Hatched

James Bartelle & Zarah Spalding recently shared their latest theatrical production Flying Dreams: The Ambitious Ascent of Icarus & Daedalus as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series in April.  James is a multi-disciplinary artist living and working in New Orleans. Through the mediums of visual art, live performance, and theatrical writing, he "specializes in blurring those pesky lines that try to separate realism from magic."  Zarah is a theater and film artist who you may have seen in the New Orleans Shakespeare festival, the Nola Project's production of the Tempest or on TV shows such as Will Trent, Leverage Redemption and Queer as Folk. For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. May 6th is GiveNOLA Day!  Please consider a generous donation to Mondo Bizarro to keep porgrams like Mondo Bizarro Presents and HATCHED going. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show: Tulane Shakespeare Festival

On Hatched #37 we talk with Michelle Joan Papillion.  She is a a grower, creator and builder who works conceptually.  Her current work is centered around shared economics and cultural heritage preservation.  She's a steward of her ancestors' native land and created Royal Queen Farms.   For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show: Michelle Papillion's Website Michelle Paillion at A Studio in the Woods A Studio in the Woods

In this episode we talk with Tannis Kowalchuk & Jess Beveridge from Farm Arts Collective.  This past weekend we hosted them as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series during which they shared their latest work Decompositions.  Farm Arts Collective is an Agri-Cultural organization located on Willow Wisp Organic Farm in Damascus, Pennsylvania whose mission is to build a healthy and creative community through life-sustaining practices in farming, art, food, and ecology. For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show: Farm Arts Collective Website Farm Arts Collective on Instagram Farm Arts Collective on Facebook Willow Wisp Organic Farm Website North America Cultural Laboratory (NACL)

Monique Verdin is a transdisciplinary artist and storyteller who documents the complex relationship between environment, culture, and climate in southeast Louisiana.  For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show: Monique's Portfolio Land Memory Bank and Seed Exchange Botanica: Gardens, Landscapes and Plant Medicines in South Louisiana Nanih Bvlbancha

Kelly Bond is a New Orleans based director, choreographer, performer and teacher.  Her and her creative partner, Ellery Burton, recently premiered their latest dance experiment, Fuzzy Bulldozer, at Catapult as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series.  They'll be doing it again in Philadelphia and New Orleans later this year so follow Kelly on social media to get your tickets as soon as they are available.   For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show: Kelly Bond's Website Kelly Bond on Instagram Faye Driscoll Cannonball Festival Marigny Opera House Mondo Bizarro on Instagram

Steve Bailey is a theater artist, teacher, and arts administrator.  He was the co-founder and producing director of Jump-Start Performance Co. in San Antonio, TX and has worked internationally with production companies from Peru to Slovakia.  We got to talk to him on one of his last days as the Director of Operations for the National Performance Network.   Here are some additional links you may find interesting while you listen to this episode: Divadlo z Pasaze Theatre Communications Group Guillermo Gomez Peña For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

ashley sparks is a theater maker, engagement strategist, collaboration coach, and facilitator, as well as a long-time friend and collaborator with Mondo Bizarro.  You can learn more about her from the links below as well as find some info related to subjects brought up on the show. spark+dive (facilitation & consulting business) mark-n-sparks (collaboration with Mark Valdez) Eco Tarot for Sale Highlight Video from Kiss Kiss Julie For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hali Dardar is a New Media enthusiast, interaction designer and a member of the United Houma Nation. Her work supports process development, community-based design, language revitalization, indigenous media, and memory documentation.   Some links Hali mentions during the podcast are:   10 Words in Uma Houma Language Project Language Keepers For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Madeleine Grace Kelly is a visual artist and educator living in New Orleans.  She is receiving her MFA from UNO this spring and you can witness her master's thesis exhibition entitled Temple of Familiars at the UNO Gallery (2429 St. Claude St) from March 9th to April 7th.  From the official blurb about her show: Her paintings, etchings, and installation explore encounters with mystery in the natural world, especially through the flora, fauna, light, and water of the swamps around the Atchafalaya Basin. Her practice explores kinship, reverence, and awe as an antidote to estrangement from the spirit of the land. The work invites viewers to engage with the memory that the water carries of our interconnectedness.    You can view her work on her website and on Instagram.   For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Katya Chizayeva is a New Orleans-based Ukrainian American artist, community activist, and acupuncturist.  She is currently working on a show with Goat in the Road Productions based on her recent experiences in Ukraine called Top 5 Survival Moves, which gives us "a glimpse of Chizayeva's ongoing work with Ukrainian soldiers coming back from the front lines, and examine(s) the complex identities that Chizhayeva holds; as a Ukrainian, a Jewish person, a New Orleanian, and a fierce opponent of Russian imperialism."  Tickets are available via the Contemporary Art Center's website. You can find more information about the New Orleans based Ukrainian NGO Katya mentions (Kryla) here.   For more info about us visit www.mondobizarro.org Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Nicole Marquez is a dancer, advocate and a survivor of brain and spinal injuries. Approximately 15 years ago she relocated to New York with the aspiration of pursuing a career in dance on Broadway. Her dreams were momentarily deferred following an accident where she fell six stories from the roof of her apartment building.  She will be performing her latest work about this incident called The Mask of Joy on February 23 and 24 at Catapult as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series.  Make your resrervations for the show here.   In this episode Nicole will mention a few people and organizations you may be interested in including her friend and choreographer Julie Turner and a very unique New Orleans gym called Split Second Fitness.   We hope you enjoy the show.  For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

LIzz Freeman Kelly is the Executive Director of ricRACK, a creative reuse shop and community sewing studio.  ricRACK'S main focus is "keeping textiles out of the landfill and teaching all of New Orleans how to sew."     Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro and to donate visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Becca Chapmans is a Chalmation, a performer, an educator, a lover of community, and curious human being. She, along with Alex Smith, co-founded a healthcare clowning nonprofit, Prescription Joy, that brings imagination and wonder to pediatric and adult hospitals in the Greater New Orleans area. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Simone Immanuel is a New Orleans born actor, writer, singer and dancer.  We recently presented a work-in-progress showing of her one woman show On My Way: My Ancestors Wildest Dreams at our studio, Catapult, as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series.  Simone says that the hope of her work is to show that God is with us all.  Her goal is to use her unique experiences to show why represntation is one of the most important goals of art in this generation. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Synamin Vixen is a dancer, actor, poet, teacher, sex doula, herbalist, and so much more.  She is bringing her latest performance called Daughter of a Nymph Devine to our studio, Catapult, this weekend (September 22, 23, 24).  Seating is limited so get your reservations here today. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Dee Dee Green is the Area Program Director for American Friends Service Committee's Peace by Piece New Orleans program.  She is also a member of the New Orleans coalition Eye on Surveillance. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. COINTELSHOW runs 23-25 March.  Click here to reserve your tickets. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.  If you would like to support Hatched and other projects of ours, you can make a tax deductible donation today by clicking here.  

Renard Bridgewater is a New Orleans based musician (performing under the moniker Slangston Hughes), organizer and cultural advocate who works as the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO).  He is also a member of the New Orleans coalition Eye on Surveillance. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Click here for tickets to COINTELSHOW. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.    

This audio is an exploration of some of the waterways you will soon visit as part of A Studio in the Wood's event Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers.   Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers is conceived by Monique Verdin, Jeff Becker and Mondo Bizarro.  It is a search for the hidden histories of the land and water surrounding the 40 Arpent Wetlands Observatory, as well as an investigation about how we can learn to live with fluctuation, to live with uncertainty, to live in symbiosis with our increasingly watery world.  Music by Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes.   Visit Mondo Bizarro and sign up for our newsletter for updates.

Amelia Acosta Powell is the Associate Artistic Director of the Repertory Theater of St. Louis.   Previously she has worked as the casting director and artistic associate at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and as line producer at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Jamil Jude is a director, producer, playwright, and dramaturg. He is currently the Artistic Director at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia as well as the Co-Founder of The New Griots Festival.  Self-identifying as an "Artist Plus", Jamil feels most at home bringing socially relevant art to the community. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.   

Imani Jacqueline Brown is a New Orleans native, artist, activist, researcher, and writer. Her work attempts to expose the layers of oppression, injustice, resistance, and refusal that make up the aggregate of our society's foundation stones. Imani received her Master of Arts in Research Architecture at the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a co-founder of Blights Out, a collective of artists, activists, and architects working to demystify and democratize development in post-Katrina New Orleans. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. 

Larry Bogad is an author, performance artist/activist, professor at UC Davis, Director of the Center for Tactical Performance, and co-founder of the Clown Army.  His most recent performance, A FAIR FIGHT is a personal piece about his family history of bootlegging and klan-fighting in New York City and upstate New York.  Mondo Bizarro is also collaborating with Larry on a new version of his long-running performance, COINTELSHOW.   Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. 

This episode our guests are Raymond Bobgan and the Cleveland Core Ensemble.  We sat down with Raymond, Faye and Darius when they were in town presenting Red Ash Mosaic at Catapult.   The Cleveland CORE Ensemble is currently creating a play - Masks of Flight - that will have its world premiere in the Spring as part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s 2019/2020 season. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. 

Kesha McKey is a New Orleans based choreographer, the artistic director of KM Dance Project and the chair of the Dance Department at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.  She recently received NEFA’s National Dance Project award for her latest work Raw Fruit and an invitation to the Urban Bush Women’s Choreographic Center Initiative.  Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. 

Bob Martin works primarily as a community theater artist and cultural organizer, producer and educator to support people and communities in transformative change.  Bob and his company Clear Creek Creative recently received NEFA’s National Theater Project award for the development and touring of Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Daniel Alexander Jones is an American performance artist, playwright, director, essayist and educator.  His performance alter-ego, Jomama Jones, has been at the center of several of his works, including Black Light, a critically acclaimed performance piece commissioned by Joe's Pub's New York Voices program.  Daniel is currently working on a book about his mentors called Waves.   Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Sage is a creative producer and cultural strategist, who recently became the Chief Architect of the Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute.  Based in New Orleans but working nationally, Sage’s work amplifies the intentions of her collaborators to create new strategies that intersect art, culture, community organizing and movement building to dismantle systems of oppression. Her company, Complex Movements recently received the United States Artist Award. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Hatched Season 2 is here!  This is just a couple of brief announcements telling you what's been happening with Mondo Bizarro and what you can expect in season 2.   Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Tiffany Vega is a Creative Producer, Arts Administrator, and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Facilitator.  She is a graduate of Columbia University's MFA program in Theater Management & Producing and was the General Manager of the Hip Hop Theater Festival in New York City.  She currently runs La Vega Management and is the Production/Tour Manager for Junebug Productions. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Our sponsor is Dirty Coast.

Bonnie Gabel & indee mitchell are theater makers, community organizers and cultural historians.  They are company members of Last Call.  Most recently the co-directed Alleged Lesbian Activities. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Our sponsor is Dirty Coast.

Blaise Pezold is an environmental specialist with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  He designs, implements and studies plant restoration and coastal renewal projects in Louisiana. Our sponsor is Dirty Coast. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.  

Michael Cerveris is a Tony Award winning actor, musician and New Orleans Super Fan.   In addition to his many leading roles on Broadway, you may know him from his film and television work on such hits as Fringe or HBO’s Treme.  Today’s interview is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. This episode is sponsored by Dirty Coast.

Khari Allen Lee is the band leader for the New Creative Collective and one New Orleans' most sought after saxophone players. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. This episode is sponsored by Dirty Coast.

Zack Smith is a fine art and commercial portrait photographer who has been documenting the social, musical and cultural landscapes of Louisiana for the past 19 years.  Learn more about Zack via his website at www.ZackSmith.com. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.   Learn more about Mondo Bizarro at www.mondobizarro.org.  

A Scribe Called Quess? is a poet, educator, actor, playwright and activist.  He's garnered a lot of recent attention for his work with Take 'Em Down NOLA which is an organization whose goal is the removal of all monuments to white supremacy in New Orleans.  Today's show is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Jayeesha Dutta is the co-founder of the Radical Arts and Healing Collective in New Orleans, LA.  This episode is hosted by Nick Slie. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Jeff Becker is a designer, director and visual mastermind.  You can tour through some of Jeff's work at www.setsalive.com.  This episode is hosted by Nick Slie. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Maritza Mercado Narcisse is a dancer, choreographer and leader of the Narcisse Movement Project.  This episode is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Rami Sharkey, aka Ballzack, is a local rapper, entrepreneur, and West Bank celebrity known for such albums as Knucklehead Memoirs and Chipmunk Dream Machine.  You can check out his design work (and buy it!) at www.snowballstand.com.  This episode is hosted by Nick Slie. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Tina Antolini is a Peabody-Award-winning storyteller and radio producer. She serves as the host and producer of Gravy, a podcast with the Southern Foodways Alliance, which was named the James Beard Foundation's Publication of the Year for 2015.  This episode is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul.   Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.