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Fran Kirmser

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https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/fran-kirmser_082717_ml1.mp3 In this episode, we interview Fran Kirmser, co-author of the new book, A Life in Dance: A Practical Guide. Fran revealed how a class assignment turned into a quest with Rebecca Stenn to create a resource book for dancers. Fran read from the book and shared some stories from contributing artists.  Throughout our conversation, we talked about the various strengths and skills dancers possess that they can rely on to make their own life in dance and beyond.  Look for the book on Amazon and www.alifeindance.com.  Fran Kirmser spent twenty years working as a dance producer and consultant, working with artists such as Shen Wei, Doug Varone and Donna Uchizono and Francesca Harper, among many others. She began dancing professionally at the age of fourteen and later started her company Fran Kirmser Productions. Her company provides counseling, raises funds, and creates promotional campaigns for emerging artists and produces new work. She is a two-time Tony Award winning producer and Tony voter as well. In 2009, she conceived of a sports series for stage to explore themes of resilience and drive after the 2008 financial crash, which included the play “Lombardi,” now slated to be a major motion picture. She’s currently producing “American Scoreboard,” a reading series of verbatim senate and congressional hearings that reflect the decisions of the Trump administration. The series occurs two months and is free and open to the public. Fran has taught master classes in producing dance at Columbia University and NYU Tisch School of Dance among other institutions across the country. Her passion is coaching emerging artists and empowering them to realize their work to stage. She is now a social dancer and a mom. 

<a href="https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/fran-kirmser_082717_ml1.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://poddedeux.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/fran-kirmser_082717_ml1.mp3</a> In this episode, we interview Fran Kirmser, co-author of the new book, A Life in Dance: A Practical Guide. Fran revealed how a class assignment turned into a quest with Rebecca Stenn to create a resource book for dancers. Fran read from the book and shared some stories from contributing artists.  Throughout our conversation, we talked about the various strengths and skills dancers possess that they can rely on to make their own life in dance and beyond.  Look for the book on Amazon and <a href="http://www.alifeindance.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.alifeindance.com</a>.  Fran Kirmser spent twenty years working as a dance producer and consultant, working with artists such as Shen Wei, Doug Varone and Donna Uchizono and Francesca Harper, among many others. She began dancing professionally at the age of fourteen and later started her company Fran Kirmser Productions. Her company provides counseling, raises funds, and creates promotional campaigns for emerging artists and produces new work. She is a two-time Tony Award winning producer and Tony voter as well. In 2009, she conceived of a sports series for stage to explore themes of resilience and drive after the 2008 financial crash, which included the play “Lombardi,” now slated to be a major motion picture. She’s currently producing “American Scoreboard,” a reading series of verbatim senate and congressional hearings that reflect the decisions of the Trump administration. The series occurs two months and is free and open to the public. Fran has taught master classes in producing dance at Columbia University and NYU Tisch School of Dance among other institutions across the country. Her passion is coaching emerging artists and empowering them to realize their work to stage. She is now a social dancer and a mom.

REACH FARTHER: Fran Kirmser

When you need to look at the arts from a lot of different angles, it's helpful to have someone like the versatile Fran Kirmser in your corner.  Here’s an interview I conducted with Fran in the fall of 2007 as she was preparing to facilitate a series of workshops for performing artists, sponsored by The Field. We chatted about the many roles she has played in her distinguished career as a performer, choreographer, theater producer, master fundraiser, a consultant to dance and theater companies, and a founder of Manhattan Theatre Source. This radiant, seemingly tireless advocate of dance and theater has a grand vision and the practical tools to back it up.Guest BioFran Kirmser has worked for over twelve years, producing, promoting and fundraising for dance and theater. Collectively she has raised millions of dollars in institutional funding and corporate sponsorships for hundreds of companies. She has held positions in Development, Public Relations, Management, or Booking and Representation with the following organizations: Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Hall, Doug Varone and Dancers, Sandra Cameron Dance Center, Pentacle. She is a founder of Manhattan Theatre Source where she served as Producing Artistic Director. Fran produced August Wilson's Radio Golf on Broadway, nominated for four Tony Awards. Recently she founded Made to Move, Inc.--a non-profit dedicated to the advancement of public knowledge of the art of dance and theater and co-created and produced the commercial musical SIDD based on the novel "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse. Additionally Fran has worked on the development of new theatrical works with Circle in the Square Repertory Theater and Musical Theatre Works among others.Fran is a graduate of Skidmore College with continuing education at NYU Tisch Dance Residency Program, Laban Institute of Movement, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the New School University and Columbia University Graduate School of Psychology.  She has served on the New York Foundation for the Arts (www.nyfa.org) funding panel and teaches numerous development and promotional workshops with The Field (www.thefield.org) and throughout the city.Trained in dance and choreography, favorite past projects include choreography for Only Heaven composer Ricki Ian Gordon, and performing the repertory of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Co., American Dance Machine, Susan Marshall, Ralph Lemon, Isadora Duncan, Doris Humphrey, and Jack Cole.LINK:http://www.frankirmser.com/Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog athttp://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Subscribe through iTunes or athttp://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml.(c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

When you need to look at the arts from a lot of different angles, it's helpful to have someone like the versatile Fran Kirmser in your corner. Here’s an interview I conducted with Fran in the fall of 2007 as she was preparing to facilitate a series of workshops for performing artists, sponsored by The Field. We chatted about the many roles she has played in her distinguished career as a performer, choreographer, theater producer, master fundraiser, a consultant to dance and theater companies, and a founder of Manhattan Theatre Source. This radiant, seemingly tireless advocate of dance and theater has a grand vision and the practical tools to back it up. Guest Bio Fran Kirmser has worked for over twelve years, producing, promoting and fundraising for dance and theater. Collectively she has raised millions of dollars in institutional funding and corporate sponsorships for hundreds of companies. She has held positions in Development, Public Relations, Management, or Booking and Representation with the following organizations: Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Hall, Doug Varone and Dancers, Sandra Cameron Dance Center, Pentacle. She is a founder of Manhattan Theatre Source where she served as Producing Artistic Director. Fran produced August Wilson's Radio Golf on Broadway, nominated for four Tony Awards. Recently she founded Made to Move, Inc.--a non-profit dedicated to the advancement of public knowledge of the art of dance and theater and co-created and produced the commercial musical SIDD based on the novel "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse. Additionally Fran has worked on the development of new theatrical works with Circle in the Square Repertory Theater and Musical Theatre Works among others. Fran is a graduate of Skidmore College with continuing education at NYU Tisch Dance Residency Program, Laban Institute of Movement, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the New School University and Columbia University Graduate School of Psychology. She has served on the New York Foundation for the Arts (<a href="http://www.nyfa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nyfa.org</a>) funding panel and teaches numerous development and promotional workshops with The Field (<a href="http://www.thefield.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thefield.org</a>) and throughout the city. Trained in dance and choreography, favorite past projects include choreography for Only Heaven composer Ricki Ian Gordon, and performing the repertory of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Co., American Dance Machine, Susan Marshall, Ralph Lemon, Isadora Duncan, Doris Humphrey, and Jack Cole. LINK: <a href="http://www.frankirmser.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.frankirmser.com/</a> Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog at <a href="http://infinitebody.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://infinitebody.blogspot.com</a>. Subscribe through iTunes or at <a href="http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml</a>. (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

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