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 trying to deal with that disorientation and take control of their own learning. We’ll talk about why it feels like they’ve been thrown by an elephant, how the pandemic changed their relationship to dance, and the kind of artistic communities they are looking to create, serve and participate in.

Links:

Come see our guests perform with Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs at ADF this June: https://americandancefestival.org/event/made-in-north-carolina/

Websites for the artists:

Rae Cozart:

https://www.rachelmcozart.com/

IG:  @raecozartt

LinkedIn: Rae Cozart

maD O’Brien:

https://obrienml4.wixsite.com/mysite

IG: @madmarshob

Faith Fidgeon:

https://faithfidgeon.squarespace.com/

IG: @faithfidgeon

LinkedIn: Faith Fidgeon

Kendall Ramirez:

https://kendallramirezartist.squarespace.com/

IG: @kendall_ramirez