8. How Did They Get Here 2: Daniel Ojeda and Jessica Sulikowski

07/15/20 • 26 min

To find out how a little red truck relates to the path that led Daniel Ojeda to Ballet Idaho or to hear the both exhilarating and intimidating story of Soloist Jessica Sulikowski's audition for the company, check out this episode! Continuing our focus on the journeys that brought some of Ballet Idaho's dancers to join the company, Artistic Director Garrett Anderson interviews Daniel and Artistic Associate Anne Mueller interviews Jessica. Both dancers reveal their favorite moments with the company and talk about the things they value most in their co-workers.

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7. Capturing our Image I: A conversation with choreographer and dance photographer, Quinn Wharton

In this episode, Garrett Anderson, Ballet Idaho's Artistic Director, speaks with his good friend and frequent collaborator, Quinn Wharton. Quinn has been the creative eye behind the lens for Ballet Idaho's promotional images for the last two seasons. The two talk about their times dancing together at San Francisco Ballet, strategies for getting the best out of dancers in the studio and in photo shoots, and the unique artistic understanding they have built with one another over their years working together.

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1. Capturing our Image II: A conversation with Tyler Nimmons and Brandon Freeman of Front Runner Films

In this episode, Anne Mueller, Ballet Idaho Artistic Associate, explores the company's relationship with Front Runner Films. Her conversation with Tyler Nimmons explores the partnership as it existed before the pandemic, when the focus was on promotional content focused on supporting the company's work on stage. In the second half of the episode, Anne shares a very recent conversation with Brandon Freeman, Creative Producer for Front Runner, that reflects on the adventure of the digital season and the journey of creating the many original dance for film works that the partnership brought forth.