Listen "Minipod: Ayodele Casel on Creativity"
Episode Synopsis
As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, members of our community delivered “lightning talks”—seven minutes on a particular topic delivered by an expert in the field. In this mini episode, Ayodele Casel, whose “unquestionable radiance” has been called out by the New York Times, shares her thoughts on creativity.
This episode was recorded on September 27, 2024.
Released on December 5, 2024.
Episode Transcript
Guest
Ayodele Casel is a tap dancer and choreographer. She was the 2019–2020 Frances B. Cashin Fellow at Radcliffe and can be seen in the American Repertory Theater production Diary of a Tap Dancer from December 12, 2024, to January 4, 2025.
Related Content
Diary of a Tap Dancer
Ayodele Casel: Personal Website
Article: “Now That She Has the Floor”
Ayodele Casel: Fellowship Biography
Radcliffe Event: “Diary of a Tap Dancer”
Credits
Ivelisse Estrada is your cohost and the editorial manager at HRI, where she edits Radcliffe Magazine.
Kevin Grady is the multimedia producer at HRI.
Alan Catello Grazioso is the executive producer of BornCurious and the senior multimedia manager at HRI.
Heather Min is your cohost and the senior manager of digital strategy at HRI.
Anna Soong is the production assistant at HRI.
Special thanks to Productions, Inc. for production support and Cabin 3 Media for their invaluable contributions to the editing of this podcast episode.
This episode was recorded on September 27, 2024.
Released on December 5, 2024.
Episode Transcript
Guest
Ayodele Casel is a tap dancer and choreographer. She was the 2019–2020 Frances B. Cashin Fellow at Radcliffe and can be seen in the American Repertory Theater production Diary of a Tap Dancer from December 12, 2024, to January 4, 2025.
Related Content
Diary of a Tap Dancer
Ayodele Casel: Personal Website
Article: “Now That She Has the Floor”
Ayodele Casel: Fellowship Biography
Radcliffe Event: “Diary of a Tap Dancer”
Credits
Ivelisse Estrada is your cohost and the editorial manager at HRI, where she edits Radcliffe Magazine.
Kevin Grady is the multimedia producer at HRI.
Alan Catello Grazioso is the executive producer of BornCurious and the senior multimedia manager at HRI.
Heather Min is your cohost and the senior manager of digital strategy at HRI.
Anna Soong is the production assistant at HRI.
Special thanks to Productions, Inc. for production support and Cabin 3 Media for their invaluable contributions to the editing of this podcast episode.
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