Six Weeks Seventeen Voices: Dance at The Odyssey 2026
Art is always speaking about issues because it’s about humanity and empathy and visions.
Session Summary
Dance holds our everyday stories and wildest questions—and when curated intentionally, an entire city moves differently. Barbara Müller-Wittmann shares how her 2017 “risky experiment” grew into LA’s largest independent contemporary dance festival: 17 choreographers, 6 companies, 6 weeks of boundary-pushing work across two stages.
A Few Key Takeaways
- Barbara’s curation process: staying connected with artists, blending returning favorites with fresh voices for cohesive evenings.
- Stories driving selections, from family puppets to social justice via Dancing Through Prison Walls—art as humanity, empathy, visions.
- New expansions: dance films from Dare to Dance in Public, workshops, interactive experiences to feel dance “in all its forms.”
- Qualities that make her say yes: work that touches, surprises, melts the heart—beyond technical skill.
- Simple artist visibility tips: email curators, invite to rehearsals, share short videos—she watches every one.
- Audience magic: loyal subscribers who attend everything, declaring “I didn’t know dance could be this in LA.”
Featured Links and Credits
Other Episodes of Interest
Session #202: 10 Constant Things in Dance, Life and Business
Session #184: Letters to Dance
Session #106: Lessons from The Last One
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About the author, Annett
Annett Bone is the creator and host of The DancePreneuring Studio where she guides her listeners on a journey of transformation inspired by dance, life, and business. The podcast is a reflection of her personal adventure overcoming her fears and returning to her passion for dance after a 20+ year hiatus, the lessons that she has learned along the way, and proving that it’s never too late to be great.