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Episode 26. More Than Buttons

Posted onMarch 28, 2024March 28, 2024Leave a comment

Meet Laura Canela Queralt. Laura is bright artist from Spain currently working and living in London. Though her profession lies in singing and dancing in musical theatre productions, she works Read More …

CategoriesThe Costume Department, The Wardrobe

Creating a Costume with Iñaki Cobos

Posted onJanuary 30, 2024January 30, 2024Leave a comment

What is art? A painting? A dance? A song? If you think about it, art is simply a collection of simple concepts or ideas, such as lines, shapes, colors, notes, Read More …

CategoriesSetting the Stage, The Costume Department, UncategorizedTagsballet, ballet life, Costume, costume and set designer, costume department, costume design, costume makers, set design, work

Episode 15. Ballet and Entrepreneurship with Emanuele Sardo

Posted onDecember 3, 2022December 3, 2022Leave a comment

Everyone loves the Ballet Meme Instagram page. Imagine if you could simplify those witty jokes and stick it on a T-shirt. Well good news, now you can! Emanuele Sardo, a Read More …

CategoriesDance Clothes, Podcast, Side Hustles

Episode 7. Gaia Ponzio – Woman Before Ballerina- Navigating one’s way through a broken ballet culture. 

Posted onJune 2, 2022July 5, 2022Leave a comment

Gaia Ponzio is a full time ballerina as well as owner of Gapo Dancewear. But things are changing for Gaia in an exciting way. While being a ballerina, Gaia has seen Read More …

CategoriesDance Clothes, Podcast, The Wardrobe

Making People Feel as Beautiful as They Are, One Leotard at a Time

Posted onMarch 10, 2022April 6, 2022Leave a comment

“…everyone has a different body type. You really have to know yourself well, and that comes from trial and error. Whatever you wear, whatever you put on yourself, it should Read More …

CategoriesDance Clothes, Side Hustles, Uncategorized

Marja-Liisa Pihlak: Being the Head of Costumes and the Joy of Creativity.

Posted onOctober 11, 2021October 12, 2021Leave a comment

Every artist knows the importance of having a costume that makes you feel good and confident, one that helps you to get into your role. There are days that you Read More …

CategoriesThe Costume Department, The WardrobeTagsballet, Costume, costume department, costume makers, cutters, design, fashion, opera, passion, work

Leotards, Confidence and Self-Discovery with Akane Ichii

Posted onSeptember 18, 2021September 18, 20212 Comments

Have you ever considered that what you wear can affect your mood just as much as how your mood can affect what you wear? I sat down with a dear Read More …

CategoriesDance Clothes, The Wardrobe, UncategorizedTagsballet, confidence, eleve, fashion, Leotard, mood, self discovery, stina, yumiko

History of the Leotard

Posted onSeptember 4, 2021September 4, 2021Leave a comment

The first piece of dance clothes a child will wear, is a tiny piece of fabric that ballerinas probably spend way too much money on, the leotard. Have you ever Read More …

CategoriesDance Clothes, The Wardrobe, Uncategorized

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Episode 30. Cultivating a Culture of Generosity Through Marketing and Development - Our 2nd Home

In this episode, our guest, Fern Potter, gives us a deep dive into her career as a director of development and a marketing expert. Fern has worked with leading ballet companies such as The Birmingham Royal Ballet, as well as smaller, budding companies such as the New English Ballet Theater, all to be the guiding hand in teaching companies how to engage with their public and the support they need. Marketing can have a bad rep, as nothing more than companies trying to get your money. But according to Fern, it's about being passionate about your cause, truly believing in it, and inviting others to be a part of something special and something beautiful.- This podcast  is in collaboration with the Our2ndhome blog, which is dedicated to opening up theater doors through conversations with artists all around the world.For more info check out our website, https://our2ndhome.org/ , IG _our2ndhome or email us at oursecondhome2@gmail.com.
  1. Episode 30. Cultivating a Culture of Generosity Through Marketing and Development 54:17
  2. Episode 29. Reclaiming Resilience and Defining Hard Work in the World of Ballet 01:17:27
  3. Episode 28. Art Will Win! 01:01:34
  4. Season 2 Intro! 01:37
  5. Episode 27. To Make a Difference 48:16
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