Backstage with PYB
By Olivia
Backstage with PYBJun 06, 2021
An interview with Olivia Quiros
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An Interview with Diane Wittry and Karen Knerr
Episode 1: An Interview with Julio Alegria
Episode 17: An Interview with Amy Browne Smith
Episode 16: An interview with Tim Fox
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Mr. Tim Fox. Tim tells us about his dance education and training as well as his professional dancing and teaching career. He will be teaching during the last week of the PYB summer intensive. You can find him on instagram @timfox_dance or @danceindustry
Episode 15: An inteview with Darren McIntyre
To learn more about Darren go to www.darrenmcintyre.webs.com or find him on instagram @darren.c.mcintyre
Episode 14: An Interview with Amy Brandt
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Amy Brandt! Amy will be teaching during the first week of the PYB summer intensive. She danced professionally with Milwaukee Ballet and The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. She is currently the editor in chief of Pointe Magazine. She tells us about her dance education, professional dance career, and her writing and journalism career.
For more information about Pointe Magazine, click here.
To see Amy's column, Ask Amy, click here.
You can also check out Pointe Magazine's Instagram @pointemagazineofficial.
Episode 13: An Interview with Elisabeth Holowchuk Sollog
Episode 12: An Interview with Madelyn Dundon
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Madelyn Dundon! Madelyn is a PYB alumnus and a singer, dancer, and actress. She tells us about her dance education, career, and her other exciting upcoming projects.
To see more of Madelyn, you can find her on Instagram @madeydundon. To check out Getting Grace, you can find the trailer here. To see a video of Madelyn performing in West Virginia University’s Modern Movement, Museum from Home, click here.
Episode 11: An Interview with Jennifer Altemose
Episode 10: An Interview with Lauren Fadeley
Episode 9: An Interview with Natalie Hedrick
Episode 8: A conversation about summer intensives with Karen Knerr
Pointe magazine article: www.pointemagazine.com/summer-intensive-auditions-2021-2649472486.html?rebelltitem=4#rebelltitem4
Episode 7: An Interview with Sterling Baca
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Meet the Cast: Garritt McCabe
In this Meet the Cast episode, we speak to Garritt McCabe. Garritt began his dance training in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. At the age of 16 he moved to Boston to dance and study with Boston Ballet. From 2017-2019 he was a trainee at Boston Ballet School. He joined Pennsylvania Ballet second company for the 2019-2020 season. Garritt has performed with PYB on numerous occasions. He now returns as a featured guest dancer to perform the role of Snow King. You can find Garritt on Instagram @garritt.mccabe.
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Meet the Cast: Tevin Johnson
In this Meet the Cast episode, we speak to Tevin Johnson! Tevin began his dance training in Syracuse NY. He went on to earn his BFA in dance at Montclair State University. He now returns to PYB as a featured guest dancer. to reprise the roles of harlequin and candy cane lead. You can find Tevin on Instagram @tevinlamont.
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Meet the Cast: Emma Kelley
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Meet the Cast: Zeby, Nicky, and Manny Fraser
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Meet the Cast: Abigail Altemose
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Meet the Cast: Kelsey Bolash
In this Meet the Cast Episode, we speak to ten year old Kelsey Bolash about her experiences at PYB and the Nutcracker.
Music by Pytor Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Meet the Cast: Brianna Dougherty and Anna Yorgey
In this Meet the Cast episode, we speak to Brianna Dougherty and Anna Yorgey. Brianna and Anna are pre-professional advanced level dancers at PYB. We discuss pointe shoes, Nutcracker, and their ballet training.
Music by Pytor Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Meet the Cast: Ava Baraket
In this episode we talk to Ava Baraket, who plays Clara in this year's Nutcracker. To see more of Ava, visit her on Instagram at @avabaraketofficial.
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Episode 6: An Interview with Kristin Dundon
Episode 5: An Episode with David Shively-Ertas
Join us backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with David Shively-Ertas. David discusses being a male dancer, his Nutcracker roles, and his college experience. For our "Ask Olivia" segment, Miss Carolyn returns to talk about pointe shoes and what a dancer can expect in their first pointe shoe fitting.
Episode 4: An Interview with Carol Jolley Sarik
Join us backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with ballet teacher Carol Jolley Sarik. Miss Carolyn tells us about her dance training and her career performing and teaching. In the Ask Olivia segment, Olivia Lovell returns to tell us about the advanced level classes.
Episode 3: An Interview with Erin Puskar
Episode 2: An Interview with PYB Student Olivia Lovell
Episode 1: An interview with Karen Knerr
Join us backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with the artistic director, Karen Knerr. We discuss Miss Karen's ballet training, teaching, and creative process. In "Ask Olivia", Olivia tells everyone what's in her dance bag.