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Q&A with Soloist Leah Terada
What inspires you outside of the studio?
I feel the most inspired when I’m in nature or in big cities. Nothing brings more clarity to my thoughts and creative aspirations than being in a blinding ray of sunshine or the currents of an ocean. While nature feels like the ultimate exhale, big cities feel like the ultimate inhale; inspiring me in a more rigorous and kinetic way. Surrounded by the hustle and bustle of a city, I find myself enamored by the people around me and inspired to speak, move, and create.
Do you have a signature dish that you make at home?
My go-to comfort food is my mom’s curry recipe. It’s a spicy yellow curry with rice, topped with apples, peanuts, parsley, raisins, and a special mango chutney. Nothing re-centers me quite like that.
What are you most looking forward to for the 50th Anniversary season?
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If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?
Build a good support system, don’t measure success too often, stay available and open to change, and always show up to life in the fullest way possible.