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The Dancers Amplified Podcast

Tiler Peck

Harper Watters

Ephrat Asherie

Andrea Miller

Nel Shelby

Kate Sicchio

Katherine Dunham

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

Josephine Baker

Devon Bandison

Tamara Rojo

Ben Richards

Kimberly Falker

Dana Wilson

Sonya Tayeh

OwlTail

In this episode I speak with Rena Butler, a full-time dancer and choreographic associate with Gibney Performing Arts Center and has choreographed for companies such as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Boston Dance Theatre, and BalletX. She is also a 2019 Princess Grace Award Winner for Choreography. Her words inspired me and I know they will inspire you all as well. Enjoy! @renabutler https://gibneydance.org/people/rena-butler/ Follow us and continue to support Dancers Amplified www.dancersamplified.com Instagram: @dancersamplified Our merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dancersamplified/ Our blog: https://www.dancersamplified.com/black-voices-in-dance-blog

In this episode I speak with Rena Butler, a full-time dancer and choreographic associate with Gibney Performing Arts Center and has choreographed for companies such as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Boston Dance Theatre, and BalletX. She is also a 2019 Princess Grace Award Winner for Choreography. Her words inspired me and I know they will inspire you all as well. Enjoy! @renabutler <a href="https://gibneydance.org/people/rena-butler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gibneydance.org/people/rena-butler/</a> Follow us and continue to support Dancers Amplified <a href="http://www.dancersamplified.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.dancersamplified.com</a> Instagram: @dancersamplified Our merchandise: <a href="https://www.bonfire.com/store/dancersamplified/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bonfire.com/store/dancersamplified/</a> Our blog: <a href="https://www.dancersamplified.com/black-voices-in-dance-blog" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dancersamplified.com/black-voices-in-dance-blog</a>

Ep 6 Dancers Amplified Podcast Rena Butler

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-58Links referenced in/relevant to episode 58:-Liza Yntema's op-ed on Pennsylvania Ballet's season without women: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/pennsylvania-ballet-sexism-women-female-representation-20210331.html-Slate's podcast interview with TikTok creators Mya Johnson and Chris Cotter: https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/addison-rae-jimmy-fallon-cardi-b-up-dance-creators-interview.html-Johnson and Cotter's TikTok handles:https://www.tiktok.com/@theemyanicolehttps://www.tiktok.com/@cchrvs-PopSugar's interview with Johnson: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/tiktok-mya-johnson-addison-rae-tonight-show-interview-48245258-Pointe's piece on the future of the corps de ballet: https://www.pointemagazine.com/corps-de-ballet-2651289649.html-Dance Magazine's story on the Dancing Through Prison Walls project: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-through-prison-walls-2651296879.html-Rena Butler's social pages:https://www.instagram.com/renabutler/https://www.facebook.com/rena.butler.9

A transcript of this episode is available here: <a href="https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-58" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-58</a>Links referenced in/relevant to episode 58:-Liza Yntema's op-ed on Pennsylvania Ballet's season without women: <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/pennsylvania-ballet-sexism-women-female-representation-20210331.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/pennsylvania-ballet-sexism-women-female-representation-20210331.html</a> -Slate's podcast interview with TikTok creators Mya Johnson and Chris Cotter: <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/addison-rae-jimmy-fallon-cardi-b-up-dance-creators-interview.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/addison-rae-jimmy-fallon-cardi-b-up-dance-creators-interview.html</a> -Johnson and Cotter's TikTok handles: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theemyanicole" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@theemyanicole</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cchrvs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@cchrvs</a> -PopSugar's interview with Johnson: <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/tiktok-mya-johnson-addison-rae-tonight-show-interview-48245258" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/tiktok-mya-johnson-addison-rae-tonight-show-interview-48245258</a> -Pointe's piece on the future of the corps de ballet: <a href="https://www.pointemagazine.com/corps-de-ballet-2651289649.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pointemagazine.com/corps-de-ballet-2651289649.html</a> -Dance Magazine's story on the Dancing Through Prison Walls project: <a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-through-prison-walls-2651296879.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-through-prison-walls-2651296879.html</a> -Rena Butler's social pages: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/renabutler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/renabutler/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rena.butler.9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/rena.butler.9</a>

The Fate of the Corps, Writing Dance from Prison, and Rena Butler

Maleek Washington

In our previous series on the LLAB, we spoke with Black dancers about their experience as dance students in undergraduate and graduate programs and the challenges they faced being minorities in those spaces. This week, we started a new two-episode topic, re-centering the conversation on what it’s like to be a professional dancer while Black. We meet concert dancers Rena Butler and Maleek Washington, and talk about their unique experiences dancing with both predominantly Black and non-Black companies, as well their experience of being overqualified.Rena is a dancer, director, and choreographer dancing with Gibney Dance Company. Maleek is a dancer, choreographer, and educator dancing with Camille A. Brown and dancers.This is the 3rd episode in our new fall series, The LLAB with Antuan Byers. LLAB stands for listening, learning, and building. The overall goal of this series is to create a space to share marginalized Black voices, to learn from their experiences, and dream for ways in which we can move forward.

<a></a><a></a>In our previous series on the LLAB, we spoke with Black dancers about their experience as dance students in undergraduate and graduate programs and the challenges they faced being minorities in those spaces. This week, we started a new two-episode topic, re-centering the conversation on what it’s like to be a professional dancer while Black. We meet concert dancers Rena Butler and Maleek Washington, and talk about their unique experiences dancing with both predominantly Black and non-Black companies, as well their experience of being overqualified.Rena is a dancer, director, and choreographer dancing with Gibney Dance Company. Maleek is a dancer, choreographer, and educator dancing with Camille A. Brown and dancers.This is the 3rd episode in our new fall series, The LLAB with Antuan Byers. LLAB stands for listening, learning, and building. The overall goal of this series is to create a space to share marginalized Black voices, to learn from their experiences, and dream for ways in which we can move forward.

LLAB Ep 3: Navigating the Professional Field while Black Pt I – w/ Rena Butler and Maleek Washington