{"id":3995,"date":"2020-04-17T16:08:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T16:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:27","slug":"introducing-our-new-podcast-the-corona-chronicles-ep-1-with-donald-byrd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2020\/04\/17\/introducing-our-new-podcast-the-corona-chronicles-ep-1-with-donald-byrd\/","title":{"rendered":"INTRODUCING OUR NEW PODCAST THE CORONA CHRONICLES!!!! EP 1. WITH DONALD BYRD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Corona Chronicles: Episode 1 with Donald Byrd<\/a><\/h2>\n
March 20, 2020<\/span><\/div>\n

For those of you who may not know Choreographer Donald Byrd, he is the Artistic Director Spectrum Dance Theatre in Seattle Washington which was a city that had some of the first cases of the Corona Virus in America. Donald and his company keep rehearsing for a long as possible until they had to begin to practice social distancing and shelter in place.<\/p>\n

Donald an I have known one another for over 20 years. We first met when I danced in his production of Carmina Burana for New York City Opera he created a beautiful solo for me and then I danced in his production of\u00a0 Harlem Nutcracker and later toured with his company Donald Byrd\/The Group when they did the Beast. Ironically the day that we were supposed to start rehearsals for it was 9\/11, and we were flying to L.A to start the tour on the day America retaliated with\u201d shock and awe\u201d in Iraq.. so we’ve been through a lot together. We always have the best conversations, ranging from deep to silly we challenge and support one another and\u00a0 always with healthy doses of laughter\u00a0this conversation was not different.<\/p>\n

The thing to know about Mr. Byrd he loves dances, art, travel and above all FOOD!!! Enjoy<\/p>\n

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