Episode 7: "Opportunity Instead of Scarcity and Loss" with Garrett Anderson

Episode 13: "Just Because You Haven't Seen Somebody Do It Before Doesn't Mean You Can't Do It" with Taryn Kaschock Russell

In this episode, Matt sits down with former dancer and director of the Harkness Dance Center, Taryn Kaschock Russell. We talk about her career as a dancer, our time together at Hubbard Street, and her journey into Artistic Leadership.

If you’d like to find out more information about Taryn and her work, you can find it at tarynkashcockrussel.com or on the website for the 92nd Street Y.

The Future Dance Festival runs digitally now through April 25th, 2021. Please check it out at 92y.org/dance

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Thanks for listening!  We’ll see you on the next episode of Talk About the Industry.

Episode 12: "The Thing That Gets Me Excited" with Laura Sweet

In this episode, Matt sits down with Arts Administrator extraordinaire Laura Sweet.  They talk about their shared connection to Nebraska, Laura’s work as a leader and mentor in the arts, as well as how COVID-19 is affecting her day to day decisions as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Des Moines Performing Arts.

If you’d like to find out more about Laura and her work, you can find her professional profile on Linkedin or you can visit desmoinesperformingarts.org

Please also visit wemakeevents.org or saveourstages.com for more information about helping the Live Events industry and its workers stay afloat.

Episode 11: “We Work With Wonderful People” with Fabian Yeager

In this episode Matt sits down with Lighting Designer Fabian Yeager.  We talk about the process of lighting corporate events for Microsoft, why it's people that are important, work-life balance, and examine why he made such a shitty assistant.    

If you’d like to find out more about Fabian and his work, please visit:

www.yeagerdesign.com.  Or you can find him on LinkedIn under Fabian Yeager of Yeager Design, LLC.

Please also visit wemakeevents.org or saveourstages.com for more information about helping the Live Events industry and its workers stay afloat.

Episode 10: "More to Dance than the Capacity of Your Body" with Jonathan Fredrickson

In this episode, Matt interviews Dancer, Choreographer, & all around wonderful human, Jonathan Fredrickson.  They talk about how the arts influenced his childhood, the balance between intention and choreographic movement, as well as how being biracial has affected Jonathan’s life and his perspective on the current social climate. 

If you’d like to find out more about Jonathan and his work, please visit his artist page on the Tanztheatre Wuppertal Pina Bausch website at:

www.pina-bausch.de

You can also find him on Instagram where his handle is @jfredrickearl

Episode 9: "A Whole Other Medium" with Lauren Warnecke

In this episode, Matt sits down with dance writer, culture critic, and academician Lauren Warnecke.  We talk about her career in dance, applying the principles of sports science to dancer performance, how she approaches arts criticism, COVID-19’s effect on the industry, and much more!

If you’d like to find out more about Lauren and her work please visit:

www.artintercepts.org

or seechicagodance.com

You can also find Lauren on Twitter @artintercepts

And if you’re so inclined, don’t forget to pick up a copy of the e-book she co-authored entitled Discover Your Dance Career.