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I got a good one. Happy birthday @ryanlottmusic 💚

This weekend, we got to hear an in-person talk between Krista Tippet and Navid Kermani, and to meet Krista, one of the most illuminating and treasured voices of my adult life. I discovered her show “Speaking of Faith”, which later evolved into @onbeing, in the early 2000s. Her extraordinary conversations with brave, imaginative thought leaders were a guiding light of humanity and hope when my own faith was being shaken and reshaped, as I began to question institutions and ideologies that had once formed the bedrock of my understanding of the world. Again and again, I’ve turned to her space, and been rocked, challenged and revitalized.

Thank you @thomas_mann_house @lapubliclibrary Krista & Navid for this very special afternoon 🙏💚

This weekend, we got to hear an in-person talk between Krista Tippet and Navid Kermani, and to meet Krista, one of the most illuminating and treasured voices of my adult life. I discovered her show “Speaking of Faith”, which later evolved into @onbeing, in the early 2000s. Her extraordinary conversations with brave, imaginative thought leaders were a guiding light of humanity and hope when my own faith was being shaken and reshaped, as I began to question institutions and ideologies that had once formed the bedrock of my understanding of the world. Again and again, I’ve turned to her space, and been rocked, challenged and revitalized.

Thank you @thomas_mann_house @lapubliclibrary Krista & Navid for this very special afternoon 🙏💚

I love you @ryanlottmusic - this was such a sweet birthday surprise. 🥰🎶

How very lucky I am to share this wild & precious life with you.

Thank you to your co-conspirators: @jeanne_de_breizh
Chris T, CatCat, Remy,
@chrisjacobsisawesome, @amyrjacobs 💚💚💚

And of course, @davidmagidoff who made space 🙏 T’was another fabulous, hilarious and genuinely heartwarming evening @elysiantheater #makinglovewithdavidmagidoff

A vital message for @potus from the one and only @sirdavidattenborough

#protectthearctic

Still glowing from last weekend, our first-ever Northern Michigan Dance Festival at Milliken Auditorium, @dennosmuseumcenter 🎨

Much more soon, but gotta share these 📸by the one & only @sskettering_photography from “Voices”, my new work set to @carolineadelaideshaw Partita for 8 Voices, as recorded by @roomfulofteeth.

dancers/collaborators @summervu_ @lindsaylykins @roberthoffer21 @_jonahtran @cardincn - you all were stunning, and the best team ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you - as always - to my amazing @traversecitydanceproject family @brw1981 @julie.cobble — y’all left it all on the floor, again!!! I’m so proud & excited to keep making “impossible” things happen with you.

Still glowing from last weekend, our first-ever Northern Michigan Dance Festival at Milliken Auditorium, @dennosmuseumcenter 🎨

Much more soon, but gotta share these 📸by the one & only @sskettering_photography from “Voices”, my new work set to @carolineadelaideshaw Partita for 8 Voices, as recorded by @roomfulofteeth.

dancers/collaborators @summervu_ @lindsaylykins @roberthoffer21 @_jonahtran @cardincn - you all were stunning, and the best team ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you - as always - to my amazing @traversecitydanceproject family @brw1981 @julie.cobble — y’all left it all on the floor, again!!! I’m so proud & excited to keep making “impossible” things happen with you.

Still glowing from last weekend, our first-ever Northern Michigan Dance Festival at Milliken Auditorium, @dennosmuseumcenter 🎨

Much more soon, but gotta share these 📸by the one & only @sskettering_photography from “Voices”, my new work set to @carolineadelaideshaw Partita for 8 Voices, as recorded by @roomfulofteeth.

dancers/collaborators @summervu_ @lindsaylykins @roberthoffer21 @_jonahtran @cardincn - you all were stunning, and the best team ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you - as always - to my amazing @traversecitydanceproject family @brw1981 @julie.cobble — y’all left it all on the floor, again!!! I’m so proud & excited to keep making “impossible” things happen with you.

Still glowing from last weekend, our first-ever Northern Michigan Dance Festival at Milliken Auditorium, @dennosmuseumcenter 🎨

Much more soon, but gotta share these 📸by the one & only @sskettering_photography from “Voices”, my new work set to @carolineadelaideshaw Partita for 8 Voices, as recorded by @roomfulofteeth.

dancers/collaborators @summervu_ @lindsaylykins @roberthoffer21 @_jonahtran @cardincn - you all were stunning, and the best team ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you - as always - to my amazing @traversecitydanceproject family @brw1981 @julie.cobble — y’all left it all on the floor, again!!! I’m so proud & excited to keep making “impossible” things happen with you.

Still glowing from last weekend, our first-ever Northern Michigan Dance Festival at Milliken Auditorium, @dennosmuseumcenter 🎨

Much more soon, but gotta share these 📸by the one & only @sskettering_photography from “Voices”, my new work set to @carolineadelaideshaw Partita for 8 Voices, as recorded by @roomfulofteeth.

dancers/collaborators @summervu_ @lindsaylykins @roberthoffer21 @_jonahtran @cardincn - you all were stunning, and the best team ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you - as always - to my amazing @traversecitydanceproject family @brw1981 @julie.cobble — y’all left it all on the floor, again!!! I’m so proud & excited to keep making “impossible” things happen with you.

Still glowing from last weekend, our first-ever Northern Michigan Dance Festival at Milliken Auditorium, @dennosmuseumcenter 🎨

Much more soon, but gotta share these 📸by the one & only @sskettering_photography from “Voices”, my new work set to @carolineadelaideshaw Partita for 8 Voices, as recorded by @roomfulofteeth.

dancers/collaborators @summervu_ @lindsaylykins @roberthoffer21 @_jonahtran @cardincn - you all were stunning, and the best team ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you - as always - to my amazing @traversecitydanceproject family @brw1981 @julie.cobble — y’all left it all on the floor, again!!! I’m so proud & excited to keep making “impossible” things happen with you.

“Voices” premieres in full at the Northern Michigan Dance Festival on Friday! I began this project this past summer, thrilled to share both movements next week💫
@traversecitydanceproject
@dennosmuseumcenter
#northernmichigandancefestival
🎵@carolineadelaideshaw @roomfulofteeth

Partita for 8 Voices I. Allemande & II. Courante

Dancers/choreographic collaborators @roberthoffer21 @summervu_ @_jonahtran @lindsaylykins @cardincn 🌟🌟🌟#usckaufman

Clips from rehearsal @usckaufman

Grand Rapids Ballet joins the Northern Michigan Dance Festival for Programs B & C, October 11 & 12,sponsored by the Dennos Museum Center

Performing Trey McIntyre’s “Be Here Now“ — a colorful, high-energy work inspired by the sounds and spirit of the 1960s. 🎶🌼

🎟️Tickets are on sale now for the Dance Festival, taking place October 10–12 at Milliken Auditorium in the Dennos Museum Center. https://mynorthtickets.com/events/northern-michigan-dance-festival-10-11-2025
#traversecitydanceproject #northernmichigandancefestival #grandrapidsballet #dennosmuseumcenter #millikenauditorium #dancersofinstagram #treymcintyre #northermichigan #tctourism #traversecitymichigan #tcticker #northernexpress

Fantastic night celebrating Dance in LA with so many incredible alumni!Thank you @uscvandv @contra_tiempo @versastylela and of course@ja_collective !!! 🤯

Thanks to all of you for bringing the fire and joy 🫶🏻❤️‍🔥

Bust out your blankets & lawn chairs for our FREE performance @ The Open Space in Traverse City!! The last stop in our 2025 Summer Tour ☀️

Sunday, Aug 3
@ The Open Space 🌊
7:30pm
>>>FREE<<<

All are welcome, all ages!

Sharing glimpses of my week of process with @traversecitydanceproject

Thank you to @co_lorena_ @zacharyguthier @colinheino @eirwen.moshier @adella_bialik for diving in hard! And to the extraordinary @madsvo1 for guiding the room with your fairy dust, it’s been a delight beyond words to get into the studio with you again, this time in the wonderful @danceartsacademytc - a place we both love 🌟

@carolineadelaideshaw @roomfulofteeth — through “Partita for 8 Voices” , your magical sounds have been a warm glow through some dark moments in the past months. Big thanks to @onlyxwill @summervu_ @samameyy @_jonahtran @lindsaylykins @angel_pow16 @cardincn @roberthoffer21 for beginning this journey with me! Your voices are in here💚

The Traverse City Dance Project was founded by me and @brw1981 in 2012 … and here we are … 💚🙏🌟

Indianapolis!! I’ll see you on Saturday for @countertechnique at the Indy Dance Fest!!!
@indydancecouncil #indydancefest #indianápolis

The Cost of Believing is a multimedia project by Paul Brill consisting of a theatrical musical, a song-cycle, and an animated film, set out to examine physical and emotional isolation, the lengths we travel to find fulfillment, and the revival we confront in the pursuit of truth and faith.

Clips from the operetta premiere at @sheencenter in 2024. Learn more and sign up for updates in our bio.

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