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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

In this episode, Matt sits down with lighting designer Todd Clark.  We talk about his career as a lighting director, production manager, show caller, and Emmy Award winning lighting designer.  Todd shares his wisdom from years of touring dance companies, lighting for camera, and show calling corporate events. 
 
If you’d like to find out more about Todd and his work, please visit:
www.tlclight.com