SEASON 1

“Hey there all you dancers, dance makers and booty shakers this is The Process and I am your host, Alyssa Gregory. “

3 VOLUMES.

9 EPISODES.

ALL CHICAGO DANCE.

Introduction Episode

Every process has a beginning.  Before we get into the work we want you to get to know us a little more.  This intro episode is a conversation between Process host, Alyssa Gregory and Process co-producer Anjal Chande.  We are gonna tell you WHY this podcast is important, HOW this artistic journey began and what you can look forward to in Volume 1 of The Process.

VOLUME 1

Jenn Freeman/ Po’Chop

Listen to Jenn talk to us about the process of creating her latest work Litany and how rest and prayer play an important role in this work.⁠

Breon Arzell/Hauz of Arzell

Breon breaks down how he approaches his creative projects and tells us how creating in the room is one of his favorite ways to choreograph.⁠

Erin Kilmurray

Erin speaks on the importance of collaboration and how list making is a vital part of her creative process.⁠

VOLUME 2

Hannah Michal Santistevan

Hannah chats about all of the elements and hard work it took to create and film The Brink during the Panera Bread and listen to them speak on representation in Chicago dance. ⁠

Tuli Bera

Tuli speaks about the complications and beauty of identity in dance and the importance of being honest with yourself and your body. ⁠

Elysia Banks

Southside Chicago natives Elysia talks about how they are here to keep it 100 and show that dance lives past the Roosevelt red line. ⁠

VOLUME 3

Mitsu Salmon

Mitsu takes us into her process of her latest work Orchid: Dormancy and Becoming. We talk about family and how the weight of history helped guide Mitsu to create this stunning work. ⁠⁠

Sterling Lofton “Steelo”

Listen to Steelo talk about creating his latest work "Sterling Publishing Company” a new performance at the intersections of fashion and dance across Black history.

Nora Sharp

Nora Sharps dance film The Real Dance: A Micro Reality TV Show blends together reality tv, improv dance and the beauty of self reflection.