Ep 9: Acting in Multiple Roles with Courtney J. Boddie

<p>During this episode of <em>Why Change?</em> co-hosts Ashraf and Jeff discuss the connections between childhood artistic experiences and their work today. Ashraf interviews Courtney J. Boddie about her work as a theatre maker, teaching artist, podcaster, and more. The episode concludes with their reflections about personal sustainability and the reactions of the arts and cultural education field in response to the civic action resulting from the crises of 2020.</p> <p>In this episode you’ll learn:</p> <ol> <li>How amplifying voices helps the arts and education communities to document our work;</li> <li>The role of teaching artists in driving meaningful programs in communities; and</li> <li>About new resources to help the arts and education fields grapple with evolving social change.</li> </ol> <p>Please download the transcript <a href="https://creative-generation.org/podcast-episodes/acting-in-multiple-roles-with-courtney-j-boddie">here</a>.</p> <p><strong>ABOUT: Courtney J. Boddie is the Vice President, Education &amp; School Engagement</strong> overseeing all programs related to school communities including the New Victory school partnership program, teacher professional development training in the performing arts and an innovative approach in the professional development of more than 50 New Victory Teaching Artists. A 2021 <em>Crain's New York</em> 'Notable Black Leader and Executive,' Ms. Boddie has expanded the theater’s scope of work in such programs as Victory Dance, which provides free dance and dance education to NYC summer schools; Create, a theater-based teacher professional development track for the city’s Pre-K expansion, the largest in the nation; and GIVE, a brand new initiative to address equitable student engagement in inclusion classrooms.&nbsp;</p> <p>Ms. Boddie is the Creator and Host of<a href="https://www.teachingartistry.org/episodes"> <u>Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie</u></a>, a monthly podcast featuring engaging and investigative interviews, roundtable conversations and pa