#104: Gary Abbott

In this episode of Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work, Nick and Andy sit down with Gary Abbott. Gary is co-founder of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater and Associate Professor of Modern Dance at University of Missouri-Kansas City. His career as a dancer and choreographer began in Atlanta, GA with Barbara Sullivan's Atlanta Dance Theatre and has included the Lula Washington Dance Theatre, the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Theatre, and the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble in Denver, CO. In the interview, Gary talks about starting Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, cultivating staff and supporters, and the importance of having a well-rounded team.

To learn more about the people and topics mentioned in this episode see the show notes below.

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Deeply Rooted Dance Theater 
https://www.deeplyrooteddancetheater.org 
 
UMKC Dance 
https://conservatory.umkc.edu/areas-of-study/dance.html 
 
Grand Jeté 
https://ballethub.com/ballet-term/jete-grand/ 
 
Atlanta Dance Theatre 
https://www.atlantadancetheatre.org 
 
African Dance 
https://www.britannica.com/art/African-dance/Dance-style 
  
LA Contemporary Dance Company 
https://www.lacontemporarydance.org 
 
Lula Washington Dance Theatre 
https://www.lulawashington.org 
 
Kevin Iega Jeff 
https://www.deeplyrooteddancetheater.org/artistic-team 
 
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble 
https://cleoparkerdance.org 
 
Church of Nations  
https://wylliams-henry.org/repertoire/church-of-nations 
  
Joseph Holmes 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-04-15-8601270534-story.html 
 
Diane Shober 
https://www.deeplyrooteddancetheater.org/history 
 
Laverne Alaphaire Jeff 
https://www.deeplyrooteddancetheater.org/history 
 
Linda Spriggs 
https://www.deeplyrooteddancetheater.org/history 
 
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts 
https://arts.uchicago.edu/explore/reva-and-david-logan-center-arts 
 
Auditorium Theatre 
https://www.auditoriumtheatre.org 
 
Chicago Theatre 
https://www.msg.com/the-chicago-theatre