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Conversations on Dance

Michael Sean Breeden & Rebecca King Ferraro

Conversations on Dance is an award winning podcast hosted by former Miami City Ballet dancers Rebecca King Ferraro and Michael Sean Breeden. Since 2016, the podcast has provided an inside look at the world of dance through in-depth interviews with the field’s most influential dancers, choreographers, musicians, directors, and educators. With a mission to educate, inspire, and connect, Conversations on Dance goes beyond performance to uncover the stories, insights, and artistry that shape the dance

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Update: Schedule over the next few weeks

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/07/12

The Vail Dance Festival is almost here! If you are going to be at the festival, please join us for our in-person events. Ticket and more information available here: https://vaildance.org/conversations-on-dance/.If you can't be with us, please subscribe to the Conversations on Dance podcast wherever you get your podcasts to be notified as we are publishing episodes daily from the festival. Episodes will be running from July 26 - August 3.Tickets to Conversations on Dance at the 2025 Vail Dance

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(451) Yuan Yuan Tan, former San Francisco Ballet...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/07/02

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance" we are joined by awardwinning ballerina Yuan Yuan Tan. We cover her meteoric rise, from entering San Francisco Ballet as a soloist at 18 directly from her schooling, a nearly unheard of feat, to anchoring the company as a principal for nearly three decades, and finally becoming a leader in the arts, most recently as the artistic director for the Chinese folktale production Lady White Snake, a stirring visual blend of dance, martial arts, music and

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(450) PART TWO: Bart Cook, Legendary New York City...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/06/26

This is Part Two of our episode with Bart Cook. If you missed Part One, please check back in our feed.On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance", we are joined by legendary New York City Ballet dancer and repetiteur for the Balanchine Trust Bart Cook. Bart was a favorite of both George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, prized for his versatility and chameleon like ability to inhabit the inner worlds of the ballets he danced. Bart goes into detail with us about these experiences, both onstage as a

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(449) PART ONE: Bart Cook, Legendary New York City...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/06/25

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance", we are joined by legendary New York City Ballet dancer and repetiteur for the Balanchine Trust Bart Cook. Bart was a favorite of both George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, prized for his versatility and chameleon like ability to inhabit the inner worlds of the ballets he danced. Bart goes into detail with us about these experiences, both onstage as a dancer and offstage, ensuring that the care and beauty he imbued these works with as a dancer continues

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(448) Rebecca & Michael Catch Up: Vail Live Event...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/06/18

Tickets to Conversations on Dance at the 2025 Vail Dance Festival on sale now! https://vaildance.org/conversations-on-dance/Today it's just us as we catch up on the past few weeks: Miami City Ballet's recent announcement of Gonzalo Garcia as the new Artistic Director, Michael's time in Amsterdam, the Clive Barnes awards, and we go through all our events that are coming up at the 2025 Vail Dance Festival. You can support the Clive Barnes Foundation by donating here:

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(447) Pamela Tatge, Jacob's Pillow Executive and...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/06/04

Since 1933, Jacob's Pillow has been a beacon for dancemakers, movers, scholars, students, and audiences. Located in Becket, Massachusetts, and founded by modern dance pioneer Ted Shawn, "the Pillow" (as it has affectionately come to be called) was the first dance site to be designated as a National Historic Landmark, and the first presenting organization to receive the National Medal of the Arts.OpeningJune 25th and running through August 24thof this year, the Pillow's 93rd Festival season will

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Special COD Announcement!! 15th Anniversary Clive...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/05/30

Rebecca here to share some big news!!! Join us on Monday June 9th for the 15th Anniversary Clive Barnes Awards!The Clive Barnes Foundation will honor outstanding theater and dance professionals at the 15thAnniversary Clive Barnes Awards, Monday, June 9 at 5:30pm at the National Arts Club in New York City. Carrying on the legacy of legendary dance and theater critic Clive Barnes and his encouragement of young artists, the annual Awards will recognize three theater performers and three dance

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(446) Sarah Lane, former ballerina with American...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/05/28

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance", we are joined by Sarah Lane, former ballerina with American Ballet Theatre, teacher, coach and ally to furry, four legged friends everywhere. Sarah takes us through her illustrious career as a principal dancer who spent two decades with American Ballet Theater, to her present day passion working to find rescue animals homes. On Monday, June 2nd at Symphony Space in New York City, join Sarah at the inaugural Dance For Paws fundraising event, a night of

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(445) Stanton Welch on Houston Ballet's 'Raymonda'

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/05/21

On today's episodeof "Conversations On Dance", we are joined byStanton Welch, Artistic Director of Houston Ballet and choreographer of the company's upcoming premiere of the full length classic "Raymonda". Stanton talks about his deep love of the glorious Glazunov score, his approach to creating full length narrative works, and how he sculpts these ballets in a years long process. Houston Ballet's "Raymonda" runs May 29th through June 8th. Tickets can be purchased athoustonballet.org. Also available

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(444) Abigail Simon, dancer and coach, on "Dance...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/05/14

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance", we are joined by Abigail Simon, ballerina, dancer agent, mother, wife and survivor extraordinaire. Abigail takes us on her journey as a baby ballerina at the School Of American Ballet, through to her professional career at American Ballet Theater and the Joffrey, and finally her exploration of musical theater. Her incredible strength and resolve will be on full display at "Dance Against Cancer" this May 19th when she returns to the stage after her own

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(443) Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/05/08

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance" we are joined by Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico. In our first conversation with Eduardo in five years, we catch up him about how the company weathered the COVID years, how the dance landscape has changed since then, and the company's upcoming 55th anniversary gala and City Center engagement, featuring performances of their stylish re-imagination of the Bizet classic "Carmen" titled "Carmen.maquia", choreographedby

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(442) Carlos Acosta, director of Birmingham Royal Ballet

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/04/30

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance" we are joinedby the legendary dancer, founder of Acosta Danza and directorof Birmingham Royal Ballet Carlos Acosta. We hear from Carlos about the mission of unifying Cuban art forms under the umbrella of Acosta Danza, how he came to run theBirmingham Royal Ballet just months before COVID changed the world, why taking big risks, like commissioning a full evening length work to the music of Black Sabbath, has paid off, and what it means to him to watch

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(441) The Great Gatsby at Royal Danish Ballet with...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/04/23

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance", we are joined by internationally acclaimed choreographer Arthur Pita and Royal Danish Ballet dancer Isabella Carroll. They take us through Arthur's process creating a new full length production of"The Great Gatsby" for the Royal Danish Ballet in the centennial year of the novel, touching on how the idea for the project came to fruition, how thedancers developed the iconic characters and what role production design has in bringing this classic American

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(440) Twyla 60th Anniversary Tour with Renan Cerdeiro...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/04/15

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance", we are joined by two dancers currently on tour with Twyla Tharp, Renan Cerdeiro and Alex Peters. They take us through their journey with Twyla, first as principal dancers with the Miami City Ballet performing her repertoire, then to the creative process for both her new work and a challenging revival, and finally through the experience of taking these works across America. They continue their tour with Twyla through April

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(439) Akram Khan, internationally acclaimed...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/04/03

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance", we welcome internationally acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan. He shares with us his unorthodox path to a career as a dancer and choreographer, from spending grueling hours in his garage teaching himself dance to his path to university, his process while working with dancers new to his style of movement, and how rewarding it has been to unite artists working within different methods of classical indian dance in his latest project "Gigenis". "Gigenis"

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(438) Dani Rowe, Artistic Director of OBT, & Shannon...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/03/26

On today's episode of Conversations On Dance, we are joined by Dani Rowe, choreographer and Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theatre and composer Shannon Rugani. The two artists are collaborating on "Marilyn", a world premiere production centered on the life of immortal cinema icon Marilyn Monroe. They take us through their collaborative process and give us a sneak peak into what audiences can expect from this ambitious project. If you're in the Portland area and want to purchase tickets to

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(437) Paloma Herrera, former Principal Dancer with...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/03/19

Today on Conversations on Dance, we are joined by Paloma Herrera. Paloma is an Argentinian ballerina who, at the age of 19, became the youngest Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre in the company's history. We talk with Paloma about what drew her to ballet, her teachers who shaped her as a dancer, her incredible career with American Ballet Theatre, and where life has taken her since her retirement at the age of

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(436) Artistic Director of the National Ballet Of...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/03/12

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance" we are joined by the Artistic Director of the National Ballet Of Portugal, Fernando Duarte. Fernando takes us through ballet's cultural history in Portugal, his own connection to the company as a former principal dancer, ballet master and choreographer, how this led to his appointment as director and his future plans for the company. To learn more about the company or to purchase tickets at an upcoming performance, visit www.cnb.pt.THIS EPISODE'S

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(435) Shane Horan, editor for the George Balanchine...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/03/06

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance", we are joined by editor at the George Balanchine Foundation, Shane Horan. Shane tells us about how the Balanchine Foundation impacted his life as a ballet student, how he was brought on board as an editor learningthe craft and the work the foundation is doing to expand its scope in preserving the Balanchine legacy.Apply to view Balanchine Foundation videos:

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(434) The legacy of composer Maurice Ravel, with...

Conversations on Dance ·

2025/02/27

On today's episode of "Conversations On Dance", we are joined by former Chief Dance Critic of the New York Times and performing arts historian Alastair Macaulay to discuss the legacy of composer Maurice Ravel around the corner from his 150th birthday. We talk about Ravel's major commissions for dance, how dance influenced his compositions outside of those meant for the concert dance stage, and his continued impact on major choreographers of the 20th century and onwards, like Frederick Ashton and

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