gee-final.mp3 The Pod De Deux Podcast team is back with another episode in the “Women Of Broadway” summer series, this week featuring Lizzi Gee, the choreographer behind this past season’s production of A Christmas Carol. In this episode, the remarkable Lizzi Gee discusses what it meant to her to …

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WOMEN OF BROADWAY: CARRIE-ANNE INGROUILLE 53:53

4+ y ago53:53

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/carrie-anne-ingrouille-final-1.mp3 The Pod De Deux Podcast team is back with another episode in the “Women Of Broadway” summer series, this week featuring Six The Musical choreographer, Carrie-Anne Ingrouille. In the episode, Carrie-Anne discusses the growth, inspiration, and magic behind the female-dri…

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WOMEN OF BROADWAY: Lucy Hind 1:05:48

4+ y ago1:05:48

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/lucy-hind-final-final-7-1.mp3 The Pod De Deux Podcast team is back with another episode in the “Women Of Broadway” summer series, this week featuring Girl From The North Country choreographer, Lucy Hind. In the episode, Lucy discusses the development of the Broadway musical ‘Girl From The North Country’…

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WOMEN OF BROADWAY: KELLY DEVINE 1:03:42

4+ y ago1:03:42

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/kelly-devine-final.mp3 The Pod De Deux Podcast team is back with the second episode of the “Women Of Broadway” summer series! This week we’re featuring Kelly Devine, Choreographer of Broadway’s Diana: A True Musical Story. In addition to discussing her work on Broadway’s Diana, Kelly delves into everyth…

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WOMEN OF BROADWAY: Lorin Latarro 49:59

4+ y ago49:59

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/latarro-final-edit.mp3 Episode 1 of the “Women Of Broadway” Series hosted by Michael Mahany, Ellyn Marie Marsh, & Kevin Michael Raponey In this first episode of Pod De Deux’s “Women Of Broadway” series, Broadway choreographer Lorin Latarro sits down with Michael, Ellyn, and Kevi…

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WE’RE DRIVEN BY EMOTIONAL CONTENT: Kyla Barkin & Aaron Selissen 57:16

4+ y ago57:16

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/final_kyla-and-aaron_ml2.mp3 In this episode, recorded during the first week of NYC’s COVID quarantine, we spoke to Kyla Barkin and Aaron Selissen about their journey of building a dance company together, their latest project, Accidental Suite (which was scheduled to be presente…

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PLEASE LOVE WHAT YOU DO: Richy Jackson 17:48

4+ y ago17:48

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/richie-jackson_ml1.mp3 In this episode of Pod De Deux, Michael Mahany speaks with Lady Gaga’s Visual Director and Choreographer, Richy Jackson! (Scroll down for extended video cut!) Jackson, who grew up in the California Bay Area, tells us all about how he came to find dance, th…

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I DID IT AND I ANALYZED IT LATER: Gabri Christa 47:02

4+ y ago47:02

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/gabri-christa_ml3.mp3 In this second week of COVID quarantine in New York City, Michael and Clara had the privilege of connecting with multi-disciplinary art maker Gabri Christa over Zoom. Gabri is a dancer, choreographer, filmmaker, scholar and all-around artist with a rich his…

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ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN: Megan Williams 1:02:31

4+ y ago1:02:31

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/v2_megan-williams-21920-2.30-pm.mp3 Jessica and Clara had the privilege of connecting with dance artist Megan Williams about her multi-layered career and many years of adventure in dance. Megan told us about getting started at Juilliard in the 80s and touring with Mark Morris Dance Group for 10 years, a…

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ALL DANCE HAS A MESSAGE: Sean Dorsey 42:30

5y ago42:30

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/sean-dorsey_ml1.mp3 Jessica and Michael had a fun, energized and important conversation with Sean Dorsey, the U.S.’ first acclaimed transgender modern dance choreographer. Sean’s newest work, BOYS IN TROUBLE, unpacks masculinity with unflinching honesty from unapologetically tra…

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WELCOME TO POD DE DEUX: Our New Co-host Michael Mahany! 7:51

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/mm-welcome-to-pdd-12519-6.46-pm.mp3 After a particularly busy fall performance season, Jessica and Clara decided to bring a new co-host onto the Pod de Deux team – and could not have been more thrilled when Michael Mahany jumped on board!! Despite a demanding schedule performing…

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DANCE IS FOR EVERYONE: Catherine Tambini 37:13

5y ago37:13

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/catherine-tambini-final.m4a Clara sat down with award-winning documentary filmmaker Catherine Tambini just days after Catherine’s new film, Perfectly Normal for Me, had its nationwide television premiere on the WORLD Channel. (The film can be streamed on worldchannel.org until N…

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IN BETWEEN: TIFFANY MILLS 44:17

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/tiffany-mills_11-11-19.mp3 In this episode, our new co-host Michael joined the mic with Clara to interview choreographer, Tiffany Mills ahead of the world premiere of her new work, Not then, not yet. Tiffany shared how she drew inspiration for this evening-length work from Mary …

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THE BESSIES: Five 2019 Nominees 2:16:48

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/bessie-awards-combined_ml2.mp3 Jessica and Clara had the great pleasure of interviewing five 2019 Bessie Award nominees this year – in order of interview: Caleb Teicher, Molly Poerstel, Shamar Watt, Ni’Ja Whitson and Leslie Cuyjet! (See below for nominations!) The Bessies – whic…

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2019 BESSIE NOMINEE: Leslie Cuyjet 28:15

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/leslie-final_ml1.mp3 Pod de Deux interviewed Leslie Cuyjet as part of a series of interviews with five 2019 NYC Bessie Award nominees. Leslie was nominated for a Bessie for Sustained Achievement with Jane Comfort, Niall Jones, Juliana F. May, Cynthia Oliver, and Will Rawls. We h…

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2019 BESSIE NOMINEE: Ni’Ja Whitson 29:15

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/nja-final_ml1.mp3 Pod de Deux interviewed Ni’Ja Whitson as part of a series of interviews with five 2019 NYC Bessie Award nominees. Ni’Ja was nominated for a Bessie for outstanding production and Visual Design of Oba Qween Baba King Baba, which was Co-commissioned by Danspace Pr…

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2019 BESSIE NOMINEE: Shamar Watt 27:42

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/shamar-single_ml2.mp3 Pod de Deux interviewed Shamar Watt as part of a series of interviews with five 2019 NYC Bessie Award nominees. Shamar was nominated for a Bessie for Sustained Achievement in the work of Nora Chipaumire. We hope to do a full-length interview with him in the…

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2019 BESSIE NOMINEE: Molly Poerstel 27:28

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/molly-final_ml1.mp3 Pod de Deux interviewed Molly Poerstel as part of a series of interviews with five 2019 NYC Bessie Award nominees. Molly was nominated for a Bessie for Sustained Achievement with Hilary Clark, David Dorfman, Jeanine Durning, Alex Escalante, Juliana F. May, Su…

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2019 BESSIE NOMINEE: Caleb Teicher 23:59

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Click to view slideshow. https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/caleb-final_ml1.mp3 Pod de Deux interviewed Caleb Teicher as part of a series of interviews with five 2019 NYC Bessie Award nominees. Caleb was nominated for a Bessie for outstanding production in More Forever Guggenheim Works & Process. We hope to do a full-length interview wit…

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WE WERE MAKING A LOT OF NOISE: John Kelly 31:54

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/john-kelly_ml1-1.mp3 Jessica and Clara interviewed choreographer, dancer, actor, and director, John Kelly, in between rehearsals for his work “Underneath the Skin,” premiering at NYU Skirball this weekend, October 11th & 12th! John took us through his constellation of muses, influences, and inspiration …

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THE STAKES ARE HIGH: Jenn Freeman 1:06:41

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/jenn-freeman_ml2.mp3 Jessica and Clara talked to Jenn Freeman, a choreographer, artistic director of Freemove Dance, and prolific teacher of contemporary dance. Jenn shared how she developed her theatrical and highly physical style of dance while traversing multiple dance worlds from modern dance in aca…

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I WANT TO ERASE BOUNDARIES: Anabella Lenzu 58:45

5+ y ago58:45

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/annabella-lenzu-edit.m4a Jessica sat down with Argentinian dance and dance-theater artist Anabella Lenzu to discuss her impressive body of work and philosophies on life and art. Not only a dancer and choreographer, but also an author and dedicated teacher, Anabella had in-depth perspectives to share on …

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DANCING IS THE ONLY WAY TO STAY YOUNG: Pooja Uberoi 1:01:33

5+ y ago1:01:33

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/puja-oberoi_ml2.mp3 In this episode of Pod de Deux podcast, Clara and Jessica sat down with dancer, curator and Bollywood choreographer, Pooja Uberoi. Pooja shared how Bollywood has changed over recent years to incorporate a range of styles including Indian classical dance, jazz, and hip-hop. She is org…

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