act/re/act

Join host Daniel Burkholder for conversations about improvisation with an array of remarkable performing artists, from dance, music, theater, DJing, and circus.

act/re/act is a arts podcast hosted by Daniel Burkholder, with 34 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Daniel Burkholder hosts act/re/act, a arts show with 34 episodes published.

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  Episode #37

  Daniel Burkholder and former student Megan Holzhauer discuss dance improvisation, The Feldenkrais Method, and Mindfulness

  Nov 13, 202544 minS0

  <p>Turning the Tables: Daniel Burkholder on Improvisation, Creative Process, and Building an Archive | act/re/act Podcast</p> <p>In this special episode of act/re/act, the script is flipped as host Daniel Burkholder, Chair of the Dance Department at UW-Milwaukee's Peck School of the Arts, sits in the hot seat. Recent BFA graduate and former podcast assistant Megan Holzhauer interviews Daniel about his improvisational practice, creative process, and the philosophy behind this very podcast.</p> <p>Daniel opens up about how improvisation shapes both his artistic work and daily life as an administrator, revealing how he navigates...

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  Episode #36

  Conversation with Nina Martin on Ensemble Thinking, ReWire Movement States, Improvisation, and Performance

  Oct 30, 202555 minS0

  <p>Conversation with Nina Martin on Ensemble Thinking, ReWire Movement States, Improvisation, and Performance</p> <p>TCU Dance Professor | Ensemble Thinking Founder | ReWire Movement States | Contact Improvisation</p> <p>Discover the groundbreaking work of Nina Martin, PhD, creator of Ensemble Thinking and ReWire Movement States, two revolutionary methodologies that have transformed contemporary improvisation. Host Daniel Burkholder explores Martin's 50 years of embodied research with this six-time National Endowment for the Arts fellowship recipient and true rebel of the dance world.</p> <p>Featured Artist: Nina Martin Bio Highlights</p> <p>Nina Martin, MFA, PhD is a choreographer, pedagogue, dance theorist, and...

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  Episode #35

  Conversation with composer Jonathan Morris about improvisation, collaboration, and his epic 25-hour performance with host Daniel Burkholder

  Sep 18, 202541 minS0

  <p>Jonathan Morris Conversation: DC Composer on "Resonance: Time + Wood + Steel" & 25-Hour Duet Performance | act/re/act Podcast</p> <p>Hartt School Graduate | DC Improvisers Collective | Low End String Quartet</p> <p>Join accomplished composer and musician Jonathan Morris (Matis) in this reflective conversation about improvisation, collaboration, and his latest solo album "Resonance: Time + Wood + Steel" on Ramble Records. Host Daniel Burkholder reconnects with his longtime collaborator to explore their decade-long artistic partnership, including their legendary 25-hour duet performance "Unmapped".</p> <p>Featured Artist: Jonathan Morris Bio Highlights</p> <p>Jonathan Morris (Matis) is a Washington, DC-based composer and performer...

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  Episode #34

  Conversation with Ishmael Houston-Jones on Improvisation, Autobiographical Fiction, and Performance Resistance

  Sep 4, 202549 minS0

  <p>Ishmael Houston-Jones Interview: 4-Time Bessie Winner & Guggenheim Fellow on Improvisation | act/re/act Podcast</p> <p>Guggenheim Fellow | Four-Time Bessie Award Winner | American Dance Festival Chair | Postmodern Dance Pioneer</p> <p>Join legendary choreographer Ishmael Houston-Jones, 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and four-time Bessie Award winner, in this profound conversation about improvisation as performance art. Host Daniel Burkholder, who first witnessed Houston-Jones' groundbreaking work in the iconic trio *Unsafe/Unsuited* at Washington DC's Dance Place in the mid-1990s, explores the artistic evolution of one of postmodern dance's most influential figures.</p> <p> </p> <p>Featured Artist: Ishmael Houston-Jones Bio Highlights</p> <p...

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  Episode #33

  Conversation w/ Ann Cooper Albright about Improvisation, Contact Improvisation, & Scholarly Inquiry

  Aug 21, 202555 minS0

  <p>Ann Cooper Albright Interview: Guggenheim Fellow on Simone Forti & Contact Improvisation | act/re/act Podcast</p> <p>Oberlin Dance Chair | Guggenheim Fellow | Contact Improvisation Expert | Dance Scholar**</p> <p>Join Oberlin College Dance Department Chair Ann Cooper Albright, 2019-2020 Guggenheim Fellow, in this illuminating conversation about improvisation, dance scholarship, and her latest book *Simone Forti: improvising a life. Following her inspiring UW-Milwaukee residency, host Daniel Burkholder explores how improvisation informs all aspects of Albright's multifaceted career as dancer, scholar, teacher, choreographer, and improviser.</p> <p>## Featured Scholar: Ann Cooper Albright Bio Highlights</p> <p>Ann Cooper Albright is a...

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