DIYdancer, in partnership with Okay Let’s Unpack This, presents Vulnerable Resilience, an audio zine focused on dancer mental health. In this final chapter, listen to a “messy talk," a format we collaborated on with dancer advocacy organization Whistle While You Work; a short boundaries practice exercise; and a breath break.
DIYdancer, in partnership with Okay Let’s Unpack This, presents Vulnerable Resilience, an audio zine focused on dancer mental health.
In this final chapter, listen to a “messy talk," a format we collaborated on with dancer advocacy organization Whistle While You Work, featuring Duke University MFA student Alyah Baker, J. Bouey of The Dance Union podcast, Chanel DaSilva, founder of MOVE|NYC, Berlin-based performance artist Michael John Harper, and Gabrielle Salvatto, a dancer with Tanzcompany Innsbruck; followed by a short boundaries practice exercise led by Taylor Unwin and Lara Wilson; and a breath break with dancer and yoga instructor Marisa Martin.
Some segments will be preceded by content warnings to ensure everyone can listen safely. Mental health resources will be listed at the end of each episode.
Sound score by Morgan Bobrow-Williams and sound mixing by Stephanie Wolf, DIYdancer co-founder producer of the UnSequenced podcast, with audio support from Justin Epstein of RYBG. Cover art by Tess Jenkins, with creative direction and graphic design from Lara Wilson and Celine Kiner. Vulnerable Resilience is produced by DIYdancer, with editorial direction by Candice Thompson, in partnership with Okay, Let’s Unpack This, a non profit dedicated to destigmatizing the conversation around dancer mental health, created in part through Gibney Company’s Advocacy Fellowship Program. Special thanks to sponsor MSeam Apparel.