Equity in Motion: Raphael Xavier
Inside the Dancer's Studio
English - August 04, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Society & Culture Documentary akron oh choreography creative process dance podcast nccakron Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, NCCAkron's Executive/Artistic Director, Christy Bolingbroke enters the 'studio' with with Philadelphia-based dancer, choreographer, musician, photographer, and writer, Raphael Xavier. Xavier’s extensive research in Hip Hop forms and culture, specifically Breaking, has led to the creation of Ground-Core, a Somatic dance technique. Originally from Wilmington, Delaware, Xavier is a 2013 Pew Fellowship Grantee and 2016 Guggenheim Fellow, and Princeton University professor.