Lisa Deyo: Making All the Right Moves While Charging Absolutely Nothing | Up+Adam
About this episode
Lisa Deyo discusses her journey of transforming a family inheritance into free community dance performances.
Sponsored by The Mountain Air | Sponsored by Benny’s Pizza | SLOFreeParking What happens when someone takes a family inheritance and turns it into a gift for an entire community? On this episode of Up+Adam, Adam Montiel welcomes Lisa Deyo, artistic director of Deyo Dances, for a conversation about creativity, generosity, family legacy, and the beautiful chaos behind producing a fully professional dance performance. Lisa shares why she stopped charging admission, how the money left to her by her parents helped make these productions possible, and why keeping the performances free has introduced new audiences to the arts. This is a story for far more than dance lovers. It is about betting on an idea, honoring the people who came before you, trusting a community to show up, and bringing artists from New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Luis Obispo together to create something meaningful. Lisa also takes Adam behind the curtain, where dancers are learning their roles separately, sleeping throughout her house and backyard, and preparing to assemble the entire company for the first time just before opening night. Deyo Dances presents two free performances at the Alex and Faye…
People in this episode
Host: Adam Montiel
Guest: Lisa Deyo
Topics covered
- creativity
- generosity
- family legacy
- dance performance
- community engagement
Keywords
- dance
- community
- performance
- creativity
- generosity
- family legacy
- artistic director
Sponsors
The Mountain Air, Benny’s Pizza
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Deyo Dances
Places: San Luis Obispo, Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre
More episodes of Up + Adam with Adam Montiel
- Drilling by Day, Shapeshifting by Night: Author Emily Renk Hawthorne Talks Dentistry, Stealing Magic, and the Dream She Couldn’t Ignore | Up+Adam
- Ryan Weiss: From Wicked to Waking Up with Ryan | Emotional Fitness | Up+Adam
- Raising the Bar for 35 Flipping Years | SLO CAL is Head Over Heels for Central Coast Gymnastics | Up+Adam
- Local Distillers, Big Statewide Fight: Who Decides Whether Customers Have the Freedom to Buy Direct? | Up+Adam
- Billy West: The Voice of Bugs Bunny, Futurama, Ren & Stimpy, Doug (Basically Your Childhood) is Up+Adam
- Woods PSA: 100% of Kittens Will Turn Into Cats | Pink Drank | Up+Adam
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Up + Adam with Adam Montiel podcast page.