Join host Joanne Carey as she chats with Special Guest: Jacqulyn Buglisi, Artistic Director/Co-Founder of Buglisi Dance Theater This episode of “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey, is a part of an exciting series on the work of Artistic Directors. Artistic Directors; "Creating the Torch: Legacy, Mission, Vision; Making and Keeping, History in the 21st Century" Several guests join Joanne to dive into the responsibility of carrying on the mission and legacy of a dance company, dance institution or academy as well as the journey of artistic directors who have created new companies and institutions; paving the way in the dance world, for generations to come. This episode, Joanne sits down, with Jacqulyn Buglisi, sharing special moments about her career, life, the healing power of art as well as the exciting upcoming 30th Anniversary Season Celebration for the Buglisi Dance Theater. Jacqulyn is "committed to creating theatrical dance works that enable us to pause to consider issues of peaceful coexistence, environmental conservation, empowerment of women, and social justice. To transcend all boundaries, and embolden audiences to recognize within themselves their own humanity.” There are people who inspire you to be a better human being, Jacqulyn Buglisi is one of them! Jacqulyn Buglisi has a five-decade career as a choreographer, artistic director, dancer, educator, and advocate, having made an indelible impact on the field of dance. She is the recipient of the 2022 Juilliard President’s Medal, cited by President Damian Woetzel as “a model of citizen artistry,” and a 2020 Bessie Award Special Citation for the Table of Silence Project; and is on the Advisory Boards of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and vildwerk Foundation. She cofounded Buglisi Dance Theatre in 1993 following a career as a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. She danced in honor of Miss Graham for the CBS presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors, and is featured in the film “An Evening of Dance and Conversation with Martha Graham.” Her ballet Sospiri premiered on the 1989 MGDC NY City Center season. Ms. Buglisi is co-founder of the Teatro Danza Contemporanea di Roma, Italy’s first contemporary dance company and school, and was a member of the Pearl Lang Dance Theatre, Mary Anthony Dance Theatre, a charter member of the Joyce Trisler Danscompany, and Stuart Hodes Dance Company, among others. She has choreographed nearly 100 ballets for BDT and has been commissioned worldwide. Ms. Buglisi is deeply committed to dance education. As a master teacher of the Graham technique for 50 years, she is Chair Modern Department at The Ailey School/Fordham BFA program and a member of the faculty since 1987, teaches at the Martha Graham School and served on the faculties of the Juilliard School, Aspen Festival, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Contemporary Traditions, the famed Performing Arts H.S. (alumna), among others, and in educational residencies throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her awards and honors: Artistic Director’s Council Chair, Dance/USA Board of Trustees, National Endowment for the Arts Choreographer fellowships and grants, American Dance Guild Award, Fini Italian International Lifetime Achievement Award, Kaatsbaan Playing Field Award, Fiorello LaGuardia Award for Excellence in Dance, Gertrude Shur Award for Dance, and interviews for inclusion in the Oral History Project by The Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, due to be completed in 2024. She has been featured on the cover of Dance Teacher magazine, in articles for Dance Spirit, Dance Magazine, and as an Arts & Leisure feature in The New York Times https://www.buglisidance.org/ “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey "Where the Dance World Connects, the Conversations Inspire, and Where We Are Keeping Them Real." Follow Joanne Carey on Instagram @westfieldschoolofdance Tune in. Follow. Like us. And SHARE! Please leave us review about our podcast!

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