Podcasts about artistic directors

The Kingston Chamber Music Festival is the subject of this week's program with Natalie Zhu, Artistic Director and Betsy Marcotte, Executive Director. We talk about the upcoming Festival and listen to some of the amazing music that will be presented from July 20th to the 31st. For more information you can go to www.kingstonchambermusic.org

Neil Pepe is an acclaimed director and has been the Artistic Director of Atlantic Theater Company since 1992. Neil has been a master teacher at the Atlantic Acting School at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and an associate adjunct professor of directing at Columbia University Graduate Film Division. He has been a guest at The O'Neill Playwrights Conference as well as the American Theatre Wing. Neil holds an Honorary Doctorate as well as a BA from Kenyon College in Ohio. He has served on the Board of ART/NY as well as the Selection Committee for Harold and Mimi Steinberg Playwriting Award as well as the Pew Charitable Trust in Philadelphia.  As a director, Neil's Broadway credits include David Mamet;s American Buffalo, Doug Wright, Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green's musical Hands on a Hardbody, the acclaimed revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, as well as Mamet's A Life in the Theatre. At the Atlantic, Neil has most recently directed John Guare's 3 Kinds of Exile, Moira Buffini's Dying For It, Jez Butterworth's Parlour Song, Mojo and The Night Heron. Other Off-Broadway and Regional credits include: Ethan Coen's Happy Hour, Offices and Almost an Evening; Harold Pinter's Celebration and The Room; Adam Rapp's Dreams of Flying, Dreams of Falling; David Mamet's American Buffalo (Donmar Warehouse, Atlantic); Romance, Keep Your Pantheon/School (Center Theatre Group, Atlantic); Zinnie Harris' Further than the Furthest Thing (Manhattan Theater Club); Jessica Goldberg's Refuge (Playwrights Horizons); Frank Gilroy's The Subject Was Roses with Martin Sheen (CTG) and Eric Bogosian's Red Angel (Williamstown Theater Festival). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the season finale, the tables are turned, and Laura Ekstrand takes her turn in the interview seat. Fellow Local producer Dave Maulbeck steps in to fill her interview shoes. These two friends have an enjoyable and fascinating conversation that is an absolute must-listen for every Vivid Stage fan! These two old friends discuss the dichotomy of living simultaneously as an Artistic Director and a Working Actress. The history of Vivid Stage, from formation to moving spaces, to raccoons falling from the sky. Her scariest role as an actress. Why improv is such a fun challenge and what she envisions in the next chapter of her life.   For more on Laura visits:  https://www.lauraekstrand.com -- Music by Jeff Ertz & John Todd

On this episode, stage director Ken Cazan and conductor Adam Turner share their insights into the musical THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. This is Ken's 20th season directing at Central City Opera, and Adam has worked on the music side for seven seasons since 2011, first as associate conductor, then as guest principal conductor. Ken and Adam dig into the story and sounds of this Tony-Award-winning musical, elaborating on the cast, the universal themes in the story, and the inspiration behind the work. And in celebration of our 90th Anniversary, they share what makes Central City Opera special to them. Ken Cazan is currently a Full Professor, Resident Stage Director, and Chair of Vocal Arts and Opera at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he has worked since 2004. He is in demand internationally as a stage director and masterclass clinician. In 2017, he was inducted into the Grove Dictionary of Music as an expert in the works of Benjamin Britten. Conductor Adam Turner is currently Artistic Director of Virginia Opera. He is a champion of new works, and first emerged on the international stage at age 25 when he took over conducting responsibilities of a production of Les Miserables in Germany. Find out more about Ken and Adam on past episodes of the Central City Opera Podcast at ccopodcast.org. Have questions or want to provide feedback? Email us at podcast@centralcityopera.org. To hear more stories from inside Central City Opera and buy tickets to the shows, visit us at centralcityopera.org.

In the wake of the reversal of Roe v Wade, 49 years since women finally received the constitutional right to abortion, women across the country are rising up to have our voices heard. I knew this moment called for bringing back this powerful 2017 conversation with mother, filmmaker, author, and activist Paola Mendoza.   This interview occurred just over five years ago, months after the first Women's March, which Paola helped create as their Artistic Director, and days before the Day Without a Woman Strike. As this episode reaches you, women are preparing to gather in Washington D.C. again in another mass protest. Whether or not we go to a protest, I hope this conversation reinspires us to get active again, participate and lead the political charge. Because as Paola tells us “we need to remember we have the power to create the world that we want but we all have to be engaged.”    You can listen to Paola's abortion story here which she tells in a video series from The Meteor, a collective of writers, filmmakers, organizers, and artists who are committed to moving the world forward against injustice.   Just before the 2020 election, I had the honor of interviewing Paola again with the co-author Abby Sher, of her thought-provoking novel Sanctuary. You can listen to that powerful episode next here. Topics Discussed in this Episode: • The profound impact her mother had on Paola's life, and what it was like to tell her mother's courageous story as an immigrant to the U.S., in her film Entre Nos • Paola's way of connecting with her son through “Adventure Fridays” • The role of art and activism in growing compassion in other people • The importance of emphasizing both what you stand for and also what you stand against • With privilege comes responsibility, and how Paola hopes to teach her son to sacrifice his privilege to help other people • Ultimately, it's not about falling or failing, it's about how you rise up and how Paola's metaphor of “running a relay” sustains her activism • Paola's challenge to us to “participate”…to get involved in a local issue and attend a town hall meeting during the next congressional recess.   Resources Mentioned: • Entre Nos,  Paola stars in this film (which she also wrote and directed) based on her family's experiences of coming to the United States from Colombia • The Ones Who Don't Stay, Paola's novel which came from the film Entre Nos • This article where Paola talks about the Women's March being about what we are for • Ep 06: Healthy and Happy with Dr. Elisa Song where we talk about “special time” with our children • The Women's March • Unity Principles of the Women's March • A Day Without a Woman • A Quote by Audre Lorde: “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” More About Audre Lorde & Audre Lorde's Work • Indivisible, a website by former Congressional staffers who reveal best practices for making Congress listen • Focus on our Goodness: A Framework for my Activism Inspired by my Four-year Old • My recent solocast where I talk about wanting to step more into activism and why I reached out to Paola here   Full Episode Show Notes Check out the full shownotes from the original episode here: Ep 16: Rising Up with Paola Mendoza Mother's Quest is a podcast for moms who are ready to live a truly E.P.I.C. life. Join in for intimate conversations with a diverse group of inspiring mothers as they share how they are living an E.P.I.C. life, Engaging mindfully with their children (E), Passionately and Purposefully making a difference beyond their family (P), Investing in themselves (I), and Connecting to a strong support network (C). Join our community of mothers to light the way and sustain you on your quest at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mothersquest/

Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 312th episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Topic: "The Courage to Create Revisited & 5 Years of The Playwriting Podcast!"   My AMAZING NEW VIDEO COURSE: HOW TO WRITE A FANTASTIC 10 MINUTE PLAY IN 2 HOURS! https://www.howtowriteplays.com/fantastic-10play-2   Get a Playwriting Coach! https://www.manhattanrep.com/playwriting-coaching   Get some help on a script! https://www.manhattanrep.com/script-consultation   Get some help on writing better and on getting produced! https://www.manhattanrep.com/playwright-career-coaching   And check out my other Podcast about FEAR at: https://www.manhattanrep.com/fear   Email: How2WritePlays@yahoo.com

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC's Alan Chartock, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor, Rosemary Armao, Tetherless World Chair of Computing, Web and Cognitive Sciences and Founding Director of the Institute for Data, Artificial Intelligence and Computation at RPI Jim Hendler, and director, actor, educator and co-founder and Artistic Director of WAM Theatre Kristen van Ginhoven.

Michael Bradshaw Flynn, Artistic Director, and Jonathan Stephens, Managing Director, of the Scranton Shakespeare Festival, speaking about the 2022 Summer Season July 1 through the beginning of August. Shows include: "We Will Rock You"; "Love's Labours Lost"; "Sweet Charity" & "Heathers--the Teen Version". "We Will Rock You" will be presented at the Lackawanna College Theatre, with a performance at Misericordia University in Dallas, PA on July 23. The other shows will be produced at The Marketplace at Steamtown. www.scrantonshakes.com /

Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 311th episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Topic: "Where is the Flow in your Writing Workflow?"   My New Video Course - filmed and fully edited by Yours Truly How to Write a Fantastic 10 Minute Play in 2 Hours! https://www.howtowriteplays.com/fantastic-10play-2   My Editing and Formatting service: https://www.howtowriteplays.com/play-editing-formatting   And check out my other Podcast about FEAR at: https://www.manhattanrep.com/fear   Email: How2WritePlays@yahoo.com

On today's episode of ‘Conversations On Dance', we are joined by Ephrat Asherie, Bessie Award winning b-girl and choreographer. We caught up with Ephrat on her artistic output since her first appearance on the podcast in January 2021, including her work for Guggenheim Works & Process, collaborating with the elders of the underground dance scene, and […] The post (295) Ephrat Asherie, Artistic Director of Ephrat Asherie Dance, coming to the Vail Dance Festival appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

Today on the show: Galway footballers beat Armagh on penalties yesterday to advance to the All Ireland football semi-finals. Their quarter-final tie finished level at 2-21 to 3-18 after extra-time, with the Tribesmen winning the shootout 4-1. However the game was marred by a mass brawl at the end of normal time. As the players left the field, with footage appearing to show Damien Comer being eye-gouged by a member of the Armagh sideline. Former Galway player Barry Cullinane and former Galway manager John O' Mahoney joined Keith this morning. Macnas are starting a new spectacle music troupe land are on the hunt for participants. If you are a brass/wind musician who has an interest in improvisation, experimental sounds, performance, and play and is excited about being part of outdoor spectacular events then there's an invitation to come join their weekly workshops happening in September 2022. Noeline Kavanagh, Artistic Director of Macnas and Matthew Berrill, brass and wind musical wizard spoke to Keith this morning. In Autumn 2021, veteran Irish journalist and broadcaster Charlie Bird publicly announced that he has motor neuron disease. Despite this devastating diagnosis, Charlie decided to organise a charity climb of Ireland's famous Holy Mountain, Croagh Patrick. His initiative would turn into a national event and raised almost €3 million for the charities close to his heart: Pieta and the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association. Now he has turned the experience of that day on Croagh Patrick into a book, Climb with Charlie Bird. Keith put some questions to Charlie this morning.

In this episode we are joined by Bengt Jörgen, talking all things dance. Bengt Jörgen is a co-founder of Canada's Ballet Jörgen, and serves as its Artistic Director and CEO. In 1992, his artistic vision led to the formation of a partnership with George Brown College in Toronto, where he is the Artistic Director of the full-time dance program. Bengt strongly believes in classical ballet as a powerful language and foundation to engage contemporary audiences with dance. He is committed to ensuring ballet is relevant to, and has a place in the life of Canadians living in communities from coast-to-coast. Bengt shares about his work bringing dance to all kind of communities, large and small, urban and rural, across Canada.  https://canadasballetjorgen.ca/# We want to hear from YOU and provide a forum where you can put in requests for future episodes. What are you interested in listening to? Please fill out the form for future guest suggestions here and if you have suggestions or requests for future themes and topics, let us know here! @theatreartlife Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music.

What happened to arts organisations during the pandemic? In The Club on the Edge of Town: A Pandemic Memoir (Salamander Street, 2022), Alan Lane, Artistic Director of SlungLow, a theatre company based in Leeds in the North of England, explores this question by telling the story of the theatre company and the community in 2020. Beginning from the decision to partner with Britain's oldest working men's club, through the lockdown, to the pivot to serving the local area by becoming ‘a non means tested self-referral food bank', the book captures the heroic efforts of a community to survive whilst still being artists and making art. By telling the story of The Holbeck during the pandemic, the book raises profound questions about how we organise society and its welfare state, alongside the nature of art and culture. It will be essential reading across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, as well as for anyone interested in understanding why and how the arts matter to society. Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Sheffield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

What happened to arts organisations during the pandemic? In The Club on the Edge of Town: A Pandemic Memoir (Salamander Street, 2022), Alan Lane, Artistic Director of SlungLow, a theatre company based in Leeds in the North of England, explores this question by telling the story of the theatre company and the community in 2020. Beginning from the decision to partner with Britain's oldest working men's club, through the lockdown, to the pivot to serving the local area by becoming ‘a non means tested self-referral food bank', the book captures the heroic efforts of a community to survive whilst still being artists and making art. By telling the story of The Holbeck during the pandemic, the book raises profound questions about how we organise society and its welfare state, alongside the nature of art and culture. It will be essential reading across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, as well as for anyone interested in understanding why and how the arts matter to society. Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Sheffield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

What happened to arts organisations during the pandemic? In The Club on the Edge of Town: A Pandemic Memoir (Salamander Street, 2022), Alan Lane, Artistic Director of SlungLow, a theatre company based in Leeds in the North of England, explores this question by telling the story of the theatre company and the community in 2020. Beginning from the decision to partner with Britain's oldest working men's club, through the lockdown, to the pivot to serving the local area by becoming ‘a non means tested self-referral food bank', the book captures the heroic efforts of a community to survive whilst still being artists and making art. By telling the story of The Holbeck during the pandemic, the book raises profound questions about how we organise society and its welfare state, alongside the nature of art and culture. It will be essential reading across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, as well as for anyone interested in understanding why and how the arts matter to society. Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Sheffield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What happened to arts organisations during the pandemic? In The Club on the Edge of Town: A Pandemic Memoir (Salamander Street, 2022), Alan Lane, Artistic Director of SlungLow, a theatre company based in Leeds in the North of England, explores this question by telling the story of the theatre company and the community in 2020. Beginning from the decision to partner with Britain's oldest working men's club, through the lockdown, to the pivot to serving the local area by becoming ‘a non means tested self-referral food bank', the book captures the heroic efforts of a community to survive whilst still being artists and making art. By telling the story of The Holbeck during the pandemic, the book raises profound questions about how we organise society and its welfare state, alongside the nature of art and culture. It will be essential reading across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, as well as for anyone interested in understanding why and how the arts matter to society. Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Sheffield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

What happened to arts organisations during the pandemic? In The Club on the Edge of Town: A Pandemic Memoir (Salamander Street, 2022), Alan Lane, Artistic Director of SlungLow, a theatre company based in Leeds in the North of England, explores this question by telling the story of the theatre company and the community in 2020. Beginning from the decision to partner with Britain's oldest working men's club, through the lockdown, to the pivot to serving the local area by becoming ‘a non means tested self-referral food bank', the book captures the heroic efforts of a community to survive whilst still being artists and making art. By telling the story of The Holbeck during the pandemic, the book raises profound questions about how we organise society and its welfare state, alongside the nature of art and culture. It will be essential reading across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, as well as for anyone interested in understanding why and how the arts matter to society. Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Sheffield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

What happened to arts organisations during the pandemic? In The Club on the Edge of Town: A Pandemic Memoir (Salamander Street, 2022), Alan Lane, Artistic Director of SlungLow, a theatre company based in Leeds in the North of England, explores this question by telling the story of the theatre company and the community in 2020. Beginning from the decision to partner with Britain's oldest working men's club, through the lockdown, to the pivot to serving the local area by becoming ‘a non means tested self-referral food bank', the book captures the heroic efforts of a community to survive whilst still being artists and making art. By telling the story of The Holbeck during the pandemic, the book raises profound questions about how we organise society and its welfare state, alongside the nature of art and culture. It will be essential reading across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, as well as for anyone interested in understanding why and how the arts matter to society. Dave O'Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Sheffield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

The mission of the Aston Magna Foundation in Great Barrington, MA is to enrich the appreciation of music of the past through the use of historical instruments and practices in performances, recordings, and workshops, and through innovative interdisciplinary educational programs, publications, and electronic media. Aston Magna's 2022 Summer Festival begins this weekend with two musical/theatrical works that feature the struggle between personifications of good and evil: Scarlatti's “Humanity and Lucifer” (1706) and Stravinsky's Faustian “The Soldier's Tale” (1918). Daniel Stepner is Artistic Director of Aston Magna and he joins us to preview this weekend's concerts and the season on the whole.

Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 310th episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Topic: "Playwriting Success!" My new Video Course - HOW TO WRITE A FANTASTIC 10 MINUTE PLAY IN 2 HOURS - Check it out at the link below: https://www.howtowriteplays.com/fantastic-10play-2 Powerhouse Poster: https://www.manhattanrep.com/ https://www.manhattanrep.com/playwriting-coaching https://www.manhattanrep.com/playwright-career-coaching https://www.manhattanrep.com/script-consultation And check out my other Podcast about FEAR at: https://www.manhattanrep.com/fear Email: How2WritePlays@yahoo.com

I interview orchestral conductor Robert Franz to discover what he's learned about how to effectively lead and influence others while on the conductor's podium guiding large ensembles of talented musicians and engaging with thousands of audience members. Robert is the Music Director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director of the Boise Baroque Orchestra, and has served as Associate Conductor of the Houston Symphony, in addition to guest conducting at multiple orchestras across the US, Canada, and beyond. Related Content Lead Like an Artist Promote Creativity and Innovation

Extant, the UK's leading performing arts company run by, and for, visually impaired people providing a performance space for inclusive theatre for everyone, celebrates it's 25th anniversary with the launch of a new exciting initiative called Extant Evolve to innovate the arts with new blind and partially sighted talent. RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey caught up with Maria Oshodi, Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of Extant to find out more about how the company is marking their 25th anniversary with the launch of Extant Evolve. Maria began by telling Toby how 25 years ago she along with a number of fellow blind / partially sighted Actors set up Extant, how the company has grown over the years with their innovative accessible theatre productions and also providing training opportunities in theatre for blind and partially sighted people. Then Maria explained to Toby how Extant Evolve will help to innovate the arts with blind and partially sighted talent at the top level of arts organisations and theatre companies. Toby and Maria then went on to discuss that now that we are seeing more blind and partially sighted and other disabled people on stage and screen whether we were at a turning point in opportunities for visually impaired people in theatre both on stage or behind the scenes and whether there is much more to do to make theatre and the arts more accessible for performers, creatives and the audience too.  For more details about Extant and their new exciting initiative Extant Evolve then do visit their website - https://extant.org.uk  (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)

I'm at one of my favorite theaters at the end of a long day rehearsing speakers for the TEDx stage. I'm packing up my stuff when Asa, the artistic director of the theater, says to me, “You should try out for our upcoming play this season. We have auditions next week.” Sure, I love the theater. But the last time I was in a play was back in elementary school. I am not an actor! I don't have any acting experience or training or know the first thing about auditions! I tell Asa that I'm planning on sticking to my speaking career. However, she insists that I'd be really good at it and to at least give it a try. One of my favorite things to say - which longtime listeners have heard several times - is, “Things will either go well, or you'll have a story to tell on the other side.”  And that's what I had to remind myself of at that moment. With my heart racing, I tell Asa I'll give it a go... and {spoiler alert} I've been performing ever since. My gentle (or not-so-gentle, depending on your perspective) encourager Asa is my special guest on today's episode. We answer questions such as: What aspects of bringing a character to life are important to storytelling? What small things incorporated into character portrayals can make them unique and identifiable? How can you ensure you always win at storytelling? Along the way, she also shares a “when I got in trouble” story involving her childhood fictional hero Pippi Longstocking, the play she did that necessitated a psychiatrist and the incarcerated to pull it off successfully, and a motto about failure you might want to adopt yourself. What you will learn in this episode: Why it's so important for a character to have an “alibi” Why the way you portray a character can be such a powerful story element What makes a character so much more visible in an audience's mind Who is Asa? Swedish-born actress, writer, and director Asa Olsson has had a passion for the theater since she appeared in Sleeping Beauty as a kindergartener. In her homeland, her long stage and TV career focused on issues around equality and social and political issues. It wasn't long before she realized that experience could serve to help girls and women get their voices heard. Asa immigrated to the U.S. in 1980 where she, her husband Randy, and their five-year-old daughter made the city of Carpinteria, CA their home. She spent over 30 years promoting the performing arts as a board member and the Artistic Director of the Carpinteria Community Theater (now called The Alcazar Theatre), including promoting female voices by building a drama program for girls aged 5 through 18. In addition to promoting the performing arts in her community, Asa has enjoyed working sporadically as an actress in Santa Barbara, College City, and even in her native Sweden. She's also served her community on the socio-political level, spending 10 years as a member of the Santa Barbara Public Health Department which resulted in a public smoking ban in Carpinteria. Links and Resources: The Alcazar Theatre info@thealcazar.org Storytelling School Website @storytellingschool on Instagram @storytellingSchool on Facebook

Janina Harding is a proud Meriam (Erub/Mer) woman, who is currently the Artistic Director of the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF). She has over thirty years of experience in and across the Indigenous art sector (ranging from leading various cultural and employment programs, who has experience in public broadcasting, boasting exceptional prowess in event management and programming).A daughter of Eleanor Harding, she hails from Melbourne, Victoria but currently lives in Cairns, Queensland where, for the last seven years, she has been reconnecting with her roots and actively bolstering the Indigenous art output of Queensland.Having served two terms on the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council—as well as two terms on the Torres Strait Islander Advisory Board for the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC)— Harding brings a keen national focus, encapsulating contemporary and more traditional insights to her practice as a Cultural Practitioner and Worker.Prior to her move to Tropical North Queensland, from 2001-2015 Harding worked for the City of Melbourne, managing the Indigenous Arts Program. Throughout her tenure, she curated, established and produced the Indigenous Film Festival Blak Nite Cinema, and the Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival. Harding also established the City of Melbourne's inaugural Indigenous Mentorship Program—opening the door for aspiring arts managers, directors and producers, providing professional networks with Melbourne's major cultural institutions.In more recent years, Harding assumed the post of Artistic Director of the CIAF. In year's prior to 2015, audience attendance to CIAF peaked at 27,000. Through Harding's reinvigorated and expanded programming (brining in new mediums/modes of art and expression, as well as diversifying the creative participation in CIAF), in 2016 visitation numbers soared to 50,000 (a steadily growing figure, until 2020). With Harding's unique stamp on the event, she has transformed CIAF as being greater than an Art Fair.CIAF is now celebrated as being Australia's premier Indigenous art fair, enjoying global interest and wide-reaching domestic acclaim. But, through Harding's influence, it has become a melting pot of inclusivity, embracing and empowering artists and communities, in celebrating the two cultures of this country's First Peoples, their artforms and ever-changing cultures.Janina Harding continues to embrace the broader arts industry, ever curious about creative endeavours and advances in contemporary art movements from across the country. This passion, for the arts and for Indigenous peoples, remains her driving force, forever inspiring her to forge new pathways for their longevity and success, and to inspire the broader arts industry to engage in best practice methods with Indigenous creatives.Recommendations throughout this episode:https://ciaf.com.auhttps://ciaf.com.au/people/janina-hardingWebsite: www.blackmagicwoman.com.auFollow us on Instagram - @blackmagicwomanpodcastThe Black Magic Woman Podcast is hosted by Mundanara Bayles and is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly Aboriginal guests and explores issues of importance to Aboriginal people and communities. Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do.If you enjoyed this episode, please ‘Subscribe' on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow' on your Spotify app and tell your friends and family about us! If you'd like to contact us, please email, info@blackmagicwoman.com.auSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/black-magic-woman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on TMDTA, Becca and Hattie chat with Guy Withers, Artistic Director, founder and CEO of Waterperry Opera Festival, about this year's upcoming festival which will celebrate it's fifth anniversary with an innovative eight-day open-air collection of eight productions in Waterperry, Oxfordshire. As usual, Becca and Hattie want to know more about what's going on behind the shiny facade of such a successful festival and they chat with Guy about not only the festival's journey to fruition but also his personal experiences and how they have informed his current role. Guy shares with us the some of the trials and errors he's experienced whilst working at the festival and talks about them with such humility and such obvious passion for his work. Thank you Guy for your honesty and openness with us!Transcript for this episode“To celebrate our fifth anniversary as a festival, we have created an ambitious season of eight productions. Withreturning favourites, and exciting new ventures, our broad programme has something for everyone, with eachoffering as unique and thrilling as the next. We are taking artistic risks to create the exciting operatic experiencesthat will captivate the next generation of audiences as well as our loyal followers.Our focus this year as a company is creating new audiences for opera with inventive and accessible work, inspiringlocal young people with free tickets for those under 16, and developing emerging talent with our Young ArtistProgramme. We want to make sure there are no barriers to any young person enjoying or engaging with classicalmusic and opera.” - Guy Withers, Artistic Director & CEOWaterperry Opera Festival: https://www.waterperryoperafestival.co.ukThings Musicians Don't Talk About website: https://www.thingsmusiciansdonttalkabout.comTMDTA TwitterFacebookInstagramIf you would like to support our work, why not buy us a Kofi? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Producing Artistic Director for the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) Peggy McKowen joined us in the studio to talk about their return to live theater and the exciting line up for summer 2022. Also learn how they choose which plays to produce, the history and mission of CATF, and an interesting insight she shared about the plays she has received for next year written in a post-COVID world. Also get tips on her process when designing costumes.

Director Baz Luhrmann on the making of Elvis, his new biopic of Elvis Presley, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks. Director Mathilde Lopez talks about drawing on her heritage for a new production of Bizet's opera Carmen at Longborough Festival Opera. Theresa Heskins, Artistic Director of the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme on Tom, Dick and Harry, a new play about the escape attempt from Stalag Luft III in World War II. And Jessica Moor, author of the feminist thriller Keeper, singles out her 'moment of joy' in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Julian May

Tori and Mabelle moderate a panel about producing TYA with Idris Goodwin, playwright and TYA/USA Board President; Khalia Davis, Artistic Director Bay Area Children's Theater; Julia Flood, Artistic Director of Metro Theater Company; and Jacqueline Thompson, Associate Artist of Metro Theater Company. The panelists discuss their perspective on new play development; how they discover new plays and playwrights; and the importance of building relationships. Other topics include how the pandemic has shifted theatrical productions; the evolution of Idris' play, “Jacked”; and a q&a with the audience. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dorset Theatre Festival in Dorset, VT will open the 45th Season of professional summer theatre at the Dorset Playhouse with a regional revival of the classic thriller, “Wait Until Dark,” directed by Jackson Gay. The preview performance is scheduled for Thursday and the play opens on Friday, June 24 and runs through July 9th at the Dorset Playhouse. Dina Janis is the Artistic Director of the Dorset Theatre Festival and joins us this morning with a preview.

STC Artistic Director  Kip Williams has adapted Oscar Wilde's only novel into a breathtaking one-person show that seamlessly blends the conventions of cinema and live theatre to stunning effect.

Dennis Garnhum was hired as the Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre in 2016; a move that was a coming home for Dennis. Growing up in London, his theatre career began at the Grand with a role in Antler River at age 13. Since his return to London, Dennis has created several new programs: COMPASS New Play Development Program, 100 Schools educational outreach, and 1000 Seats community initiative. He also launched a new partnership with Sheridan College's Canadian Music Theatre Program that partners with the Grand's High School Project. Dennis' career has taken him across North America, directing plays, musicals, and operas at a number of companies including Vancouver Opera, National Arts Centre, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival, Tarragon Theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Florida Grand Opera, American Conservancy Theatre (A.C.T.), Bard on the Beach, Pacific Opera Victoria, Belfry Theatre, and Neptune Theatre. His co-adaptation (with author Cathy Ostlere) of Lost – A Memoir was nominated for a 2012 Governor General's Literary Award. Grand Theatre Website

Charlie Brennan debates with Sarah Fenske, Alvin Reid, Ray Hartmann and Bill McClellan. They talked about Sam Page, gun laws, Cori Bush, and more. On Next Up, Charlie Brennan and Bill McClellan are joined by Philip Deitch, St. Louis LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce; Ian Darnell, Curatorial Assistant, LGBTQ Collection, Missouri Historical Society; and James Robinson, Artistic Director at Opera Theatre St. Louis, and co-director of their new opera, "Harvey Milk."

Conversation with Evan Mirageas, the Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director of Cincinnati Opera about the 2022 Summer Festival. For tickets please visit cincinnatiopera.org or by calling (513) 241-2742 (M-F 12-5 PM)

Today we are joined by Vail Dance Festival's Artistic Director, Damian Woetzel. While we have had Damian on the podcast many times, we ask him about his earliest memories in Vail as a dancer, we talk about some of his memories from over the years, and what to expect from this year's festival coming to […] The post (292) Vail Dance Festival 2022 Preview with Artistic Director, Damian Woetzel appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

Joshua's House Hospice for those terminally ill experiencing homelessness. Sacramento LGBT Center discusses monkeypox and reducing harm as well as stigma. Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus previews their Spring concert. Today's Guests Marlene von Friederichs-Fitzwater, founder of Joshua's House Hospice, which will become the first hospice care for those terminally ill experiencing homelessness in the West Coast.  David Heitstuman, CEO of the Sacramento LGBT Center, as well as Director of Advocacy and Training Alexis Sanchez, discusses the balance of raising awareness of monkeypox while reducing harm and stigma. Christian Bohm, Artistic Director of the Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus, previews their Spring concert SGMC To the Max! featuring classic rock and pop songs from the 1980s. 

Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 309th episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Topic: "The Curious Thing called a Short Play!" Powerhouse Poster: https://www.manhattanrep.com/ Play Production Program: https://www.manhattanrep.com/play-production-program https://www.manhattanrep.com/playwriting-coaching https://www.manhattanrep.com/playwright-career-coaching https://www.manhattanrep.com/script-consultation And check out my other Podcast about FEAR at: https://www.manhattanrep.com/fear Email: How2WritePlays@yahoo.com

Kevin Hughes (@hairbyeleven) is a session/celebrity stylist who joined @moroccanoilpro as Artistic Director 11 years ago and hasn't looked back since. Growing up with 11 siblings, Kevin discovered his passion for hair early in life—and fixed family member haircuts in his spare time! That passion has served Kevin well as he worked his way up through the industry, from behind the chair to salon ownership followed by a move to L.A. that quickly led to work with celebrities and more. 

About the guestCJay Philip, an award winning actress/director/choreographer is Artistic Director of Dance & Bmore, a multidisciplinary Baltimore based ensemble presenting a unique fusion of movement, music, theatrics and spoken-word in their socially conscious and interactive works. Dance & Bmore also designs innovative multigenerational programs that seek to stimulate the imagination and strengthen relationships while building a sense of community and well being. The FazaFam Family Jam focuses on strengthening families though music, movement, and play, Forever Fit & Fun uses memory-based movement, prompts and storytelling to capture the memories of seniors citizens and encapsulate them in spoken-word, music and dance. Before moving to Baltimore, CJay began her career with the Maude Baum Modern Dance company and Burundi African Dance in upstate New York. She made her Broadway debut in Big the Musical, appeared on in Street Corner Symphony, on Broadway and was Dance Captain for Hairspray on Broadway. She has toured as Lorrell in Dreamgirls and Paulette in Legally Blonde. CJay has written four works for the stage including a musical adaptation of Carmen which enjoyed a sold-out European run and is being revised for a Baltimore premiere.She has directed and choreographed hundreds of musicals and performance events around the world including: The Who's Tommy, Once on This Island, Ragtime, Marvin's Trial, the Philadelphia Presidential Summit, the Emmy Award–winning NBC broadcast of the McDonalds Gospel Fest, the Baltimore African American Festival, WOW (Women of the World) Festival at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, and an Upfront for Essences Magazine.As an arts educator she's been program director for the HOPE for kids School of the Arts in NYC and the Baltimore Story Tree Gang addressing social issues through comic storytelling and community talk-backs lead by teens. CJay was founding director of the Children's Theater Production Company at the Gordon Center for the Performing Arts. She teaches Interdisciplinary Collaboration at Baltimore School for the Arts and Musical Theater at Baltimore Centerstage. CJay was host and producer of online series The Baltimore Arts Scene and Dance & Bmore Live. CJay is the recipient of a Baker Artist b-grant, a Baltimore Social Innovators Award, Dance Break NYC Award and a Champion of Courage Award. She is a Robert W Deutsch Fellow and a Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow.The Truth In This ArtThe Truth In This Art is a podcast interview series supporting vibrancy and development of Baltimore & beyond's arts and culture.The Station North Arts & Entertainment Interview Series is supported by the Station North Art's District & Central Baltimore Partnership.Mentioned in this episodeDance & BmoreDownload mp3Subscribe to my RSS feed★ Support this podcast ★

Factoids are fun!  And we certainly learned quite a few about Stephen Santa and all of the productions the upcoming Omaha Community Playhouse's 2022-2023 Season!  This was a great chance to get to know Mr. Santa, who comes to us from Pittsburg.  His extensive experience in theatre, directing, and also in ways to make theatre available to everyone, along with his passion for theatre, is a perfect match for OCP.  Find about it all here on our podcast!    ********** Omaha Community Playhouse Contact Information: Facebook: omahaplayhouse Instagram:@omahaplayhouse Website: https://www.omahaplayhouse.com/    To Donate: https://www.omahaplayhouse.com/ Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass Street, Omaha, NE 68132 ********** HOW TO LISTEN TO THE PLATTE RIVER BARD PODCAST  Listen at https://platteriverbard.podbean.com or anywhere you get your podcasts.  We are on Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Overcast, Listen Now, Castbox and anywhere you get your podcasts. You may also find us by just asking Alexa.  Listen on your computer or any device on our website: https://www.platteriverbard.com. Find us on You Tube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCPDzMz8kHvsLcJRV-myurvA. Please find us and Subscribe!

We're celebrating Black Music Appreciation Month by revisiting my 2021 interview with MacArthur Fellow and artistic director of Silkroad Rhiannon Giddens.  A classically-trained singer,  banjo and fiddle-player, and composer, Rhiannon excavates the past to bring forgotten stories and music, particularly of African-Americans, into the present.  Giddens is a co-founder of the Grammy Award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, which insisted reclaiming for Black musicians  a central and historically-accurate place in old-time music. She then went on to create solo albums of haunting beauty and power born of African-American struggles past and present. Giddens is, first and foremost, an artist determined to be of service which drives her commitment to unearth musical roots and put that knowledge of different musical traditions to good use.  In this podcast, Rhiannon talks about uncovering the Black roots in old-time music, the importance of National Heritage Fellow fiddler Joe Thompson to her musical lineage, the path to creating her opera Omar, the centrality of history on the margins to her music, and her plans to have Silkroad explore the multiplicity of musical worlds within the US.  Keywords: Rhiannon Giddens, Silkroad, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Joe Thompson, Omar

Waqās Ahmed is a world-authority on multi-disciplinary thinking. He is an author, artist, scientist, and journalist. Waqās has degrees in the History of International Relations and Economics. He was appointed as Chair of the Commonwealth's Global Citizenship Education Panel. Waqās is the founder of the DaVinci Network, a global movement that wants to achieve the many-sided potential of humans worldwide. He is the Artistic Director at The Khalili Collections, a diverse and important private art collection, His journalism work has seen him occupy the position of Global Correspondent at FIRST Magazine, one that saw him gain exclusive interviews with various prime ministers and presidents all across the world. Waqās is author of The Polymath, a book in which he looks at polymaths, those people with multidimensional minds, those that reject specialisation in one area and pursue multiple objectives in different fields. He looks at the roles these people have played in history and why this approach to life could be important to us in the future. Waqas's work has been featured in Forbes, the Financial Times, the Lancet has covered his book, He was selected as Graham Hancock's featured author of the month. This episode will completely revolutionize the way you think about learning and human capacity. The post Episode 177 – Waqās Ahmed – Human Potential Unlocked, Creative Genius Explained, The Polymath *repost* appeared first on The Human Experience Podcast.

This week, we are joined by Mikko Nissinen, Artistic Director of Boston Ballet. We first spoke with Mikko about his career and his 20 plus years at the helm of Boston Ballet in episode 183 from May 2020. Today we catch up with Mikko to hear about how Boston Ballet weathered the pandemic, how the […] The post (291) Mikko Nissinen, on Boston Ballet's Tour to Ballet Sun Valley appeared first on tendusunderapalmtree.com.

In this episode we are joined by CarlosAlexis Cruz, talking all things theatre and physical performance. Cruz holds an MFA in Physical Theatre from the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre, where he studied a range of movement techniques including Commedia dell'Arte, Laban, Lecoq-based theatre dynamics, Alexander Technique, as well as an extensive voice training in the Linklater voice method. As part of his thesis project, he went on to train Circus Arts and Chinese Acrobatics under the tutelage of Master Coach Lu Yi at the San Francisco Circus Center. He specialised in the disciplines of Aerial Straps and Acrobatic Rope. Cruz is the Assistant Professor of Physical Theatre at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, offering students rigorous training in physical theatre, stage acrobatics, circus arts and vocal techniques.  In the professional realm, CarlosAlexis was a fulltime company member of the Do Jump! Dance Theatre, and Imago Theatre, touring nationally and internationally. He is the co-founder and Artistic Director of the Pelú Theatre project; a physical theatre company mainly interested in researching the convergence between Contemporary Circus Arts and Theatre as well as the founder and producing artistic director of The Nouveau Sud Circus Project, a contemporary social circus initiative rooted in the “underground” dance/acrobatic/physical theatre scenes present in the vast array of cultures in the urban regions of Charlotte. https://nouveausud.org/about-1 We want to hear from YOU and provide a forum where you can put in requests for future episodes. What are you interested in listening to? Please fill out the form for future guest suggestions here and if you have suggestions or requests for future themes and topics, let us know here! @theatreartlife Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music.

Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 308th episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Topic: "Being Specific with your Language!" Powerhouse Poster: https://www.manhattanrep.com/ https://www.manhattanrep.com/playwriting-coaching https://www.manhattanrep.com/playwright-career-coaching https://www.manhattanrep.com/script-consultation And check out my other Podcast about FEAR at: https://www.manhattanrep.com/fear Email: How2WritePlays@yahoo.com

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Artistic Director of The Merlin Players and Director Julianna Skluzacek and Music Director and Actor Eric Parrish from the production La Cage Aux Folles at the Paradise Center for the Arts. themerlinplayers.org paradisecenterforthearts.org La Cage Aux Folles Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman  Book by Harvey Fierstein 

MARIO GOLDEN+ANDREAS ROBERTZ: Mario was born in Mexico and Andreas in German, but both met in NYC. At age 14, Mexico migrated to South Texas with his family and in the midst of financial hardship, graduated from high school as a valedictorian and gained full scholarship to Stanford University where he earned a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A in International Development Education. After years as an educator, Mario expanded his studies and practice with an emphasis on depth psychology and group facilitation, family and organizational systems, eastern spirituality and the Enneagram, which deals with the human psyche. Simultaneously, he developed as an artist working in Mexico and the U.S. receiving positive reviews for his film appearances such as: “The Mule”, which was picked up for broadcasting by HBO Latin America in 2006, “Capicu” and “Del Otro Lado” (The Other Side) a Spanish language feature film he co-starred, co-wrote and co-produced, which was screened in the U.S and at international festivals in Canada, Europe and Latin America. His first full-length play “One Less Queen'' was published in the anthology-Positive/Negative: Women of Color and HIV, “Turning Point” a series of one-acts that TNC presented, “The Trip” selected for the Samuel French Short Ply Festival and the Strawberry One Act Festival, and more. He is a member of the Village Playwrights, Around The Block, the Hispanic Organization of Latino Actors and Founding Co-director of One Heart Productions, a non-profit theater and film company….. Andreas studied theology, archeology, history of thought, acting and later became a radio journalist. He is an established German theater director with 15 years of experience, directing and producing more that 30 shows in theaters of 40 to 900 seats, receiving numerous regional and national awards and nominations for his outstanding work as a director. In 2002 he served as Artistic Advisor for the City Arts Council and as Residence Director at the Artheater Cologne and while there in Cologne, he produced and directed a number of contemporary American, Canadian and English plays to critical acclaim and was awarded the 2006 Cologne City Award for his direction of The Pillowman. In New York, Andreas has directed readings at the Public Theater as part of the series of New Czech voices produced by the Immigrants' Theater Project, and other projects at Around The Block, The Theater For The New City, the Martin E. Segal Theater (CUNY) and The Mint Theater. He received the 2008 Golden Penguin for best direction at the Penguin's Day Festival for the one-woman show “Which is My Drug of Choice?” by Kai Hensel. Andreas and Mario launched a project in Berlin in 2008 with five German actresses and a German playwright as part of an initiative for healing and reconciliation between Jewish and non-Jewish German impacted by the Holocaust. In 2014 Andreas received the H.O.L.A award for Best Production for the “Charlotte's Song'' by Nancy Ferragallo and again in 2016, for Best Ensemble for the “Exile is My Home” by Domnica Radulescu. He has become a respected playwriting teacher and developed a second career as a cultural journalist for one of Germany's most esteemed broadcasting networks, with hundreds of interviews on art and life. Andreas is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab Network and Artistic Director of One Heart Productions. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ozzie-stewart/support