Dan

Rob and Dan's Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 127 episodes

Two lifelong creators of the performing arts, ballet dancer and choreographer Rob Royce and director/playwrite Dan Kehde, bring listeners into the ridiculous reality of making art in the real world. Sometimes humorous, sometimes frustrating, always honest, the duo deals with everything from personal hygiene to mental health to dealing with irate performers, absurd venues, perfect shows gone awry and sure flops that somehow make the grade.

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Episodes

Josh Gaffin, Pirate Radio and the Pulaski Skyway 11.09.2025 53:25

Josh sits in for Rob and we talk about his adventures abroad the Sarah and pirate radio.

Season 3, Episode 1. Rob's Adventures; Reversals and Great Lyrics 05.09.2025 53:31

What did Rob and Dan do on their summer vacations? How many pieces can Rob choreograph in 3 weeks? How many shows can Dan do at the same time?

2-48 Creative License and Theft, Last Show of the Season 08.08.2025 52:40

Rob and Dan discuss illegal changes to existing works, rights of the creator, and the end of season 2. Fun, huh?

2-47 Dementia, leisure and a whole new fall! 01.08.2025 51:26

Rob talks of a leisurely 2 weeks before his season starts again, and Dan discusses the side effects of being a diabetic artist and the writing and producing 4 new works in the past 7 months. Oh yeah, and the reunion last Saturday.

2-46 Pedophilia, Purpose, and the Past 26.07.2025 51:07

Rob discussed upcoming classes and projects, Dan talks about the 30th anniversary of CYAC and then they take on sexual predation in the arts, especially young people. Another important episode

2-45 Secrets to Casting, the Season, 30th Reunion 18.07.2025 50:59

Rob and Dan discuss the pitfalls of pre-casting, the strength of adaptation and the purity of theatrical purpose. Worth the listen, to be sure.

2-44 Ballet to Jazz to Ballet; Script to Director to Actor to Script 11.07.2025 49:23

The inside scoop on deep into the learning process for dancers and playwrights. Not too boring at all.

2-43 Reaching In, Reaching Out, Yearning to Share 26.06.2025 53:29

Rob and Dan deal with the joys of creation and the frustrations of their own impotence. Pretty cool, huh?

2-42 The Essence, The Process, The Reward 19.06.2025 52:05

Rob and Dan discuss those moments when the fusion between actor or dancer and creator surpasses vision. Pretty cool episode for dancer, actor or creator.

2-41 Great But Tough Weekend for Rob, Good Opening for Dan 11.06.2025 54:16

Rob drags himself into the studio after a 90 hour weekend festival gig. Dan basks in the glory of the good opening weekend. Who knew?

2-40 Tech Dilemmas, Show Fatigue, Weekend of Performance 04.06.2025 51:08

Rob and Dan talk about leaning tech by mistakes, the trouble with starting shows too early, and the upcoming weekend of show openings and a national dance conference.

2-39 Collabs, Season Tie ups, Old School Solutions 31.05.2025 55:02

Rob likes collabs, Dan would be caught dead, we both have new projects about to go up. A good listen.

Laughter, Art and What's Important 24.05.2025 53:18

Rob and Dan stumble through to the end of their artistic seasons extolling the virtues of ending seasons and beginning new creations. A really good episode

2-37 Frustration, Glory, Only As Good As 15.05.2025 54:19

Rob and Dan discuss the frustrations of talent that refuse to find that next level; a celebration of skills and looking to the future without spectacles.

Morning Prayer Autopsy, Rob's Easy Week, Happy Anniversary 11.05.2025 54:56

It's Dan and Penny's 45th Anniversary, Rob critiques Dan's drama, Morning Prayer; the future pitfalls of young talents

Stripping, Scandal and Standards 02.05.2025 50:28

Rob and Dan strongly disagree about nudity at a youth dance festival. Fun times!

Pitfalls, Prep, Protests 26.04.2025 54:41

Rob and Dan talk of show prep in the last moments, mistakes and the protest at the NYC ballet

Recitals, New Works and Morning Prayer 17.04.2025 54:35

Rob's new pieces, Dan's description of Morning Prayer, the trials of being one person in a multitude of environments and expectations

Dan's Birthday, Rob's Mentor 04.04.2025 52:23

Rob remembers a mentor, Dan celebrates?

Panic in Morning Prayer, New Ballet Settings, Madness 28.03.2025 51:11

Dan's screwing up his new play and Rob prepares for new auditions and old recitals.

Media, Epiphany and Morning Prayer 21.03.2025 54:16

Rob talks about his epiphany in a traffic jam. Dan mumbles about his next show.

Sound Bites, Vacuums and the Hand Of God 14.03.2025 50:22

Rob's opening, Dan's first readings, and working in the darkness.

Episode 2-26 Darkness at ECP, The Rabbit Hole, Coffee For A Year! 06.03.2025 56:29

Dan's creative depression, Rob's lowlights, and a challenge to stage Scarpelli and Kehde's full scale musical comedy, StockCar, on the black box stage of the Elk City Playhouse!

Episode 2-25 Normalcy, Genius, New Projects 28.02.2025 53:21

Being normal humans in an obsessively creative environment, acting and non acting, dancing and non dancing. Curious, huh?

Season 2, Episode 14 Insults, Pressures and Arboreal threats 21.02.2025 53:35

In the midst of February blues, Rob and Dan work on new projects through old demons