Art that Helps us"Turn Our Heads"/ Stephanie Miracle - a podcast by Mary Grace Allerdice
from 2020-07-16T07:00
Today's guest is Stephanie Miracle. Stephanie is a dance artist, performer, choreographer + teacher. We met originally in undergrad, and Stephanie has since gone on to create, perform, study and teach all over the world. She holds a MFA in Dance 2014 from the University of Maryland and is also certified in the Klein technique. Stephanie's choreography has been described as “iconic and nuanced…with an irreverence that makes you smile unconsciously” (Rick Westerkamp review of GROOVE,2014). In addition to creating choreographies for traditional proscenium theaters her unique aesthetic finds special significance in common spaces for example, parking lots, bus stops, woman's prisons, hallways, staircases, and rooftops. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Iowa. Read her full bio here.
We discuss/
- This time of re-assessing her modes and priorities
- The fingerprints of interactions, teachers, strangers and collaborators who are helping her hold this moment
- Her journey of finding a place for herself in the dance world
- The importance of letting yourself be informed by many people
- Her studies in Germany at Folkwang, immersed in the work of Pina Bausch
- How her creative process has evolved over the years + creating outside her primary discipline
- Her current interest with the small
- Why artists are necessary to shift cultural perspectives
- What she's learning from her students
- What having a child has contributed to her creative life
If you enjoyed the episode, check out:
Episode 44 w/ Aaron Samuel Davis
Episode 36 w/ Alkistis Dimech
Episode 32 w/ Michael J Morris
Episode 4 w/ Blake Beckham
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"Singularity" by Marie Howe
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Stephanie's website
Stephanie's IG
More on her dancestor lineage
Liz Lerman's questions
Dance Exchange
Folkwang
Pina Bausch
"Turn your fucking head", Deborah Hay
Mammals in Captivity, audio performance w/ students at University of Iowa
Further episodes of home—body podcast
Further podcasts by Mary Grace Allerdice
Website of Mary Grace Allerdice