Process Piece

Taylor Drury is a Canadian born dancer, choreographer, and sometimes line-drawing artist with WobbleWorks. She is currently a full time company member with the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. In this conversation we talk all about her path to becoming a dancer, which was full of the unexpected, as well as the period of doubting and questioning that often comes after graduation. We speak about conscious versus unconscious influences, the practice of improvisation and how it can be built into a full piece, and the life of being in a company as a dancer as opposed to working freelance. She also talks about her drawing practice, titled WobbleWorks, which is a series of one line drawings that she has expanded out into workshops and commissions. Full Show Notes [https://processpiece.com/episodes/episode-36-taylor-drury] Taylor's website [https://www.taylordrury.com/] & instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tay.drury/] Process Piece instagram [https://www.instagram.com/processpiece/] Support Process Piece [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rubyjo]

Sakina Saïdi is a French-Moroccan artist and illustrator based in London. Born and raised in France by Moroccan parents, Sakina grew up learning about different cultures and traditions. Her experiences nurtured her style and desire to represent this beautiful mix of cultures that now characterizes her personality and art. In this conversation, we talk about how she was raised to pursue “practical” careers, but how she eventually discovered her own purpose within the arts. We also talk about artistic validation, her thoughts on art and activism, as well as exploring identity as an artist, especially coming from a multicultural background. Full Show Notes [https://processpiece.com/episodes/episode-35-sakina-sadi] Sakina's website [https://heyimsakina.com/] & instagram [https://www.instagram.com/heyimsakina/?hl=en] Process Piece instagram [https://www.instagram.com/processpiece/] Support Process Piece [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rubyjo]

Created in response to the pandemic, ViVa marks the first collaboration  between two giants in the dance world, the Miami City Ballet and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Choreographed by Amy Hall Garner,ViVa was choreographed remotely and filmed in two different cities, premiering and streaming on the companies’ social media channels. In this special, shorter-form conversation, Ruby speaks with the two dancers in ViVa, Samantha Hope Galler and John Harnage, all about the process of creating this unique duet and what it meant to them to be able to dance and make art again after 6 months in quarantine. Full Show Notes [https://processpiece.com/episodes/episode-34-samantha-hope-galler-john-harnage-viva] Miami City Ballet website [https://www.miamicityballet.org/] & instagram [https://www.instagram.com/miamicityballet/?hl=en] Paul Taylor Dance Company website [https://www.ptamd.org/] and instagram [https://www.instagram.com/paultaylordance/?hl=en] Samantha Hope Galler website [https://www.samanthagaller.com/] and instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lifeisadebut/?hl=en] John Harnage instagram [https://www.instagram.com/johnharnage/?hl=en] Process Piece instagram [https://www.instagram.com/processpiece/] Support Process Piece [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rubyjo]

Michael Novak is a dancer born and raised in Illinois. In 2018, he became the Paul Taylor Dance Company’s second Artistic Director after having danced for the company for 9 years. Previously, he also danced with Gibney Dance and the Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, studied at Springboard Danse Montreal, and has performed works by Bill T. Jones, Vaslav Nijinski and Stephen Petronio. In this conversation, Michael talks about his creative background, how dance and drama became languages for him, and his path to where he is today as artistic director of a renowned company. He also speaks about his own creative calling with his work, as well as how he believes in dance as a way of supporting cultural healing, now, during a pandemic, and moving forward into a more connected, globalized future. Full Show Notes [http://processpiece.com/episodes/episode-33-michael-novak] Paul Taylor Dance Company website [https://www.ptamd.org/] Paul Taylor Company Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/paultaylordance/] Michael's instagram [https://www.instagram.com/michaelnovakptamd/] Process Piece instagram [https://www.instagram.com/processpiece/] Support Process Piece [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rubyjo]

Dylan Frederick is an actor, writer and director who was born and raised in the Twin Cities. He has an MFA from the Yale School of Drama and a BFA from The University of Evansville. Dylan recently made his Broadway debut in Matthew Lopez’s 7-hour play The Inheritance. He also makes music and summer camps. In this conversation between two old friends, we speak about how performance has always been parts of his life, despite being a shy kid, and the relentless process of auditions. We get into his Broadway debut in The Inheritance and being a part of a 7-hour long production, as well as the nature of theater itself as a non-stop cycle of life and loss. Dylan also reflects on the strangeness of traditional theater simply not existing in this moment with the pandemic, and he talks a lot about why he loves camp. Full Show Notes [//processpiece.com/episodes/episode-32-dylan-frederick] Process Piece instagram [https://www.instagram.com/processpiece/] Support Process Piece [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rubyjo]