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Classically (Un)TrainedEp. 9: As A Performer, Are You Knocking On The Wrong Doors Or Living In The Wrong Neighbourhood?One of the wisest pieces of advice I’ve gotten is that success is about knocking on as many doors as possible. As in: If you aren’t wanted in one place, try another. And while a place might be a particular company or theatre or agency - it can also be a city or even a country. But how do you know it’s time to seek greener pastures? And how should you prepare for the journey?Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia BerroneCover art by Kateřina Krejcarová2025-03-0318 minClassically (Un)TrainedEp. 8: Can You Make People Want to Collaborate With You on Performance Projects - Without Being a Sleazy Networker?Ah, networking…not to be confused with the network effect, though perhaps there are some similarities. Let’s examine the ever-befuddling Human Element of the arts, and how to keep your soul intact while navigating it.Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia BerroneCover art by Kateřina KrejcarováTo leave a rating for this podcast, follow the instructions for whichever podcast app you are using. Transcript and sources for this episode: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/2025/02/24/episode8/Ne...2025-02-2418 minClassically (Un)TrainedEp. 7: How do You Practice Like a Standup Comedian – if You’re a Classically-Trained Performer?Writers throw away drafts, painters paint over botched canvases. But where can classically-trained performers try and fail and try again?Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia BerroneCover art by Kateřina KrejcarováTo leave a rating for this podcast, follow the instructions for whichever podcast app you are using. Transcript and sources for this episode: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/2025/02/17/episode7/Newsletter: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/newsletter/Leave response (can be anonymous): https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com...2025-02-1723 minClassically (Un)TrainedIntermezzo: Why I’m Actually WILDLY Optimistic About the Future of the Performing Arts (Addressing Criticism)I got some feedback on Classically (Un)Trained over the time I was on break and I need to address it. The issue: This podcast is too pessimistic! Before proceeding with the rest of the season, I’d like to make the case for why I'm actually wildly optimistic.I'm also going to talk about how Classically (Un)Trained is the right THING but might be in the wrong MEDIUM.Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia BerroneCover art by Kateřina KrejcarováTo leav...2025-02-1011 minClassically (Un)TrainedEp. 6: As a Performer, Are You the Product, Employee, or Service Provider?The first thing I learned about marketing for performers is: “You are a product.” But is that really the right message for young performers? And might there be a better alternative?
The season will resume on February 3rd. You can find the full schedule here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/episode-schedule/
Transcript and sources for this episode: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/2024/12/09/episode6/
Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia Berrone
Cover art by Kateřina Krejcarová
To leave a rating for this p...2024-12-0932 minClassically (Un)TrainedEp. 5: The Big Picture II: What Did the Internet Do to YOU?If you’ve never heard of the network effect, prepare to get disillusioned. But don’t despair – knowing how the internet works can help you put focus in the right place as an artist. And there are also aspects of this new world we live in that are full of possibility.
Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia Berrone
Cover art by Kateřina Krejcarová
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Transcrip...2024-12-0224 minClassically (Un)TrainedEp. 4: The Big Picture I: What Are The Five Types of Arts Funding and Why Should You Know About Them?Let’s get a basic understanding of the five basic ways the arts get funded, how funding influences the nature of the art being made, and what that means for you as a performer.
This episode became rather long - here are some timestamps in case you want to listen to just parts:
00:17:06 - what I think I did wrong in my funding attempts
00: 28:54 - The 5 Types of Arts Funding
Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia Berrone
Cover art by Kateřina Kre...2024-11-2542 minClassically (Un)TrainedEp. 3: Is Finding Meaning - Rather Than Gigs - the Difference Between Having a Performance Career or Drifting Into Irrelevance?What can you do with a performing arts degree, you ask? Well, according to some educators within the performing arts, you can be a great realtor if your performing career doesn’t pan out. Let’s articulate why that sort of thinking is counterproductive but also how exactly academic training DOESN’T prepare us for the real world and which skills to focus on to fill in what academic training leaves out.
Transcript and sources: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/2024/11/18/episode3/
Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia Berrone
Cover...2024-11-1826 minClassically (Un)TrainedEp. 2: Can You Escape the Performing Arts Education Industrial Complex – While Still Investing In Developing as an Artist?What can you do with a performing arts degree, you ask? Well, according to some educators within the performing arts, you can be a great realtor if your performing career doesn’t pan out. Let’s articulate why that sort of thinking is counterproductive but also how exactly academic training DOESN’T prepare us for the real world and which skills to focus on to fill in what academic training leaves out.
Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia Berrone
Cover art by Kateřina Krejcarová
Transcript of episo...2024-11-1128 minClassically (Un)TrainedEp 1: But Do You Know WHY You Matter as a Performing Artist?Let’s start this first season with the assumption that what you do as a performer is valuable beyond bringing you joy or status or distraction. It’s a radical thought, I know. But without it, there’s no point in your listening to this podcast. So let me make a case for why you matter as a performing artist and how what I want to share on this podcast can help you make the best use of it.
Music composed, recorded and produced by Silvia Berrone
Cover art by Kateřina Krejcar...2024-11-0425 minClassically (Un)TrainedPILOT: How To Use The Classically (Un)Trained PodcastThe first episode will launch a week from now, Monday, November 4th!
In this pre-season episode I want to tell you a little about how to listen to the podcast and how I envision it to be useful. I’ll also talk about who I imagine my audience to be, how I’m using the term “classical,” and why I decided to create the show in the first place.
Links:
Episode transcript: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/2024/10/28/pilot/
Season schedule: https://classically...2024-10-2812 minClassically (Un)TrainedClassically (Un)Trained TrailerThe first season of Classically (Un) Trained will run from October to December 2024.
Music: Silvia Berrone
Cover art: Kateřina Krejcarová
For more information visit: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/2024-09-2402 minClassically (Un)TrainedAll the Bullsh*t Artists Believe: A Conversation with William Deresiewicz, Author of Death of the ArtistThis is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Video version here: https://youtu.be/v1pvdmWkQ90
A spirited chat with William Deresiewicz, author of /Death...2024-01-2648 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 25: Melissa Watkins (writer)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Melissa Watkins is a writer, mostly of non fiction and science fiction. She’s also one of the most tr...2023-11-2556 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 24: Reilly Smethurst (composer, Web III researcher)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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This episode is a conversation with composer and Web III researcher Reilly Smethurst - who thinks the internet is...2023-05-3159 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 23: David Devereux (audio fiction maker, founder of Tin Can Audio)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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David (aka Dev) Devereux's story is one of carving out a space of freedom online. A full-time sound engineer...2023-05-0344 minClassically (Un)TrainedBonus: True Stories About Funding a Short Film (ft. director Vivian Säde & producer Eve Tisler)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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In this conversation with director Vivian Säde and producer Eve Tisler we talk about a short film we’ve...2023-03-271h 15
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 22: Nika Dubrovsky (artist, founder of the Museum of Care)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Nika Dubrovsky is an artist who believes everyone is an artist.
Originally from Russia, where, after an...2023-03-131h 17
Classically (Un)TrainedBonus: Anniversary Livestream (clean audio version)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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This is the audio from the anniversary livestream I did on January 13th, 2023. I fixed some of the audio...2023-01-212h 57
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 21: Deyiş Görgülü (singer of Ottoman music, founder of Evden Musique)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Deyiş Görgülü was 9 years old when she swore off music. She was 30 when she decided to take it u...2022-11-1327 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 20: Helena Mamich (psychiatrist, singer)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Madness. It’s a popular literary and operatic themes, but seldom would you get to talk to an artist wh...2022-10-1334 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 19: Felicita Brusoni (vocal experimenter)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Meet Felicita Brusoni, Italian singer and voice researcher. Felicita is pursuing a doctorate at Malmö Academy of Music is S...2022-09-1341 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 18: Darja Lukjanenko (artist, communicator, bread maker)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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To see images pertaining to this episode (including Darja's social sculpture End of the World Bread) you can watch...2022-07-0823 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 17: Vivian Säde (filmmaker)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Vivian Säde is a twenty-four-year-old Estonian/intercontinental filmmaker in the very beginning of her career. I was connected w...2022-05-2335 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 16: Daniil Posazhenikof (composer, founder of Geometry of Sound)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Daniil Posazhenikov is a young Russian composer, curator, performer and improviser who, over the past five years, has participated...2022-04-1322 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 15: Richard Katrovas ("ex-poet," my father)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Richard Katrovas (a.k.a. my father) might be the luckiest person I know: He grew up in cars...2022-03-1336 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 14: Elena Floris (Odin Teatret violinist, actress, music director)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Violinist Elena Flores has been Musical Director of the legendary Odin Teatret since 2015, and became assistant director of the...2022-02-1236 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 13: Miro Tóth (improvisor, composer, saxophonist)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Miro Tóth is a Prague-based Slovak composer, improvisor, and saxophonist who effortlessly moves between genres. He recently premiered h...2022-01-1333 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 12: Holiday Special: Mike Miller (organist, singer, pastor)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Mike Miller and I met on our first day of undergraduate music studies when we were both 18. Mike studied...2021-12-2334 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 11: Jim Osman (theater director, sci-fi enthusiast)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Jim Osman is a 25-year-old theater and opera director based in the UK who has already directed a range...2021-12-1334 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 10: Kate Gale (writer, founder of Red Hen Press)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Kate Gale is a poet, prose writer, librettist, president of the American Composers Forum, and founder of Red Hen...2021-11-1332 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 9: Christoph Ogiermann (improvisor, composer, founder of Klank)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Christoph Ogiermann is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improvisor based in Bremen, Germany. He is founder of Klank, a quartet...2021-10-1231 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 8: Olivia Fuchs (theater director, environmental activist)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Olivia Fuchs is an opera director with roots in indie theater. Her story involves founding her own experimental theater...2021-09-1128 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 7: Cassandra Kaczor (millennial musician)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Cassandra Kaczor is a classically trained pianist and composer whose dream was to make a living performing pop music...2021-05-0643 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 6: Reginald Edmund (playwright, founder of Black Lives Black Words)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Reginald Edmund is a Chicago-based playwright and founder and managing curating producer of Black Lives Black Words, an activist...2021-04-0540 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 5: Jason Cady (composer, librettist, co-founder of Experiments in Opera)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Jason Cady is a New-York-based composer, librettist, pedal steel guitar and modular synthesizer player, and co-founder and co-artistic director...2021-03-1357 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 4: Malena Dayen (singer, opera director)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Malena Dayen is a versatile vocalist and exciting opera director who works a lot with new media. Recently, Malena...2021-02-2655 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 3: Miriam Gordon-Stewart (soprano, director, opera frontierswoman)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Miriam Gordon-Stewart is both a world class soprano and co-founder and artistic director of Victory Hall Opera, an artist-led...2021-02-1556 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 2: Julia Mintzer (mezzo-soprano, opera director)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Julia Mintzer is one of those artists who has been able to cultivate a dual career in more ways...2021-02-0151 min
Classically (Un)TrainedArtist Portrait No. 1: Omar Shahryar (composer, facilitator, peace maker)This is an episode of the old podcast, called Artists on the Verge. I decided to keep these conversations up in the feed because they are, in fact, part of what led me to create Classically (Un)Trained. I have taken down all except the artist interviews - but you can check out an expanded archive here: https://classicallyuntrainedpodcast.com/former-podcast-archive/
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Omar Shahryar calls himself a composer, facilitator and peace-maker. We talk about the meaning and importance of an education...2021-01-131h 12