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 conversation, we’ve asked our guests, “what do you think the NC dance community needs to thrive?” Today, we’re listening back to excerpts of some of these conversations, drawing connections between the overlapping and intersecting ideas. In a way, we’re bringing these guests into conversation with each other, as each of them approaches the question of thriving from a slightly different point of view. We’re featuring excerpts from our interviews with Duane Cyrus, Robin Gee, Camerin Watson, Doug Singleton, Helen Simoneau, Zoe Litaker, and Caitlin Dutton-Reaver.

We’d also like to ask for your input. First, if you have ideas about what you think the NC dance community needs to thrive, we’d love to hear them! Share them with us as a voice memo, and we may include your message on a future podcast episode. Send your voice memo as an attachment to an email to festival@danceproject.org, with the subject: Podcast message-Thrive. Next, we want to know who else you think we should talk to this season! We already have plans to talk to folks involved in granting organizations, dance education, and presenting, but who else do you think would have a great perspective on the question of thriving as a dance community? You can let us know on our website: danceproject.org/in-process/

Links:

Full episodes for these guests:

Duane Cyrus: https://anchor.fm/inprocessncdf/episodes/S2-Episode-6-You-should-start-with-the-big-toe-Guest-Duane-Cyrus-e19m4nm

Robin Gee: https://anchor.fm/inprocessncdf/episodes/S2-Episode-5-Reinvent-the-notion-of-community-Guest-Robin-Gee-e1914dv

Camerin Watson: https://anchor.fm/inprocessncdf/episodes/S2-Episode-2-We-are-our-bodies-Guest-Camerin-Watson-e173ll5

Doug Singleton: https://anchor.fm/inprocessncdf/episodes/S2-Episode-9-Its-always-an-evolution-guest-Doug-Singleton-e1bp0ob

Helen Simoneau: https://anchor.fm/inprocessncdf/episodes/S2--Episode-3-Take-space--claim-space--and-relate-to-each-other-Guest-Helen-Simoneau-e17m4va

Zoe Litaker: https://anchor.fm/inprocessncdf/episodes/S2-Episode-7-A-spontaneous-reaction-to-the-space-we-find-ourselves-in-Guest-Zoe-Litaker-e1achl2

Caitlin Dutton-Reaver: https://anchor.fm/inprocessncdf/episodes/S2-Episode-8-There-for-the-joy-of-moving-guest-Caitlin-Dutton-Reaver-e1b39ua

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