Episodes

  • Intergenerational Exchange – Merry Petroski, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Nia-Amina Minor, Donald Byrd, Donna Uchizono, Dianne McIntyre, and Kristel Baldoz

    Intergenerational Exchange – Merry Petroski, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Nia-Amina Minor, Donald Byrd, Donna Uchizono, Dianne McIntyre, and Kristel Baldoz
    Jul 11 2025
    In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with voices representing a span of 3 different generations. Dianne McIntyre, based in Cleveland, Ohio; Donald Byrd and Nia-Amina Minor, based in Seattle, Washington; and Donna Uchizono, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, and Kristel Baldoz, based in New York City. Merry Petroski, Project Manager of the Creative Aging Institute at the Akron Art Museum, also joins the conversation. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future Studio Audio engineering by Rahsaan Cruz Theme music by Floco Torres Cover art by Micah Kraus Transcription by Arushi Singh LINKS: Join our mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron
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    42 mins
  • Committing to Curiosity – David Roussève

    Committing to Curiosity – David Roussève
    Jul 11 2025
    In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with West Hollywood, California-based choreographer, writer, director, filmmaker, and performer David Roussève. A Guggenheim Fellow and Bessie Award winner, Roussève has toured extensively domestically and internationally with his dance/theater company REALITY. Roussève is a Distinguished Professor of Choreography in the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA and, at the time of this recording, was developing his first full-length evening solo performance in over 20 years. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future Studio Audio engineering by Rahsaan Cruz Theme music by Floco Torres Cover art by Micah Kraus Transcription by Arushi Singh LINKS: Join our mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron
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    34 mins
  • Integrating Technology – Myrna Packer, Art Bridgman, Peter Bobrow, Raphael Xavier, and Hanna Ali

    Integrating Technology – Myrna Packer, Art Bridgman, Peter Bobrow, Raphael Xavier, and Hanna Ali
    Jul 4 2025
    In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with artists who integrate technology in their work and who participated as a Dancing Lab cohort researching immersive spaces for dance. Valley Cottage, New York-based Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Raphael Xavier, and Miami, Florida-based Hanna Ali all join the conversation with technical collaborators. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future Studio Audio engineering by Rahsaan Cruz Theme music by Floco Torres Cover art by Micah Kraus Transcription by Arushi Singh LINKS: Join our mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron
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    24 mins
  • Keeping Good Ideas – George Staib

    Keeping Good Ideas – George Staib
    Jun 27 2025
    In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with Atlanta, Georgia-based George Staib, choreographer and artistic director of staibdance. Dance Teacher Magazine has recognized Staib as one of the “top five” dance educators in the US, and he has been commissioned as a teacher and choreographer for over 25 institutions. He is currently on the dance faculty at Emory University. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future Studio Audio engineering by Rahsaan Cruz Theme music by Floco Torres Cover art by Micah Kraus Transcription by Arushi Singh LINKS: Join our mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron
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    21 mins
  • Feedback Loops – Shaina and Bryan Baira

    Feedback Loops – Shaina and Bryan Baira
    Jun 20 2025
    In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with Shaina and Bryan Baira of BAIRA MVMNT PHLOSPHY. Their New York City and Detroit, Michigan-based dance theatre company creates live performance, dance film, and immersive-virtual-reality experiences. Shaina and Bryan are recipients of the ‘Creators of Culture’ award through Culture Source Detroit and were honored as nominees for Outstanding Breakout Choreographer by the Bessie Award committee in 2023. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future Studio Audio engineering by Rahsaan Cruz Theme music by Floco Torres Cover art by Micah Kraus Transcription by Arushi Singh LINKS: Join our mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron
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    26 mins
  • Obsessions and Containers – Reggie Wilson

    Obsessions and Containers – Reggie Wilson
    Jun 13 2025
    In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with Brooklyn, New York-based Reggie Wilson, Executive/Artistic Director, Choreographer, and Performer with Fist and Heel Performance Group. Wilson's work draws from the cultures of Africans in the Americas and is combined with post-modern elements to create what he calls “post-African/Neo-HooDoo Modern dances.” Wilson has lectured, taught, conducted community workshops, and has been presented nationally and internationally. He is the recipient of awards, including a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award and a Joyce Foundation Award. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future Studio Audio engineering by Rahsaan Cruz Theme music by Floco Torres Cover art by Micah Kraus Transcription by Arushi Singh LINKS: Join our mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron
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    31 mins
  • Baking Intuition – Joe Bowie

    Baking Intuition – Joe Bowie
    Jun 6 2025
    In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the 'studio' with Evanston, Illinois-based interdisciplinary dance artist Joe Bowie. Bowie uses autoethnography to unlock narratives that layer the past, present, and future as archival choreographic methods. His creative and scholarly research convenes at the intersection of Blackness, queerness, and Black joy. Bowie danced professionally for over twenty-five years with The Paul Taylor Dance Company and The Mark Morris Dance Group before prioritizing his own work as a dance maker. Bowie received his MFA in Dance with a Graduate Minor in Queer Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future Studio Audio engineering by Rahsaan Cruz Theme music by Floco Torres Cover art by Micah Kraus Transcription by Arushi Singh LINKS: Join our mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron
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    33 mins
  • Creating Content Game – Kara Jenelle

    Creating Content Game – Kara Jenelle
    May 30 2025
    In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke enters the 'studio' with Los Angeles, California-based Kara Jenelle, aka KJ. A choreographer, spoken word artist, and international arts educator with a global reach of over 19 million views via her YouTube channel, KJ's repertoire highlights street dance, African diaspora dance and music, and Black culture. EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Lisa Niedermeyer of Handmade Future Studio Audio engineering by Rahsaan Cruz Theme music by Floco Torres Cover art by Micah Kraus Transcription by Arushi Singh LINKS: Join our mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron
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    30 mins