Bringing Season 2 of In Process to a close, Festival Director Anne Morris chats with fellow Dance Project Executive Director, Lauren Joyner, as they reflect on memories and highlights from the second half of the season. They echo ideas from the

S2 Episode 22: "What is my learning going to look like?" (Guests: Faith Fidgeon, Rae Cozart, Kendall Ramirez, maD O'Brien)

May 26th, 2022 35m 28s

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 tr

S2 Episode 21: "It's about keeping people moving" (Guest: Dr. David Popoli)

May 12th, 2022 25m 23s

This week festival director Anne Morris speaks with Dr. David Popoli, a Sports Medicine physician at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist specializing in Performing Arts Medicine. Dr. Popoli speaks about his dedication to approaching the work of g

S2 Episode 20: "I just encourage people to come back and back" (Guests: ShaLeigh Comerford and Jodee Nimerichter)

Apr 28th, 2022 37m 58s

This week Festival director Anne Morris speaks with ShaLeigh Comerford, founder, and director of ShaLeigh Dance Works, and Jodee Nimerichter, Executive Director of the American Dance Festival (ADF) in Durham, NC. An annual festival bringing stu

S2 Episode 19: "Connected to the bigger picture" (guest Laura Stauderman)

Apr 14th, 2022 30m 47s

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris speaks with the President of NCDEO (North Carolina Dance Education Organization) and Dance educator, Laura Stauderman. The mission of NCDEO is to support and advance dance education in NC as a component

S2 Episode 18: "A culture of confidence and creativity" (guest: Lesa Broadhead)

Mar 31st, 2022 28m 50s

This week Festival Director Anne Morris speaks with Lesa Broadhead, teaching artist and director of the Dance Theatre of DREAMS, at the DREAMS Center for Arts Education in Wilmington, NC. The mission of DREAMS is to create a culture of confiden

S2 Episode 17: "The grace and dignity of my years" (guests: Jody Cassell and Gerri Houlihan)

Mar 17th, 2022 34m 30s

This week’s episode, adapted from a community conversation at the February 2022 Monthly Dancer Chat, features Jody Cassell and Gerri Houlihan in conversation about aging as dancers. Jody and Gerri share their experiences about their journeys as

S2 Episode 16 "Speaking my truth" part 2 (Guests Princess Howell Johnson, Milanda McGinnis, April Parker, Alexandra Joye Warren)

Mar 3rd, 2022 42m 45s

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris continues a conversation with four Greensboro-based artists: Princess Howell Johnson, Milanda McGinnis, April Parker, and Alexandra Joye Warren. In this 2-part conversation, these four women have an hone

S2 Episode 15: "Speaking my truth" part 1 (guests Princess Howell Johnson, Milanda McGinnis, April Parker, Alexandra Joye Warren)

Feb 24th, 2022 39m 56s

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris speaks with four Greensboro-based artists: Princess Howell Johnson, Milanda McGinnis, April Parker, and Alexandra Joye Warren. In this 2-part conversation, these four women have an honest discussion on w

S2 Episode 14: "Honor the roots" (guest: Tarayjah Hoey-Gordon)

Feb 17th, 2022 28m 53s

This week Festival Director Anne Morris speaks with Tarayjah Hoey-Gordon, a dance educator, movement artist, and the founder of Dance Now Cry Later, an organization created to Educate, Elevate, and Inspire the next generation of dancers. Tarayj

S2 Episode 13: "That's when I just fell in love with my Blackness" (guest host: Vania Claiborne, guests Amelia Renee Byrd and Jordan Booker-Medley)

Feb 10th, 2022 59m 47s

Last year on the podcast, Vania Claiborne, Dance Project staff member, choreographer, and educator, hosted a special conversation focused on the experience of some of the Black dance artists connected to Dance Project and the NC Dance Festival.

S2 Episode 12: "Lean into artistry as disruption" (guest Jeff Aguiar)

Feb 3rd, 2022 56m 25s

This week, I’m talking with Jeff Aguiar, Theater and Literature Director for the North Carolina Arts Council. Jeff is a performing artist himself, as well as a PhD candidate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution Studies, studying the ways in whic

S2 Episode 11: "It’s a good thing to know your strengths” (guests: Heather Hartley and Phil Reynolds)

Jan 20th, 2022 41m 3s

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris talks with Heather Hartley and Phil Reynolds, the founders of Trillium Arts, a residency center outside of Asheville, NC, that supports artists through a variety of residency and creative exchange progra

S2 Episode 10: Thriving: sow, grow, and eat

Jan 6th, 2022 36m 49s

This week, we are taking some time at the beginning of a new year to reflect back on the past months and look ahead to the future. Since August, this podcast has featured a variety of people across the NC dance community, and in nearly each con

S2 Episode 9: "It's always an evolution" (guest Doug Singleton)

Dec 16th, 2021 38m 28s

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris talks with Doug Singleton, the Executive Director for the Charlotte Ballet. Doug has been with the Charlotte Ballet since 1996, and the Executive Director since 2005. Doug has a long history in NC, and b

S2 Episode 8: "There for the joy of moving” (guest: Caitlin Dutton-Reaver)

Dec 2nd, 2021 29m 2s

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris talks with Caitlin Dutton-Reaver, a choreographer, teacher, and administrator who has been one of Dance Project’s Artists in Residence this year, and also a teacher for our studio this fall. Caitlin move

S2 Episode 7: "A spontaneous reaction to the space we find ourselves in" (Guest Zoe Litaker)

Nov 18th, 2021 29m 1s

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris welcomes photographer Zoe Litaker back to the show. Zoe and Anne talked last fall on the podcast, at the beginning of our work on the 30 Portraits for 30 Years series, in which Zoe photographed 30 dance

S2 Episode 6: "You should start with the big toe" (Guest: Duane Cyrus)

Nov 4th, 2021 31m 23s

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris talks with Duane Cyrus, founder and director of Theatre of Movement, and faculty in the UNC Greensboro Dance Department. He has curated an upcoming exhibit at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art

S2 Episode 5: "Reinvent the notion of community" (Guest: Robin Gee)

Oct 21st, 2021 29m 15s

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris talks with Robin Gee, director of the Greensboro Dance Film Festival and faculty in the UNC Greensboro dance department. The Greensboro Dance Film Festival runs October 29-November 6 in a variety of venu

S2 Episode 4: "The music that dance makes" (Guests: Aparna Keshaviah and Atiba Rorie)

Oct 7th, 2021 28m 10s

This week, Festival director Anne Morris talks with dancer Aparna Keshaviah and musician Atiba Rorie about their creative collaboration as part of the NC Dance Festival performance this past weekend. In bringing Aparna and Atiba together for th

S2, Episode 3: "Take space, claim space, and relate to each other" (Guest: Helen Simoneau)

Sep 23rd, 2021 27m 12s

This week, I’m talking to choreographer Helen Simoneau, artistic director of Helen Simoneau Danse, about her dance, Flight Distance I, that she will be setting on a cast of 5 NC professionals for our NC Dance Festival performance on October 2nd

S2 Episode 2: "We are our bodies" (Guest: Camerin Watson)

Sep 9th, 2021 34m 4s

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris talks with Camerin Watson, a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and organizer based in Charlotte, NC. Camerin is one of the people helping to coordinate the NC Dance Festival’s Statewide Movement Wave on Se

S2 Episode 1: "What does it mean to thrive?"

Aug 26th, 2021 29m 16s

Welcome to the 2nd season of “In Process: The NC Dance Festival podcast”!This season, we’ll be guided by the question, “What does the NC Dance Community need to Thrive?” Our conversations this season start with dance and the creative life, but

Episode 21: Intermission

May 28th, 2021 43m 32s

This week, we’re wrapping up Season 1 of “In Process,” the NC Dance Festival podcast, by listening back to a collection of moments in this Dance Festival season. Some of these are favorite moments from conversations, things that I think back to

Episode 20: “Connecting Community: Movement for the people”

May 7th, 2021 1h 9m

In Episode 20, we are sharing an excerpt of our recent Community Conversation, titled Connecting Community Through Dance. This virtual conversation, sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dance Program, featured dance artist