6. Mark Nolte & Leslie Nolte

07/24/20 • 42 min

Elly Hofmaier reports on how dance companies and studios have kept going during the pandemic. The episode features former ICAD Director Mark Nolte, who shares his party of a best show ever from 1996! We also spoke with dancer and head of Nolte Academy, Leslie Nolte, who shared the challenges and changes that they've gone through in the past four months.
The episode features music by Alex Body, Gossip Cult, and the song of the week is from Jordan Sellergren.
Thank you to Toyota of Iowa City, Lensing Funeral, & Bradley & Riley for sponsoring this episode!

Best Show Ever is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.

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Staff Writer & Content Manager: Claire Barrett

Host: Elly Hofmaier

Line Producer: Savannah Lane

Audio Engineer: Red Rebelskey

Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry

Best Show Ever is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.

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Staff Writer & Content Manager: Claire Barrett

Host: Elly Hofmaier

Line Producer: Savannah Lane

Audio Engineer: Red Rebelskey

Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry

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5. Joe Reilly & Christopher Rasheem McMillan

Elly Hofmaier reports on We See You, White American Theatre, a group of Black, Indigenous, and people of color, leading a call for overdue changes to create equity both in Broadway theatre and beyond. The episode features Joe Reilly, Iowa City Downtown District's Nighttime Mayor, who shares his cathartic best show ever featuring his favorite artist! We also spoke with artist and scholar, Christopher Rasheem-McMillan touching on everything from the connections of theology and dance to his performance of The Reaping at Witching Hour 2019.
The episode features music by Alex Body, Gossip Cult, and the song of the week from Sean Tyler.
Thank you to Goodfellow Printing, M.C. Ginsberg, SouthGate Companies, and Little Village for sponsoring this episode!

Best Show Ever is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.

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Staff Writer & Content Manager: Claire Barrett

Host: Elly Hofmaier

Line Producer: Savannah Lane

Audio Engineer: Red Rebelskey

Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry

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7. Kevin Mills & Rachel Yoder

In our seventh episode, host Elly Hofmaier breaks down how the pandemic has affected the literary world, from tours to book releases. The episode features Kevin Mills of The Tuesday Agency, who shares his intimate best show ever, seeing an artist on the rise! We also spoke with writer and champion of literature in Iowa City, Rachel Yoder, who shared her experiences of being a writer in the time of COVID, and the latest on her upcoming novel, Nightbitch.
The episode features music by Alex Body, Gossip Cult, and the art of the week features poetry by Skyler Barnes.
Thank you to MidAmerica Securities, Marcus Fitzpatrick Team, and KCCK for sponsoring this episode!

Best Show Ever is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.

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Staff Writer & Content Manager: Claire Barrett

Host: Elly Hofmaier

Line Producer: Savannah Lane

Audio Engineer: Red Rebelskey

Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry