Still Spinning: On Dance and the Creative Process

Welcome to Still Spinning, The Joyce Theater's podcast about dance and the creative process.

Noé Soulier on Unlocking Movement and Trisha Brown's Economy of Means 03/19/2024

Noé Soulier on Unlocking Movement and Trisha Brown's Economy of Means Listen in as choreographer Noé Soulier discusses his commission for Trisha Brown Dance Company with Joyce Programming Manager Noa Rui-Piin Weiss. Soulier recounts his time performing Trisha Brown's work and his admiration of her movement philosophy of weight, inertia, and gravity. The second-ever choreographer to be commissioned by Trisha Brown Dance Company, Soulier speaks to his creation process for In the Fall, transforming goal-motivated directives into an investigation of time and shape. See In the Fall alongside two of Brown's iconic works, Glacial Decoy (1979) and Working Title (1985), at The Joyce Theater from . Noé Soulier's In the Fall was produced by the Trisha Brown Dance Company with Cndc-Angers, Dance Reflection by Van Cleef & Arpels, and Festival d’Automne à Paris. Other major support was provided by Villa Albertine. Photo Credit: Delphine Perrin /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/30439288

Dallas Black Dance Theatre - American Dance Platform 2024 12/27/2023

Dallas Black Dance Theatre - American Dance Platform 2024 Tune in to our three-part podcast series exploring The Joyce's 2024 American Dance Platform! Listen in as dramaturg, scholar, and ADP guest curator Melanie George sits down with the artists who will take the stage during our annual festival. In this episode, hear from Melissa M. Young, Artistic Director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre, the oldest professional dance company in Dallas. Young discusses her decades-long history with the company and the newly curated program to be performed at The Joyce. Check out the remaining episodes in our series for a behind-the-scenes look with Soles of Duende and the specially curated program, "Jazz at The Joyce!" See Dallas Black Dance Theatre at The Joyce on January 12-13, 2024! Visit for more information. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/29243673

Jazz at The Joyce - American Dance Platform 2024 12/27/2023

Jazz at The Joyce - American Dance Platform 2024 Tune in to our three-part podcast series exploring The Joyce's 2024 American Dance Platform! Listen in as dramaturg, scholar, and ADP guest curator Melanie George sits down with the artists who will take the stage during our annual festival. In this episode, hear from educator, choreographer, and performer of African American Vernacular Jazz Dance, Josette Wiggan, and the consummate storyteller of lived experiences through diasporic dance traditions, Michelle N. Gibson. The two artists will also be joined by the Dormeshia Tap Collective during their ADP showcase, "Jazz at The Joyce." Check out the remaining episodes in our series for a behind-the-scenes look with Dallas Black Dance Theatre and Soles of Duende! See "Jazz at The Joyce" on January 9-10, 2024! Visit for more information. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/29243568

Soles of Duende - American Dance Platform 2024 12/27/2023

Soles of Duende - American Dance Platform 2024 Tune in to our three-part podcast series exploring The Joyce's 2024 American Dance Platform! Listen in as dramaturg, scholar, and ADP guest curator Melanie George sits down with the artists who will take the stage during our annual festival. In this episode, hear from the artists of Soles of Duende, a multicultural, all-female percussive trio based in the rhythms of Tap, Flamenco, and Kathak dance. Amanda Castro (Tap), Arielle Rosales (Flamenco), and Brinda Guha (Kathak) make their Joyce debut with Can We Dance Here?, a riveting performance of rhythmic exchange. Check out the remaining episodes in our series for a behind-the-scenes look with Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the specially curated program, "Jazz at The Joyce!" See Soles of Duende at The Joyce on January 11 & 14, 2024! Visit for more information. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/29243463

Jaron Lanier on Why Social Media is Bad for Artists (and Everyone) 07/02/2021

Jaron Lanier on Why Social Media is Bad for Artists (and Everyone) In this bonus episode in our series exploring the impact of the pandemic on our field, we speak with computer scientist, composer and author Jaron Lanier about the possibilities of the internet for creatives, and its pitfalls. He reminisces about performing at The Joyce in the 90s, and discusses why you may want to consider deleting your social media accounts. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/19693841

The Stillness that Fueled a Movement with Andre Lepecki 06/18/2021

The Stillness that Fueled a Movement with Andre Lepecki In the third episode of our series exploring the impact of the pandemic on our field, we speak with dance studies scholar Andre Lepecki about freedom, stillness, and the meter of this moment. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/19532774

Fran Lebowitz on Technology, Loneliness, and New York City 06/11/2021

Fran Lebowitz on Technology, Loneliness, and New York City In the second episode of our series exploring the impact of the pandemic on our field, we speak with the one and only Fran Lebowitz about technology, loneliness, and her beloved city. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/19449032

The Radical Act of Rest with Sydnie L. Mosley 06/04/2021

The Radical Act of Rest with Sydnie L. Mosley In this first episode in a three part series exploring the impact of the pandemic on our field, we speak with artist-activist Sydnie L. Mosley about the radical act of rest. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/19361486

Choreographers Read To You 05/08/2020

Choreographers Read To You In this special episode of Still Spinning, choreographers and Joyce staff read their favorite passages of text to you. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/14341271

Sara Mearns on Not Taking Any of It for Granted 04/08/2020

Sara Mearns on Not Taking Any of It for Granted Today we are talking with New York City Ballet dancer Sara Mearns about her path to dance, overcoming injuries, and the new production she is currently creating, scheduled to be performed at The Joyce Jul 28-Aug 2. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/13911320

Eduardo Vilaro on Making Space for Latinx Voices 03/08/2020

Eduardo Vilaro on Making Space for Latinx Voices Listen in as Ballet Hispanico's leader Eduardo Vilaro discusses his path to dance, his journey to find his voice, and his desire to amplify the voices of other Latinx artists. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/13461155

Robyn Mineko Williams on Following Your Intuition 02/08/2020

Robyn Mineko Williams on Following Your Intuition In this episode of Still Spinning, choreographer Robyn Mineko Williams discusses her path to dance, her transition from dancer to choreographer, and her new work for Malpaso Dance company, coming to The Joyce Mar 24-29. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/13067096

Ronald K. Brown on Grief and Grace 01/08/2020

Ronald K. Brown on Grief and Grace In this episode of Still Spinning, choreographer Ronald K. Brown discusses the ways that art can be a salve for grief, and recalls an early encounter with Judith Jamison—a moment in time that would later inspire his beloved work "Grace." See this dance and more when the company returns to The Joyce Feb 25-Mar 1. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/12639668

Melissa Toogood on Dancing Through Pain 12/08/2019

Melissa Toogood on Dancing Through Pain In this episode of Still Spinning, dancer Melissa Toogood talks about what Merce Cunningham taught her, how she learned to move through physical pain, and her experience performing in Pam Tanowitz's "New Work for Goldberg Variations," which you can see at The Joyce Dec 10-15. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/12310670

Camille A. Brown on Taking Off the Mask 11/08/2019

Camille A. Brown on Taking Off the Mask In this episode of Still Spinning, choreographer Camille A. Brown discusses her struggles with body image, how she learned to owns who she is, and her celebrated work Mr. TOL E. RAncE, which you can see at The Joyce Nov 9 & 10. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/11959622

Shantala Shivalingappa on the South Indian dance form of Kuchipudi 10/08/2019

Shantala Shivalingappa on the South Indian dance form of Kuchipudi In this episode, dancer Shantala Shivalingappa discusses the South Indian dance form of Kuchipudi, what it was like to work with Pina Bausch, and her celebrated work Akasha, which you can see at The Joyce Oct 8-12. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/11563523

Lauren Cuthbertson on the Setbacks that Fueled her Fire 08/06/2019

Lauren Cuthbertson on the Setbacks that Fueled her Fire In this episode, Royal Ballet principal Lauren Cuthbertson discusses her path to dance, the illness that stopped her in her tracks, and the fire she returned with once she was well. See her dance in The Joyce Ballet Festival, running Aug 6-18. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/10798223

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on Being Open to the Piece In Front of You 05/29/2019

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on Being Open to the Piece In Front of You In this episode, choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa discusses her path to dance; how she transitioned from dancer to dance maker; and her new works for BalletX, Ballet Hispanico, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. *** More Info Thanks to Simon Kafka, the composer of our theme music, and the East West Quintet, who performed it. If you like it, you can purchase the song Thank you to photographer Carrie Schneider and choreographer Kyle Abraham for providing the photograph for our show image. The photo features dancer Tamisha Guy in Abraham's Dearest Home. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/9967052

Ayodele Casel on Finding Her Voice and Bringing the Joy 05/01/2019

Ayodele Casel on Finding Her Voice and Bringing the Joy In this episode, tap dancer Ayodele Casel discusses the roots of tap dance, the female tappers who inspire her, and how she became of of today's top tap dancers. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/9612548

Claudia Schreier on Ballet, Diversity and Mentorship 04/16/2019

Claudia Schreier on Ballet, Diversity and Mentorship In this episode, choreographer Claudia Schreier discusses her path to ballet, how she thinks we can begin to address the lack of diversity in the artform, and her new work for American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, which can be seen at The Joyce April 25 & 27. Get tickets at Joyce.org. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/9421448

Pam Tanowitz on Martha, Merce, and George 04/04/2019

Pam Tanowitz on Martha, Merce, and George In this episode, choreographer Pam Tanowitz discusses her first dance class, her choreographic influences, and her new works for New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Martha Graham Dance Company, and more. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/9275123

Bennyroyce Royon on Finding Home 03/26/2019

Bennyroyce Royon on Finding Home In this episode, choreographer Bennyroyce Royon discusses how he came to dance, his experience performing in the 2015 Broadway production of The King and I, and his new work for Ballet Hispanico, which explores his Filipino-American identity. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/9147554

Sean Dorsey on Telling Trans Stories 06/20/2018

Sean Dorsey on Telling Trans Stories Laura sits down with Sean Dorsey, one of the first acclaimed trans choreographers, to discuss how he made his way to choreography, the work he's about to present at The Joyce, and where the dance field needs to go to be more inclusive of the trans experience. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/6727435

Elizabeth Streb on the Art of the Fall 05/30/2018

Elizabeth Streb on the Art of the Fall Laura sits down with radical visionary Elizabeth Streb to find out how Streb found her way to dance, why she wanted to fly, and how she learned to fall...in this week's episode of Still Spinning. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/6651597

Trey McIntyre on Knowing When to Leave 05/16/2018

Trey McIntyre on Knowing When to Leave Trey McIntyre talks to us about how he got into choreography, what inspires him to create, and how to know when to leave. , set to the music of Amy Winehouse, mentioned in the podcast. *** More Info Thanks to Simon Kafka, the composer of our theme music, and the East West Quintet, who performed it. If you like it, you can purchase the song Thank you to photographer Carrie Schneider and choreographer Kyle Abraham for providing the photograph for our show image. The photo features dancer Tamisha Guy in Abraham's Dearest Home. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/6597618

Kyle Abraham on Returning to the Stage 04/30/2018

Kyle Abraham on Returning to the Stage In this week's episode of Still Spinning, we sat down with choreographer Kyle Abraham to talk about his first major solo in nearly a decade, and more. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/6540406

Wendy Whelan on Letting Go 04/18/2018

Wendy Whelan on Letting Go We are honored to have Wendy Whelan, whom The New York Times has called "America’s greatest contemporary ballerina," here to discuss her life and work with us. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/6493240

Dada Masilo on Reinventing the Classics 04/03/2018

Dada Masilo on Reinventing the Classics Laura sits down with the South African choreographer Dada Masilo to discuss her life and work with us in our very first episode. /episode/index/show/stillspinning/id/6439518

Still Spinning: On Dance and the Creative Process

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