13 episodes
How People Move People Cara Hagan, Jose Solís
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How People Move People, is a podcast about the impact that our words, art, stories, and lives have on each other. Each series unfolds in a multi-episode arc, focused on the work and passions of the host.
Series Two, titled "Trace Elements" (released June 2023) is hosted by Jose Solís. Solís traveled between the Americas and Europe to gather stories of men and trans women artists who were impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We honor these stories in their first languages, offering half of this series in English and half in Spanish. To learn more about Jose, meet his guests, and access other program materials and resources, read the liner notes at nccakron.org/traceelements.
Series One, titled "Back and Forth," (released February 2023) is hosted by Cara Hagan and focuses on the influences of pop culture on the kinetic lives of black girls. To learn more about Cara, meet her guests, and access other program materials and resources, read the liner notes at nccakron.org/backandforth.
How People Move People, is brought to you by The National Center of Choreography at The University of Akron, or NCCAkron. This podcast is produced by Jennifer Edwards. Silvana Cardell produces episodes offered in Spanish. James Sleeman is our editor, theme music by Ellis Rovin, transcription by Arushi Signh, and cover art by Micah Kraus. Special thanks to The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for their continued support of NCCAkron programming like this. To learn more about NCCAkron, please visit us online at nccakron.org.
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Trace Elements: Episode 1, Jack Ferver, English
In this episode of Trace Elements, we spend time with Jack Ferver in conversation with host, Jose Solís. Ferver shares stories of how the HIV/AIDS epidemic has influenced their work as both a performer, creator, researcher, and professor. Topics range from the impact of HIV/AIDS on NEA funding, the transference of arts knowledge, and on queer artists broadly.
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Trace Elements: Episode 2, Remembering Choo San Goh, English
In this episode of Trace Elements, we spend time with Phil Chan (founder of Final Bow For Yellow Face) and Graham Lustig (Artistic Director, Oakland Ballet), each in conversation with host, Jose Solís about ballet choreographer Choo San Goh (Goh Choo San), who died of AIDS in 1987. Choo San was a rising star, having created ballets for some of the world's leading companies. He is but one example of the art and creativity taken from the world by this epidemic.
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Trace Elements: Episode 3, Jose Zambrano, Spanish
En este capítulo de Trace Elements, Jose Zambrano, un activista hondureño que lleva más de 40 años luchando para mejorar la calidad de vida de personas viviendo con VIH, conversa con nuestro anfitrión Jose Solís. Zambrano nos comparte historias de su vida trabajando con las mujeres trans que con sus bailes llenaban de vida la zona roja de Tegucigalpa.
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Trace Elements: Episode 4, Aimar Perez Gali, Spanish
En este capítulo de Trace Elements, Aimar Perez Gali, bailarín, coreógrafo, investigador y profesor de Barcelona, conversa con Jose Solís sobre su proyecto Lo tocante y las hermosas historias que ha descubierto en todo el mundo sobre bailarines y coreógrafos que fallecieron por complicaciones de SIDA.
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Trace Elements: Episode 5, Rosalynde LeBlanc, English
In this episode of Trace Elements, we spend time with Rosalynde LeBlanc in conversation with host, Jose Solís. LeBlanc, a former member of the Bill T Jones Company, talks about her film, "Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters," her time in the company, and coming into adulthood as a dancer in New York at the height of the AIDS crisis.
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Trace Elements: Episode 6, Nandayure Harley, Spanish
En este capítulo de Trace Elements, compartimos con Doña Nandayure Harley, co-fundadora del Ballet Moderno de Cámara en Costa Rica. Harley habla con Jose Solís sobre los colegas que perdió durante el comienzo de la epidemia del VIH/SIDA y recuerda con cariño a su maestro Tim Wengerd, quien falleció en 1989.