This week on DANCE BEHIND THE SCREEN PODCAST…
[0:29] Martheya introduces Elijah Alhadji Gibson
QUESTIONS WITH ELIJAH GIBSON
[1:50] Martheya asks: “Can you briefly walk us through your career path? How did you end up founding Social Movement Contemporary Dance?”
[8:09] Martheya asks: “Was your mom questioning why dance or the arts as a career?”
[11:23] Martheya asks: “I remember your classes at Sam Houston this idea of preparedness...”
[12:40] Martheya asks: “What are the things you do to prepare?”
[14:13] Martheya asks: “What do you do do before teaching class?”
[15:52] Martheya asks: “What do you do when you arrive to class early?”
[16:53] Martheya asks: “What do you mean you can tell what kind of dancer they are going to be when they enter the room?”
[18:40] Martheya asks: “Can you explain how you created Social Movement Contemporary Dance?”
[23:34] Martheya asks: “Some of your company members went to Sam Houston State University?”
[24:25] Martheya asks: “I want to talk more about ‘We Are Greenwood’ Can you talk about this work?”
[30:03] Martheya asks: “Could you explain what Black Wall Street was?”
[32:43] Martheya asks: “Do you think your work is offering questions or solutions?”
[36:13] Martheya asks: “How do you define cultural appropriation?”
[44:05] Martheya asks: “What you do is rooted in identity. How would you describe your digital identity?”
[46:14] Martheya asks: “What is your strategy for releasing content?”
[46:57] Martheya asks: “How did you come up with this strategy?”
[47:27] Martheya asks: “How do you think you are able to sense your audience's attention span?”
[48:53] Martheya asks: “You are very active on your Instagram stories”
#FLASH4
[51:18] Martheya asks:
1- If you had to recommend a resource to our audience what would it be?
(yes or no)?
#ElijahGibson Recommended Resources
To learn more about kNOwBOX dance visit http://www.knowboxdance.com/ follow us on social media @knowboxdance and subscribe to our podcast mailing list http://eepurl.com/ggE9w1
Connect with #ElijahGibson and #SocialMovementContemporaryDance
Facebook- @SMCDances | @ElijahAlhadjiGibson
Instagram- @SocialMovementDance | @Elijah_Gibson
Twitter- @SMCD69159071
Website: https://www.socialmovementdance.com/
[0:29] Martheya introduces Elijah Alhadji Gibson
QUESTIONS WITH ELIJAH GIBSON
[1:50] Martheya asks: “Can you briefly walk us through your career path? How did you end up founding Social Movement Contemporary Dance?”
[8:09] Martheya asks: “Was your mom questioning why dance or the arts as a career?”
[11:23] Martheya asks: “I remember your classes at Sam Houston this idea of preparedness...”
[12:40] Martheya asks: “What are the things you do to prepare?”
[14:13] Martheya asks: “What do you do do before teaching class?”
[15:52] Martheya asks: “What do you do when you arrive to class early?”
[16:53] Martheya asks: “What do you mean you can tell what kind of dancer they are going to be when they enter the room?”
[18:40] Martheya asks: “Can you explain how you created Social Movement Contemporary Dance?”
[23:34] Martheya asks: “Some of your company members went to Sam Houston State University?”
[24:25] Martheya asks: “I want to talk more about ‘We Are Greenwood’ Can you talk about this work?”
[30:03] Martheya asks: “Could you explain what Black Wall Street was?”
[32:43] Martheya asks: “Do you think your work is offering questions or solutions?”
[36:13] Martheya asks: “How do you define cultural appropriation?”
[44:05] Martheya asks: “What you do is rooted in identity. How would you describe your digital identity?”
[46:14] Martheya asks: “What is your strategy for releasing content?”
[46:57] Martheya asks: “How did you come up with this strategy?”
[47:27] Martheya asks: “How do you think you are able to sense your audience's attention span?”
[48:53] Martheya asks: “You are very active on your Instagram stories”
#FLASH4
[51:18] Martheya asks:
1- If you had to recommend a resource to our audience what would it be?
- Life- “just be aware...I look around me”
- The Running Man, “growing up cultural dances as a kid”
(yes or no)?
- BOTH “That is something I talk about with my dancers quite a bit”
- Instagram, “I used to use Snapchat”
#ElijahGibson Recommended Resources
- Company- Social Movement Contemporary Dance Events, https://www.socialmovementdance.com/copy-of-january-2019
- School- Sam Houston State University, https://www.shsu.edu/academics/dance/
- Artist- Gus Giordano, https://guslegacy.org/
- Company- Alvin Ailey, https://www.alvinailey.org/
- Convention- Jazz Dance World Congress, https://www.giordanodance.org/jazz-dance-world-congress
- Company- Spectrum Dance Theater, https://spectrumdance.org/
- Book- The Invisible Actor by Yoshi Oida and Lorna Marshall, https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Actor-Performance-Books/dp/0413696103 “it’s about the preparation...there is such a craft to it”
- School- Arlington Heights, https://www.ahhsdance.com/
- Artist- Robert Moses, https://www.robertmoseskin.org/
- Festival- Ten Tiny Dances, https://www.tentinydances.org/
- Festival- CounterCurrent Festival, http://www.countercurrentfestival.org/
- Company- Masashi Action Machine, https://www.dancepro.co.jp/action-machine/
To learn more about kNOwBOX dance visit http://www.knowboxdance.com/ follow us on social media @knowboxdance and subscribe to our podcast mailing list http://eepurl.com/ggE9w1
Connect with #ElijahGibson and #SocialMovementContemporaryDance
Facebook- @SMCDances | @ElijahAlhadjiGibson
Instagram- @SocialMovementDance | @Elijah_Gibson
Twitter- @SMCD69159071
Website: https://www.socialmovementdance.com/
