Podcasts about LaSalle College

In today's episode, Jhansi discusses:  Her recent move from India to America  The process of creating her music video “We Break Up Because of Family Reasons” The challenges she faced as a musical theater artist in India  The cultural expectations and challenges of arranged marriages  Loneliness and struggling to find connection in New York City  Setting goals and exploring many interests  Jhansi is a musical theater director, creator, performer, lyricist, and composer. She takes her audience through a range of emotions from unexpected laughter to abrupt tears. Her candid performances focus on the stirring themes of youth, marriage, women's equality, aspirations, anxiety, desperation, and hope, something that the masses can relate to in their own lives.  Jhansi was the First Indian to be accepted into the BA in Musical Theatre performance program at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore. She was also a part of Queens of Comedy, which aired on TLC, Netflix, and Amazon Prime. She performed in one of India's biggest Broadway shows, Aladdin, as Iago. She has directed and created multiple Original Musical Theatre shows including "Don't Eat My Face Pizza" and "Terrified of Twenty-Five”, along with countless collaborations for Broadway style music videos and massive scale festivals.  Jhansi moved to the United States to be a part of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in NYC as a lyricist and was also invited to become a permanent member of the American Comedy Group, Broad Comedy.  Follow along on Jhansi's journey: @thejhansiway Transcript available on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storyproject/support

In episode 104, hear how Aiste designs for longevity, how she's learned to do better when it comes to sustainability over the years, and what still needs to happen to make ethical fashion brands viable in the long-term. With over a decade in business, Aiste knows what works and what doesn't and openly shares her knowledge. Aiste Zitnikaite is a Lithuanian born designer based in Hyannis, Cape Cod, MA. Aiste studied fashion design at Lasalle College in Montreal, Canada and spent several years working in Montreal's fashion industry. This is when she became more aware of some of the problematic practices of mainstream fashion brands such as wastefulness and the working conditions at overseas factories. This is when her interest in sustainable fashion truly developed. It was the early 2000s, so sustainability was not that often discussed in fashion. Aiste's passion for a more eco-conscious alternative led her to seek out brands that focused on ethical production but she found it hard to find designs that appealed to her aesthetic. In 2013, DEVINTO was created to fill that gap in the market as a sustainable, ethically conscious slow fashion label. Her specialty is in classic, elegant women's wear that's made to order (and often custom made) from her studio. Inspired by style that is at once feminine and empowering, elegant and defiant, while remaining simple and comfortable, Aiste designs, patterns, cuts and sews every piece in her studio. Longevity is a key design component for DEVINTO. With a taste for vintage and French fashion, DEVINTO has a timeless aesthetic and a belief that while style and glamor should be easily accessible, fashion should not harm our planet. Production is purposeful that is why all designs are hand cut in small batches to minimize waste and overproduction. The customers are encouraged to reach out directly for more personalized fits. Aiste aims to bring back a more personal connection to clothing that was sadly lost in the wake of mass produced fashion. In this episode, you'll learn: Why Aiste wanted to do better with her brand and what “better” means to her Why most of Devinto's collections are made with knit fabrics How Aiste designs for longevity How Aiste manages her time  How Devinto's business model works with the seasonality of the location Why Aiste sells on Etsy in addition to her own website Why Aiste teaches sewing alongside running her own brand What Aiste thinks it will take for sustainable fashion businesses to be more profitable People and resources mentioned in this episode: Devinto website Devinto Instagram Devinto TikTok Aiste's LinkedIn Do you want fashion business tips and resources like this sent straight to your inbox? Sign up for the How Fitting newsletter to receive new podcast episodes plus daily content on creating fashion that fits your customer, lifestyle, and values.

#SGFASHIONNOW returns with its final and largest edition at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) on 27 June 2024. Co-curated with students from the School of Fashion at LASALLE College of the Arts, the series returns to Singapore after premiering in South Korea.  The ACM also debuts #SGJEWELLERYNOW, its first showcase of contemporary Singapore jewellery. Staged as an intervention in the museum's Jewellery Gallery, this unique display highlights works by three prominent Singaporean jewellery designers and houses. On Culture Club, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Weiqi Yap, Assistant Curator (Fashion & Textiles), Asian Civilisations Museum, and Anseina Eliza, Co-Founder, Ans.Ein to find out more.   Presented by: Hongbin Jeong  Feature produced and edited by: Nadiah Koh  Do you have a story to tell on The Evening Runway show? Contact nadkoh@sph.com.sgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A mural of a young samsui woman smoking led to weeks of discussion about the artwork and the approval process. When it comes to public art, how can artists balance creativity and regulation? Steven Chia and Crispina Robert chat with Audrey Wong, a programme leader at LASALLE College of the Arts, and artist Belinda Low.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hoy le quiero hablar de una exposición que se esta llevando acabo en el Rose Art Museum que se encuentra localizado en la Brandeis Univerisy. Noe Martinez: The Body Remembers /Noe Martinez el Cuerpo Recuerda Es la primera exposición individual del artista indígena mexicano Noé Martínez nacido en Michoacán, México en esta zona de Nueva Inglaterra. En la exposición el aborda la herencia huasteca de su familia en el contexto de las represivas historias coloniales de México, con el fin de resucitar, lamentar y conmemorar su cultura indígena. Con el apoyo de prácticas etnográficas e investigaciones de archivos, Martínez explora estratos interconectados de arte, cuerpo, historia y memoria viva. Esta esta curada por Dr. Gannit Ankori, Henry and Lois Foster Director and Chief Curator of the Rose Art Museum and Professor of Fine Arts and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University, with Guest Curator Circe Henestrosa, Head of the School of Fashion, LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore. La obra del artista está dividida en tres partes que se relacionan entre sí. La primera que se puede observar se titula La Patria de las Imágenes. Esta se compone de monumentales dibujos en los que el artista articula relatos fragmentados y perdidos de africanos e indígenas esclavizados y traficado por los colonizadores españoles en la región Huasteca. También evoca la discriminación y explotación que los grupos indígenas siguen sufriendo en México actualmente. En el reverso de cada dibujo, inscribe un fragmento de un poema compuesto en su lengua materna, El náhuatl. Lo que nos deja saber el papel central que juega el lenguaje indígena en la preservación de dicha identidad. En la segunda y no necesariamente van en ese orden. Se encuentra una colección de 13 vasijas en cerámica que forman un circulo titulada Mi Cuerpo es un Cementerio y Mi Camino es un Memorial. Cada una de ellas están inspiradas en artefactos precolombinos descubiertos cerca del pueblo natal de su familia. Cada una de estas vasijas adquieren una personalidad distinta para promover la noción que estos recipientes pueden contener almas de las victimas de la trata. Durante la época colonia las personas esclavizadas se intercambiaban por ganado. A veces se intercambiaban 60 personas por una vaca o un caballo. Por último, hay un video Titulado La historia de los Caminos. Durante esté video podemos ver un performance que propone que veamos a el cuerpo como un archivo: un depósito o repositorio de recuerdos del pasado que fluyen hacia el presente. También les quiero decir que los textos están en español y en inglés. Así que les exhorto a que visiten el museo antes del junio 16 de este año y que el museo es completamente gratuito. Muchísimas Gracias y será hasta la próxima

About James Damian:James' Profile: linkedin.com/in/james-damian-3a54956Website: james-damian.com (Company)Email: james@james-damian.comJAMES' BIO:Senior Executive and Consummate Business Leader who drove major change across the consumer retail industry by leveraging the power of design thinking as a strategic advantage, delivering economic success. Trusted advisor committed to creating purpose, achieving profit through performance for sustainable growth. While at Best Buy James and his group led innovation and new concept stores making them the most profitable in the history of the company to date. During his time the Store count went to 1400 from 275 and the stock soared from $7 a share to $110.James is a Design Thinking practitioner, Creative Strategist and Motivational Speaker at International CEO Summits, illustrating how to create a Customer Centric Culture through Design Thinking where Culture precedes Strategy, creating growth through an integrated, collaborative, interdisciplinary process.BOARD LEADERSHIPAs Chairman of the Board for Buffalo Wild Wings from 2008 to 2017, helped to shift corporate focus to an employee and customer-centric culture with the goal to become the ultimate social experience for sports and gaming fans. This strategic shift accomplished through alignment of the board with management enabled an extraordinary run of top quartile performance delivering an 850% return to shareholders.STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP THROUGH CREATIVITYDrove culture of innovation within Best Buy and consequently transformed the 'Big Box' consumer electronics retail format. Pioneered company's “new store” experience by integrating creative visual merchandising and design into the overall corporate vision. Instrumental in expanding BestBuy from 275 to 2,500 stores. This experience based strategy was instrumental in driving revenue from 8 billion to 50 billion in a 12 year period, attaining status as a Fortune 50 company.SHOW INTRO:Welcome to the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast.These dynamic dialogues based on our acronym DATA - design, architecture, technology, and the arts crosses over disciplines but maintains a common thread of people who are passionate about the world we live in and human's influence on it, the ways we craft the built environment to maximize human experience, increasing our understanding of human behavior and searching for the New Possible.    The NXTLVL Experience Design podcast is presented by VMSD Magazine part of the Smartwork Media family of brands.VMSD brings us, in the brand experience world, the International Retail Design Conference. The IRDC is one of the best retail design conferences that there is bringing together the world of retailers, brands and experience place makers every year for two days of engaging conversations and pushing the discourse forward on what makes retailing relevant.You will find the archive of the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast on VMSD.com.Thanks also goes to Shop Association the only global retail trade association dedicated to elevating the in-store experience. SHOP Association represents companies and affiliates from 25 countries and brings value to their members through research, networking, education, events and awards. Check then out on SHOPAssociation.orgIn this episode I talk with James Damian a retail industry leader who was mentored in the fine art of visual merchandising and display by one of retail's icons, Gene Moore of Tiffanys. James has had a brilliant career leading major transformations at Best Buy where he was SVP and Chief Design Officer of Experience Design Group, the Chairman of the Board of Buffalo Wild Wings and now shares his experience and passion for retail as a consultant with GAP international.First though, a few thoughts…             *                         *                         *In 1994 I was working in my hometown of Montréal as an architect and at the same time teaching was the director of the interior design program at College Interdec at LaSalle college. One day my friend and colleague Monique Piroth invited me out to lunch across the street from the school for a sandwich we talked about the world of visual merchandising, the program that she was the director of and where our careers would take us.She explained that the college wanted her to go to Singapore to step into the role of the director of the visual merchandising program at La Salle international Fashion School in Singapore, an affiliate of LaSalle College, because our friend and colleague Guy Lapointe had to return to Montréal to tend to his ailing father. She effectively said that she didn't want to go and I immediately offered up the option that I would instead. This was one of a series of fateful moments of serendipity that would shape my career for the next 30 years. I never planned to be in retail... It just happened. I wasn't out looking for it, but it somehow found me. And so, after that somewhat joking, off the cuff remark, I was on a plane for Singapore not much more than two weeks later. At that point, my life shifted and instead of practicing architecture in the way that I thought that I would, I shifted into the world of visual merchandising and store design. While running the Visual Merchandising program at LaSalle International Fashion School, I was asked to do a presentation on visual merchandising trends at a Retail Asia conference.To be honest, I had very little insight what trends were shaping the retail world since the whole thing was new to me. I was reading everything I could in retail design magazines and trying to learn about who the voices were in the industry and what they were talking about. I scoured the magazines trying to determine who were the thought leaders in the industry and compiled a short list of people who I thought had great insights and sent out invitations, by fax, for them to provide some insight on what they considered to be major trends in the industry. One of those individuals was a gentleman named Tom Beebe who at the time was the visual merchandising director for a men's fashion store in New York called Paul Stewart.Tom was an enthusiastic participant and when at the end of my one-year tenure in Singapore I arrived in New York I made sure to make a point of connecting with Tom.Tom was gracious and enthusiastically set up meetings for me to meet people in Manhattan so that I could start off on the right foot in a new city and upon a path of the new career. One of those individuals was Gene Moore. Gene was the visual merchandising maven that shaped the visual display direction not just for Tiffany's, where he was the master of storytelling in the small windows on 5th Avenue, but he influenced an entire generation of what were then called window trimmers later being called visual merchandising and display people.Genes work elevated the making of stories in store windows into an art form. I was lucky enough to be invited to spend an afternoon with Gene Moore in the Tiffany display studio on 5th Avenue. It was truly a memorable moment of my career but I confess that at the time, I had very little idea about who Gene Moore was and why I might have otherwise treated him with extraordinary reverence. I think the few hours that I spent there were kind of like when you meet someone who's famous but you actually have no idea who they are and so the conversation is casual and unpretentious, and you don't spend time worrying about what you're saying or trying to play to their preferences. Gene didn't have to take the meeting. But he did and shared his delight and passion for his profession with a total newbie with nothing but questions and awe for making magic in retail stores.What an honor…Another of the introductions that Tom Beebe made for me was to the late great Peter Glenn.Peter invited me into his home on Sniffin Court on 36th St. east of Madison where he talked about the world of retail stores and customer experience – his specialty - over a freshly brewed pot of English tea.I look back now at how fortunate that I was to meet these two luminaries in the most early days of my retail career and grateful I am to have had an industry friend like Tom Beebe who, out of the goodness of his heart and genuine love of retail and visual merchandising, shared his passion for the industry as well as his connections to some of the great influencers of the day.Over the years my path has crossed with Tom.His passion hasn't waned neither for the world of creating compelling retail places with stunning and cleaver visuals nor his love of one of his mentors Gene Moore. Tom gave a compelling and impassioned retrospective presentation on Gene Moore, with another industry friend and colleague Eric Feigenbaum, at the International Retail Design Conference in 2023.Both of them aficionados and ombudsmen for the world of visual presentation – Eric being the New York Editor for VMSD magazine and a standout writer and educator in the field.In New York I settled in as the resident architect at a small 3-4 person consulting firm called New Vision Studios lead by another industry icon Joe Weishar. Another strange serendipitous occurrence since I had read Joes book “Design for Effective Selling Space' while in Singapore and had canvassed Joe for a trends report for the Singapore presentation but… he was a non-responder. Ironically I end up working for him.Joe Weishar truly taught me what I know in the retail design and visual merchandising world bringing together the art and science of visual presentation in the making of great stores.In the late 90's, and into the next decade, the world of retail and visual merchandising was magical. The Christmas season in New York meant the NADI show, showroom parties that were spectacular and windows on 5th Avenue were a must-see event.During those years there were a number of people in the New York area who were making things happen in the retail design space. These were the people who were a few years ahead of me in their careers and unbeknownst to them, became my mentors from a distance. James Mansoor, Tom Beebe, Eric Feigenbaum, Linda Fargo, Judy Bell, Ellie Chute and Denny Gerdeman, Ken Walker…A bit later, in the mid 2010's there was Christian Davies, Harry Cunningham, Ray Esheid, Anne Kong and Elisabeth Jacobson, Bevan Bloomendaal, Ignas Gorischek, Linda Lombardi, Bill Goddu, Christine Belich, Tony Mancini - All who had begun to create a wave of new thinking about retail stores and how to design them. And there was James Damian…I knew James Damien more by name and for the fact that at that time he was the head of Design at Best Buy. Things that were happening at Best Buy were extraordinary. The creation of magnolia, the introduction of Apple shops - within an electronics mass merchant - and the complete rethinking of that category of Retail stores was about.But more than that it was a presentation that I saw James giving at the International Retail Design Conference in Atlanta in 2005 or 2006 that completely left me awestruck. I can't truly remember what James was talking about, but I distinctly remember him becoming emotional on stage and needing to take a moment to gather himself. That moment of vulnerability began to change my thinking about being an impassioned, creative an emotional leader.If a senior leader at a major electronics company could become ‘Verklempt' on stage… I don't know… it just captured my imagination and I have not since forgotten it.It turns out that, and maybe not so surprisingly, James Damien and Tom Beebe are deeply connected as long time industry friends and colleagues but also grew up in the retail industry under the mentorship of none other than... Gene Moore of Tiffany's.Are you getting all these weird crossovers of interconnectedness? I don't even think that there's 7° of separation here I think like there's this interconnected interwoven set of interdependencies and crossing paths that keep on surrounding my retail career. In any case, James Damien was another one of those names, luminaries of the retail industry who I, from a distance, would admire and borderline stock over the years watching and following what he was doing in hopes that I would learn what the secret sauce of creating great retail spaces was.And so, it may also not seem as a surprise that I would eventually find my way to getting James Damien as a guest on this podcast and that it would be a delightful conversation that unfolds with ease and mutual admiration. Which to me, makes it all the more special. I have held such great respect for James over the years and that unbeknownst to me he shared the same feelings. I'm not sure whether it's because I followed him, and the others I've mentioned so closely, that my ideas about great retail space, visual merchandising and leadership are so similar or that somehow, independent of each other, we both grew to believe in the same things. In any case, the points of connection are plentiful.James came up in the world of Retail in the windows. Really from the artistic side rather than the  corporate leadership side and I think that gave him a different sensibility that is emotionally closer perhaps to what happens on the sales floor.He took a risky step out of the windows into the machine of corporate retail in a somewhat unlikely segment – consumer electronics – with Best Buy. While at Best Buy, James and his group led innovation and new concept stores making them the most profitable in the history of the company to date. James drove a culture of innovation within Best Buy and consequently transformed the 'Big Box' consumer electronics retail format. He pioneered the company's “new store” experience by integrating creative visual merchandising and design into the overall corporate vision. During his time the Store count went to 1400 from 275 and the stock soared from $7 a share to $110.While there James, evolved into a Senior Executive and consummate business leader who drove major change across the consumer retail industry by leveraging the power of design thinking as a strategic advantage, delivering economic success.Through his own moments of serendipity, James' skills, experience and passions landed him the role as Chairman of the Board for Buffalo Wild Wings from 2008 to 2017. While in this role, he helped to shift corporate focus to an employee and customer-centric culture with the goal to become the ultimate social experience for sports and gaming fans.James Damian is a Design Thinking practitioner, Creative Strategist and Motivational Speaker at International CEO Summits. In his talks he illustrates how to create a Customer Centric Culture through Design Thinking where Culture precedes Strategy, creating growth through an integrated, collaborative, interdisciplinary process.James knows the power of a good pause… he can tell a good story and he has had some remarkable experiences to share.I have hung on every word in his presentations that I have had the good fortune to listen to and our talk was no exception.             *                         *                         * ABOUT DAVID KEPRON:LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/david-kepron-9a1582bWebsites:  https://www.davidkepron.com    (personal website)vmsd.com/taxonomy/term/8645  (Blog)Email: david.kepron@NXTLVLexperiencedesign.comTwitter: DavidKepronPersonal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidkepron/NXTLVL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxtlvl_experience_design/Bio:David Kepron is a multifaceted creative professional with a deep curiosity to understand ‘why', ‘what's now' and ‘what's next'. He brings together his background as an architect, artist, educator, author, podcast host and builder to the making of meaningful and empathically-focused, community-centric customer connections at brand experience places around the globe. David is a former VP - Global Design Strategies at Marriott International. While at Marriott, his focus was on the creation of compelling customer experiences within Marriott's “Premium Distinctive” segment which included: Westin, Renaissance, Le Meridien, Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio, Design Hotels and Gaylord hotels. In 2020 Kepron founded NXTLVL Experience Design, a strategy and design consultancy, where he combines his multidisciplinary approach to the creation of relevant brand engagements with his passion for social and cultural anthropology, neuroscience and emerging digital technologies. As a frequently requested international speaker at corporate events and international conferences focusing on CX, digital transformation, retail, hospitality, emerging technology, David shares his expertise on subjects ranging from consumer behaviors and trends, brain science and buying behavior, store design and visual merchandising, hotel design and strategy as well as creativity and innovation. In his talks, David shares visionary ideas on how brand strategy, brain science and emerging technologies are changing guest expectations about relationships they want to have with brands and how companies can remain relevant in a digitally enabled marketplace. David currently shares his experience and insight on various industry boards including: VMSD magazine's Editorial Advisory Board, the Interactive Customer Experience Association, Sign Research Foundation's Program Committee as well as the Center For Retail Transformation at George Mason University.He has held teaching positions at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.), the Department of Architecture & Interior Design of Drexel University in Philadelphia, the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (L.I.M.) in New York, the International Academy of Merchandising and Design in Montreal and he served as the Director of the Visual Merchandising Department at LaSalle International Fashion School (L.I.F.S.) in Singapore.  In 2014 Kepron published his first book titled: “Retail (r)Evolution: Why Creating Right-Brain Stores Will Shape the Future of Shopping in a Digitally Driven World” and he is currently working on his second book to be published soon. David also writes a popular blog called “Brain Food” which is published monthly on vmsd.com.  The next level experience design podcast is presented by VMSD magazine and Smartwork Media. It is hosted and executive produced by David Kepron. Our original music and audio production by Kano Sound. The content of this podcast is copywrite to David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design. Any publication or rebroadcast of the content is prohibited without the expressed written consent of David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design.Make sure to tune in for more NXTLVL “Dialogues on DATA: Design Architecture Technology and the Arts” wherever you find your favorite podcasts and make sure to visit vmsd.com and look for the tab for the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast there too.

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with artist and educator, Joe Acone! We invited Joe on the podcast to talk about gamified teaching. A self-described nerd, Joe pulls from role playing games, like Dungeons and Dragons, and applies those concepts in the classroom!Today, Joe works alongside Creative Guts' Vice Chair, Becky Barsi, at The Derryfield School in Manchester, NH. In the past, Joe has taught at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, Framingham State University, and LaSalle College. In addition to his full time job at the Derryfield School, he's also teaching a course on world building at Manchester Community College.In this episode, we'll also talk a bit about how Joe balances his passion and creativity in the classroom with his own art. As an artist, Joe works primarily in oil and digital, with a bit of illustration, too. He's not a writer, but he's also sort of a writer!Check out Joe at www.artstation.com/joeacone and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/joeacone.Listen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. This episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

Pengaruh desain dari suatu benda mampu mempengaruhi keputusan-keputusan konsumen, bahkan mengubah bagaimana masyarakat berperilaku. Contoh yang paling banal adalah bagaimana iPhone mengubah persepsi dan perilaku masyarakat terhadap smartphone. Meski demikian, kerja-kerja desain masih dianggap sesuatu yang sulit dipahami, ndakik-ndakik, dan gak punya nilai ekonomi yang signifikan. Benarkah demikian? Lalu desain yang baik itu desain yang seperti apa? Benarkah, desainer adalah influencer yang sesungguhnya? Di episode kali ini, Miss Inggrid Tedjakumala sebagai dosen Program Desain Grafis - LaSalle College Jakarta, kali ini akan sharing insights pengalamannya selama berkecimpung di industri desain grafis. — [TENTANG LaSalle College Indonesia] LaSalle College merupakan sekolah tinggi desain kelas internasional, yang merupakan bagian dari jaringan LCI Education yang berasal dari Kanada. Wujudkan studi impian kamu! Dapatkan beasiswa hingga Rp150.000.000 untuk biaya kuliah di LaSalle College Indonesia.*S&K Berlaku. Info selengkapnya: https://bit.ly/497RxSt Cari tahu selengkapnya tentang LaSalle College di: - Upcoming OPEN HOUSE 2024 https://linktr.ee/LaSalleCollegeIndonesia [JAKARTA DAN SURABAYA] - Website https://id.lasallecollege.ac.id/ - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lasalleindonesia/ -Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/LaSalleCollegeIndonesia/featured ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [PODCAST INFO] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1iIFlumWtP4xI1QEzCBcSY?si=0a9a47a0abf046c0 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ec484e4/podcast/rss Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/satu-persen-podcast/id1534263930 Youtube Full Episodes: youtube.com/satupersenpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ APA ITU SATU PERSEN? ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Satu Persen adalah startup pendidikan Indonesia yang fokus pada kesehatan mental, pengembangan diri, dan edukasi life-skills. Satu Persen memiliki layanan Life Consultation (layanan konsultasi Mentoring dan Konseling), Life Skills (layanan Webinar dan Kelas Online), dan SP Career Center (berupa layanan Mentorship untuk Hiring dan Career Preparation). Untuk info lebih lanjut tentang layanan Satu Persen, kamu bisa akses https://satupersen.net/ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ BUSINESS INQUIRIES ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Email: partnership@satupersen.net Speaking Engagement: https://bit.ly/satumitra Content Collaboration: https://bit.ly/satumitra2 SOCIAL MEDIA UTAMA SATU PERSEN ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Instagram: @satupersenofficial instagram.com/satupersenofficial/ @satupersenpodcast instagram.com/satupersenpodcast/ @lifeconsultation.id instagram.com/lifeconsultation.id/ @lifeskills.id instagram.com/lifeskills.id/ @spcareercenter instagram.com/spcareercenter/ @postmetryc instagram.com/postmetryc/ @spcollective.id instagram.com/spcollective.id/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SatuPersenIndonesianLifeSchool Twitter: https://twitter.com/satupersen_id Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/satu-persen-indonesian-life-school ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ TIM PODCAST ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Host: Sultan Aulia Video Editor: Alvito Purba Designer: Jovan Hendriawan Podcast Officer: Rezkita G. Astari Suhendar ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Jangan lupa like, comment, share, dan subscribe ya! Kalau lo mau drop saran soal topik, lo bisa ke link ini: https://satupersen.net/page/content-dropbox Satu Persen, Lebih Baik Setiap Harinya #SatuPersen #NgomonginPassion #GraphicDesigner #LaSalleCollege

In this episode, Adam and Budi speak with the Professor in the Practice of Acting from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University, Walton Wilson. Walton Wilson is a Professor in the Practice of Acting at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1999. He served as Head of Voice and Speech and was a resident artist at Yale Repertory Theatre for twenty-three years. He also served as Chair of the Acting Program for seven years, Associate Chair for eleven years, and Interim Co-Chair for one year. He was apprenticed to and designated as a voice teacher by Kristin Linklater and was later trained and certified as an associate teacher by Catherine Fitzmaurice. He has also studied voice with Richard Armstrong, Andrea Haring, Meredith Monk, Patsy Rodenburg, David Smukler, Jean-René Toussaint, and members of the Roy Hart Theatre. He has served as voice, text, and dialect coach for productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in regional theater, including a multitide of new plays and adaptations by American and international theatermakers. He has held faculty appointments at NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, Emerson College, and Southern Methodist University, and has been an artist-in-residence at Actor's Theatre of Louisville, American Repertory Theatre, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center/National Theatre Institute, Shakespeare & Company, Swine Palace Theatre, GEOKS Singapadu (Bali), LaSalle College of the Arts (Singapore), Shanghai Theatre Academy (China), Sfumato Theatre Laboratory, Plovdiv State Drama Theatre, New Bulgarian University (Bulgaria), Titan Teatersköle (Norway), and Fundaçao Gulbenkian (Portugal). He has also led voice workshops for community organizers, military veterans, museum curators, architects, prison inmates, and interfaith ministers. His professional acting credits include productions off-Broadway and in regional theatres and Shakespeare festivals across the United States. He is a frequent collaborator with Double Edge Theatre (Ashfield, MA), The Lunar Stratagem (Hudson, NY), and Pro Rodopi Arts Centre (Bostina, Bulgaria). Integrate spiritual practice into your training and unveil the profound, spiritual depths of acting with Budi Miller, an internationally renowned expert in Balinese Performing Arts Training.. Join this transformative workshop where Budi will guide you through his uniquely crafted spiritual acting techniques, honed over 25 years of meticulous research and global actor coaching. Benefit from Budi's extensive experience in training actors for both screen and theatre.

Ngomongin dunia kreatif di bidang ini seringkali dianggap sebelah mata. Tantangan ini kemudian menjadi ‘keresahan' bagi mereka yang ingin meniti karir secara profesional. Lantas, seberapa penting pendidikan formal bagi calon desainer masa depan? Di episode kali ini, Miss Santi Alysius sebagai dosen Program Desain Interior - LaSalle College Jakarta, kali ini akan sharing insights pengalamannya selama berkecimpung di industri desain interior. — [TENTANG LaSalle College Indonesia] LaSalle College merupakan sekolah tinggi desain kelas internasional, yang merupakan bagian dari jaringan LCI Education yang berasal dari Kanada. Wujudkan studi impian kamu! Dapatkan beasiswa hingga Rp150.000.000 untuk biaya kuliah di LaSalle College Indonesia.*S&K Berlaku. Info selengkapnya: https://bit.ly/497RxSt Cari tahu selengkapnya tentang LaSalle College di: - Upcoming OPEN HOUSE 2024 https://linktr.ee/LaSalleCollegeIndonesia [JAKARTA DAN SURABAYA] - Website https://id.lasallecollege.ac.id/ - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lasalleindonesia/ -Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/LaSalleCollegeIndonesia/featured ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [PODCAST INFO] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1iIFlumWtP4xI1QEzCBcSY?si=0a9a47a0abf046c0 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ec484e4/podcast/rss Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/satu-persen-podcast/id1534263930 Youtube Full Episodes: youtube.com/satupersenpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ APA ITU SATU PERSEN? ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Satu Persen adalah startup pendidikan Indonesia yang fokus pada kesehatan mental, pengembangan diri, dan edukasi life-skills. Satu Persen memiliki layanan Life Consultation (layanan konsultasi Mentoring dan Konseling), Life Skills (layanan Webinar dan Kelas Online), dan SP Career Center (berupa layanan Mentorship untuk Hiring dan Career Preparation). Untuk info lebih lanjut tentang layanan Satu Persen, kamu bisa akses https://satupersen.net/ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ BUSINESS INQUIRIES ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Email: partnership@satupersen.net Speaking Engagement: https://bit.ly/satumitra Content Collaboration: https://bit.ly/satumitra2 SOCIAL MEDIA UTAMA SATU PERSEN ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Instagram: @satupersenofficial instagram.com/satupersenofficial/ @satupersenpodcast instagram.com/satupersenpodcast/ @lifeconsultation.id instagram.com/lifeconsultation.id/ @lifeskills.id instagram.com/lifeskills.id/ @spcareercenter instagram.com/spcareercenter/ @postmetryc instagram.com/postmetryc/ @spcollective.id instagram.com/spcollective.id/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SatuPersenIndonesianLifeSchool Twitter: https://twitter.com/satupersen_id Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/satu-persen-indonesian-life-school ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ TIM PODCAST ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Host: Sultan Aulia Video Editor: Alvito Purba Designer: Jovan Hendriawan Podcast Officer: Rezkita G. Astari Suhendar ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Jangan lupa like, comment, share, dan subscribe ya! Kalau lo mau drop saran soal topik, lo bisa ke link ini: https://satupersen.net/page/content-dropbox Satu Persen, Lebih Baik Setiap Harinya #SatuPersen #NgomonginPassion #DesignInterior #LaSalleCollege

Perkembangan film belakangan ini menjadi populer dalam industrinya. Kira-kira apa saja tantangan di dalam sebuah produksi film ini? Seberapa penting pemahaman filmmaker, khususnya penulis naskah, dan tentang kerja-kerja desain lainnya? Well, Sir Arif Ashshidiq sebagai dosen program Film di LaSalle College Indonesia kali ini akan sharing insights pengalamannya selama berkecimpung di industri Film. — [TENTANG LaSalle College Indonesia] LaSalle College merupakan sekolah tinggi desain kelas internasional, yang merupakan bagian dari jaringan LCI Education yang berasal dari Kanada. Wujudkan studi impian kamu! Dapatkan beasiswa hingga Rp150.000.000 untuk biaya kuliah di LaSalle College Indonesia.*S&K Berlaku. Info selengkapnya: https://bit.ly/497RxSt Cari tahu selengkapnya tentang LaSalle College di: Upcoming OPEN HOUSE 2024 https://linktr.ee/LaSalleCollegeIndonesia [JAKARTA DAN SURABAYA] Website https://id.lasallecollege.ac.id/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lasalleindonesia/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/LaSalleCollegeIndonesia/featured ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [PODCAST INFO] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1iIFlumWtP4xI1QEzCBcSY?si=0a9a47a0abf046c0 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ec484e4/podcast/rss Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/satu-persen-podcast/id1534263930 Youtube Full Episodes: youtube.com/satupersenpodcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ APA ITU SATU PERSEN? ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Satu Persen adalah startup pendidikan Indonesia yang fokus pada kesehatan mental, pengembangan diri, dan edukasi life-skills. Satu Persen memiliki layanan Life Consultation (layanan konsultasi Mentoring dan Konseling), Life Skills (layanan Webinar dan Kelas Online), dan SP Career Center (berupa layanan Mentorship untuk Hiring dan Career Preparation). Untuk info lebih lanjut tentang layanan Satu Persen, kamu bisa akses https://satupersen.net/ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ BUSINESS INQUIRIES ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Email: partnership@satupersen.net Speaking Engagement: https://bit.ly/satumitra Content Collaboration: https://bit.ly/satumitra2 SOCIAL MEDIA UTAMA SATU PERSEN ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Instagram: @satupersenofficial instagram.com/satupersenofficial/ @satupersenpodcast instagram.com/satupersenpodcast/ @lifeconsultation.id instagram.com/lifeconsultation.id/ @lifeskills.id instagram.com/lifeskills.id/ @spcareercenter instagram.com/spcareercenter/ @postmetryc instagram.com/postmetryc/ @spcollective.id instagram.com/spcollective.id/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SatuPersenIndonesianLifeSchool Twitter: https://twitter.com/satupersen_id Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/satu-persen-indonesian-life-school ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ TIM PODCAST ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Host: Sultan Aulia Video Editor: Alvito Purba Designer: Jovan Hendriawan Podcast Officer: Rezkita G. Astari Suhendar ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Jangan lupa like, comment, share, dan subscribe ya! Kalau lo mau drop saran soal topik, lo bisa ke link ini: https://satupersen.net/page/content-dropbox Satu Persen, Lebih Baik Setiap Harinya #SatuPersen #NgomonginPassion #filmindustry

ARTWALK has been telling the stories of Singapore's heritage, history and culture since its inception in 2015. Originally rooted in Little India, the festival expanded its canvas in 2022 to include the rich cultural precinct of Katong-Joo Chiat. Milenko Prvacki, Senior Fellow, LASALLE College of the Arts tells us more about the festival's evolution since 2015 and what we can expect from ARTWALK 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are very excited to present to you @jayeshsachdevJayesh Sachdev is a multi-hyphenated creator. An artist, designer, creative entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, Design Educator. Jayesh is also the founder of the Multi-Award Winning label Quirk Box, and Branding Agency Quirk Box Design Studio( @thequirkbox ) . Jayesh holds the National Record for having painted India's largest concept artwork and continues to practice as an internationally exhibited artist.His Wearable Art label Quirk Box has been awarded the Vogue India Fashion Fund Award (RU) and Grazia India Young Fashion Award while his Design Agency has won ‘India's Best Design Award' in 2020, 2021 and 2022, 2023.As an artist, his works are experimental, whimsical and thought-provoking and larger than life. He has been regularly featured across media (Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Elle, Verve, India Today) and his art-based fashion label has been worn by a host of A-Lister celebrities.Jayesh graduated in Visual Communication at Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore.

Circe Henestrosa es una renombrada curadora mexicana cuyo trabajo se ha centrado en la icónica artista Frida Kahlo. Su trabajo curatorial más reconocido hasta la fecha incluyen las exhibiciones "Las Apariencias Engañan: Los Vestidos de Frida Kahlo" en México, en 2012, "Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up" en el Museo Victoria & Albert, en 2018, y "Más allá de las Apariencias" en París, en 2023.En este episodio hablamos con la experta, quien ahora ejerce el cargo de Directora en la Escuela de Moda del Lasalle College of the Arts en Singapur, sobre la influencia perdurable de Frida Kahlo en la industria creativa y el tras bastidores de su colaboración con Maria Grazia Chiuri, Directora creativa de Dior, para el desfile Crucero 2024.Si deseas conocer más historias de creativos de Latinoamérica, visita www.latinness.com o síguenos en @latinness__.—----------Circe Henestrosa is a renowned Mexican curator whose work has centered on the iconic artist Frida Kahlo. Her most recognized curatorial work to date includes the exhibitions "Las Apariencias Engañan: Los Vestidos de Frida Kahlo" in Mexico in 2012, "Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up" at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2018, and "Más allá de las Apariencias" in Paris in 2023.In this episode, we talk to the expert and Director at the School of Fashion at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore, who discusses the enduring allure of Frida Kahlo in the creative industry and shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes of her collaboration with Maria Grazia Chiuri, Creative Director of Dior, for the Cruise 2024 fashion show.If you're interested in exploring more narratives from talented creatives in Latin America, visit www.latinness.com or connect with us on Instagram @latinness__.

A lack of paying gigs in the past decade despite the odd high-profile appearance has not deterred him from being a full-time musician. Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times invites music acts to its podcast studio to perform a live version of an original composition and chat with us. In this episode of Music Lab, ST's music correspondent Eddino Abdul Hadi hosts home-grown singer and songwriter Sezairi. The singer first made his name when he won the third and last season of reality television show Singapore Idol in 2009. With his velvety voice and smooth R&B tunes, the singer has since seen his popularity expand into the region in recent years. In 2022, he made history as the first local musician to have a song clock more than 100 million streams on Spotify with the emotive ballad It's You. He recently released his fourth album, Self Soothing, featuring songs driven by the pursuit of inner peace and emotional stability. Sezairi also sings a live and full intimate acoustic version of Daylight, a song from Self Soothing (link below to the separate clip). Highlights (click/tap above): 2:24 On the album title and how music had a soothing effect on him as a child; having anxiety about his identity as a singer and songwriter 7:55 At 17, deciding he was done with academics and wanted to study music, earning the ire of his father; being kicked out of Lasalle College of the Arts 14:10 Lying about being television host-singer Najip Ali's cousin at the Singapore Idol auditions; having nerves as a performer till only recently 21:51 Musical culture, support for local artistes in Indonesia, being a hit over there, bringing best practices to SG, redefining the meaning of a "musical KPI" 24:48 On encouragement from his wife Syaza Qistina Tan: "Babe, if we go hungry, we'll go hungry together" 27:29 Being one of the singers of NDP 2021 theme song The Road Ahead and performing to an empty audience Listen to Sezairi's live performance here: https://str.sg/iq9Y Discover Singaporean artiste Sezairi at: YouTube: https://str.sg/iq9G Spotify: https://str.sg/iq9N Instagram: https://str.sg/iq9x Produced by: Eddino Abdul Hadi (dinohadi@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim, and Eden Soh Edited by: Hadyu Rahim Follow Music Lab Podcast episodes here every month: Channel: https://str.sg/w9TX Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/w9TB Spotify: https://str.sg/w9T6 SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Eddino Hadi's stories: https://str.sg/wFVa Music Lab theme: Eden Soh (composer/arranger-guitar), Ernest Luis (guitar)  --- Discover more ST podcast channels: COE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts --- Special edition series: True Crimes Of Asia (new): https://str.sg/i44T The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2 Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa --- Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #musiclabSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creative Spirit with Art Psychotherapist and Author: Samantha HickmanSamantha qualified as an Art Psychotherapist from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore and holds a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art from University of Plymouth, UK.Born in Beirut, Lebanon, prior to the beginning of the civil war, Sam was brought up between the Middle East (Morocco and Saudi Arabia) and the UK, before her family moved to Asia where she lived for a total of 23 years (Hong Kong and Singapore).Sam became an art psychotherapist to integrate her own creative practice into working with others and covers a wide spectrum of reasons for therapy from depression, stress, and anxiety, to anger and grief and loss. She completed her clinical placement with the Singapore Cancer Society, working with adults living with cancer, and went on to employment with the organisation before relocating to the city Bath, UK, in 2019, where she now works as a socially engaged artist alongside her private practice. Sam has exhibited in Singapore and the UK, has delivered workshops at international conferences and universities, and is a published writer on art therapy, practices and processes. She is a member of the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) and the Australian, NewZealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapy Association, (ANZACATA), and HCPC registered. She is also DBS approved.Her multicultural exposure and love of art mean that she brings a wealth of life experience into the therapy space, where she empowers others through the process of creativity, providing therapeutic guidance and support along the way.Join us as we explore Samantha's beauitful process of creative expression as a form of guidance and respite; her varied and prolific mediums; her work with cancer patients and art as a healing medium. You can find out more about Sam here:www.instagram.com/hopearttherapyhopearttherapy@gmail.com The Modern Crone team:Theme music and season intro tracks:Sam Joole: www.samjoole.comCover design and photographyLuana Suciuhttps://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/Luanasuciu@gmail.com Voice editing:Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studiosmaskmusicstudios@outlook.com

Dani and Nadya chat about two fashion shows they recently attended in Singapore. The first is Tirados 01 - ANINO by Josh Tirados (@__tirados) supported by @An_Asylum at Figment (@figment.live) Club House. The second is Transition, the first in-person fashion show featuring the work of graduating students from the School of Fashion (@1mcnallyfashion) BA(Hons) Fashion Design & Textiles programme, which took place on the sky bridge at LASALLE College of the Arts (@lasallesingapore). They talk about the unique performative experience that is the fashion show, and what it can mean for participants behind the scenes, on the catwalk, and in the audience.

The importance and value of art education is often overlooked in Singapore. However, interest in it is increasing amongst students. The University of Arts Singapore is a federation of two local arts colleges, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and Lasalle College of the Arts. It aims to guide these students in their pursuit of the arts as well has having the goal of promoting Singapore in the arts scene in Southeast Asia. Professor Kwok Kian Woon, Vice-Chancellor, University of the Arts Singapore tells us more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, my special guest is Tracy Daoud, Montreal-based Interior Designer and owner of Interior Designs by Tracy. With over 10+ years in the field of interior design and running her own business, Tracy also recently launched an extension of her brand which is a curated collection of home goods - Tryda Collection. She has a diploma in interior design from Lasalle College and a bachelor's degree in business management from John Molson School of Business in Montreal. She is a wife, a mom to young boys, and a passionate luxury residential interior designer who build her business from word of mouth. During our conversation with Tracy: We talked about her mission. What inspired her to become an Interior Designer? What does it mean to design a space that reflects and tells a story? Talk to us about bathroom design Why should someone invest in bathroom design? How to create a serene/spa-like bathroom? How did you tell the client's story through that project? Reference Links: Interior Designs by Tracy Tryda Collection Show Notes: lpdstudio.ca/tracy

Cheryl Ann Spencer is a Singaporean jazz pianist specializing in classical and modern jazz.  Aside from a banking and finance degree, she has a second degree in Jazz Music from the LaSalle College of Arts. She is pursuing classical composition and piano pedagogy at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore. She majored in jazz piano under her principal study teacher Mr. Kerong Chok at La Salle,. Cheryl reconnects with her first love in music and draws inspiration from the vibrant jazz community around the world including Kenny Barron, Mc Coy Tyner, Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Chok Kerong. Cheryl grew up in a music-centered family. Her late father, Mr. Teo Chin Huat, was a pianist/ music educator previously from the Vienna Conservatory. Cheryl's natural love and inclination towards music was evident at a young age as she developed a great ear and could play the right notes on any musical instrument despite not having formal training. Since she was young, she has played in numerous school events and chapel services as teachers appreciate her ease and confidence in playing the piano. A mother of two children, Cheryl took a break from work when her children were born in the last decade. Motherhood gives her great joy and inspiration to create music. Since then, she took up her second degree in Jazz Music and formed the 'Evolution Quartet band with Tamagoh (drums), Fabian Lee (Double Bass) and Cheryl Ann Spencer (piano), and Rit Xu ( Flute). Cheryl has performed at Esplanade Recital Studio, Maduro, Blu Jazz, Harry's Bar at Boat Quay, and British High Commissioner's Fundraising Dinner at Nassim Road. She recently held her personal recital concert at the LaSalle College of Arts. In this episode, Cheryl shares her background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com  

Alyssa Lie is a multi-talented Singer-Songwriter, Content Creator (TikTok & IG), and Voiceover Artist from Singapore, known and loved for her vibrant, energetic, and positive personality! A Musical Theatre graduate of LASALLE College of the Arts, she won 1st Place in Singapore's Got Talent (Open) and performed her first two sold-out concerts for her Debut EP at the Esplanade Recital Studio in 2021 and another in 2022. On TikTok and Instagram, she has worked with international brands such as Disney+, Kiehl's, Universal Music, Make Up For Ever, AIA, Guardian, Marc Mirren, Rohto, and local companies such as Young NTUC, who are drawn to her genuine, authentic and relatable content. As a Voiceover Artist, she has voiced radio and internet ads for the global tech giant, Samsung, as well as Urban Company, the largest home service platform in Asia. She has worked on projects with NTUC Learning Hub, Logicalis, Nas Daily, Singapore Zoo, KK Hospital, NUS, NTU, Betsy the Bear Car (Indonesia), and was also the puppeteer and voice of Chatterbox for the Hi-5 Live! mall shows in Singapore and Jakarta. As a host, she has hosted live streams for global fashion brands such as ZALORA as well as local F&B establishments, The Glasshouse, Confetti Snacks, and The Peranakan, being Peranakan herself.

Happy International Women's Day! Dani and Nadya talk about Women in Design Week 2023 – Voices for a Creative Future, presented by Faculty of Design, LASALLE College of the Arts, from 13 to 17 March 2023. Find out about the talks, workshops and other activities that are taking place, where female creatives will share and discuss their creative journeys and pursuits. Click the link in our Instagram profile (@inthevitrine) to sign up, or visit widweeksg.com.

“L'arte è frutto di un immaginario che non conosce ostacoli”: esordisce così il critico Achille Bonito Oliva, nel presentare la mostra itinerante “La Grande Visione Italiana. Collezione Farnesina” da lui curata. Un percorso espositivo dinamico e articolato che da Singapore (6 febbraio 2023) farà tappa in diverse città asiatiche - Tokyo (20 marzo 2023), New Delhi (26 maggio 2023), Seoul (luglio 2023) - documentando l'incessante sperimentazione dell'arte contemporanea italiana. Sono 71 le opere provenienti dallaCollezione Farnesina, che riflettono la fertile creatività degli artisti italiani dal Novecento ad oggi. Un'iconografia che, attraverso una moltitudine di linguaggi - pittura, scultura, mosaico, fotografia, grafica, installazione – dimostra la ricerca di nuove forme da parte di generazioni di artisti italiani, in un dialogo sempre vivo con la Storia e la memoria. Un viaggio che apre le frontiere della mente e della cultura, favorendo la circolazione di stili lungo una linea che comprende Futurismo, Metafisica, Informale, Pop Art, Arte Cinetica, Concettuale, Arte Povera, Transavanguardia fino alle sperimentazioni in digitale. Il podcast valorizza le celebrazioni inaugurali a Singapore e registra le osservazioni entusiaste di visitatori ed esperti. La complessità dell'arte contemporanea italiana, “un'arte felicemente indecisa a tutto” viene illustrata dal curatore d'eccezione Achille Bonito Oliva, cui è stato affidato il compito di raccontare l'identità dell'arte italiana tramite una selezione di opere della straordinariaCollezione Farnesina ideata dall'Amb. Umberto Vattani. Intervengono nel podcast: On. Maria Tripodi (Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri e alla Cooperazione italiana), Achille Bonito Oliva (storico e critico d'arte), Amb. Mario Andrea Vattani (Ambasciatore d'Italia a Singapore), Ju Li (Direttore Esecutivo dell'Arts House Limited di Singapore), Ute Meta Bauer (Direttrice e fondatrice del Centro di Arte Contemporanea presso l'Università Tecnologica di Nanyang), Clement On (Vicedirettore del Museo delle Civiltà Asiatiche di Singapore), Amb. Umberto Vattani (Presidente della Venice International University e ideatore della Collezione Farnesina), Angela Tecce (Presidente delMuseo Madre di Napoli e membro del Comitato Scientifico della Collezione Farnesina). Commentano la mostra i seguenti visitatori: Melinda (membro di Dynasty Travel), Henry Chen Ke Zhan (artista e pittore di Singapore), Concetta Arnese (psicologa e psicoterapeuta), Amb. Iwona Piòrko (Ambasciatrice dell'Unione Europea a Singapore), Adeline Kueh (Docente Senior di Belle Arti al LASALLE College of the Arts e artista), V. K. Santosh Kumar (redattore aggiunto presso il giornale Tabla), Roberto Fabbri (Direttore di FACI Asia Pacific Pte), Savinia Nicolini (architetta e fondatrice di SNA design Pte), Vivian Loy (Gallery Host presso Arts House Limited), Olivier Burlot, (CEO di Heart Media Group).

For the final ITV episode of 2022, Dani and Nadya first talk about their weekends. Dani was at the Kuala Lumpur Art Book Fair with Magazine for Young Girls, and Nadya was at the ANCER (Asia Pacific Network for Cultural Education and Research) conference at LASALLE College of the Arts, then the talk with Doug Aitken, co-organised by MACK and STPI. They wrap up their chat by discussing what 2022 has brought for each of them, and the value of In The Vitrine.

Leith Taylor is an experienced theatre practitioner having worked across a range of fields as an actor, director, producer, writer and drama educator. As an actor Leith worked extensively over two decades in film, television and radio as well as appearing in more than sixty theatre productions nationally and internationally. In Perth she is well remembered for her numerous appearances in leading roles at the Playhouse and Hole in the Wall theatres. After being awarded a Fellowship, she transitioned to directing and founded her own company, Theatre West, with a focus on shows by or about women. She subsequently directed numerous productions, some under the banner of her own company but also in collaboration with or for other theatre companies including Black Swan, W.A. and Perth Theatre Companies, deckchair and Melbourne's HIT Productions. Some of her productions toured nationally or were part of Arts Festival programming and include Oleanna, One Small Step, Woman in Mind, Speaking in Tongues, The Season at Sarsaparilla, Sixteen Words for Water and Blood Moon. Leith has long been involved with professional drama training having lectured and directed at numerous performing arts institutions in Australia and overseas including the Drama Studio (U.S. and U.K.), LaSalle College of the Arts (Singapore) and a long association with the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Early training in journalism enhanced her work as a dramaturg and scriptwriter, while her psychology qualifications resulted in work as a drama therapist with groups and individuals in this specialist field. She was able to bring these different perspectives to her doctoral research which focused on the role of emotions in actor training programmes, signalling the necessity for significant procedural changes in drama schools and in the profession. Leith is a graduate of the University of Western Australia, California State University L.A., the Drama Studio London and WAAPA @ ECU where she completed her PhD. She has won several awards for acting and directing and been a member of numerous boards and consultative panels including the Australia Council for the Arts, Perth International Arts Festival, Healthway Foundation and the W.A. Department for Culture and the Arts. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages). www.stagespodcast.com.au

First Singaporean Artist to send her art to the Moon “ZENPod”, Season 5, episode 9 featuring Ms. Lakshmi Mohanbabu, an Architect, Fashion Designer, an Artist & a NFT Creator. Two of her sculptures are on the International Space Station, orbiting Earth and will reach the Moon by 2025 as part of the Moon Gallery, the first extra-terrestrial art gallery. She started her career as an Architect, illustrated books on disability for the Voluntary Health Association of India and the WHO, became a Fashion designer, Educator / Mentor at NIFT, Delhi and Lasalle College of the Arts. https://www.lakshmimohanbabu.com/ Lakshmi is a Singaporean Artist of Indian origin, an Architect and Fashion designer by training, who spent her formative years in Soviet-occupied Afghanistan. Two of her sculptures are on the International Space Station, orbiting Earth and will reach the Moon by 2025 as part of the Moon Gallery, the first extra-terrestrial art gallery. Her art has been featured as a mosaic animation on the largest HD screen in the world at Singapore's Suntec Convention Centre, displayed in prominent galleries, and is collected worldwide. The 5 Interactions designs now in space are being launched in the metaverse as a series of NFT art available at https://www.liqnft.com/gallery/collection/MOON “ZENPod” is a Podcast series that features trailblazers from different walks of life, with the purpose to build an empowered eco-system where learnings and experiences from these enlightened professionals, will be available within “arms reach of desire” for those who aspire to scale higher and wish to contribute, in their life's pursuit. She started her career as an Architect, illustrated books on disability for the Voluntary Health Association of India and the WHO, became a Fashion designer, Educator/Mentor at NIFT, Delhi and Lasalle College of the Arts. An artist of many mediums, her art spans all facets of design, is multisensory and multidisciplinary, an intersection of Art and Technology.

Curtain raiser - Season-5, of “ZENPod”, featuring Ms. Lakshmi Mohanbabu, an Architect, Fashion Designer, an Artist & a NFT Creator. First Singaporean Artist to send her art to the Moon Two of her sculptures are on the International Space Station, orbiting Earth and will reach the Moon by 2025 as part of the Moon Gallery, the first extra-terrestrial art gallery. She started her career as an Architect, illustrated books on disability for the Voluntary Health Association of India and the WHO, became a Fashion designer, Educator / Mentor at NIFT, Delhi and Lasalle College of the Arts. https://www.lakshmimohanbabu.com/ “ZENPod” is a Podcast series that features trailblazers from different walks of life, with the purpose to build an empowered eco-system where learnings and experiences from these enlightened professionals, will be available within “arms reach of desire” for those who aspire to scale higher and wish to contribute, in their life's pursuit.

Thank you Lucie Lapierre & Collège LaSalle, Montréal for having us share our story and knowledge with this year's Design students. It was such an honor to come back to Lasalle College and collaborate with the school we all dropped out of, we feel very grateful & fortunate! it's surreal...

Dr. Jenny Mak is a writer and educator. Her work has been published in Entropy magazine, Read Me Anthology, and shortlisted in the 2012 InkTears Short Story Competition. Her PhD, from the University of Warwick, focused on embodied experiences of globalisation in contemporary world literature. She has taught English Literature and Creative Writing at LASALLE College of the Arts, Nanyang Technological University, and University of Warwick.    In this episode we touch on a range of issues - from how PhD research can fuel creative work to learning to write within the PhD process - but we focus on how to manage perfectionist tendencies.   We reflect on the urge to craft the perfect sentence/paragraph/chapter.   We talk about why it is better to think in terms of milestones rather than deadlines.   Jenny offers us her thoughts on how to break out of the perfectionism loop.   We finish with a top tip that centres on community.   You can contact Jenny here: Website: www.jennywhmak.com Twitter & Instagram: @jennywhmak      If you would like a useful weekly email to support you on your PhD journey you can sign up for ‘Notes from the Life Raft' here:  https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft

“Frida Kahlo“ Au-delà des apparencesau Palais Galliera, Parisdu 15 septembre 2022 au 05 mars 2023Interview de Miren Arzalluz, directrice du Palais Galliera et co-commissaire de l'exposition,par Anne-Frédérique Fer, à Paris, le 12 septembre 2022, durée 21'57.© FranceFineArt.Commissariat :Circe Henestrosa, conceptrice et commissaire de l'exposition, directrice de l'école de mode LASALLE College of the Arts, SingapourMiren Arzalluz, directrice du Palais Galliera, assistée de Alice FreudigerGannit Ankori, conseillère curatoriale, PhD, directrice et conservateur en chef Henry and Lois Foster, Rose Art Museum, Etats-UnisLe Palais Galliera célèbre Frida Kahlo (6 juillet 1907-13 juillet 1954), l'une des artistes les plus reconnues et influentes du XXe siècle. Loin des clichés qui entourent sa personnalité, l'exposition Frida Kahlo, au-delà des apparences propose aux visiteurs d'entrer dans l'intimité de l'artiste, et de comprendre comment elle s'est construit une identité à travers la manière de se présenter et de se représenter.Pour la première fois en France et en étroite collaboration avec le Museo Frida Kahlo, l'exposition rassemble plus de 200 objets provenant de la Casa Azul, la maison où Frida est née et a grandi : vêtements, correspondances, accessoires, cosmétiques, médicaments, prothèses médicales… Ces effets personnels ont été mis sous scellés au décès de l'artiste, en 1954, par son mari le peintre muraliste mexicain Diego Rivera, et ont été redécouverts cinquante ans plus tard, en 2004. Cette précieuse collection – comprenant des robes traditionnelles Tehuana, des colliers précolombiens que Frida collectionnait, des exemplaires de corsets et de prothèses peints à la main… – est présentée, avec des films et photographies de l'artiste, pour constituer un récit visuel de sa vie hors norme.L'apparence de Frida Kahlo constitue un moyen d'exprimer ses préoccupations identitaires et politiques : c'est, en effet, à la suite d'un grave accident, survenu à l'âge de 18 ans, que Frida se consacre à la peinture et adopte le vêtement traditionnel qui lui permet d'affirmer sa mexicanité, mais aussi de composer avec son handicap. Ainsi, l'exposition Frida Kahlo, au-delà des apparences retrace la manière dont l'artiste a façonné, tel un manifeste, son image nourrie par son héritage culturel et par son expérience du genre et du handicap.Dans un parcours à la fois biographique et thématique, le Palais Galliera met en lumière le passage de l'artiste à Paris et ses relations avec le groupe des Surréalistes.La visite se prolonge avec une exposition-capsule, présentée du 15 septembre au 31 décembre 2022, qui aborde l'influence de l'artiste sur la mode contemporaine et la façon dont elle demeure, encore de nos jours, une icône et une source d'inspiration pour les designers, parmi lesquels Alexander McQueen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld pour CHANEL, Riccardo Tisci pour Givenchy, Maria Grazia Chiuri pour Dior ou Rei Kawakubo pour Comme des Garçons.#expofridakahlo Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Join Frank Bobby Bella  Brady Quinn and Kayden from Parrish fl From Tampa Spectrum Bay News 9 Sportscaster Mr Roy Cummings From Atlanta Mr Roger Henderson From Washington DC Mike Simzak From Baltimore Md Golf Pro Doug Hamilton and from Sarasota Fl and Sea Girt NJ world renound Sportscaster Hall of Fame and Philadelphia TelevisionPioneers Hall of Fae Mr Don Henderson Our special guest this week are Atlanta Sports Director Fred Khalil and former N B A star and Long time LaSalle College head basketball coach Mr Fran Dunphee

What does a residency in Singapore Repertory Theatre look like? Terrance answers this by sharing his reasons for joining SRT, his experience as a directing resident and the journey ever since completing it. Terrance Tan A filmmaker, theatre director and writer, Terrance Tan graduated from Lasalle College of the Arts with a degree in Musical Theatre and is an alumnus of the Directing Residency at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). Terrance is the co-founder of Bitesize Theatre Collective which aims to bring theatre to underprivileged communities in Singapore. His passion lies in exposing the socio-political power structures of society, questioning the nature of information and knowledge, and understanding mental health on stage. — Beyond the Stage podcast is brought to you by the Learning & Engagement team at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT). The podcast aims to inspire and inform young people and professionals to pursue and learn about the arts, igniting conversation amongst industry peers. The programme focuses on Arts Education, Careers, Community & Access and Professional development. Connect with the Learning and Engagement team at https://www.srtlearning.com.sg/ for more resources. Recorded at: KCAC Arts Centre Presented by: Paul Adams, Learning & Engagement Manager Produced by: Jelaine Ng Sha-Men, Resident SRT Learning & Engagement Officer Sound, Light and Audio Technicians: Noor Hidayat Bin Norzizan and Peter Chi Editor: Cedric Choo Music: “Quirky Moment” from Purple Planet

The local politics of the pandemic Dennis Owens of ABC 27, a local Pennsylvania news network, joins us this week on Manifest Density. Michael and Dennis discuss the many ways COVID has changed everything in Pennsylvania, where Dennis covers the statehouse for a living. Guest bio: Since 1993, Dennis has been a part of the ABC27 team and he's played many roles at the station. He began as a weekend sports anchor under legendary Sports Director Gregg Mace. In that position, he reported on Super Bowls, World Series, Bowl Game, NASCAR races and Spring Training baseball, and Penn State football. But he's most proud of co-creating Friday Night Football, a show that still airs and showcases the athletes, cheerleaders and bands that make Friday nights special across Central Pennsylvania. In 1999, Dennis switched to news and co-anchored Live at Five, which spotlighted his ability to connect with viewers and the community. Whether it was jumping out of airplanes, attending the local fair, or learning to make Easter eggs, Dennis' warmth and personality and his love of the Midstate were always on display. Dennis also answered the call to the anchor desk. First with Valerie Pritchett at 7 pm and then Alicia Richards at 6 pm. But Dennis is also a passionate story teller and journalist. He has been nominated for more than 70 Regional Emmy Awards, winning 15, including Best Anchor in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He has also won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for his reporting on the influence of lobbyists in Harrisburg. He is a familiar face at the State Capitol and one of the most respected television reporters on that beat. His state government reports appear daily on several stations across the commonwealth. He is also the host and co-producer of This Week in Pennsylvania, the only statewide political talk show in PA. His guests include, governors, senators, congressmen and women, and a who's-who of political powerbrokers in Pennsylvania. Dennis is a Philadelphia native and LaSalle University graduate. The eternal optimist, he is a proud fan of Philly sports, as painful as that can be. He and his family reside in Cumberland County, outside Harrisburg.   - Subscribe to DataStream: the Microshare Newsletter - View our LinkedIn page -  Contact Us   Episode transcript: The transcription of this episode is auto generated by a third-party source. Microshare takes every precaution to insure that the content is accurate, errors can occur. Microshare, Inc.  is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information. Michael Moran: [00:00:00] This is manifest density. Hello, everyone, and welcome to this latest edition of Manifest Density, your host Michael [00:00:08][7.7] Michael Moran: [00:00:08] Moran here to explore [00:00:09][0.7] Michael Moran: [00:00:09] the intersection of COVID 19 global business and society. They just have to say Brown, J-just past and have we all been living Groundhog Day for these last two years? Appropriately enough, my guest today is a journalist from Groundhog Day Spiritual Home, Pennsylvania. Dennis owns Dennis, is the capital reporter in Harrisburg, which is the state capital for ABC. 27. Did I get that right, Dennis? [00:00:40][30.2] Dennis Owens: [00:00:40] You absolutely did. I have covered Groundhogs Day in Punxsutawney a couple of times in my career. [00:00:45][5.1] Michael Moran: [00:00:46] Well, that's wonderful. And I think pretty much everybody, thanks to Bill Murray as an idea of what exactly packed ceremony, very authentic. So with no further ado, Dennis, welcome to this podcast! As everyone would know, this is brought to you by the global smart building in ESG data company Microshare. Unleash the data as they say, but I want to jump right in and unleash you, Dennis. We're going to talk really about Covid's impact on local politics, and when I say local for our international audience, I'm talking about state level politics in the United States and specifically the state of Pennsylvania, which you've probably noticed is a pretty important electoral state and one which has a very interesting demographic split between all sorts of industrial and service workers and wealthy suburbs of various cities like Billy, but also real, some real farmland and mountain regions. So it's kind of a little country in and of itself. But before we get to that, Dennis, I want to ask how did you end up in Harrisburg, the state capital? And what was your route into broadcast journalism? [00:01:56][70.2] Dennis Owens: [00:01:57] Well, I'm a Philadelphia native. I went to LaSalle College and in those days, not to sound like biblical in those days, but it was as far as broadcast journalism is concerned, it was an effort to go. It might as well have been biblical times. You had to go to a smaller market to get your start. I went to Bakersfield, California, which is a small little rural place in the San Joaquin Valley. But as a Philly native and I was a sportscaster, by the way, and as a Philly native, I wanted to get back to the Northeast and the opportunity presented itself in Harrisburg. I took it, came back here thinking I'd be in Harrisburg for one or two years and then maybe get to Baltimore, Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, get to one of the bigger markets. But while here I found a couple of things one, I liked the area and two within my station, I began to do different things. So they promoted me five o'clock anchor, where we did a light and lively show. I would jump out of airplanes and race cars, live on television, and then became the Six O'Clock news anchor and capital reporter. So I'm kind of the equivalent if I can use a sports analogy to the utility infielder that can kind of play lots of different positions, which I would do live football games and then also moderate political debates, whatever it is the station needs. And as I looked up on Groundhogs Day, I've been here now in May. It will be 29 years, but I'm I'm kind of a unicorn in the sense of a television. State politics reporter. I also anchor what state politics is a kind of a black hole in the journalism industry. So lots of people cover national politics, of course, big cities, people cover big city politics and in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh. But most people don't even know what state politics really does. And the irony there is it impacts their everyday life. I'm also a host of the only statewide political talk show this week in Pennsylvania, and every week we have to get newsmakers from across from across the state. Two weeks ago, we had a governor. We've had U.S. senators, congressmen. Basically, politicos in that show airs across Pennsylvania, which for those of your viewers. Not only is Pennsylvania home to Three Mile Island, which I know you're international viewers will remember, but it's kind of radioactive politically because the the U.S. Senate may hang in the balance this year. That is who controls the US Senate. And we have a Republican senator by the name of Pat Toomey, who is retiring. It is an open seat and it is a free for all in this state as people try to take that state they have already spent. Now is in May, the general elections in November. But number of candidates in the Senate race alone have already spent $15 million. Add that the seat is up for grabs and lots of people are trying to grab it. [00:04:47][169.7] Michael Moran: [00:04:48] Well, Dennis, I want to extend the sports analogy just a bit that warmed my heart. Your Bakersfield sojourn. I came out of newspapers in the back in the day. Newspapers looked a lot like the American. Baseball system, there were minor league, there was a level it's exactly right. And I went to the Sarasota Herald Tribune and then I went to the St. Petersburg Times, which was kind of a AAA, and I always wondered what if I'd stayed at one of those places? They're really wonderful newspapers and places to stay, but I ended up getting sucked into the vortex of Washington and then international news. But that's for another day for our listeners who aren't familiar. Another reason state politics in America state capital politics is so important is because these are the people who draw the lines that determine where the districts that people represent are actually located. The Republican Party over the last several decades has been extremely successful in capturing statehouses, even in competitive states like Pennsylvania. And so that's another level of relevance for those of you overseas are going, Why should I care? [00:05:55][67.1] Dennis Owens: [00:05:56] Well, and and there's great intrigue right now in Pennsylvania. But our conversation is timely because on this very day when we taped this on February 4th, we the Legislative Reapportionment Commission is set to release its maps of where the State House and Senate boundaries are. It is likely headed for the state Supreme Court, which interestingly enough, though the Legislature is controlled and dominated by Republicans, and as you said, the last couple of times they've redrawn boundaries, both congressional and state. It's basically been controlled by Republicans. Republicans had the governor's office, the Legislature and the Supreme Court. While the the worm has turned, as they say, the governor here is Democrat and the state Supreme Court is five to two Democrat. And if the groups can't come to an agreement on how to draw the lines, they end up in the Supreme Court, and that is likely for both the maps, even though there was a lot of talk for a year. It's a small it's like one of my favorite scenes from movie Austin Powers is when there's a guy on a steamroller moving at half a mile an hour, and Austin Powers is about 100 feet in front of him and is acting as if he's about to be run over by a speeding train and never gets out of the way. Well, we know reapportionment happens every 10 years. This time it was quote unquote supposed to be different because of the public input and transparency. And the fact of the matter is they're going to get drawn by the Supreme Court in both levels, and that's going to happen here in the next couple of weeks. [00:07:19][83.0] Michael Moran: [00:07:20] And so we're seeing we see this playing out across the United States. The idea that some nonpartisan panel could draw these up is is a nonsense. These days, there's no such thing as nonpartisan in this country anymore, anyway, no more political stuff in that regard. I want to get to the COVID aspect here. Now you take this atmosphere of partizanship and competition and high stakes. You stir in a global pandemic. That's what's happened in every country, in the world and in every state in the United States. We talked a little briefly before the podcast about how Pennsylvania has has seen this incredible effect that the pandemic has had on its politics and its citizens. What's the what's the big picture? How does how has COVID affected the job you have to do and the the politics of your state? [00:08:16][55.7] Dennis Owens: [00:08:16] Well, there is a bitter fight, a bitter divide over COVID. We have, as I mentioned, a Republican legislature and a Democratic governor. I would venture to guess that Pennsylvania was one of the more restrictive states during coronavirus. Governor Wolf ordered a number of shut downs. He ordered businesses shut down and ordered his Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary to decide which businesses were quote unquote essential and which were nonessential. And this just rankled Republicans. They gave them all. They had grace for a couple of weeks in the first couple of weeks of pandemic. We don't know what's going on. Let's let's figure it out. But as restaurants were shut down and told that you have to know, for instance, the minutia and the rules where you cannot serve food at the bar, you must wear masks into a restaurant. But then, of course, people mask off at the table. There's lots of rules that people question the logic of them, and Republicans got increasingly upset with the shutdowns, and I remember doing some stories and you'll agree. So the mom and pop flower shop in May was shut down, not allowed to do business, even though they said, Hey, we can arrange flowers and deliberate steps. You're shut down. You're not deemed essential. But yet, Lowe's and Home Depot are selling flowers at Mother's Day at a record clip. And clearly, this frustrated Republicans and there were mask mandates and school shutdowns. And so they put a constitutional amendment before the voters the Republican Legislature did. And to do that, it's now no easy process. You have to pass the same identical bill in two consecutive sessions. On the ballot for people to vote on, and they did that and the basically it was. Should emergency powers only last for 21 days and after 21 days? Does the governor have to come to the Legislature to get approval to continue the emergency declaration that is allowing him to shut things down? And that passed overwhelmingly. I think people were frustrated at the shutdown. Rightly or wrongly, the governor was the face of of the shutdowns. And I know, you know, the restaurant lobby, which was the restaurant folks were crushed. I mean, they lost business, they lost employees. People were out of work. It was just a very difficult thing and it was a very clear and visible dividing line between Republicans and Democrats. I remember Republicans had a number of rallies on the steps of the Capitol open pay rallies and of course, you know, people not wearing masks. And a local state senator rose to a degree of prominence on a number of fronts. This is one of them. The shutdowns are resisting. The shutdowns and mandates was one of them. Senator Doug Mastriano is running for governor as we speak as a Republican. He also furthered the concept that the election of 2020 was stolen. He is a friend of Donald Trump. He led bus tour bus loads of people down to the rally that ultimately became the riot of January 6th. Well, he has risen to prominence here in Pennsylvania. Many people think he's one of the favorites in the Republican side to. And polls suggest that too, by the way, to win the Republican nomination to run for governor. So there was tension between our governor, the Democratic governor and the Republican Legislature. All along the the pandemic only exacerbated it. He vetoed another bill yesterday. I have jokingly called him Uncle Vito as an Vito is the most. He has done more vetoes than any governor in recent history as Republicans tried to do things. And he shuts down, and that's why they have done an end run around him with a number of constitutional amendments. [00:11:59][222.7] Michael Moran: [00:12:02] And if there was I mean, Pennsylvania was also a kind of hot spot spot for the vote counting controversy that followed the election in 2020. But let me just take a break a moment and we're going to come right back to you to hear from our sponsor. Let's hold that thought while we take a second to pay the bills. We'll be right back. [00:12:21][19.7] Ad: [00:12:22] Manifest density is brought to you by Microshare, offering turnkey smart facility solutions for the COVID 19 era. Microshare enables global businesses to get back to work quickly and safely locks in resilience for the long run. Learn more at Microshare Dorado. [00:12:36][13.8] Michael Moran: [00:12:40] OK, I'm back with Dennis Owens, who is an ABC 27 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, anchor and host of several different programs, but mostly his expertize is covering state politics from Harrisburg, the state capital. Dennis, I know there have been a lot of very, very passionate debates over various aspects of the reaction from governments to COVID, the state legislature in Pennsylvania, like many. Weighed the idea of giving businesses a blanket liability protection if they basically used the job that people had as leverage and made them come back to work or be fired. Where has that landed in Pennsylvania? Because that's been something that has been very draconian in some states and in others, they've taken a very labor friendly approach. What's Pennsylvania? [00:13:34][54.5] Dennis Owens: [00:13:35] Well, Republicans in the Legislature certainly supported it. The governor vetoed it, so it passed and the governor vetoed it, and he felt people should be able to exercise their right to sue. He didn't want to take that away from anyone. And of course, Republicans complained that he is beholden to the trial lawyers here in Pennsylvania, and they are one of his largest contributors, and he didn't want to do anything that would upset them. So taking away people's ability to sue is not something that would sit well with either the trial bar or with with the governor. And I guess he envisioned companies making people work, getting sick, dying and then and then not being held accountable. So of course, the Republican side of that or the supporters side of that is we need to get back to work. We need to get people back to work. And it's not our fault. There's a pandemic. And you know, I think what will be interesting, Mike and I know your journalist and I think the story that's out there to be done and I haven't seen it be done yet. And now that we have about a two year data collection of this pandemic, I wonder about the top five restrictive states in America and Pennsylvania may very well be one of them and the least five restrictive states in America. And what's their deaths per 100000? Because I have a feeling two years out, two years into this pandemic? I don't know that there's going to be a great difference. I don't know. I'd like to see the data. I think it's a great story and I think it should be done. It's a story that should be done because it's it will it will help guide future pandemics. And do you shut down or do you just protect the vulnerable populations in nursing homes or the vulnerable populations? [00:15:17][102.3] Michael Moran: [00:15:18] There has been some data on that. I mean, the the the thing that has confounded the epidemiology community is that the the data isn't consistent. So, you know, California's numbers are not appreciably better than those in Texas or Florida, where they've taken a very libertarian view toward masks and where you have a much higher population of people who are who are unwilling to be vaccinated. But but the interesting numbers are not so much. The infection rates, which are very inconsistent, but the death rates and those have begun to conform to what you would expect because Delta and Omicron deceits my own analysis. I'm not an epidemiologist. I just play went on the on a podcast. But good luck with that. Yeah, but the the two variants that have been most prevalent the last six months have been have been shown to be resisted pretty well in terms of serious illness by vaccines. So now you're starting to see some of what we expected that people who didn't get vaccinated did actually suffer more. And so now you're seeing that like the southeast, where there's very low, low vaccination rates. And you know, there are death tolls are climbing, but you have to also throw into numbers like that something like New Jersey, the densest state in the country, also very restrictive. But they've got seven million people, 7.5 million, maybe even eight packed into a space the size of a Colorado county. Right. So so you can't look at these numbers as well. [00:17:07][109.0] Dennis Owens: [00:17:08] Zero. And you also have places like Florida and California where the people can be outside more than in the Northeast, for instance, and that might. But that's why I'm saying two years in, you've had a couple of seasons. And and what's the data telling us? Because I suspect. I don't know that there's a bit of difference between the ones that were Uber shut down states and the ones that weren't. And if that's the case. Dot, dot, dot. And I'm not saying it is because I don't have the numbers in front of me, but if that is the case, you know, maybe the next time we're less shut down happy and more protect the people specifically, they need to be protected. [00:17:41][33.7] Michael Moran: [00:17:42] Well, that's what's happening in Europe. Of course. Now Europe has started to lift restrictions completely, and [00:17:48][5.5] Dennis Owens: [00:17:48] that's what Denmark did. [00:17:49][0.9] Michael Moran: [00:17:50] The theory behind that is, OK, we're we've we've tried to defeat this the way the Chinese did and anybody's watching the Olympics. It's like it's like an epidemiological tyranny. But if you look at Europe right now, what they've decided is, OK, remember that term herd immunity? That's where we're going. We have to do it because this thing's not going away until we get there. And that's the new U.K. law that basically removed all restrictions that seems to be happening now across continental Europe. [00:18:19][29.0] Dennis Owens: [00:18:19] So and I and I have three school age kids, including a daughter in high school and right after the Christmas break, like everybody had it, it was a cold. My one son had it. He became an Xbox champion in the several days he had to stay home. But it was not as bad as previous illnesses and colds he has had to have. Herd immunity means that for a moment I should note my kids are Vaxart and boosted, which is rare for underage people in this country. But because the booster were only about a third of adults and much lower than that on kids. But if for the vaccine and boosted it means a cold herd immunity, we move on. That sounds like a good deal to me. [00:19:00][40.6] Michael Moran: [00:19:01] Yep, and my little herd is also immune by that definition. Thank you. So I will get to the next question in just a second, but I want to hold that thought and hear from one of our many sponsors. [00:19:13][12.7] Ad: [00:19:16] Manifest density is brought to you by Microshare, offering turnkey smart facility solutions for the COVID 19 era. Microshare enables global businesses to get back to work quickly and safely locks in resilience for the long run. Learn more at Microshare Dorado. [00:19:31][14.2] Michael Moran: [00:19:32] OK, I am back with Dennis Owen's broadcast journalist and state politics expert. He focuses at ABC 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on the Pennsylvania politics, and we're talking about COVID 19 and how that has roiled politics. Now, Dennis, you as a state politics reporter, I hope you're not one of these people. Like those who go to Washington who never, ever again sees an actual human being, only sees people who are politicians and their aides and flacks and and lobbyists. All these things we've been talking about have been we're viewing through the kind of prism of the debate in a state legislature. But what's the how is all of this kind of filtering out into the populous in Pennsylvania? What what kind of vibe are you getting about how people are feeling about this and how that's affecting the prospects of Democrats and Republicans for the next election? [00:20:28][56.0] Dennis Owens: [00:20:29] Well, again, I think there is there has been a great divide. You had Republicans and Trump Republicans specifically that were resisting, shall we say, some of the science of the masks and the shutdowns and saying that's government overreach and tyranny. And Democrats, it seemed to be more going along with the idea of masks. The city of Philadelphia, for instance, which is heavily democratic, still has lots of of shutdowns. And I just saw the Inquirer today suggesting that that's going to last for a couple of months more. I think Pennsylvania is like the rest of the country, though I've not been in the rest of the country, is pretty much tired of this whole thing. There's been obviously fits and starts. There's been times when you think it was over. You know, think about it in. In June of last year, the state statewide, there were about hundred and four cases of just infections statewide. By January, that number is seven thousand a day. So, you know, you think it's over, it's not over. Here comes back. I think what I said is the hope for result of hopefully everybody gets a cold, we get herd immunity and this thing is mostly put in the rearview mirror. I think that's what Denmark basically said last week. They said, we're putting it in the same category as the flu. I think that's the hope sooner rather than later. But again, I think in democratic areas, it's it's still mask up and maintain distance. Maybe stay in the house and not go to that Super Bowl party that you might want to otherwise go to. As for the it's interesting because I just reported literally right before I came on this podcast that because some question about it. Last year, Gov. Wolf gave his budget address virtually first time in the history of Pennsylvania. We've been doing these things since the 7500 year. Obviously, they weren't going to do virtual in seventeen hundreds, but for the first time ever, a budget address was not before the General Assembly. This year, he is going to go back to it and it's Tuesday. The budget address is this Tuesday, and he will go back to doing it in person. Another fight that's happening is last year, the legislation put $7 billion aside from federal money to use it for the future. While the future is now and the governor saying he wants to spend it, and the Republicans are saying, Well, we don't really have $7 billion, we don't have that money. It's already been accounted for. If we just do this standard spending we're expected to spend between now and that money runs out in December 31st of 2024. So there is no front on which there isn't a fight going on between the Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor and Democrats. [00:22:58][148.7] Michael Moran: [00:22:59] And so much of it revolves around COVID. So that that's a perfect lead in to that last question I have for you. It's kind of a double question because we're running out of time here on manifest density. The future is now here to Dennis. So you you have a job that is traditionally very much a kind of button holing handshaking, Hey, how are you doing, John? What's going on in there type of job? You know, you have to interact with people. And then, of course, you know, you're always the desire, at least, is to stand in front of the statehouse and do a piece to the camera while you're reporting. And how is COVID? And the pandemic itself affected the day to day of being a reporter in a major state capital? [00:23:44][44.7] Dennis Owens: [00:23:45] Well, on the one hand, I will be completely candid with you. I have flannel pajama bottoms, a shirt, tie and jacket on for this Zoom interview, though you didn't get the camera to work. But Zoom Zoom has opened things up because for this week in Pennsylvania, for instance, I have to interview newsmakers to get them to come into the studio, as I used to have to do for a Friday three o'clock taping was very difficult. They're out of town on Friday, so it limited now with a Zoom. I can get some of the biggest names on Zoom and the Good. The thing about Zoom that everybody has gone to Zoom is that the viewers now accept it and I'm going to zoom before pandemic. People would say it looks like crap that sounds like you can't do that, but now everybody accepts it. [00:24:28][43.0] Michael Moran: [00:24:29] You remember the Blair Witch Project Project? [00:24:31][2.4] Dennis Owens: [00:24:32] Oh, yeah, yeah, exactly. [00:24:33][0.8] Michael Moran: [00:24:34] And I was still in broadcast when that came out, and it suddenly all these kind of really slick, high production value producers were going, We need a shaky camera. I think is because it looked supposedly authentic. [00:24:45][11.8] Dennis Owens: [00:24:46] So if we can find them, a shaky camera is called Get a photographer from the market. No. One thirty four who hasn't learned the craft yet. It's, you know, it's it's kind of funny. But but on the other hand, the negative the downside to your point, and it is getting a little bit better as the capital return starts to turn for rhythm. People are coming back, but so much of what I get is like I'll walk through the capital and talk to nine people and have seven stories in the process of those conversations that don't really happen when somebody is on a zoom with you. I mean, they'll give you a soundbite and they'll talk to you about a story. But the real the real news is gathered people to people, as you accurately pointed out, and the people just haven't been here for the most part. But as I said, the swallows are returning to the to the to the State House a bit. I do see things getting better as we head toward the spring. [00:25:37][51.0] Michael Moran: [00:25:39] OK, so we're going to mix that metaphor with Capistrano and Punxsutawney. [00:25:42][3.1] Dennis Owens: [00:25:44] It's much nicer in Capistrano. I've been to both, but Punxsutawney has a charm one day of the year, but it's usually a pretty chilly on February 2nd. But almost everybody in attendance has some liquid warmth, if you know what I'm saying. [00:25:58][13.5] Michael Moran: [00:26:00] All right. Well, I'm going to start to wrap it up here. Dennis, this has been a really fascinating conversation. How would people other than obviously those of you in the Harrisburg metropolitan area who can watch Dennis on television and perhaps across Pennsylvania? But beyond that, that area, how would people follow what you do and the work that's going on and Pennsylvania politics? [00:26:21][21.6] Dennis Owens: [00:26:22] Real simple. Thank you for the opportunity this week in Pennsylvania. Dot com. That's my weekly politics show. ABC 27 dot com is my station that I work for, and my work is on there. And then I am a the only social media avail myself to really heavily is Twitter. It's Owens underscore ABC. Twenty seven. [00:26:42][20.3] Michael Moran: [00:26:44] OK. Dennis, and I'm going to remind people that they can learn more about our sponsor Microshare and how it has helped to get the world safely back to work, ever smoked solutions, boost efficiency, enable cost savings and bring safety and reassurance to the people inside your buildings. You can learn more about every smart air clean, every smart space in a whole other suite of products on the Microshare website. That's WW w microshare down there, and you can subscribe to Manifest Density or download it onto Google Play. I talk radio Spotify or complain about it. We like comments that go for it, but it's available on a number of audio platforms that I didn't mention, and that will pretty much do it for this week. On behalf of Microshare and all of its global employees, this is Michael Moran thanking Dennis Owens again and saying so long. Be well and thank you for listening. [00:26:44][0.0] [1564.8]    

James quizzes Aaron on his literary loves through the song titles of Cher. Then the homosexuals play Knockout: The Contemporary Poets Edition. Please consider supporting authors and independent bookstores. You can purchase books by authors we discuss at Loyalty Bookstores, a black-owned indie bookseller in Washington, DC.1) Dorianne Laux. The poem we reference in What We Carry is called "The Lovers"2) Timothy Liu "In the Outhouse" from Burnt Offerings (Copper Canyon, 1995; ISBN 1556591047)3) Word of Mouth: An Anthology of Gay American Poetry (Talisman House, July 1, 2000; ISBN: 1584980060)4) Marie Howe5) Cher and the Elephant6) Tim Dlugos was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and grew up in Arlington, Virginia. From 1968 to 1970, he was a Christian Brother at LaSalle College in Philadelphia. He left LaSalle and moved to Washington, DC, where he participated in the Mass Transit poetry readings. In the late 1970s, he moved to New York City and was active in the Lower East Side literary scene, where he was a contributing editor to Christopher Street magazine and on the Poetry Project staff. After learning that he was HIV positive, Dlugos studied at Yale University Divinity School to become an Episcopalian priest. He died of AIDS-related complications in 1990. A Fast Life: The Collected Poems of Tim Dlugos edited by David Trinidad (Nightboat Books, May 10, 2011;  ISBN: 0984459839)8) Linda Gregg: "Asking for Directions"9) Louise Gluck: "Marina"10) "Hate Poem" by Julie Sheehan11) James calls Cher's "Main Man" a B-side, but it was actually released as a single for the album Cher. The B-side was "Hard Enough Getting Over You."

Read: Kasey Jueds' poem "Kittatinny," which she reads on the episode.Kasey Jueds a poet living in the Catskill Mountains in New York. Kasey poems have appeared or are forthcoming in publications including American Poetry Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Bennington Review, Cave Wall, Cincinnati Review, Colorado Review, Crazyhorse, Denver Quarterly, Narrative, Ninth Letter, Pleiades, Provincetown Arts, River Styx, Salamander, The Southampton Review, Tinderbox, and Waxwing.Kasey has been a resident at the Vermont Studio Center, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Soapstone, and the Ucross Foundation; and a visiting poet at the University of Pennsylvania, LaSalle College, and the University of Northern Colorado. Kasey's first book Keeper first book, won the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize from the University of Pittsburgh Press, and was published by Pitt in fall, 2013. Kasey's second book, The Thicket, is has just been published by Pittsburg Press this month, November, 2021.Purchase: The Thicket by Kasey Jueds (UPitt Press, 2021).

Episode Summary:The current episode is co-hosted with Simon Butler, an artist, curator and founder of MigrateArt, an art charity that helps those impacted by the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time. In the current episode we meet a Myanmar-born graffiti artist Bart Was Not Here, who creates a body of work full of escapism and dry humour by mixing text and imagery from Burmese and global pop culture. In this candid conversation we talk about Bart's artistic journey from discovering graffiti, to experiencing anti-muslim hatred, and being forced to leave the country, as Bart shares with us his thoughts on the harsh reality of Myanmar and the misrepresentation of Burmese culture globally.The Speaker:Bart Was Not Here, born on 19.2.1996 in Yangon, Burma, is a visual artist working with paintings, illustrations, murals, and sculptures based in Paris. He started painting graffiti on the streets of Yangon under the alias “Bart Was Not Here” when he was in 8th grade and he graduated high school in 2011-2012. He committed to painting graffiti and street art with his crew R.O.A.R after high school and went to Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore in 2014. He got a Fine Arts Diploma from Lasalle in 2018. As a graffiti artist he participated in a great number of group exhibitions in Burma as well as overseas. He debuted his solo exhibition titled God Complex at Myanm/art gallery in 2019. He has showcased his paintings in Saatchi Gallery as well as The Secretariat Building in Myanmar. His artworks are usually figurative with vibrant colored patterns and humorous text serving as punchlines. He is interested in world-building and storytelling within his art as he is inspired by the likes of Hieronymous Bosch, David Lynch, Neil Gaiman, and Jean “Moebius” Giraud. Kyaw Moe Khine is open to working with different concepts in his art but he loves working in the areas of myth, religion, icons, pop culture, and satire. He also believes humour can be used as a weapon in art. He's in the middle of his art residency at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris.The Co-Host:Simon Butleris a curator, social entrepreneur and artist based in London. He founded Migrate Artin 2016 after visiting the Calais Jungle refugee camp in France for the first time. This poignant experience inspired him to use his years of experience in the art world to help those impacted by the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time. To date, Migrate Art has raised over £550,000, helped thousands of people across Europe and the Middle East and worked with some of the world's leading artists including Anish Kapoor, Mona Hatoum, Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread and Raqib Shaw.Host: Farah Piriye, ZEITGEIST19 FoundationSign up for ZEITGEIST19's newsletter at https://www.zeitgeist19.comFor sponsorship enquiries, comments, ideas and collaborations, email us at info@zeitgeist19.comFollow us on Instagramand TwitterHelp us to continue our mission and to develop our podcast: Donate

Andrew McNally is a multi-talented Montreal stylist and art director.  He also teaches at Lasalle College and is a fashion columnist.  Moreover, he's a champion of local design, and bolsters the local fashion landscape with his passion and love of the local industry. He supports many important social causes, such as Reluxe, an annual second hand clothing sale that benefits women in need. He also generously spends his spare time helping the younger generations, encouraging them to go for their dreams.

Currently the Director of Programmes at the Glasgow School of Art, Singapore, Matthias holds three postgraduate degrees from the Royal College of Art, including a PhD in Innovation Management at the Department for Service Design. He authored the book "Intellectual Property, Design Innovation, and Entrepreneurship" published by Springer. In 2015 he was commissioned by the UK IPO to investigate the infringement of design rights in the UK before I moved to Singapore to become Head of School, Design Communication at LASALLE College of the Arts. In 2019, Matthias joined Glasgow School of Art in Singapore. He is the Founder of the Studio for Virtual Typography, a design consultancy which was funded through a start-up award obtained from the National Endowment of Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA).Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀....-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms.  -Audio post production at HNM Studios New Delhi India.-October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/melting-pot. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It won't happen again. I love youI'm trying to dowhat's best for you Galatea - a statue, an ideal, an object of love. When the sculptor Pygmalion's creation is brought to life by the Goddess Aphrodite, Happily Ever After seems an inevitability. Love is an enchantment; all are blinded by its glamour. But who decides what happily ever after looks like…Where lies the distinction between Love and Possession… Can one exist without the other? Creative TeamPlaywright: Rachel ChinDirector: Crenshaw YeoRecording Engineer: Joel ChuaSound Designer & Composer:  Jack Burmeister CastGalatea: Rachel ChinPygmalion: Ryan AngMan: Crenshaw YeoWoman / Statue: Sarah Liwen SmithJiang: Joel ChuaAphrodite: Rachel Chin & Sarah Liwen Smith Special thanks to Jon Cancio and Tushar Ismail PLAYWRIGHT'S BIOGRAPHYRachel Chin is a Malaysian-born actor-playwright based in Singapore and a member of the Playwright's Commune.Her writing credits include: In Sickness, Expats Anonymous (Produced and Developed with the Yale Cabaret - Cab 53); the Otters United Funny Club (stage and online); the Sony Play everything Show (Playstation Asia); Yeye (LASALLE College of the Arts); and Mama Says Don't Talk Back (LASALLE Solo Festival). She is a graduate of the BA (Hons) Acting program at LASALLE College of the Arts and has been mentored by Aubrey Mellor OAM, Haresh Sharma, Chong Tze Chien among others.Instagram: @Rachelchinmy  WRITER'S NOTEGalatea was born from a need to address trauma.Prior to 2018, I was not aware of the term “Gaslighting,” even though I had lived through it for a year. At the time, I thought an abusive relationship was one that involved physical violence, and anything short of that was just a personality quirk that “love” would conquer. Without the words to define my experience, I wasn't able to fully process what I was going through. It wasn't until I met other people who recognized and identified with my situation - and held no judgment - that something clicked, and I felt empowered to leave.Ultimately, that is what Galatea is about. It is my way of helping those in similar circumstances to feel seen and to feel sane, my way of engaging other survivors of traumatic relationships.Galatea is a humble prayer for empowerment, catharsis, and healing - and that wherever you are, you feel safe.http://www.theatreofothers.com

It won't happen again. I love youI'm trying to dowhat's best for you Galatea - a statue, an ideal, an object of love. When the sculptor Pygmalion's creation is brought to life by the Goddess Aphrodite, Happily Ever After seems an inevitability. Love is an enchantment; all are blinded by its glamour. But who decides what happily ever after looks like…Where lies the distinction between Love and Possession… Can one exist without the other? Creative TeamPlaywright: Rachel ChinDirector: Crenshaw YeoRecording Engineer: Joel ChuaSound Designer & Composer:  Jack Burmeister CastGalatea: Rachel ChinPygmalion: Ryan AngMan: Crenshaw YeoWoman / Statue: Sarah Liwen SmithJiang: Joel ChuaAphrodite: Rachel Chin & Sarah Liwen Smith Special thanks to Jon Cancio and Tushar Ismail PLAYWRIGHT'S BIOGRAPHYRachel Chin is a Malaysian-born actor-playwright based in Singapore and a member of the Playwright's Commune.Her writing credits include: In Sickness, Expats Anonymous (Produced and Developed with the Yale Cabaret - Cab 53); the Otters United Funny Club (stage and online); the Sony Playeverything Show (Playstation Asia); Yeye(LASALLE College of the Arts); and Mama Says Don't Talk Back (LASALLE Solo Festival). She is a graduate of the BA (Hons) Acting program at LASALLE College of the Arts and has been mentored by Aubrey Mellor OAM, Haresh Sharma, Chong Tze Chien among others.Instagram: @Rachelchinmy  WRITER'S NOTEGalatea was born from a need to address trauma.Prior to 2018, I was not aware of the term “Gaslighting,” even though I had lived through it for a year. At the time, I thought an abusive relationship was one that involved physical violence, and anything short of that was just a personality quirk that “love” would conquer. Without the words to define my experience, I wasn't able to fully process what I was going through. It wasn't until I met other people who recognized and identified with my situation - and held no judgment - that something clicked, and I felt empowered to leave.Ultimately, that is what Galatea is about. It is my way of helping those in similar circumstances to feel seen and to feel sane, my way of engaging other survivors of traumatic relationships.Galatea is a humble prayer for empowerment, catharsis, and healing - and that wherever you are, you feel safe.http://www.theatreofothers.com

A young Fashion Entreprenuer, Parmita Sujan is the epitome of a fashion driven enthusiast who curates and strategises branding for Indian Couturiers. A graduate from the LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore she has done her BFA in Graphic Design and Advertising Design from Savannah College of Art and Design, Hong Kong. She started The Wise Design Company in 2014 with the aim to bring Indian Couturiers in the international fashion market alongside design houses like Chanel and Dior. Since the launch of her consultancy, Parmita has globalised several Indian design houses like Cherie D ( Los Angeles), Sanskrit (Hong Kong), AZA (India), Anjali K Couture (Dubai), Rivaage (Dubai Mall, Dubai), Aashni & Co (London), The Rack by Kachins (Dubai). She believes in curating every brand she interacts with to filter the collections into the most elegant and ethnically rich designs. In this episode of M-Power, Parmita talks about how Social Media is one of her greater strengths that made all her clients believe in her understanding for fashion and marketing at the same time. Advertising a brand, the right way to the right market is her focus while positioning her brands at The Wise Design Consultancy.

In this episode, Adam and Budi are joined by Steven Gaultney and continue the Audio New Play Festival with a conversation with the Singapore-based playwright of the upcoming audio play GALATEA, Rachel Chin.Rachel Chin is a multilingual actor, singer, playwright, model, and emcee. She is fluent in English, Malay, Mandarin, and conversant in Cantonese. Rachel is also a recipient of the Veda Mekani Scholarship for Performing Artists at LASALLE College of the Arts. She is mentored in Playwriting by Aubrey Mellor OAM, Haresh Sharma, among others. Her most recent theatre credits include Expats Anonymous (Yale Cabaret 2021), Otters United FC: Incredibly Tragic Closing (2021), and Grand Auspicious Special Opening (2021). She is interested in work that concerns the politics of identity and heritage, and in telling visceral stories that transcend race and cultural borders to resonate with audiences.Instagram: @rachelchinmyMentioned in this episode:36 Questions- the PodcastAWAREAncient Greece in the Malay peninsulaTo submit a question, please visit http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers for voice recording or submit an email to podcast@theatreofothers.com Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwiseIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, we´d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest in it and make it even betterMusic credit: https://www.purple-planet.comhttp://www.theatreofothers.com

In this episode, Adam and Budi speak with company member Steven Gaultney about playwrighting and his dramaturgy for the Audio New Play Festival.Steven Gaultney is a Brooklyn-based playwright. His plays include A Thousand Ships at the Bottom of the Sea, Limb from Limb, Negligence, and Adam's Dream. He is the resident playwright and dramaturg for The Theatre of Others, which has produced two of his plays. His work has been produced and/or developed by  Chautauqua Theatre Company, Columbia University, LASALLE College of the Arts, New York Theatre Workshop, The Theatre of Others, the undergroundzero festival, and Theatre for a New Audience. Steven has benefitted from the mentorship of Edward Bond and Charles Mee, among many others. M.F.A.: Columbia University.steven@theatreofothers.comInstagram: @stevengaultneyMentioned in this Episode:Leith McPhersonThe Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and her LoverLeon IngulsrudRomeo CastellucciTo submit a question, please visit http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers for voice recording or submit an email to podcast@theatreofothers.com Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwiseIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, we´d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest in it and make it even betterMusic credit: https://www.purple-planet.comhttp://www.theatreofothers.com

This past week I worked with Somaya to coordinate a land border escape out of Afghanistan for her single mom and two teenage sisters, as well for 35 others. Somaya Ahmadi is a Canadian Permanent Resident and an Afghan National who had her single Mom and two younger teenage sisters stuck in Kabul just until several days ago. Somaya studies fashion design at LaSalle College in Vancouver, BC. Somaya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Somaya21_amadi/ Somaya on Twitter: https://twitter.com/somi251097 Social

This past week I worked with Somaya to coordinate a land border escape out of Afghanistan for her single mom and two teenage sisters, as well for 35 others. Somaya Ahmadi is a Canadian Permanent Resident and an Afghan National who had her single Mom and two younger teenage sisters stuck in Kabul just until several days ago. Somaya studies fashion design at LaSalle College in Vancouver, BC. Somaya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Somaya21_amadi/ Somaya on Twitter: https://twitter.com/somi251097 Social

Tony Knight was educated at Sydney Grammar School and trained at the Drama Centre London. He has considerable knowledge, experience and expertise as a professional acting teacher and director.Tony has been the Program Leader for the Musical Theatre (B.A. Hons.) course at the LaSalle College of the Arts, Singapore, developing and implementing a new curriculum. He was also the Head of Acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), training some of Australia's most celebrated national and international actors.He has taught, directed and lectured in many parts of the world, including Australia, the USA, Japan, Romania, Singapore and Tonga. He has spoken at numerous international and national conferences, including the annual ITI-Drama Schools Conference in Romania, and at the Musical Theatre Educators Conference, in Perth 2015, which included delivering a paper re current research - What's Hidden Underneath: Secrets & Sex –The Pajama Game and American Drama In the early 1950s, the Age of McCarthyism, HUAC, and The Kinsey Report.Tony has a passionate interest in all the performing arts, and is dedicated to improving the training of young actors. He is freelancing and completing his PhD on Richard Burbage: Shakespeare's Actor & the Art of ‘Personation. Now resident in Adelaide, South Australia, most recently he has successfully delivered three public lectures on the Identity of the Australian Actor at the National Portrait Gallery and the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra.Tony is co-producer and director of STARC Productions, Adelaide, which has presented a number of highly acclaimed productions, specialising in '2-person plays', including the Australian premiere of Suzie Miller's award winning Australian play Reasonable Doubt. Furthermore, he has held two successful photographic exhibitions for the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival.Tony's motto and aim in all his work is 'Making the Ordinary “Extraordinary!"'The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and Whooshkaa. Also where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au

A'shua Imran is a Singaporean artist working primarily in the medium of painting and performance. He graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore) with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (Goldsmiths, UK) in 2014, and has since presented his works in Singapore, The Netherlands, Egypt, South Africa, and Spain. Currently, Imran is the artistic director of Mural Lingo, a creative enterprise that works at the intersection of arts and technology. Over the past years, Imran has worked with organizations and institutions such as Google, National University Singapore, World Wildlife Fund - Singapore, and many others. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀....-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -Audio post production at HNM Studios New Delhi India.-October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 59 | The School of Fashion 2021 In this episode, we introduce the digital presentation of the LASALLE College of the Arts School of Fashion Class of 2021. This year, the graduation show continues to explore a blend of physical and digital modes of presentation. The projects explore themes around sustainability, gender and cultural heritage. The full show is available on lasallesof.com, designed by @cpluscandco. Congratulations to all graduates!

Jeffrey Say is an art historian specialising in Singapore and Southeast Asian art history. An author of numerous essays on art, his seminal co-edited work Histories, Practices, Interventions: A Reader in Singapore Contemporary Art (2016) remains a critical anthology for researchers, curators and students on Singapore art to date. Importantly, Say undertook pioneering research and study of the history of sculpture in pre-and post-war Singapore. Prior to joining LASALLE College of the Arts in 1997, Say was a curator at the then National Museum where he was overseeing the collection of Buddhist and Indian artefacts. As a museum curator, Say curated major exhibitions on Tibetan Buddhist art, the maritime silk route and Alamkara: 5000 Years of India. Say has been instrumental in the development of art history studies at LASALLE supporting artists to develop a contextual and historical understanding of the evolution of visual arts. In 2009, he designed the world’s first Master’s programme focussing on Asian modern and contemporary art histories. He is presently its Programme Leader. This programme has produced graduates who have made significant contributions to the field in the area of scholarship and curation. Say is a public advocate of the importance of art history as a way to promote visual literacy. He is a frequent public speaker at museums, universities and galleries, and conducts short courses which remain hugely popular among various publics. Say is also a regular commentator on the local visual arts scene. Say’s current research interest is on Singapore modern and contemporary art histories. He has written an essay on the early contemporary art scene of Singapore which offers a revisionist view on the beginnings of contemporary art in Singapore (published in the July-Sept 2019 edition of BiblioAsia). He is currently working on the second volume on Singapore modern art as well as a children’s series on Southeast Asian art and culture, both of which will be published in 2022. His essay on the beginnings of contemporary art in Singapore can be found on this link; July-Sept 2019 issue. Book cover with flap open        

This episode was recorded in early May 2020 and is previously unpublished. Artist and LGBTQ activist Daniel Dallabrida initiated his art practice in 2003 with a move to Italy to pursue his heritage's art, culture, and language. There he apprenticed at a Venetian family foundry and started his academic study of art in Florence. In 2011, Daniel received an MFA from California College of the Arts. He has been an artist-in-residence at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, LASALLE College of the Arts, Fondazione Pistoletto, and Kala Art Institute. Daniel has presented in Milan, Rome, Florence, Oakland, Singapore, Kansas City, Aspen, and San Francisco. Daniel lives with his partner in San Francisco and Tuscany. To contact Daniel email at daniel@dallabrida.com http://www.dallabrida.com Daniel Dallabrida on Instagram Broadway on Demand Daniel's Interview with Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Anderson Ranch Arts Center 5Rhythms Dance Practice PTSD Treatment for Tibetan Monks Support Mental Health First Oakland, a grassroots initiative to reduce police presence in Oakland and support people experiencing a mental health crisis. Get 50% off Quickbooks Online or Quickbooks Self-Employed for the first 6 months using this special referral link: https://quickbooks.grsm.io/sarahThibault. Create and ship artist prints, custom-designed t-shirts and more using Printful. About Artists + Travel Season 1 of the Artists + Travel podcast is an archive of previously published interviews recorded between April and May 2020. Artist and writer Sarah Thibault reached out to creative people all over the world to find out about their experiences during the early days of the COVID pandemic. The aim of the conversations was two-fold: to share the unique perspectives that arose from different global responses to the spread of the virus, and to unearth the commonalities in these experiences. Artists + Travel began as a travel blog for artists that Thibault created in 2018 as a way to document her two+ years living as a nomad and attending artist residencies abroad. Go here to sign up for her newsletter https://sarahthibault.com/about/ Instagram: @sarah_thibault Websites: artiststravel.space / sarahthibault.com Credits Music composed and performed by Ulysses Noë --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarah-thibault11/support

On 30th June 2007, Felicia Teo disappeared without a trace. She was last seen on CCTV footage entering a lift in Marine Terrace with two male friends after a party at LASALLE College of Arts. She was never seen again. More than thirteen years later, both men, Ahmad Danial Mohamed Rafa'ee and Ragil Putra Setia Sukmarahjana, have been accused of allegedly murdering Felicia on that very same night...   abriefcasepodcast.com

Episode 53: The annual exhibition showcasing work from Year 2 students in the BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Textiles and BA (Hons) Fashion Media and Industries programmes in the School of Fashion at LASALLE College of the Arts goes digital with 'Phantasm'. Guest Rohaizatul Azhar, who oversaw the project together with fellow lecturer Furqan Saini, guides us through the immersive experience, and highlights particularly moving projects.

Alena Ose' Murang is a Sarawakian sape player singer, teacher, speaker, social entrepreneur, visual artist & heritage advocate. Born in Kuching, Sarawak, to a Kelabit father, Ose Murang and English-Italian mother Valerie Mashman, Alena and her older brother were immersed in their local heritage from young including dance and the local lute instrument, the sape. While Alena has never formally studied music, she answered her calling to be a keeper of stories for her people and in 2016, released her first EP, Flight - a collection of traditional Kenyah & Kelabit songs. Since then, Alena has performed at many renowned world music festivals including the SXSW (USA), Colors of Ostrava (Czech Republic), Paris Fashion Week (France), Rudolstadt Festival (Germany), OzAsia Festival (Australia), and Rainforest World Music Festival (Malaysia). She was a youth representative at the UNESCO Youth Forum in Paris, and UNESCO Asia-Pacific for her work in intangible cultural heritage. Some of the things we talked about include: * 3.20: What is was like growing up in Kuching & being immersed in the local culture including visiting villages, studying rituals like basket weaving & hiking * 6:08: How at the age of 6, Alena & her cousins began to learn the arang kadang (long dance) & solo Hornbill dance from her aunties, before half of them decided to pick up the sape * 7:26: Getting Uncle Mathew Ngau to teach them the sape & why that was such a contentious issue because of their gender * 8:46: The difference between the “spirit” & “human” sape * 17:45: Identity & heritage * 20:13: Her love of art * 21:35: Studying fine arts at the Lasalle College of the Arts * 22:37: Why Alena's fine arts teacher did not encourage her to pursue art as a career * 23:59: How she ended up on a US tour with the Diplomats of Drum as a sape player * 25:58: Her discovery of how the sape could move people * 26:31: Why she became a fellow with Teach for Malaysia * 28:28: How she started her social enterprise, ART4 Studio (now known as Kanid Studio) * 30:35: What led Alena to pursuing world music as a full-time career * 31:53: How Alena produced & released her first EP, Flight * 33:45: Working with life coaches * 35:15: If Alena was ever plagued with imposter syndrom * 35:44: When Alena knew that she was doing exactly what she was meant to be doing * 36:44: How Alena ended up participating in the Norway Fjord Festival (Scandinavia's largest traditional music festival) & Paris Fashion Week * 38:47: Whether Alena ever felt she had to get out of Malaysia to grow her musical career * 41:48: Working with her village elders * 43:09: Being a part of the Small Island Big Song Austronesian production * 44:53: Why beads are so important to Alena's indigenous heritage * 46:56: How COVID-19 has impacted Alena & her career * 49:14: What listeners can do to help Alena & any other world musician Show notes: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/22

In this episode, Adam and Budi speak with their collaborator, playwright Steven Gaultney. Steven Gaultney is a Brooklyn-based playwright. His plays include Negligence (The Theatre of Others), Adam’s Dream, and adaptations of Aeschylus’ Oresteia, Seneca’s Thyestes, Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis, Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, and Grimms’ Fairy Tales. His work has been produced and/or developed by Chautauqua Theatre Company, Columbia University, LASALLE College of the Arts, New York Theatre Workshop, The Theatre of Others, and the undergroundzero festival. Steven is a graduate of Columbia University’s M.F.A. in Playwriting program and has benefitted from the mentorship of Edward Bond and Charles Mee, among many others. He’s been a remote resident playwright for The Theatre of Others since 2011. Mentioned in this episode:Matthew WilsonCrossfit SingaporeSara KaneSam ShepardHoward BarkerJackie Sibblies DrurySuzan-Lori ParksMaria Irene FornesAdrienne KennedyAugust WilsonJeremy O HarrisBrendan Jacob-JenkinsAleshea HarrisSoho RepPlaywrights HorizonsDominique MorrisseauLynn NottageThe KilroysWar and Peace by TolstoyMaya AngelouThe Crucible directed by Ivo van HoveThe Bacchae by EuripidesJoseph CampbellQui NguyenTo submit a question, please visit http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers for voice recording or submit an email to podcast@theatreofothers.com Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwiseIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, we´d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest in it and make it even betterMusic credit: https://www.purple-planet.comhttp://www.theatreofothers.com

The portrait is R. Yean, Sea forest at Mondulkiri province, Cambodia, ©Norm Phanith, 2017 H.R.H. (His Rebel/Revolt Highness) The Articurizer (Art[ist] Curator, Articulator/Writer, Researcher, and Art Advocate) A native of Battambang, Reaksmey Yean is a self-proclaimed art advocate, an early-career art curator, writer, and researcher. Currently, he is a program director and co-founder of Silapak Trotchaek Pneik, a contemporary art space by YK Art House. He is also a part-time lecturer at Phnom Penh International Institute of the Art (PPIIA). Reaksmey is a research affiliate at Center for Khmer Studies and a Co-Investigator on Phase 2 Large Grant project ‘Contemporary Arts Making and Creative Expression Among Young Cambodians.’ Yean is an Alphawood scholar (SOAS, the University of London for Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art – in Indian, Chinese, and Southeast Asian Art). He was an exchange scholar at the Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs, Chiang Mai University. He is an inaugural SEAsia Award Scholar (2017) of LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, an Asian Cultural Council fellow (2018), and a beneficiary of Dr. Karen Mcleod Adair grant for MA in Asian Art Histories at LASALLE College of the Arts. Yean was a curator for creative programs at Java Creative Café, Phnom Penh. Prior, he served several senior posts, including an Assistant to School of Performing Arts, at Phare Ponleu Selpak, a multi-disciplinary arts center, where he received his early education. He is also a founding father of a defunct collective named Trotchaek Pneik, a cultural and artistic collective based in Battambang. Yean is interested in multi-disciplinary practices (Film, Visual, and Performing Arts). As an Art Advocate, Yean is involved in the promotion of art and culture and their histories within contemporary Cambodia via curatorial practices, art criticism, and cultural pundit. As a scholar, Yean is concerned with Buddhist Arts, Contemporary and Modern Arts, Southeast Asia, Cultural Diplomacy, and Post-colonial theory. The books mentioned in the interview were: Cambodge: The Cultivation of a Nation, Of Grammatology, and The Truth in Painting. Dinh Q. Lê, Splendor and Darkness #32, 2017, Foiling and screen-print on Stonehenge paper, cut, weaved and burned, 221 x330 cm, Courtesy of Reaksmey Yean

In her last role within the ad world, Carolyn Kan ran the creative agency M&C Saatchi as its managing director. Over 10 years later, she is now hailed as the renowned designer and founder of artisan jewellery brand Carrie K. Carolyn is also involved in programmes with Lasalle College of the Arts and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In this episode, she reflects back on her past life and the journey she took to build a business from a simple passion.

In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss the origins and meaning of The Theatre of Others, their fascination and commitment to the Audience, and how they see theatre moving forward post-coronavirus.Mentioned in this episode:LASALLE College of the ArtsYayasan Bali PurnatiHamletErik EhnNoor Effendy IbrahimJean-Guy LecatPeter BrookBAM HarveyVivian Beaumont at Lincoln CenterLa MaMaTheatre for a New AudienceTen Thousand Things TheaterVariety's Stagecraft podcastStephanie YbarraPublic TheaterAriane MnouchkineDiane PaulusSleep no MoreThe Wonderful World of DissociaTolis PapazoglouShowtime at the ApolloHamilton cast to VP PenceRick OwensTo submit a question, please visit http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers for voice recording or submit an email to podcast@theatreofothers.com Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwiseIf you enjoyed this week's podcast, we'd love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest in it and make it even betterMusic credit: https://www.purple-planet.comhttp://www.theatreofothers.com

Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Peter Zazzali, Drama Instructor, LASALLE College of the Arts and Lauren Sim, BA (Hons) Acting, LASALLE College of the Arts about LASALLE's Acting Program and it's cross-cultural pedagogy and mission, and the ability to push boundaries and grow the industry here in Singapore. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Episode 39: We talk about the wonderful projects of our graduating students from the Diploma in Fashion, BA(Hons) Fashion Design and Textiles and BA(Hons) Fashion Media and Industries programmes at LASALLE College of the Arts, discussing them under four broad categories: inclusivity/diversity, Singaporeanness and other localities, retrofuturism and creative sustainability. Congratulations to the #classof2020!

The coronavirus forced the education system to adopt home-based learning almost overnight. Could this new way of learning lead to better outcomes for student from low-income families? Hosts Petrina Kow and Laurindo Garcia examine whether home-based learning is the solution for a more inclusive education system with guests Felipe Cervera from Lasalle University, Secondary 2 student Yu Xiao Qian, Amanda Chong from Readable. A special musical performance is also offered by educator and composer of Wild Rice's Peter Pan Julian Wong. TRANSCRIPT Shiri Kenigsberg Levi: [00:00:00] MONOLOGUE IN HEBREW Laurindo Garcia: [00:00:04] So that is the voice of Shiri Kenigsberg Levi. She is a mother of four in Israel who, as you can hear, is expressing her frustration. And that frustration is about how she's had to learn, you know, what seemingly was overnight, how to homeschool her kids. That clip came from a video that she initially shared via what's up to her group of friends. But inadvertently, that video got shared and ultimately got over three million views. When Sharon Stone and Victoria Beckham shared it through their respective social media feeds and I received that video while I was in still in New York in early March, and I immediately forwarded to one of my team members who was also having to struggle with homeschooling. I'm curious, Petrina, did you see did you see this video? Petrina Kow: [00:01:04] Yeah, I eventually made its rounds to me and I absolutely feel her frustration, though. I thankfully have older kids, so I don't I'm not in her predicament. I mean, already it was kind of like. All right. You know, I mean, my my daughter is fine to 17. She's sort herself out. But like, I can't imagine with primary school kids are pre-school kids, like any of you have like four under the age of ten. Like, first of all, you have to have four working computers. You have good Emet. You're going to help log in, everybody. One on I can use. It's close to impossible. So I, I, I definitely feel her frustration. Laurindo Garcia: [00:01:44] So welcome our listeners to another episode of Inclusively. If you've just tuned in, we've recently reinvigorated and renewed our format after a hiatus over March and April. We've changed the format to examine lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic. And our goal right now is to imagine how these lessons that we've learned can contribute to a more inclusive world. If these things are sustained and scaled up. I'm your host, Laurindo Garcia Petrina Kow: [00:02:13] And I'm Petrina Kow. And today's episode, I guess very aptly with that opening, is on education. And I think, you know, for me, education has been obviously it plays a very close. It is very close to my heart. My mother was an educator for many, many years. And now I am find myself in that position as well. And I think in my journey to find the best sort of educational path for my children, homeschooling, something that I've actually done with my with my daughter at least four when she was primary five in primary six. And I mean, at the time also, I kind of did a cheat version. I did actually do it myself. I found other people to educate my child. But I think back back then, I mean, this was like maybe like eight years ago now that on those online platforms were not as readily available, though. Now, when I speak to homeschooling parents. Most of them are getting schooled online with various different educators or just educational providers. So it's not a new concept. But I think for people who generally are used to, you know, normal school and being in a physical environment with everybody else having to suddenly switch and do that all from home will have immediate effects on both. Right. You know, just families and the students themselves. So it's definitely a huge sort of shift that everybody is finding themselves having to make. Laurindo Garcia: [00:03:46] Exactly. And to set the stage in Singapore, at least, Home-Based Learning was implemented from April 8 for all students and one schools close who presented challenges for educators as well, who had to learn quickly how to deliver their their content online and overcome some of the assumptions that they had that their subjects could be taught in this fashion. Also, for parents having to then provide the backend, technical support and the coaching and all of these things and then the students as well. You know, all of a sudden being separated from there, from the classmates, from their friends, being an environment where there are many other distractions. And I think one thing that I've also observed is that how this situation then illuminates the situation for students from low income backgrounds. Many low income families live in smaller rental apartments. There is insufficient space for for privacy and conclusive study in these environments as well. For many of these families, they rely on loaned or donated computing devices. They may not have stable Internet. All of the time. And so and there are there other issues in there as well. So we're going to be tackling a number of these issues from a. No different perspectives today. Petrina Kow: [00:05:01] Yeah, and I think best also to hear are from an actual student who are very happy to be joined also today by a Sec 2 student, Yu Xiao Qian, who will be sharing her story of what it's been like for her. And also, we have lawyer by day and educational champion by night. Miss Amanda Chong, who is a founder of a non-profit organization called Readable. And the mission is to beat poverty one word at a time through their reading literacy programs right here in Singapore. But for now, I'd like to introduce to you a dear colleague who is a lecturer of acting at Lasalle College of the Arts. Please welcome Dr Felipe Cervera. Felipe Cervera: [00:05:41] Hello. Hi. Thank you for having me. Also, how are you. Yeah. Good, good. Very happy to be here. Petrina Kow: [00:05:49] So how has it been like I mean I think for you guys dealing with that. I mean towards it was kind of close to the end of the semester where most of your students would be preparing to do their productions. Right. Their year end productions. And they were about to sort of like get into theatres to open. And then the lockdown. And so what was that like for you guys? Felipe Cervera: [00:06:09] Well, actually, we started moving online very early on. Since. Singapore declared code orange, a.k.a. Dorscon Orange, and that already limiting our capacity to have students and numbers of students in the in the room along with a lecture. And, you know, I think that the best way to contextualize all of these is that as a teacher of theater, you can already appreciate very early on in the pandemic, they, in fact, that the impact that these will have to the very notion and practices of theatre and dance and performance and performing arts are naturally something that assembles people together. Right. And they assemble it right from the get go off on rehearsals to presentations to mingling after the performance. So coming coming to his essence and as a school of theatre, that also impacts because the the pillar of the ancillary pillar of any performance, pedagogy is to be in the same room with your lecturer, you're learning body to body. Right. And once you can, you can have that poses challenges. So what we did was very early on when Singapore declared Dorscon Orange. We move the theory classes online. We had limits of more than 25 people couldn't gather in the same room. This is before a social distancing. These before we, like the policies, began to be a bit more refined and complex in the immediate reactions. We weren't able to gather more than 25 people in the room. So naturally the theory classes were the easiest wants to transmit to nine. We started using soon as the rest of the world. Then eventually things started to escalate. We have two legs of productions every semester. Halfway through we have a round of shows and then at the end of the semester we have another round. By the time we hit the first round. So this is late February, mid mid-February, early mid Feb, late February. We weren't able to to to have audiences. So this this was a challenge because you have a production that has been has been rehearsing and by production is not only the actors, it's also the Fear Trap Production Management program, which we also have at Lassalle. So it's the actors. It's the designers. It's the a crew and you can't sacrifice. I mean, it therefore really gone through the rehearsal process, which is fundamentally in the learning experience. But the performance is a culmination of that experience. So it was it was a tricky negotiation. In the end, we decided to go ahead and have the productions without an audience and record them just for the purposes of of of of writing an assessment. Then we went into the process of staging the second leg of the productions, which also through the the the graduation shows, because, you know, this is the second semester of the academic year. So you have graduation shows of the dance program or the musical theatre program, of the acting program. Ah musical recitals. You have all the shows of graduation cohort. So. These. This for us was something very important to mind because it was not only one if if we were to sacrifice these productions because of the pandemic, it wasn't just another production. It was a production with which the students present themselves to the industry. And that's that's that's important. We went ahead planning with productions and then the lockdown happened the week of off of tech rehearsals for us. Yeah. Around. Well, not not for all of the shows, but around tech, we can, you know, the very, very last week or two weeks of the production process and we had to cancel. And so that that's. That was painful for us, for our students, because we appreciate was more. We're a big school in the size of the big picture of numbers. But our problems are relatively small. So, you know, the graduation call, the graduating cohort of the acting program, for instance, has 13 students. And you know that, that as a teacher, that makes you care for this, who is very, very deeply and you really feel sad for not being able to offer them the opportunity to culminate of training as as a stopgap solution. We we we went to produce some performances, the diploma in performance staged a version of the reunification of the two Koreas. That was very nice. Currently, the actors are preparing us song version of a new play by Chong Set Chan, House. So there's all these solutions. And I'll just be my intervention when I'm saying that there is I think that is very willing to be very aware that there is a distinction between the series of measurements that we're rolling out at all levels of education from basic middle, middle, high and higher education. All of these are emergency reactions and they have posed problems because we have problems of digitally literacies and we also have problems of digital capacity. This is what you were saying right in Singapore, because it's a wealthy nation. We tend to assume that everybody has a laptop. And furthermore, that everybody has a room to be in to study with the laptop. And we fail to realize that a significant part of the population doesn't have a laptop or has a shared laptop. And too, there is a real problem in Singapore is that we have a significant amount of students sharing their homes with three generations and you can't ask for privacy. So that's that's a challenge right now. But moving forward, we also need to realize that there's a distinction between online learning, distance learning in a formal setting, what distance learning program is and what we're doing. What we're doing is really just adjusting to the contingency. And online and home based learning is is is a reasonable tool to resolve the contingency. But it doesn't necessarily mean that we're moving to online teaching in the arts. Right. This is a significant distinction because in our community, that creates a lot of anxieties. If I go and tell my colleagues that, I think that we need to move online. Obviously, my colleagues are not going to be in agreement because how how can you possibly teach acting through a screen? I mean, you can teach acting for the screen, but not theatrical acting. Right. And so there's that pose challenges in the long run about higher education in the arts. But these are different. I think it's important to have a clear overview of where we're dealing. Petrina Kow: [00:13:04] Yeah, I mean, I, I, I know that this conversation's happening in a huge way and being a hotly debated in the U.S. with my friends who are teaching in that, you know, the big sort of acting schools in the U.S. because they're looking at not even returning in the fall season. They're they're looking at maybe even 20. Right. And so so if that's the case, do they just shut down the schools? Do they continue online? Like, how do they and you know. And I've also heard from reactions of students who are in these acting schools writing for refunds or at least part of their fees, sort of at least given back to them, because this is not part of the education that they paid for. If they're going to get an acting degree and not know if it is being taught, you know, in a space that is satisfying or at least but will transfer the skills, then, you know, what do we do? What do we do with that? So with that in mind, I also want to bring in into the into the conversation another educator. He is a writer and composer of music and a brilliant musician. Mr. Julian Wong, who actually teaches music at ITV here in Singapore. So tell me, what has it been like? You know, the acting is one thing, but music. Julian Wong: [00:14:16] Thanks for having me. I, I, I think it's it was very painful in the beginning. I have to be honest. I think you are pushed out of your comfort zone very quickly as an artist, as an as an educator, if, you know, even push like shove, you know, thrust it. I know all the government teachers tell me they had one day to try out home based learning and then they were told the next week, OK, they're going to do this for the whole month. And then a few days later, sorry, we cannot use Zoom anymore. So, you know, I, I find myself to having every day to learn something. You know, at first I went to. And then from Zoom to Google Hangout to see to so many things I've never heard of before. You know, in in my private teaching, I've I've found that some students work better with online, especially students who tend to be more introvert, you know. But I do feel that definitely I accomplish less in the same amount of time. And there was some discussion among teachers that, you know, we should really look at adjusting our fees a little bit, you know, because we are spending you know, if I'm teaching music, for example, I can't really give very specific feedback. I'm not I'm not fearing that kind of projection or the resonance, you know. And if you teach an instrument or just like that or, you know, if I teach the violin, especially to a young child. Right. You know, there's such liveliness in that that contact plays. That's important. But you have to grab the hand or the bow or the other wrist. Right. And you just cannot do that. And I know a violin teacher who told me that, you know, she's had to activate the parents a lot and have the parents in the in the room. And it can can you help to shift the wrist up a little bit? Or put the bow down? You know, I I found that this whole experience for me, I really had to look at what I can control and what I cannot and then forget what I cannot control and look at how I can adjust or level up my usual practice. You know, for example, with choirs, some of us do break up rooms for sectionals. Right. So I think the ten isn't a breakout room, but because of the technology, they all have to meet themselves while I play and sing to them. Right. I don't know if they're getting it. I also cannot ask them to sing back to me because Zoome sort of cuts everyone out if they speak at the same time, they sing at the same time. So that's always an issue. And also like what Filip. Felipe and Laurindo were saying that I think we assume that no, stay at home, then at home we assume that everyone's home is conducive. My godparents, both at primary school teachers and they have two children in primary school, probably five and probably three. So they've gone from one family laptop and sadly, all four need each a laptop to learn and to teach from. So that's been tricky. Petrina Kow: [00:17:46] Yeah, it's that it's definitely one of those things where, you know, we and I don't know if this is something that at the end of our ministry obviously didn't have enough time to plan for. Maybe they were planning for it because I think there was a lot of discussion in our household list, you know, that it's like, hey, guys, when are you guys going to move to online learning about there's all this discussion going on. And I think, Felipe, you're I think I left I was probably on the earlier schools to sort of start to roll out those programs because we were just like widgets. We just kept speculating, okay, maybe next week. And he made me think me, you know, but nothing was happening. But even with my daughter's school, I think, you know, how come y'all are not like anytime now and and anytime now, you know, it's gonna happen. But then I. Oh, yeah, that testing. But even the teachers don't know it, so it doesn't inspire a lot of confidence at parents. Right. But yeah. Laurindo Garcia: [00:18:34] Felipe, thank you for sharing the story and my heartbreaks when I had to hear about the cancellations of the of the shows and also, Julian. Thank you for sharing also about how you've had to adapt. And, you know, it really blew my mind when you were telling me about how you had to learn how to teach violin using Zoom. So please stay on the line. We're going gonna come back to you in a moment. I do want to shift the conversation and open up the conversation to hear about a perspective from a learner, a student. I'd like to welcome Xiao Qian to the show. Welcome. Thanks for joining us today. I'm just curious. So. So can you just help our listeners understand a little bit more about your context? So what year are you in at the moment? Yu Xiao Qian: [00:19:20] I'm Sec 2 this year. Laurindo Garcia: [00:19:21] Okay, fantastic. And can you describe for us what your homeschooling setup is like at your home right now? Can you paint a picture for us? Yu Xiao Qian: [00:19:31] Well, it's just like a comp. A laptop in front and like, with. I have a table beside. Beside me. So I have two tables. So one table is for my laptop and like writing materials. Then another table is where all the worksheet are stored there. So that is easier for me to take when I'm having on life lesson with teacher. So I can take and just start doing the work. Laurindo Garcia: [00:19:59] Ok. And then what's a typical. How or what's a typical day like for you. How. How are the lessons like? What's the the structure like? Yu Xiao Qian: [00:20:08] So I think maybe having lesson is just like same as the normal school day. But the different things is that I can wake up later. I can wake up later and start doing work later we. So I think is kind of a good thing for us, for students because everyone wants to wake up later so that we can have more time to sleep. And then and also. But sometimes because I have a old laptop. So you will be very slow for me to like switch on and yeah, I have to wait. But then there was once I switch on the computer. Because I know that I might be late. So I wake up early to switch on the computer to wait for it. So. But in the end I was late for class because it was still uploading. So I was late for class. But I'm thankful that Readable, they did give us a new laptop for us to use. So you'll be faster and better for for my HBL. Laurindo Garcia: [00:21:23] How did you find out about Readable? Laurindo Garcia: [00:21:24] So that they said, place called catch far centre. Yu Xiao Qian: [00:21:29] It's like a student care where. Uh. They have lessons. There's tuitions for us. So Readable is one of the tuition. Ya And now my friends asked me to join Readable because they say it's like it's fun. And we learn a lot of things from there. That's how I know about Readable. Laurindo Garcia: [00:21:50] Okay. And without the. Without the laptop that you received from Readable, what would have this period, this homeschooling period been like for you? Can you imagine what it would have been like? Yu Xiao Qian: [00:22:04] I wouldn't have like. I wouldn't have like lessons because the laptop is really like, really, very old. So the laptop will keep on like uploading a new version or something. So it really takes a lot of time. So I thing I wouldn't have like a full lesson. And actually the lessons. I feel like, oh, sometimes I didn't learn a lot because. Because when you have questions, some teachers they don't allow you to talk. So they ask you to type in the chat. But then sometimes like uh. There are some questions that is easier to ask. Like face to face. It's very hard to type out. So that's why sometimes I don't really understand some of the things that I will ask my friends or like other teachers. Laurindo Garcia: [00:22:58] How are you keeping in contact with your friend during this period? Yu Xiao Qian: [00:23:02] So I usually use WhatsApp to chat with them. We also chat about homeworks. We don't really chat about other things. Because uh. Because I'm also scared that they might be busy with their own work. I have other stuff to do, so I don't want to disturb them and so we only chat. We don't really video call each other and talk about like other stuff. Laurindo Garcia: [00:23:28] And and how is the your family coping with your home schooling situation as well and how you know, and having to provide support for you during this period. Yu Xiao Qian: [00:23:40] So my mom here, she's like she's a cleaner. But she's different from the normal cleaner. You know, she works at people's houses who clean for them. And because of the Circuit Breaker, because she cannot go out to work anymore. They she have to stay at home to like spend time with me. And I know it's kind of a bad thing because there's no income at all. But ah like. But I'm thankful for Teacher Amanda. Because she. She find friends to help me, pay my school fees. Because I'm a foreigner. So my school fees is quite high. It's like 1000 plus a month. And because my mom can not go to work. And we don't have enough money to pay for the school fees. And Teacher Amanda find her friends to, like, give some money to me and help me. So I'm really thankful for that. And for my mom. She. I think that it's not really a bad thing that she can not go out to work. Because when she go out to work I don't really have enough time to spend with her. Because she go out in the morning and she come back, really, very late. So we didn't get to, like, talk to each other a lot. And now she has a lot of time with me. And I feel that. After. During this Circuit Breaker. I understand her better because we we spent time together and we think we know each other more. Petrina Kow: [00:25:20] Do you and do you have siblings? Sorry. Yu Xiao Qian: [00:25:24] I have a older brother. But he's working looking China. Petrina Kow: [00:25:27] I see. Yu Xiao Qian: [00:25:28] So he's not with me. Petrina Kow: [00:25:29] So it's just you and mom here at the moment. Yu Xiao Qian: [00:25:31] Yeah. Petrina Kow: [00:25:32] Right. OK, well no. That suddenly is so wonderful to hear that. I mean, it's, it's always when you hear these stories that, you know, you you, you know, we understand that. I mean, I think I recently saw this post that was, you know, we're all we're all in the same storm, but we're not in the same boat. Right. I mean, we're all experiencing the effects of Covid 19, but everybody is having a very, very different experience. So, I mean, you've mentioned a few times this mysterious teacher, Amanda, perhaps now is a good time to talk to you. Amanda, thank you for what you do with readable and, you know, connecting us with your chin and, you know, making education, you know, a fundamental thing. Right. Like, so to be so take for granted is something that we complain about endlessly in Singapore. Right. But yet, you know you know, when you hear a certain story, you feel like, you know, yes, there is there is so many people who are fighting so hard. Right. To just get online. It's the basic thing of getting online to tell me what it's been like for for you guys. It readable in terms of your own programs and your outreach and how you guys have been running your own programs, you know, Amanda Chong: [00:26:47] So Readable as a non-profit organization. And we're all volunteers and we've been working in the Chinatown Jalan Kukoh neighborhood for us since 2014. So this is our seventh year off of operating in that neighborhood. And we typically run language arts classes our every Saturday. So we teach from pre-school upwards until the Readable Champions, which is our teen program, which Xiao Qian is part off. And all of this is very interactive. Real life lessons. But we've also had to move our operations online. And one of the things that we also noticed was that a lot of our kids did not have laptops. So before the HBL program started, know with MOE, jump. Just saying that everyone has to be online now. We managed to distribute laptops to 40 children that we had and our care and we were really very thankful for donations from the public. And we actually managed to get some of the kids laptops, which are nicer than our own personal laptops. So I think that's that's wonderful that that happened. And it's just testament to wonderful donors who bought brand new laptops for their kids or gave really good laptops to the kids. And that was just so vital for the children because many of them never and never had a laptop at home or like Xiao Qian's experience. Xiao Qian's laptop she'd had it since she was in Primary One. So, you know, it was already malfunctioning and we had a lot of those stories apart from that. We also heard stories about some of our kids not doing home based learning in an environment where they're like nine people living in a one room flat. And then the challenges of being able to listen to your class. So, you know, we've had to distribute our phones as well. And also even getting online, we take it for granted, you know, with with Wi-Fi, with 3G. We've had many students whose parents were actually in arrears for their Wi-Fi bill. So they were not able to connect to the Internet. And so we jumped in with Wi-Fi dongles. And it's really just been troubleshooting like for the first couple weeks. I was just getting everyone online. And then it became, how do we take our lessons online? And so my teammates. And each each group got various challenges. So those running the preschool class, it's how do you keep the children engaged on an online class? Right. And for our preschool levels, we teach both literacy and numeracy in our program comfortable. And we've used to run them as two separate classes. But we had to combine them into one because we realized that the children were not going to be engaged for several hours online, because usually we we we conduct our lessons in a very kinesthetic way. So, you know, we have circle time. Have song. We have dance. And we use blocks to teach numeracy. But we don't even have these things when you do a Zoom class, right? So we have to reform the classes. And I personally teach the champions, which is the teens class. And again, we've had to modify it. But what I found pretty cool was that, you know, we can actually write together using Google Docs. So we just end up trying to explore what opportunities that are in the online space and using online tools. So now we use a combination of whiteboarding on Zoom, as well as breaking out into smaller groups for like one on one attention as the teams develop their own Covid reflections. And we're able to talk through an edit. As the teams are writing. So what you. And essay with Xiao Qian using that method. And going back to the theme of the arts. I know a couple of people who represent the arts of. What was really exciting for me was that we were able to watch local plays with our kids online. And, you know, the whole concept of putting plays online. Right. Because they're actually a lot of teens and children who do not have access to the ads, usually because it is expensive in Singapore. And Wild Rice has has actually helped, our Readable kids have access to that. Yes. So every year you see the mine. And know wonderful memories of the pantomime. Xiao Qian has been to several herself. And now we weren't able to introduce the kids to sort of more things, different types of theater, not just pantomime. So we saw Haresh Sharma's play Those Who Can't, Teach. And this week you watch Supervision. And I think it's it's really fun that we get to watch these things together and then discuss them. And this wouldn't really have happened if we were all not sat at home. Right. Because like now, when I asked when I'm like, what's keeping the teens? And I'm like, hey, let's watch a. And they can give me any excuse that there's something else to do because they don't like everyone. Sure. Of Zoom. And that's and that's what's just pieced together and discuss it. And, you know, I put. I really enjoyed listening to kind of reflections that the kids have on please. And I think that just opens up a whole new kind of universe that wouldn't have been opened up otherwise. Petrina Kow: [00:32:04] Yeah, no, that's amazing. You said that because we just had a conversation in our first episode with them, Ivan, and in various different arts practitioners of of the theater companies and how they've responded to that and how they've managed to put you know, they definitely weren't expecting the the the response that they were getting, because there's always this fear with theatre company is putting their play online that, you know, it's just not the same. Right, guys? So don't expect this to be a multi-million dollar camera, you know, like production. But I think what what we did find in terms of that connection, like you said, was that it is completely finding a brand new audience for the people who don't normally consume art this way. And so so 10 fun fact. Munky goes West is is starting tonight. They're putting Monkey Goes West. And I think Julian was the musical director. Right, for Monkey. No, you're not. You you laugh. You were for many others. It's very likely you would have watched something that Julian was the pocket we saw Peter Pan last. So I said, oh yes, I wrote I wrote that. Amanda Chong: [00:33:10] Ya. Xiao Qian do you remember seeing Peter Pan in Serangoon Gardens last year? This Julian, I can't really point to him. What's the composer? He composed the songs on Monkey. On . So Julian, the composer songs on Peter Pan. Wild Rice. Julian Wong: [00:33:30] So she's so excited you can see her. Oh, my God. The stuff. He I mean, I thought the music and Peter Pan was with some of the most beautiful that I've heard. Honestly, you are a genius, Julian. I am not. I'm not shy to say you're not shy, but. But yeah. And I think that's wonderful. You mention that because the arts really does have. I mean, in a way, the way you've approached that of teaching and with preschool, there's so much of it is like you you said in that sort of kinesthetic way, we use song and dance and music, you know, so I think for sure, at least for for preschool. Like I said, I don't know how to teach preschool on an online environment because just thinking of even pressures, outdoor time, you know, for them in nature, which is something I think Singaporean kids don't get enough of anyway. Right. We're so used to be an air conditioned rooms. But I think it's wonderful that, you know, we've. Whilst we've had so many challenges. We've also found sort of new ways to engage with our students. I'm wondering if that was something that you experienced while putting that through your your curriculum in the online space for both Julian and Felipe. Like, did you find that it was more just, okay, we'll just make two? Or did you feel that? Okay, maybe the online space has opened up new things for your students or you've been able to connect in different ways? Felipe Cervera: [00:34:49] Yeah, I think I think two things. First is, a, I think it just called the point that moving theater online, if if deployed properly and deployed smartly, as the companies in Singapore have, is really about gathering new audiences and inviting people that don't regularly think of the theater as a place to hang out, to hang out. But I should also say that there needs to be follow up with an awareness of the arts because of the higher education. And we have companies collapsing because productions were cancelled. And so our funding was caught. Actors are not getting paid. Directors are jobless, designers who are jobless. So, you know, we're adults. How we're graduating actors into an industry that has these biron at the moment. So one on the one hand, online theater is making it such a positive impact on on on the on the lower levels of education in higher education. It's a massive crisis. Global. Right. I mean, just to give you a sense, Singapore has one BA acting, one BA in musical theatre, one BA in theatre study. All the other theatre programs in the JCs, the Intercultural Theatre Institute. Sorry two BA  in act. The ones NAFA, diplomas in performance. Singapore graduates hundreds of theatre makers every year. And right now there's not a. The industry is shut down. So if the second effort to build audiences is also to be all donations, because next year the art, the art scene in Singapore is heavily at risk. That's that's one. And secondly, to answer your question, Petrina is a yes. So certainly I think that the first legs of the crisis was where reactive. And I would initially, as things were, to force-feed everything. What we do, put it online however you can. Right. And obviously, that led to discoveries like, oh, OK. So online learning is much more about independent study. So, all right. So I don't lie in a technique class. I can I can show the technique counting that the students are of a certain level and know the technique already and then they can go on and practice and send videos. Right. And we need to leverage that to avoid retraining. So the student is not doing things wrong. Right. Even the individual. So that that eventually, not only Singapore, but globally, led to a really cool stuff. There is softwares, currently. Platforms, currently. The programs are putting lectures like just shots, snippets or a like an online lesson that go to, you know, breathing lessons, technique lessons, voice lessons, acting lessons. There are obviously not a substitute to the face to face synchronous teaching, but that opens an entire area of performance training that we didn't really have. Fear out there is asynchronous learning because that's another thing. Rather, we thought that the online transit has to be synchronous. Right. What we're doing right now, talking at the same time, but not necessarily. Once you think online, you're opening. Also, the possibilities of a student learning by themselves. And so that's that's something also very important to think about and something that I recommend that the teachers that are under MOE have also discovered. Is that this is not your only to rely always to me seeing the student. Right. You can also rely on independent learning and your hands that so, you know, metacognitive skills, critical thinking, problem solving. One of the other things that can go online much better. Right. And another thing that I have discovered in my classes is that the the online environment also opens the entire world literally. Right. I had a few weeks ago, I had a research seminar with my students and I had a colleague from Belgium giving them a talk. Then after that, a colleague from Tokyo after that calling from Singapore, the chat groups also put international connections. So I had this about an experiment that I've been conducting, pre pandemic. That is, I have a colleague in Florida, a colleague in Australia, Sydney, teaching my students are being of like facilitators of activities using telegram and what's up? So the classroom becomes like a flip guardroom series. Come to me. And with this course of other projects by the creation of a project is happening in mentorship with someone in Australia. Right. And that does really good. But that gives a global awareness that the student that is, you know, is really positive. Petrina Kow: [00:39:49] Yeah. That it it is possible. How about you Julian, have you found that you've if like anything about moving things online. Julian Wong: [00:39:56] You know what I realized about this process? I learned so much from my kids because they learn so fast, I am sure. So tell you what you know about this Padlet and quizzes and Kahoot. Right. You're all into it now. And it was it was an 11 year old who had to teach to be. Yeah. This what we do in she taught me how to share screen in whiteboard on Zoom, you know, and without them I would not be able to to to have all these skills that these extra tools. I think it's it's it's also important to know in this time that, you know, the very science that says that it's dangerous for us to to gather and do the things that we used to do. It is also that the science that will move us forward with we've thrived and performed through terrible infectious diseases before, you know, measles, polio and all that. I this period should be so much that as educators, resilience is is so important that, you know, putting that in the curriculum, the process of becoming and helping students believe they are worthy and capable of overcoming challenges. And how can the arts bring out the best of us in this worst of times, whether it's music, theatre or reading? I think. I think these things the goal is to think beyond individual differences. You know, life is bigger than yourself. And if we can apply these values in the spirit of collaborating more effectively, making changes, then then there'll be less people who are left behind. You know, in prepare, I went to the website of Be Inclusive and I was reading some of the research that Laurindo had done. And it was quite shocking. And I, like only one per cent of businesses, know how to activate jobseekers, consumers from underrepresented groups. And there's a lack of resolve, a lot of excuses among leaders to translate words into action. I think sometimes it takes a crisis like this, you know, when it's literally life and death. But you've no choice to show that it's not impossible. It is a lot of work on our part. And and it's a lot of work to put in that extra effort. You know, as a teacher told me, to go from groan zone to growth zone. You know, we you know, it's so much easier to stay in the groan zone. And I mean, look at Wild Rice talked about. I just now it's I think they're the most inclusive theatre company I've worked with from the different kinds of performance for the deaf that touch to us in the audio narration for the blind. The sensory friendly performances for audiences on the spectrum. The full wheelchair accessible audience and actors. You know, it's it's a lot of it, but it can be done. Necessity is the mother of invention. Now that we are now forced to change by this challenge, we die a day. We'll find the possibility and create the alternative. Know, and I think this should not stop when we go back to normal. Because who knows what the new normal will be. Germany. Church, as I said, they said no singing the National Association of Singing Teachers said there until there's a vaccine 95 percent chance that we cannot get together and sing, you know, and then will audiences return to a theater or a concert hall? Maybe the question we should ask is, how do we present music to an audience in a socially distanced whole or financially? Is it even possible they know it will indelibly affect the nature of our work and our practice? You don't have to move away from large venues, you know, cut labor management, cut marketing budgets, you know, because there's no sense in marketing something so strongly. If your original venue can only sit 25 percent of that capacity. I think. So many issues to think about. Petrina Kow: [00:44:05] VR man. Virtual reality. I mean, you know, absolutely and and I love that you mention all those in, you know, inclusively angles as well as it's something you wanted to weigh in on Lau. Laurindo Garcia: [00:44:18] Yeah, I'm just curious. I mean, Felipe and Julian, thank you so much for sharing the lessons that you've learned over the last couple of months. I want to bring Amanda back into the conversation here. You have been advocating for changes in the education sector for such a long time and based on some of the things that educators are doing differently these days. I'd like you to imagine what you would do if you had the magical power to change the education sector, but you only had that power for 100 days. I mean, what would be some of the things that you would want to implement while you had that magic wand in your hand? Amanda Chong: [00:44:58] Wow, what a weighty questions. Petrina Kow: [00:45:00] Limited power. Why only 100 days. Amanda Chong: [00:45:04] And I also think that 100 days thing is is a huge constraint, because I think the kinds of changes that need to happen in the education system have to go way beyond that. And I really do think that for me, what I find problematic is, is streaming. And I'm glad to see the education system moving away from that, because I don't think that kids should be categorized and taught their limits about who they are in terms of their identity and what they can do and what they are good at. I'm not good at. So are the on. And I really do believe in increasing resourcing to schools that are not elite schools. I think if we're going to see that every school is a good school, then we need to actually make it, practically speaking. That's why not just use it as better. And, you know, it's very interesting for me because one of the players that we watched was those who can teach by the necessary speech. And that was about teachers teaching in a neighborhood school and there reflections on that. And that opened up the space for some of my students and I, including Xiao Qian, and to discuss the differences between the schools as well as neighborhood schools. And I think one of the key things actually SRN said when I asked her what are the changes that we need in the education system or what does she think makes a good teacher? And she actually said and I'm going to just your answer, because I think it's really good, is that she said that ultimately she believes that teachers need to have hope in their students and not just one kind of hope, because I think the impression that our education system now is that there's one mode of success, which is academic. Right. So we just hope for their student success. The impression maybe that they hope that they succeed academically. But the thing is that students have so many other ways that in me thrive and succeed outside this academic measurement. Right. It could be that they have talents in the arts, that they're really good at cooking, that they're going to pursue a career that is completely unheard off today because it just hasn't been invented yet. And I think the biggest change that has to happen is for teachers to really have that space to cultivate talents in their children and to give and to have that room in the classroom to a far different types of success and not just the academic type of success. And I know that they're fantastic teachers currently in the Singapore education system. But I think when you have so many buttons on them in terms of teaching content curriculum, it is very hot to do that walk off like affirming children and and kind of showing them different paths to success. Right. And I think maybe we need to reduce the content in our classrooms and cultivate more relationships. Petrina Kow: [00:47:58] Yeah. And I'm so glad you said that because I think, you know, thinking about what Julian and Felipe has offered us as well, is this idea that actually it doesn't have to be so content heavy in class. Right. You can do all that stuff online. You can see. All right. Make sure by the time you come to class, you finish reading like this bit of this page. Right. And then, like, put some reflections, like, you can take that out of the space that we share together and then cloud the classroom situation can be completely transformed. I'm just very quickly going to just share that experience about watching my son. He has traditionally not performed very well in just general schools and classrooms, but yet everything that he's become proficient and great at. He's learned on his own in his own time through the YouTube. Everything from skateboarding to magic tricks, to the Rubik's Cube, to the drums to guitar. He has learned from YouTube, you know. And so it's getting him a music teacher was a very recent thing because he really had a certain level of skills. But. So so in a wave, this online platform, it seems a foreign issue to two educators, yet just watching my son, I know that he is performed very well. Learning that way. It still does not, you know, replace, I think, having somebody help mold you and inspire you. But I think it really does sort of inspire me, at least as an educator, to to think about how we can use the online platform in a much more inclusive and, you know. Yeah, sort of like creative ways. Right. So in a way, just blowing it right wide open and just, you know, getting input even from our students to say, what can we do together. Right. Stuff like that. So I think before we wrap, is there anything you wanted to add, lol? Laurindo Garcia: [00:49:47] No, no. I think before we wrap, I would love to hear from each of our guests. And really what we'd like to hear before we end the show is one thing you'd like our listeners to know based on what you've heard from today's conversation. I'd like to start with Felipe, if that's okay. Felipe Cervera: [00:50:05] Yeah, thanks. I have two thoughts. The first one is just to echo what Petrina just said. I think it's super important. And one of the ways in which we can make this equation much more inclusive is to distribute time, time in the computer, time of the computer. Right. Home based learning is known as highly online. Online is a medium. But you also have the rest of the day to something to consider. There is that traditional teaching implies that the means of instruction is the same means of learning. But distance teaching is these associates that write instruction is hard. Something else. About having a companion, a tutor to touch base with learning happens elsewhere. And the second way is that just as how, at least in Singapore, the government reacted very quickly with funding for digital performance and somehow making livelihood's available. I would like to hope that the follow up reaction when, as is highly, be funding to reactivate a public space. And in that sense, I think that is also important to the future, ready and be thinking of the ways in which performance heals. The ways in which performance reassembles. The way in which performance occupies public space. Because even though things will change, the public space will remain. The public space and is is at least in Singapore, is such a cornerstone part of living in this city that you will need to be reactivated. And, you know, the performing arts are probably one of the first ones. Laurindo Garcia: [00:51:47] Thank you. Thank you, Felipe. How about you Xiao Qian what would you like our listeners to know based on what you've heard today? Yu Xiao Qian: [00:51:54] I think everyone needs to have like openness. I think, especially teachers. Because if teachers don't have openness. They don't like believe in the. They don't believe in their. Students. Thinking that they succeed in their own ways. And they will only believe that they can only succeed if that academic is good, then I think they because I heard a lot of my friends and so myself think that, oh, well, this teacher, that's not like me. So then that makes me to like. Not really. I listen to that teacher. Or like do their work properly. So so I. I think it's not like to see that he just must meet students like them. But I think teachers should believe in their students. Because my friends. They already. Because this subject they didn't do really well. And the teachers were like scold them. Or like. Maybe say that. They directly say that oh you didn't work hard. But they will use another way to. To. To say that. Oh you oh you didn't work hard. So. I think they are trying make us try our best to so that our academic will be very good. But I think. Like some students like me, if I don't really like their teacher, I won't really like. Pay so much attention to class because I think, oh, the teacher already don't like me. So why should I put in the effort. What do you study well. Sometimes I will feel like that. Petrina Kow: [00:53:39] Yeah. No I think that's all of us. It's just only human. We also feel like the two bosses. Well also don't like us. We also don't want to do the work. Well, how about you, Julian? Julian Wong: [00:53:54] You this building on what Xian Qian said. One of the things that I really noticed this period is how empowered my students are. You know, I realized because I can do so many things for them anymore. You don't that it's you know, it's you warm up before you meet me on line or you watch this instructional video and then we use that time on line to talk and discuss it. I cannot go in supervisor recording's. You have to go and call your friend, set up the Zoom and do it yourself. And actually, they're very good at it, you know, so that's made me reflect as a teacher, as an educator, maybe even in my normal practice, I shouldn't be holding my students heads so much. You know, we just know what Amanda and Felipe really said really struck me. You know, I I think if there's one thing I want people to know is that non-essential doesn't mean not important, you know, because in much the theaters were among the first things to be shut down and labeled purely as entertainment venues. And I remember I was recording in a studio at that time and the news came out. I thought, what did that performing arts just become a luxury? You know, it's so much more than this. As Felipe and them in that shed, you know, theater, music, literary arts, and inculcating a love for these things. It's important in our world. We are often untouched by the problems of others. You know, we live in the world of data that leaves us disconnected, overwhelmed. Sometimes we seldom feel a part of the we but a good play like those who can't teach or a good novel or painting or a piece of music, it makes the world felt. And that feeling spurs discussion, empathy, thinking, engagement and action. Those are relevant and crucial values that should not be put on hold when we deal with a crisis. You know, I think about the Great American Songbook. If you listen to sounds like cheek to cheek, all begin to begin. I got rhythm. Without knowing anything about history, you wouldn't know that there was a Great Depression. You know, on the one hand, there were artists who accepted and engage directly with the realities of the depression. Edward Hopper, the painter, said the province of art is to react to life, not to shun it. But some artists also choose flight over fight, right. Among other important things, it cannot be measured in sheer economic terms. Art serves as an escape for some, you know, escapism of a terrifying reality. And and that is an equally valuable reflection off in reaction to a crisis which can be very paralyzing. So in whatever way we choose, it's I think non-essential doesn't mean not important in whatever way we choose. The arts helps us to make sense of the world, you know, and know that we're in this period of disruption. It forces us to explore and make discoveries and make mistakes. And like T.S. Eliot said, at the end of all, exploring is to come back to where we started and know it for the first time. And I think it'll be very interesting for us to see that and hear that and feel that when we come back to it. Petrina Kow: [00:57:19] Oh, that was so beautifully put. I feel like I. I can't wait. I can't wait till I'm like I dream about the moment when I'm like, yeah, I'm like sitting in the theater, like with the lights dark and I like, ah, that moment, you know, like it's it's so visceral but yeah. It's so real. Thank you for thank you for putting that. That way. I really love that Amanda. Amanda Chong: [00:57:42] Well I think I'm echoing the sentiments of quite a few of the guests that you have today. I think having to reset our patterns because of Home-Based Learning actually forces us to listen to each other a bit more. At least that's what I had to do as a teacher. I had to speak to the students to find out what. How exactly do they want to use this time and space that we have together? And then upon doing that, I discovered that the students are incredibly s direct, that they have their own interests and passion. It's a seven year old boy who I taught how to read when he was each four. He tells me that he's interested in philosophy. And so we've actually arranged philosophy classes for this boy. He's incredibly bright and he's learning about ethics, metaphysics and epistemology. And I told him he's 10 years old. I mean, I've never I didn't know these wasn't seven years or and I never would have thought that this would be something that I was interested in. You know, if I did not actually take the time to ask and I probably would not have had to ask him, you know, if I want in the second book context and thinking about how I should use this online space. And I think that similarly, I'm just impressed all the time at the kind of self directness and the capacities that my students have like Xiao Qian, for example. You know, I found out just before Circuit Breaker got that she had been trying to teach herself how to play the piano. And she actually watches YouTube videos and she wished for affordable keyboard for a Christmas wish list last year so that she could play along with these YouTube videos. And I saw in her house that she had actually drawn up a musical staff, you know, with all the notes. And this is a girl who has never had the chance to have formal musical lessons. Right. And and then, you know, we managed to contact connect with someone who is a trained chemist. And for them to do piano lessons. Right. And it just impresses upon me as someone who's in the education space that, you know, we need to listen to our students, that they have their own passions, they have their own dreams. And our role is really to follow along with that and to just show them what they can become and be the first person to say, yes, I think you can be a pianist. You know, like it doesn't matter that you're only using affordable care. No, I believe that there will be a day that you could replay an entire song. Yeah. So I think that's what this time and space outside of our normal patterns has shown me. Petrina Kow: [01:00:18] Yeah. Now, that's so inspiring. So I should just keep I should I should allow my son to keep doing his magic. Is that right? Amanda Chong: [01:00:28] Yes, definitely. Who knows? He could go to Las Vegas. Petrina Kow: [01:00:34] It's day in and day out. Mommy. Mommy. Pick a card, pick a card. And I'm like. Oh, okay. All right. So thank you all so much for your sharing and your stories and for, you know, just some of the insights have been so, so transformative, I think. And I mean, I'm I'm so moved just listening to all of you. And and just to just to sweeten the deal a little more. We have a very special song that's prepared by Julian. Julian, do you want to tell us a little bit more about the song? Julian Wong: [01:01:08] Because Laurindo asked if I could do a little performance and I was thinking, what? What could I possibly do? When I ask you a lot about the educators I have spoken with and discuss issues with him and, you know, especially the ones that teach in government schools, they all tell me about, you know, as they are scrambling to get things in order. This is all being written in real time by the non educators, which then, you know, throws them all over the place and it creates extra stress for them. And they all tell me one thing, that it's the little things that let know when students and parents say thank you. The school's appreciate the effort and the families and their own families be understanding, you know, that money can take care of you today. I mean, it's a big battle class, you know, so and even as I make that transition and teach and teaching online day to day, I find that I'm still taking little steps to improve. So I'm constantly reminded during this period it's the little things that make a big difference. I remember there's a song from Sesame Street called Little Things. And so I you know, it's nice to hear a Sesame Street song. I go back to a simpler times. So this is The Little Things by Joe Reposo. Julian Wong: [01:02:29] JULIAN WONG SINGING LITTLE THINGS BY JOE REPOSO Petrina Kow: [01:04:09] I forgot about that song. That was such a beautiful song, and you sang that beautifully. Thank you so much. Julian Wong: [01:04:14] Oh, thank you. Thank you. Thank you all. Be nice to meet all of you. Petrina Kow: [01:04:17] Yes. Felipe. Amanda Chong, thank you. And Xian Qian. My name is Petrina Kow. Thanks for listening. Laurindo Garcia: [01:04:23] I'm Laurindo Garcia. Thank you for listening. Please remember to like us. Like this podcast. Share a review. You can subscribe to us on Apple Podcast, Spotify and also YouTube. And we will catch you next time. Thank you very much.

Are you craving your community? After all, community is everything and everything in the community has changed.For this series of podcasts, I've reached out to key people in our community digging into their thoughts. How are they staying connected? How are they coping? What's working and what is a challenge? More importantly, what are they doing that maybe you could try?My first guest is  Dr Darryl Whetter – Inaugural Director of the first taught Creative Writing master's degree in Singapore and Southeast Asia (at LaSalle College of the Arts).  Darryl is a novelist, poet, essayist, scholar, short story writer, and critic from Canada.Tune in to hear Darryl's thoughts as he moves from Singapore to Canada, from one community to another.

Sukhi Hontu, BR Friends! Kebaikan Selalu Menang, itulah judul dari BR Podcast hari ini. Tetapi, mengapa dan apa alasan bisa dikatakan kebaikan selalu menang? dan bagaimana cara untuk mengaplikasikan kebaikan-kebaikan itu dalam kehidupan sehari-hari? serta apa manfaat dari berbuat kebaikan-kebaikan tersebut? Udah penasaran kan? Langsung aja dengerin Podcast dari Mira Hoeng ini! Mira Hoeng sendiri adalah lulusan dari Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore dan adalah Founder dari MIWA Pattern dan juga Miyaworld yaitu sebuah Kindness Ambassador of MIWA Pattern dengan tokoh seekor kelinci lucu dan menarik yang datang ke bumi untuk menyebarkan energi positif dan kebaikan. Mira Hoeng sendiri adalah Ketua dari Divisi Bisnis Kreatif Wanita Theravada Indonesia ( WANDANI ) Periode 2016-2021. Selain itu Mira Hoeng adalah Brand Ambassador of Mercedes Benz Indonesia ( She's Mercedes ). Wah hebat sekali ya Mira Hoeng!

Can you stay true to your art while making a living? At age 15, Boo Junfeng knew he wanted to make films, even though this wasn't a career path in Singapore. In this episode, Junfeng shares the career choices that allow him to make films close to his heart.Boo JunfengBoo Junfeng has written and directed two feature films – SANDCASTLE (2010) and APPRENTICE (2016), both screened at Cannes Film Festival, and several award-winning short films. In 2008, he became the first recipient of the McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts – the valedictorian honour of Lasalle College of the Arts. He was also accorded the Young Artist Award (2009) and the Singapore Youth Award (2011) by the Government of Singapore, and the Rising Director award at the Busan Film Festival (2016).TopicsOn calling, and balancing art and commerce (3:16)Making Apprentice, his second feature film, over 6 years (16:45)How Junfeng works (30:30)Social media, censorship, and streaming (43:35)Show NotesBoo JunfengNgee Ann Polytechnic Film & Media StudiesApprenticeSandcastleCannes Film Festival Singapore International Film FestivalPinkdot.sg

Why has storytelling gained so much momentum in the corporate world – even though charismatic teachers, good salesmen and top leaders have always known the value of telling a good story? And what does it mean when someone puts ‘story teller’ on the resumes? We find out from Dr Edmund Chow, Program Leader in M.A. Arts Pedagogy and Practice at LASALLE College of the Arts.

Today, Misha Kaura interviews Sharon Warten. Sharon is a Montreal based fashion style expert. Her expertise is in creating confidence in women’s fashion. With over fifteen years in the fashion industry, she has become a go-to expert to all things fashion related. She helps her clients become the most powerful version of themselves. Sharon has a unique ability to change the way busy women and men look and feel so that they become the best versions of themselves. As a passionate style professional with over fifteen years of experience in fashion, both retail and production, she studied Fashion Marketing at Lasalle College and obtained styling certificates from Los Angeles School of Style and Montreal's Les Effrontes. Sharon has a keen eye for detail and a natural ability to mix textured and patterned garments with complementary accessories to create appealing and trendy ensembles that are not only in step with the latest looks but also keep in mind her client's lifestyle, budget, and silhouette.

I absolutely loved this conversation. Andrea Olsen does incredible work exploring dance, embodiment, and our relationship to the world around us. Andrea Olsen, dance artist, author, and educator, is a Professor Emerita of Dance at Middlebury College, and a certified teacher of Holden QiGong and Embodyoga®. She is author of a triad of books on the body: Bodystories: A Guide to Experiential Anatomy, Body and Earth: An Experiential Guide, and The Place of Dance: A Somatic Guide to Dancing and Dance Making with colleague Caryn McHose, and numerous articles and chapters in anthologies. Recent projects include continuing the Body and Earth: Seven Web-Based Somatic Excursions film project with Scotty Hardwig and Caryn McHose (http://body-earth.org), co-hosting the first-ever arts series at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA with Tangut Degfay '18 (http://go.miis.edu/arts18), and facilitating an Embodied Intelligence series of films and lectures with colleague Nükhet Kardam (http://sites.middlebury.edu/embody/). She is currently touring a new dance with text, Awakening Grace: Six Somatic Tools and will be a Fulbright Specialist at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore in April, 2019 (http://andrea-olsen.com).

In the face of mounting budgetary pressure, colleges and universities are finding new collaborative approaches to achieve efficiency and economies of scale. Public institutions are sharing campuses and facilities, forming regional marketing groups, and even signing agreements to share course sections between different institutions using distance delivery.  Some smaller colleges, particularly in the US, are merging with larger competitors, or finding financial strength in numbers through collaborative purchasing agencies.  Some are joining global networks to provide corporate training to multinational clients, or share administrative infrastructure. One such global network is the LCI Education Network, a global group of 24 institutions from Toronto to Melbourne, Barcelona, Morocco and Instanbul. It grew out of LaSalle College in Montreal, part of the public system in Quebec, and now includes some of the world’s leading fashion and design institutes. This week, Ken Steele chats with the president of LaSalle College Vancouver, Jason Dewling, about the benefits of shared Finance and IT services, amortized across a global network. Global networks give small colleges access to world-class talent and systems, like Ellicom, an online learning team with 80+ experts in augmented and virtual reality. Ellicom produces online training programs for corporate clients including simulations and assessments, and LCI institutions can access its team to support online program delivery too.  Looking ahead to the future of education, Jason emphasizes that we will need to find meaningful ways to integrate technology while retaining the fundamentally social nature of learning. Dr. Jason Dewling was appointed President of LaSalle College Vancouver in August 2017.  Prior to that, he had 17 years of experience at public colleges in Alberta, as VP Academic and Research at Olds College, Associate Dean and Instructor at Olds College. Jason holds an M.Div from Acadia University, and a PhD in Education from the University of Alberta. Next week, our conversation with Jason continues as he shares 5 ways higher ed leaders can help nurture a culture of innovation, and ensure that “the best ideas win.”  So you don’t miss it, be sure to subscribe! http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/ Special thanks to the LaSalle College Vancouver Media Arts students and staff, who stayed late to help make us look and sound professional! If you would like to host an onsite episode of Ten with Ken, see http://eduvation.ca/twk/site-visits/for more information.

In the face of mounting budgetary pressure, colleges and universities are finding new collaborative approaches to achieve efficiency and economies of scale. Public institutions are sharing campuses and facilities, forming regional marketing groups, and even signing agreements to share course sections between different institutions using distance delivery.  Some smaller colleges, particularly in the US, are merging with larger competitors, or finding financial strength in numbers through collaborative purchasing agencies.  Some are joining global networks to provide corporate training to multinational clients, or share administrative infrastructure. One such global network is the LCI Education Network, a global group of 24 institutions from Toronto to Melbourne, Barcelona, Morocco and Instanbul. It grew out of LaSalle College in Montreal, part of the public system in Quebec, and now includes some of the world’s leading fashion and design institutes. This week, Ken Steele chats with the president of LaSalle College Vancouver, Jason Dewling, about the benefits of shared Finance and IT services, amortized across a global network. Global networks give small colleges access to world-class talent and systems, like Ellicom, an online learning team with 80+ experts in augmented and virtual reality. Ellicom produces online training programs for corporate clients including simulations and assessments, and LCI institutions can access its team to support online program delivery too.  Looking ahead to the future of education, Jason emphasizes that we will need to find meaningful ways to integrate technology while retaining the fundamentally social nature of learning. Dr. Jason Dewling was appointed President of LaSalle College Vancouver in August 2017.  Prior to that, he had 17 years of experience at public colleges in Alberta, as VP Academic and Research at Olds College, Associate Dean and Instructor at Olds College. Jason holds an M.Div from Acadia University, and a PhD in Education from the University of Alberta. Next week, our conversation with Jason continues as he shares 5 ways higher ed leaders can help nurture a culture of innovation, and ensure that “the best ideas win.”  So you don’t miss it, be sure to subscribe! http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/ Special thanks to the LaSalle College Vancouver Media Arts students and staff, who stayed late to help make us look and sound professional! If you would like to host an onsite episode of Ten with Ken, see http://eduvation.ca/twk/site-visits/for more information.

“At the starting stage you may do things which you don't really want to do, but you have to do it because it's a job. So, I think being able to accept that is important, putting your dreams aside, just for a moment, and learn the skillset required.” Catch up on all Freelance Creative Exchanges episodes here: https://creativesatwork.asia/fce/ Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/MutbGB9fIG4 Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/podcast/freelance-exchange/id1401167998?mt=2  When you promise to love a person 'till death do us part', what does it really mean? On the 11th of March, 2011, Yasuo Takamatsu lost his wife to the tsunami during the Great East Japan earthquake. Since that fateful day, he has been diving in the sea every week in search for her. Compelled and inspired to share Yasuo’s story, “I want to go home” was a documentary about the strength of human resilence and the power of love, with an accompanying book.  In this episode, we speak to director and author Wesley Leon Aroozoo on the process on conceiving both works, his filmmaker journey and what it is like to be selected for Busan International Film Festival after years of trying. What are his insights about the media industry and its future from teaching the next generation of filmmakers? Wesley Leon Aroozoo is a filmmaker, writer and a LASALLE College of the Arts lecturer. His first full-length documentary, I Want To Go Home, made its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival and was one of 10 entries shortlisted to compete BIFF ’s Wide Angle Documentary Competition. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/231733790 Book: https://www.booksactuallyshop.com/products/i-want-to-go-home - THE FREELANCE CREATIVE EXCHANGE SERIES - The Freelance Creative Exchange Series is our first ever podcast about freelances by freelancers. Every 2 weeks, we catch up with professionals over coffee at the PIXEL Studio and share stories about freelancing or anything in and around the topic. Each episode is about 30-40 minutes long and available in both podcast and YouTube formats. Hosted by CreativesAtWork co-founders Fanny and Jayce, you will find candid conversations with the creatives professionals about freelancing and the gig economy in Singapore & beyond.   FOLLOW US - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativesatworkasia/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativesatwork/ - Website: https://creativesatwork.asia/fce/   Have some questions, or want to be a guest on Freelance Creative Exchange Podcast? Reach out to us at contact@creativesatwork.asia

In 1983, something was happening in the Western states – the birth of a training course focused entirely on the Musical Theatre. There was no music theatre education in the country, and after starting the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Dr Geoff Gibbs made the creation of the course his next goal.For nearly 20 years, Denis Follington was on the staff of this much sought Musical Theatre BA at WAAPA. The course has graduated students including Meow Meow, Eddie Perfect, Lisa McCune, Dean Bryant, Lucy Durack, Rodney Dobson, Carmel Dean and Simon Gleeson. In 1997, he took the helm and steered the course for another 3 years as Head of the department.The course garnered a national reputation for producing graduates who were prepared, focused, knowledgable and dependable. WAAPA graduates walked into the country’s commercial musicals – and proved themselves adept at television and plays too. Impressed with the success of the course at WAAPA, he was lured by Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore to build a Music Theatre course of their own, attracting students from around the world.STAGES spoke to Denis about the essentials of such an education, the history of the course at WAAPA and his first cast recording of a Broadway show.

Yes, your job as a dancer is to perform, but to get there, the first step is to attend an audition. Your audition is what constitutes whether or not you get work. Essentially part of your job is that audition. On this episode, with our guests Liz Picini and Elle-May Patterson, we talk about what happens during an audition. How early do you get to an audition? How do I prepare for an audition? What's going to make me  stand out? How do I deal with the pressure of an audition and still show them I'm an awesome dancer? We touch on all these questions in this episode of Auditions: Part 2 of Beyond the Mirror.  More About Our Speakers... Lizz Picini moved to New York City just one week after graduating from Towson University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance. After completing the Broadway Dance Center Professional Semester she began actively training and working at Broadway Dance Center while assisting various choreographers. She now has the privilege of teaching at Broadway Dance Center. She is represented by Clear Talent Group in New York City and is a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association. Lizz is thrilled to be playing the Girl-in- the-Green- Dress/Dance Captain/Associate Choreographer at The Wick Theatre’s upcoming production of Singin’ in the Rain. Additionally, some of Lizz’s favorite past roles include Tess in Crazy For You, Gertie Cummings/Dance Captain inOklahoma! and Dawn/Dance Captain in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, all at Merry-Go- Round Playhouse. Lizz also served as the Associate Choreographer, while playing the role of Ruth, in Ogunquit Playhouse’s Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Other performing credits include Disney’s world premiere musical When You Wish at Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Beauty and the Beast and Sister Actalso at Tuacahn Amphitheatre, On The Town at Merry-Go- Round Playhouse, and West Side Story at Ogunquit Playhouse. On the creative side, Lizz served as Associate Choreographer to Richard J. Hinds at Merry-Go- Round Playhouse’s 2017 season opener, Guys and Dolls, as well as Assistant Choreographer to Molly Smith (Dir.) and Parker Esse (Chor.) at Glimmerglass Opera House’s season opener, Oklahoma! Elle-May was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She then went on to complete a BA (Hons) degree for Musical Theatre at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore. For the last two years, Elle May has been living and working in New York City. Recent credits include Cabaret, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Anything Goes, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Elton John’s ‘Life Ball’ in Vienna, Austria, The MTV Video Music Awards, and a dancer with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra. She was recently the Assistant Choreographer to the renowned duo ‘The Squared Division’ for the first season of Asia’s Got Talent, and filmed Rachelle Rak’s new pilot series ‘The Collaborators’ in New York. Additionally, she played "Kylie" in the AFI Award winning film "The Black Balloon" and has appeared in several television commercials.

Duration: 14 min Latest in our Fresh Blood podcast where we chat with young emerging art-makers and arts workers, we caught up with LASALLE College of the Arts graduate Priyageetha Dia, who, even before graduating last year with a bachelor’s... The post Podcast 34: Interview with Priyageetha Dia appeared first on ArtsEquator.