Welcoming THE Lloyd Knight to the AB roster today! Lloyd is a one-of-a-kind, Principal dancer with The Martha Graham Dance Company, a Guest Artist with Royal Ballet of Flanders, a model and teacher to boot. Join in as he unpacks the influence of Graham technique on his groundedness as a whole-person, and reflects on how his 16-year tenure with a company known for reshaping American dance has taken unique and inspiring form.  Follow Lloyd’s Becoming: @lloydknight   Subscribe to the Pod!...

As performing artists, we’re no stranger to expressing ourselves… through our bodies, through the music, & beneath the bright lights.  But what about expressing our voice (& no we aren’t talking a choir solo or an 8 bar cut)? Today we dig into the topics of learning how to navigate challenging conversations, communicating clearly and intentionally, finding power in the big “no”, and asking the right questions.  Who/What/Where/When/Why? Y’all! Follow us on...

Chloe Angyal is a sociologist, media researcher, journalist and published author. Her most recent work, Turning Pointe: How a New Generation of Dancers is Saving Ballet from Itself (May 2021) presents a passionate & deeply informed exposé on Ballet’s present-state, and more importantly, defines calls-to-action for preserving its future. Tune in as we unpack highlights of Chloe’s findings… from the dance world’s ‘Hidden Curriculum’ to its perfectionism epidemic, we unpack predictable...

It’s a gift to identify with a “Calling” at any point in life… specifically so from the tender ages that most performing artists lean in— and lean in hard. Today’s SCBT unpacks the “velvet handcuff” of following a purpose-driven career path. For the “lucky few” who realize their Callings as professions, boundaries between our passion and our work are easily blurred — often at the cost of a sustainable relationship towards something (or one) that we love. If this resonates, hop in with us for...

Today’s Guest Artist(s) Conversation is a thought-leading, 4-way chat on Self-Care, with veteran Stage Manager Justin Scribner and Self-care Specialist/Coach, Gracy Obuchowicz. Over his 20-year long career of ‘behind the scenes’ magic making, Justin led the backstage helm on 13 Broadway shows including RENT, Rock of Ages & Once on this Island, to name a few… Gracy, the shiny new Author of Selfcarefully, integrates Ayurveda (the “sister science of Yoga”) with practices and guidance around...

2nd, 3rd….. 4th cast? Understudy energy hard to keep up? Today’s SCBT speaks power to reframing our circumstances, leveraging the power that we DO have to show up and share our talent whether on the stage or in the back corner of the studio. The grass is greener where you water it 🚿🌱 Join us. 💫✌🏼 Follow/Share/Subscribe! Share to your IG story, send to a friend, leave a review :)  @artistsbecoming on IG www.artistsbecoming.com   Your Hosts: @selsbree & @itsjessicacohen

Sarrah. Strimel. THIS conversation with WonderWoman, Former Broadway Showgirl, Founder of Damn Good Yoga & *Survivor* (in every sense of the word) left us crying all the happy, most inspired types of tears. Tune into the raw, riveting and resilient story of Sarrah’s Becoming in today’s episode, where we chat about living loudly with intention (...a bit about boys, boobs & backstage thrown in there too ;) #FanGirls since our very first Strimel Flow…🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ Keep an eye out for...

Today’s SCBT unpacks the perils of performance anxiety — and its *many* manifestations— Join us as we pull from our own weighted wells of metabolizing pre-show/audition nerves... We chat boundary-setting around rituals, energy efficiency, the power of visualizing and provide language (and laughs) around the anxiety spectrum.  ***Disclaimer: We do not claim to be medical professionals/experts on what some experience as a crippling diagnosis. Our intention in holding space for this...

This ‘Rogue Ballerina’ needs no introduction—Georgina Pazcoguin was born to blaze trails. In today’s conversation with NYCB Soloist, Broadway Star, co-founder of Final Bow for Yellowface and newly minted Authoress of ‘Swan Dive’ : The Making of a Rogue Ballerina. We follow the twists & turns of a truly original, courageous and expansive artist, becoming. We chat “fitting in,” forging new paths of expression, the “cost” of authenticity, and long-overdue representation across classical...

Today’s SCBT unravels the always relevant & inevitable reality of Career Transitions & navigating the twists & turns of a performing artist’s path.  We chat strategies for sieving through curiosities, following the *right* pings, indulging our own hummingbird’s journey, and designing our brutiful paths with intention.  Note well the 🔥 tips for translating your talent, buying time with language & transparency & leaning into some good ol’ beginner’s luck.  🕺🏽💃🏼 Artists...

In this expansive chat with Joseph Walsh, we follow heart pings & crack codes on drowning out doubts, bullying, the toxicity of grit-competition, and the social stigmas inherent with “coming out” as a *male* dancer. Joseph speaks intentionally on the pivot points of jumping companies, the hard-earned respect of your rank & the power of tribe (corps de ballet) to support & feel supported in what often feels like a thankless climb to the “top”. This Guest Artist chat had us...

The daily grind, the hustle, tryin’ to climb our way to the top ...we’ve got a LOUD secret to share: You are your own ticket 🎫! That’s it. Join us for this Inside Out ☕️ chat, where we unpack jealousy/competition, share reframes that empowered our experience with these slippery slopes. . . & circle it all back to boundary work✌🏼 Follow us on IG: @artistsbecoming With your co-hosts: @itsjessicacohen @selsbree Follow & Subscribe to the Podcast! Share to your IG story, the group chat,...

Sabrina Imamura is so many layers of lovely. A Ballerina turned Broadway star, this University of Michigan alum embodies the essence of becoming with every song, dance, setback and story that’s informed her original brand of artistry. Join us for this *real talk* that unpacks the inequities of Asian/Asian-American representation on Broadway stages and challenges the obvious limitations of type-casting… We question white-lens story-telling and speak power into conversations around mental...

The longest relationship we’ll have is the one with our bodies—our tools, our temples. In this SCBT, we cut through the loaded, complicated & filtered perception of body “image”. It’s an orientation, a pressured, triggering dance between appreciation & frustration, gratitude & disdain… Ultimately asking us to rewrite our scars into our stories. Join us in this short, powerful ‘walk’ towards embodiment as we toggle between our dramatically different experiences with body image x...

Kathryn Morgan is a game-changing Ballerina & YouTube Star committed to showing up for the next generation of young artists. In this raw & expansive chat, she shares the impacts of young ascension to “stardom” and the setbacks/hard-earned lessons of understanding *her* healthy. She speaks about integrating the challenging seasons of her history & career, proactively, and guides us through the journey of her becoming. Together, we explore the power of social-media honesty,...

What if we saw Rejections as Permission Slips?  Permission to re-orient our game plan, to rewrite the story we’re telling ourselves... to realign on what it is we’re actually seeking out? As Performing Artists, we are seasoned at receiving the “NO” — but how can we leverage the  signs we encounter on our way to the Top? Today’s SCBT covers attachment, idealizing, discernment & metabolizing feedback in ways that work👏for👏you👏 Tune in & Listen loudly. XOXO IG...

Meet the heart-minded and humble Star that is Connor Holloway: In this mic-dropping, *necessary* and expansive conversation, we follow the unique becoming of a multi-hyphenate talent… gracing stages as part of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet, while intentionally shifting spotlights as the eyes & mind behind their IG: @ABTofficial. Connor embodies advocacy and allyship on behalf of non-binary populations in the dance world and beyond… Through open communication with leadership...

A funny thing how worthy we believe ourselves to be en route to Become, only to “arrive” with a heart full of hope and a head full of… disabling self talk. Imposter Syndrome is more common than we’d like to admit. A human tendency to question our capacity… to second-guess our success, our timing, our talent. Too often, we permit our thoughts to get in the way of our potential to SHOW UP fully in moments we’re more than prepared for. Time to toss the pin-balling stories we tell ourselves and...

Lynne. Charles. 🤯Forever humbled by our conversation with this internationally coveted Guest Teacher, former Principal Ballerina with John Neumeier & the Hamburg Ballet, and Béjart Ballet, and founder of @4pointe. Sit down & soak up the rich wisdom & powerful resonance of Lynne’s artistic becoming. From excavating individuality to articulating the ‘essence’ of a role, a purpose, a person (and sure, the legs & feet)… Lynne is dedicating her post-performance legacy to modeling...

Elite athleticism. Peak Performance. Sacrifice. Impossible Standards. As “high performers” these are the ingredients we pour into our Arts/Sports. This recent Olympics had us marinating on the hard truth that “top-shelf” physical shape doesn’t cut it when the PRESSURE is on. The mind muscle needs conditioning. Mental Health does not have to be the ‘cost’ of “winning”. The 🥇s of true winners represent vulnerability, courage and a pro-active commitment to their *wholeness* — leaving all of us,...

That’s it. We’re obsessed with Garen Scribner. Join our #FanGirl club as we sit down with this multi-faceted *disco-ball* of an Artist, becoming. In today’s Guest Artist convo, Garen leads us through his pivot points as a dancer turned broadway star turned director/producer… we weigh the bitter sweet reality of gaining artistic autonomy, the challenge of naming (& owning) our worth/putting a price on our talent, heteronormativity in the dance world & the hard-sought freedom of owning...

Burnout is a state of physical, mental, or emotional exhaustion that is brought on by being in a prolonged state of stress…. Feel/sound familiar? Friends, it appears that we’re all subscribing. Anyone else out there romanticizing your “struggle” & bonding over burnout? W.H.Y. Join us in today’s SCBT as we deconstruct our relationships with stress, fatigue & competition with self...and chat through proactive ways to stop “pleasuring our pain.” You asked, we unpack. Follow us on IG...

In today’s raw & enriching Guest Artist conversation with Megan Fairchild, we follow the mindful journey of an original, expansive NYCB Star… and are only left wanting for more. Topic-jumping from mental health breaking points, the power of transcendental meditation & ownership of pressure ... to intentional education, following curiosities and playing an active role in *all* of our relationships— Megan shares her story with the same authenticity, honesty and openness that has always...

Trust is the big key here -- trusting the transference of your lessons, the integration of an unprecedented year’s transformation… Trust your bravery to show up/move/respond in a new way… living within your values and *choosing* to focus on your “Yes’s” and the “No’s” that allow you to say Yes to yourself. ✔️please. Have a topic you would like to hear us discuss?  DM us @artistsbecoming on IG Email us at [email protected]

Karine Plantadit is an Artist for Peace. Across studios, stages & screens the world over, Karine chose dance as her tool and embodies the most expansive, humbling & raw relationship with her Artistry. A seeker who interweaves the lessons of Beauty (with a big “B”) into her art and doesn’t shy away from shame, Karine models a singular brand of internal fullness. Join us as we sit down with this Tony-nominated dancer, actor, choreographer, yoga 👑 & life coach committed to pouring...