Our 2nd Home

The position of a theater attendant isn't generally the most sought after job. By some, it’s almost looked as “less important”. But as I spoke with Mariliis Tiiter, former theater attendant, she really exposed the beauty and incredible value of this unique position. Being an artist herself, there was almost no better place to be! In her own words, “this job changed my life”. Listen in as Mari...

Michal Krčmář is a Star dancer of the Finnish National Ballet. While now, ballet is his passion, it did not begin that way. As a child he found himself hating ballet class, but years later, standing on the stage, with curtains open, in front of sold out audiences, he new he was born to do this. Join us in conversation as Michal unpacks his journey to becoming a professional ballet dancer. This pod...

Gaia Ponzio is a full time ballerina as well as owner of Gapo Dancewear . But things are changing for Gaia in an exciting way. While being a ballerina, Gaia has seen and experienced the some of the dark sides of the ballet world; the tough schools, eating disorders, and difficult directors. After all of this, her heart is to make a change to the harmful culture that surrounds this beautiful art. Y...

I think one of the hardest thing that a dancer can go through is an injury. We all know that incredibly depressing feeling when you have to sit and watch rehearsals, listen to your colleagues complain about their days, when you’d give anything to be back on your feet dancing again. Liam also knows the intense frustration and sadness that comes with bring injured. But he also knows the internal gro...

I think one of the hardest thing that a dancer can go through is an injury. We all know that incredibly depressing feeling when you have to sit and watch rehearsals, listen to your colleagues complain about their days, when you’d give anything to be back on your feet dancing again. Liam also knows the intense frustration and sadness that comes with bring injured. But he also knows the internal gro...

Xander Parish is a world-famous ballet dancer. He is a name well known and an inspiration to many. But it wasn’t always like this. Xander knows full well the hardships of trying to find one’s place in the ballet world. But through perseverance and a positive attitude he found his hard work rewarded in a way he never could have dreamed. This podcast  is in collaboration with the Our2ndhome blog, wh...

Happy Mother’s Day! Today’s conversation is in honor of all the amazing moms out there who have taken on the incredible and challenging task of raising up artists. I sat down with my own mama to ask her about her experience in preparing me for a ballet career, and  advice for parents who have children in the arts. This podcast  is in collaboration with the Our2ndhome blog, which is dedicated to op...

“Joy Womack is a principal dancer with the Astrakhan State Theater of Opera and Ballet in Russia... Her story is laced with many twists and turns, many unknowns and miracles, many hardships and victories. She is known for being the first American to graduate from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and then also receive a place in the Bolshoi Theater..” Huge thanks to Joy for sharing her incredible journey...

Happy International Dance Day! Join me your host, Abigail Mattox as I have a conversation with four Estonian National Ballet dancers about their experiences living abroad and how it has developed them both artistically and as people. This podcast  is in collaboration with the Our2ndhome blog, which is dedicated to opening up theater doors through conversations with artists all around the world. Fo...

Welcome to Our 2nd Home! In this episode you will hear all about the story that started this podcast, the vision that drives it and some info on what kind of content you can be expecting in the future. The Our 2nd Home blog and podcast is dedicated to opening up theater doors through conversations with artists all around the world. You can  check out the Our Second Home blog here and also find us...