STUDIO STORIES: REMINISCING ON TWIN CITIES DANCE HISTORY | Podcast Guru

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Stories are among our most potent tools. We need to unearth old stories that live in a place and begin to create new ones. We are story makers, not just storytellers. All stories are connected, new ones woven from threads of the old. (Paraphrased- Robin Wall Kimmerer) Join ARENA DANCES every Thursday at noon for Studio Stories, a podcast reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance history. Hosted by Mathew Janczewski, each week will feature a new renowned dance artist who has made an impact on the dance landscape in this big dance town. Know of someone whose connections should be shared? Let us know! Email us at [email protected]

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Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Joanna Lees - Season 22, Episode 212

Joanna Lees (she/her) is a choreographer, performer, producer, director, filmmaker, and educator based in Minneapolis, MN. Her current research involves cultivating empowering and healing through trauma-informed artistic practices. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Joanna graduated cum laude with distinction with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Business from The Ohio State University (2007). There, she was an Arts Scholar and the recipient of the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum Sch...

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Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Dana Luebke - Season 22, Episode 211

Dana Luebke is the Founder; Vice-President of the Board of Directors: SUN.ERGOS, A COMPANY OF THEATRE AND DANCE, 1977 – 1985; Director of the Board, 1985 to 2008; Ex-Officio 2008 to present; Artistic and Choreographic Director, 1978 to present; Dancer, Actor, Choreographer, Designer, Teacher, 1977 to present; Licensed Brain Gym® Instructor/Consultant, 1989 to present Well-versed in modern, ballet and contemporary dance, Dana has performed over 200 roles, creating the original, principal rol...

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Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Orlando Hunter-Valentine - Season 22, Episode 210

Orlando Hunter-Valentine is a choreographer who researches, illustrates and creates from a same gender loving African-U.S born perspective. A descendent of the great migration, great grandchild of farmers, their work tackles issues resulting from a capitalistic imperialist patriarchal white supremacist system. Orlando works as a Hood Agroartupreneur encouraging dance and agriculture for embodied and ecological sustainability. Recently Orlando received their MFA in Dance with a specialized stu...

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Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Gemma Isaacson - Season 22, Episode 209

Gemma Isaacson is a Minneapolis-based dance artist originally from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. She began her professional performance career at the age of 15 with Minnesota Ballet before attending the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (BFA Dance, summa cum laude). Throughout the course of her freelance career, Gemma has originated roles in works by notable stage directors/choreographers across genres, including Patrick Acogny (Contempo Physical Dance), Berit Ahlgren (HoneyWorks), Hannah Bend...

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Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Davente Gilreath - Season 22, Episode 208

DAVENTE GILREATH was born and raised in Minneapolis. His dance training began at Perpich Center for Arts Education where he was exposed to styles of dance including modern, ballet, jazz, african, and contact improvisation. Gilreath furthered his dance training at the University of Minnesota where he worked with professors such as Ananya Chatterjea, Erin Thompson, and Toni Pierce‐Sands. During this time he was also able to perform and create work with Minnesota‐based companies such...

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