Slipperhood Series: Amanda DeVenuta (Kansas City Ballet's Dorothy!)

Down the Yellow Brick Pod

English - September 11, 2021 01:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MB
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Next Episode: Lion/"I'm a Mean Ole Lion" - 1978 Film "The Wiz" with special guest Deonté L. Warren

Amanda "Mandy" DeVenuta joins the Slipperhood to share about her magical onstage experience portraying Dorothy in ruby red pointe shoes as a professional ballerina with the Kansas City Ballet! Mandy walks us through her daily rituals as a performing artist, shares what keeps her dedicated to her art form, details her experience being filmed for Kansas City PBS's behind the scenes documentary "Me, Dorothy... and This Road to Oz" and spills all about the bedazzled ruby pointe shoes, of course!

Show Notes:

Kansas City Ballet Me, Dorothy... And This Road to Oz

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