DJ StoryBook: Recent Episodes

Brian Murphy

Professional artists from all over the world has had to look within themselves and reinvent who they are and how they live. Not being able to perform, be creative, and show their art is an artists worse nightmare. These interviews go into how they have had to deal with Covid-19, and they have had to fight diversity and in the end, their have the tenaciousness to create and do what they love to do!

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Kate Webb, a professional dancer with Verb Ballets, tells her how she is doing during the beginning months of Covid.  I think it would be interesting to hear how she is doing now!

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Michelle Joy, dancer, choreographer,  I have danced numerous gigs with Michele, she is a very hard worker, fun to dance with! She was dancing with Metropolitan Opera in NY before Covid.  This interview came very soon after Covid started.

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Ali Block:  Dancer at Lydia Johnson Dance, Movement Headquarters Ballet Co.  She talks abut live during Covid and how she has adjusted and her future.

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Listen to Cleveland Opera sing!

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Artist and organizers from Northeast Ohio came together to create a out door performance.  Listen to the organizers and artists on how the idea came to be and how they pulled it off!

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Jerry Rose, a long time friend, and given me many opportunities to dance, be creative and to grow as a person.  Jerry owns, Beckley Dance Theater in Beckley, WV.  He talks about life, and his relationship with God

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Artistic and Executive Director at Alison Cook Beatty Dance

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April Acuha talks about her Barn and how she turned it into a performance space in Northeast, OH.   Plus, a special guests sings for YOU!

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DJ StoryBook's first interview.  Take note of the music in the background!

Lieneke Matte, a professional dancer with Verb Ballets, talks about how she adjusted to Covid, in the beginning.

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Cydney talks about her workshop and why NOW is the time to think about what life is like beyond dance. Founder at

Solutions In Motion, College & Career Consulting for Dancers

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James Fox, Executive Director of Wayne Center of the Arts, in Wooster, OH, talks about how he adjusted to Covid in the beginning and what he thinks the future looks like.  This was done back in April, it is interesting to listen to what people are were saying in the beginning!

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Cheri Maroni talks about her school Loundun School of Ballet in Leesburg, VA.  This interview was done towards the beginning of Covid,

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Eva Trapp, Professional dancer and Yoga extraordinaire, talks about her life now, her perspective on Covid, family.  Very insightful and positive!

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Carolyn talks about her dance school in Hawaii, some of her challenges, and her optimism!

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Gavin, who is a writer for Pointe magazine, talks about he arts need to adjust to the new reality.

Freelance Writer at DanceMedia, LLC

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What does a competition circuit do during time of Covid.  A great podcast to understand how organization move on even during the toughest of times.

http://www.FlyDanceCompetition.com/