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HeartistryS2 Ep 33 - Sima Belmar, host of "Dance Cast" / Pramit Baul, host of "The Kathak Podcast" / Andrea Spearman, host of "The Black Landscape"This week's episode features 3 guests - each in a separate conversation, but all sharing something in common. Sima Belmar, Pramit Baul, Andrea Spearman are each connected to dance as dance writers, artists, choreographers, former practitioners, or students, AND each is also a podcaster themselves with each of their podcasts connected to dance in various ways.Sima Belmar, Ph.D. @simabelmar is a Lecturer in the Department of Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is @odcsf Writer in Residence and host of the new podcast Dance Cast. She has been writing the “In Pr...2022-01-1059 min
Dance CastDance Cast Wraps Season One & Looks Ahead to Season TwoHost Sima Belmar reflects on the future of Dance Cast, plans for 2022, and tells a story about her dance life.2021-12-2118 min
The Sima ShowSima contemplates the end of The Sima ShowWhile chopping onions. Plus, surprise guest appearance!2021-12-1909 minThe Sima ShowSima recaps a trip to LAAnd proceeds to be snarky and then apologize for snark in a performance of repair2021-12-1909 minThe Sima ShowLucia and Mimi commandeer The Sima ShowEpisode includes woeful misrepresentation of Sima’s parenting bordering on slander2021-11-2108 minThe Sima ShowSima talks about existential crisisAnd Jesus—again?2021-11-1910 minThe Sima ShowSima talks about panic attacksAnd, once again, boobs2021-10-2810 minThe Sima ShowSima eats Muenster cheeseAnd visits with PG&E trenchers2021-10-2610 minThe Sima ShowSima gets her nails doneI don’t remember what else2021-10-1308 minThe Sima ShowSima broadcasts from the bathroomDon’t worry. Nothing gross. Just mirror musings.2021-10-0608 minThe Sima ShowSima takes a bunny to the emergency roomAnd Mimi interrupts2021-10-0508 minThe Sima ShowSima talks with Mimi againNeologism alert—I won’t spoil it2021-10-0516 minThe Sima ShowSima rants about Brene Brown’s film opinionsAlso—LATIN letters, not Arabic! Arabic is the numerals. Jeez, Sima.2021-09-2110 minThe Sima ShowSima talks with Josh againThis one’s (badly) edited and has weird noises but it’s two Jews talking about Jews so that’s fun2021-09-1417 minThe Sima ShowSima doesn’t believe it’s rainingAlso—RIP Willard Scott2021-09-1006 minThe Sima ShowSima sits under a treeAnd talks about canned pasta against a sonic backdrop of bells2021-08-3108 minThe Sima ShowSima talks about a controlled substanceAnd hot dads2021-08-2406 minThe Sima ShowSima broadcasts from dance class againAnd breaks the first names only rule big time2021-08-2309 minThe Sima ShowSima is telepathicA blast from the past plus half a swastika2021-08-2009 minThe Sima ShowPodcastus interruptusRight at the end, my mom called2021-08-1410 min
Dance CastDancing During the Plague: ODC's Up for Air/Decameron with Kimi Okada, Brenda Way, & Kate WeareODC Writer in Residence Sima Belmar talks with the artists responsible for ODC's first full-length film, Up For Air/Decameron: Brenda Way, Kimi, Okada, and Kate Weare. (NB: The fourth choreographer, KT Nelson, could not join us for the conversation.) The film features members of ODC/Dance and Kate Weare Company, and is inspired by Bocaccio's 14th-century novel Decameron. (No need to have read it to enjoy the film!) The novel is about the retreat of ten young Florentines seeking to avoid the plague of 1385. The work touches on the combustible nature of love, the need for connection and...2021-08-1233 minThe Sima ShowSima talks with RebeccaA walk down memory lane otherwise known as Stillwell Avenue2021-08-0821 minThe Sima ShowSima talks about face massageAs well as Naples…and beef chest2021-08-0509 minThe Sima ShowSima talks about her boobsWarning: somewhat intense material though delivered with a light touch2021-07-3110 minThe Sima ShowSima sings from EvitaAnd forgets to explain that she thought she couldn’t carry a tune either2021-07-2808 minThe Sima ShowSima shares camp memoriesAnd—surprise!—winds up talking about the Holocaust2021-07-2809 minThe Sima ShowSima gives a live dance class play by playChallenging2021-07-2508 minThe Sima ShowSima tells a shame story, part IInvolves sex and boogers but not at the same time2021-07-2509 minThe Sima ShowSima talks with LuciaAnd they sing and argue and get along smashingly2021-07-2409 minThe Sima ShowSima talks with SeanDespite being twice as long as the usual episode, you are URGED to listen to the end for surprise guest appearances2021-07-2121 minThe Sima ShowSima makes performance artShout out to Mary Armentrout’s summer Milkbar Feldenkrais Composition Workshop2021-07-2010 minThe Sima ShowSima learns something new about her spouseSome description of Napoli included2021-07-1906 minThe Sima ShowSima broadcasts from dance classFieldwork!2021-07-1810 minThe Sima ShowSima talks about Jessie’s GirlTwo interruptions wreak havoc2021-07-1709 minThe Sima ShowSima gets a haircutPlus digression re Italian ices2021-07-1408 minThe Sima ShowSima talks about other exesIncludes incoherent discourse on the difference between being real and being true2021-07-1410 minThe Sima ShowSima waits for a pizzaAnd extends an invitation to contribute your two cents2021-07-1006 minThe Sima ShowSima goes to Grocery OutletIncludes reflections on resentment2021-07-0910 minThe Sima ShowSima reads from a book called Ducks, NewburyportThough it takes her nearly the whole episode to realize it’s a book and not a short story2021-07-0611 minThe Sima ShowSima talks with JoshSensitive topics include marijuana, the Neapolitan mafia, and orthodox Judaism. Josh is so much more than what you’ll find at https://www.covision.com/our-team but it’s a place to start.2021-07-0513 minThe Sima ShowSima pulls overAnd accidentally becomes a motivational speaker2021-07-0207 minThe Sima ShowSima talks about people talking about capitalismThe ex is back but this time with Jesus2021-07-0209 minThe Sima ShowSima tries a third time to record an episodeFeatured mentions include Sima’s parents, Sima’s ex, and the Dalai Lama2021-06-3009 minThe Sima ShowSima rants about Hadley FreemanA highly incomplete articulation of gender performativity2021-06-2909 minThe Sima ShowSima talks to MimiBest part: the sneeze2021-06-2810 minThe Sima ShowSima gets her legs waxedPlus a big revelation about The Fonz2021-06-2709 minThe Sima ShowTrigger warning: Sima talks about female nocturnal orgasmsThe episode title should be enough to go on2021-06-2508 minThe Sima ShowSima nearly kills a wild turkeyTopics include 80s rock anthems and a visit to the eye doctor2021-06-2309 minThe Sima ShowSima broadcasts from her drivewayReflections on 1970s PSAs + difficulty pronouncing the surname Schwartz2021-06-2308 minThe Sima ShowWelcome to The Sima ShowSima introduces herself to the void, discusses the origins of The Sima Show, and goes on several tangents.2021-06-2209 minThe Sima ShowThe Sima Show (Trailer)2021-06-2100 minDance CastThe TikTok Episode!Still unclear what TikTok is and how it functions? You're not alone (but you're probably not a teenager). Today we talk with host Sima Belmar's 14-year-old daughter, Lucia Capezzuto, and Edgar Mendez, ODC's Digital Marketing Manager, about the platform and its intimate relationship with dance.
Transcripts of this episode are available at odc.dance/stories.2021-03-1442 min
Dance CastBrenda Way, Kimi Okada, and KT NelsonFor the inaugural episode of Dance Cast, ODC Writer in Residence Sima Belmar is joined by ODC founders Brenda Way, Kimi Okada and KT Nelson. They talk about the institution’s early days in Oberlin, OH, and how the company theater and school are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Transcripts of this episode are available at odc.dance/stories.2021-01-1446 min