88: Within the Oldest American Dance Company — Charlotte Landreau

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews Charlotte Landreau, Lead Dancer at</span> <a href="https://marthagraham.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">the Martha Graham Dance Company</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Originally from France, Charlotte trained as a rhythmic gymnast for a full decade before transitioning into dance. She is a graduate of the Béjart School in Switzerland and the Martha Graham School. Charlotte is currently with the Martha Graham Dance Company in New York, where she has been dancing for seven years. Now, as dance is on hiatus due to COVID-19, Charlotte is spending her time teaching and encouraging fellow artists online.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Landreau’s pride in her dance company comes through early and often on the podcast — a dance company that is on the verge of celebrating its 95</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">th</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">birthday. On the podcast, Charlotte discusses the reasons why she’s glad she landed at Martha Graham and how she navigated into her current role. She also shares some practical advice for dancers around preparing for rejection, surrounding yourself with positive role models, and getting (and keeping) women in positions of leadership.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Moving Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m very proud of being in [the Martha Graham Dance Company] — one that allows us to be versatile, to grow as artists, and to keep working and be challenged every day."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am very fortunate to work for a company where every leading position is filled by a woman."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“[At dance school,] I did not know anything. It was so scary. And yet, so healthy. I just wanted to learn so much. It was an entire new world that I wanted to discover."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“In order to promote more