Interview with Julie Kent-Conversations on Dance Podcast

[Helene]

Michael Sean Breeden and Rebecca King interviewed Julie Kent for their Conversations on Dance podcast.  In it, Kent describes how she came to accept the position, her approach to repertory, and her plans for the company.  It's a "must hear."

 

http://tendusunderapalmtree.com/julie-artistic-director-washington-ballet/

[choriamb]

Agreed.  When I heard the programming for Kent's first year at WB, I'd initially thought it a bit too much of a trip through her own past.  But in the podcast (around 24:50), she's pretty compelling about her motives related to dancer training.  (Added to the fact that she and her husband apparently only had two months to pull the season plan together, necessitating ballets that they already knew well.)

[sandik]

Some very smart planning going on -- should be an exciting process to watch unfold!