Chanon Judson's guest appearances

Chanon Judson

The Indie Opera Podcast

Voice of the Arts

Dance Place Radio

Matt Reeves

Sarah Ruhl

Nico Muhly

Taylor Mac

Lawrence Brownlee

Stewart Copeland

Noah Lethbridge

Jeanine Tesori

IAN GORDON

Mark Campbell

Sarah Fraser

Sean Dorsey

Laura Lee

Shannon Quinn

Richard Brooks

OwlTail

"Hair &amp; Other Stories" is a dance-theater work by Urban Bush Women that reflects on race, identity, and ideas of beauty through the lens of Black women’s hair. Using movement, song, and conversation, it explores what constitutes freedom, liberation, and release in our everyday struggles to rise to our Extra-ordinary Selves in extraordinary times.  WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham spoke to Urban Bush Women's Artistic Director Chanon Judson about "Hair &amp; Other Stories," how the company hopes to help young women find power through dance, and her work in jazz at the University of Buffalo.   "Hair &amp; Other Stories" takes place at the PNC Theater September 9th and 10th.    For more information and tickets, https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/tickets/Playhouse-Presents-The-Artists-Series/urban-bush-women

"Hair &amp; Other Stories" is a dance-theater work by Urban Bush Women that reflects on race, identity, and ideas of beauty through the lens of Black women’s hair. Using movement, song, and conversation, it explores what constitutes freedom, liberation, and release in our everyday struggles to rise to our Extra-ordinary Selves in extraordinary times.  WQED-FM's Jim Cunningham spoke to Urban Bush Women's Artistic Director Chanon Judson about "Hair &amp; Other Stories," how the company hopes to help young women find power through dance, and her work in jazz at the University of Buffalo.   "Hair &amp; Other Stories" takes place at the PNC Theater September 9th and 10th.    For more information and tickets, <a href="https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/tickets/Playhouse-Presents-The-Artists-Series/urban-bush-women" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/tickets/Playhouse-Presents-The-Artists-Series/urban-bush-women</a>

Chanon Judson - Urban Bush Women

Matt Ray

Described as “a ritual celebration of queerness, questions, and the eternity of a moment,” the show is rooted in the jazz tradition and the operatic form, and imagines the final hours of Socrates. Prolific playwright and performer Taylor Mac joins us along with Machine Dazzle, costume and set designer; Chanon Judson, choreographer; and Matt Ray, composer.    We discover the origin of Mac’s ideas about the piece and the many permutations it went through before it found its current form. We get a taste of what each collaborator brings to the show : how Dazzle challenges actors with costumes he calls ‘wearable stories,’ how Judson reflects performers’ movement ideas to create choreography for musicians as well as actors, and how Ray created his unique instrumentation for the work. It’s fascinating to hear how they worked on the piece during the pandemic and what it was like to come together in a rehearsal room after so much isolation.    Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the backstory behind some of our most incisive and daring theatre creators making an exuberant foray into the operatic form.

Described as “a ritual celebration of queerness, questions, and the eternity of a moment,” the show is rooted in the jazz tradition and the operatic form, and imagines the final hours of Socrates. Prolific playwright and performer Taylor Mac joins us along with Machine Dazzle, costume and set designer; Chanon Judson, choreographer; and Matt Ray, composer. We discover the origin of Mac’s ideas about the piece and the many permutations it went through before it found its current form. We get a taste of what each collaborator brings to the show : how Dazzle challenges actors with costumes he calls ‘wearable stories,’ how Judson reflects performers’ movement ideas to create choreography for musicians as well as actors, and how Ray created his unique instrumentation for the work. It’s fascinating to hear how they worked on the piece during the pandemic and what it was like to come together in a rehearsal room after so much isolation. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the backstory behind some of our most incisive and daring theatre creators making an exuberant foray into the operatic form.

Podcast 085: The Hang with Taylor Mac, Matt Ray, Chanon Judson, Machine Dazzle

We sit down with Associate Artistic Director of Urban Bush Women Chanon Judson to pick her brain about being an emerging arts leader and staying ahead of the choreographic curve. Also, a sneak peek at her famous wash day routine as we gear up for the DC premiere of "Hair &amp; Other Stories." Tickets for the show are SOLD OUT but you can still join us on Thursday for a FREE community Hair Party and on Friday for a master class at Dance Exchange. Co-presented by CityDance. Full funding credits and more information at danceplace.org.

We sit down with Associate Artistic Director of Urban Bush Women Chanon Judson to pick her brain about being an emerging arts leader and staying ahead of the choreographic curve. Also, a sneak peek at her famous wash day routine as we gear up for the DC premiere of "Hair &amp; Other Stories." Tickets for the show are SOLD OUT but you can still join us on Thursday for a FREE community Hair Party and on Friday for a master class at Dance Exchange. Co-presented by CityDance. Full funding credits and more information at <a href="http://danceplace.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">danceplace.org</a>.

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