The Process is a podcast hosted by Chicago dance artist Alyssa Gregory.
Dreaming, tinkering, note-taking, messing around. Rehearsing, redoing, undoing, rolling upside down. The Process turns the spotlight on what happens long before an audience shows up. Through interviews with Chicago dancemakers and performers, this podcast is about the process, the value in the work and the working, and unpacking the methods by which we create dance.
The Process Podcast is made possible by generous support from Chicago Dancemakers Forum through their 2021 Digital Dance Grant Award and Soham Dance Space through their inaugural Producing Partnership program.
ALYSSA
Host, Producer
Alyssa (Uhh-lee’sa) Gregory, originally from Northern Virginia is a Chicago-based performer, choreographer, teaching artist, and arts administrator. She holds a BFA in Dance & Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Masters of Arts in Performing Arts Administration from Roosevelt University. During her time in Chicago, she has worked with companies and artists such as The Moving Architects, Joanna Furnans, Kristina Isabelle, The Leopold Group, Jenn Freeman, and Erin Kilmurray. Her work has been presented at the Chicago Fringe Festival, Salonathon, The Fly Honey Show and the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Alyssa teaches dance all around the Chicagoland area and has worked as associate choreographer for The Fly Honey show from 2016-2020. She is currently Social Media Manager for Honey Pot Performance and Communications Manager at Arts + Public Life.
Favorite Podcasts:
The Read, The Daily, Normal Gossip, and Sounds Like a Cult
ANJAL
Co-Producer
Anjal Chande is a dance artist, writer, teacher, producer, and founding Artistic Director of Soham Dance Space. Chande makes dance-theater performances grounded in an improvisational practice and a foundation in bharatanatyam. Chande’s work has been recently supported/presented by the Chicago Dancemakers Forum 2019 Lab Artist Award, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the U.S. Fulbright Program, the Tanztage Festival at Sophiensaele in Berlin, and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Washington, D.C.
Favorite Podcasts:
Small Doses with Amanda Seales and On Being with Krista Tippet.
HANNAH
Consulting Producer
Hannah Viti is a Chicago bred audio producer, sound artist and DJ. In the fall of 2020, she graduated from Northwestern University’s Masters of Sound Arts and Industries. Viti specializes in creative communication that promotes deep listening and engagement. She uses sound to tell stories and document life. Her skills range from tape & story editing, to sound design and creative consultation. Sound moves everything around her.
Favorite Podcasts:
Short Cuts, Dolly Parton's America, Code Switch
MAX FABIAN / TIGHTROPE RECORDING
Audio Production
Tightrope Recording is a team of creative audio specialists. We take ideas and turn them into tangible success. We are the means to recording your music albums, demo voiceover reels, podcasts, audio books, voiced animated shows and so much more.
We provide an audio environment conducive to imagination turned reality. Tightrope is dedicated to serving the Chicago community for its need in sound production and sound engineering. Our studio serves Chicago Artists in the pursuit of their audio dreams.
Favorite Podcast:
Sword and Scale
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