30 - Matthew Renko

On this week's episode, our guest is Matthew Renko, former soloist with Pacific Northwest Ballet and former member of New York City Ballet and the Suzanne Farrell Ballet! The New York Times described his dancing as “the single most exhilarating moment of the seven ballets in this weeklong season”, but his road has been anything but easy. In this extended episode today, Margaret and Matthew go deep into the good, the bad, and the ugly of a career in ballet. Join us to hear Margaret and Matthew talk about: the decision to go to NCSA and then the School of American Ballet dancing for NYCB and Suzanne Farrell coming to PNB from New York being an explosive dancer: how it wins you acclaim but also impacts longevity dealing with long periods of injury and being an advocate for yourself For more information, as well as any links, see the blog post for this episode: http://www.margaretmullin.com/episodes/episode-30-matthew-renko/ Follow Beyond The Barre: https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebarrepodcast/ Matthew Renko: https://www.instagram.com/renks_mcgee/ Host: Margaret Mullin http://www.margaretmullin.com/ https://www.instagram.com/margaretmullin/ Producer: Sarena Fishman Jimenez http://www.sarenafishman.com/ http://instagram.com/sarenafishman Music: William Lin-Yee https://soundcloud.com/williamlinyee