Transforming with Michael J. Love

In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the studio with Tucson, Arizona-based Angelina Ramirez and Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Carlos Menchaca, two artists exploring and expanding the conventions of Flamenco dance. 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 NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron

In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the “studio” with Aparna, Ranee, and Ashwini Ramaswamy of Ragamala Dance Company. Together, they reflect on Bharatanatyam lineage, artistic rigor, and the layered practice of making work rooted in South Indian traditions and alive to contemporary life. 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 NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron

In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the ‘studio’ with San Francisco California based dance artist Yayoi Kambara, director of KAMBARA+. KAMBARA+ cultivates belonging through multidisciplinary performances that honor the authentic voice of the body. 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 NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron

In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the ‘studio’ with New York City-based, Israeli-born dance artist Netta Yerushalmy. Her research-driven work spans genres and disciplines and aims to challenge how meaning is attributed and constructed. 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 NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron

In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the ‘studio’ with Boston Massachusetts-based Jean Appolon Founder of Jean Appolon Expressions. Appolon’s work blends Haitian folkloric and contemporary dance styles to educate audiences about Haitian culture, traditions, history, and current issues. 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 NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron

In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the ‘studio’ with Philadelphia Pennsylvania based interdisciplinary tap dance artist and scholar Michael J. Love. His embodied research intermixes Black, queer feminist theories and aesthetics with rigorous practice to critically engage Black cultural pasts and “rhythm dream” futurity. 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 NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron

In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the ‘studio’ with San Francisco California based choreographer and dancer Sean Dorsey. Dorsey creates powerful explorations of human experience through full-throttle dance, intimate storytelling, and trans-positive pedagogy. 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 NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron

In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the ‘studio’ with Columbus Ohio based Ryan K. Johnson an artist-scholar dedicated to African Diasporic Percussive Dance, Johnson employs immersive sound and media technologies to archive Black American histories through performance. 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 NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron

In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the ‘studio’ with ANANYA CHATTERJEA Artistic Director, Choreographer and Dancer with Ananya Dance Theatre. An ensemble of transnational feminist professional dance artists who create original contemporary dance theater inspired by the lives and dreams of BIPOC women and femmes around the globe. 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 NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron

In this episode, NCCAkron’s Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke, enters the ‘studio’ with Columbus, Ohio-based choreographer and founding artistic director of dance theatre X, Charles O. Anderson. Known for his rigorous kinetic storytelling and commitment to dance as a tool for social justice, his work explores Black identity, resistance, and radical imagination. 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 NCCAkron mailing list - nccakron.org/engage Follow NCCAkron on Facebook - facebook.com/nccakron Follow NCCAkron on Instagram - instagram.com/nccakron