Podcasts about Raks Geek

We sit down (digitally) with Dawn Xiana Moon, founder of Raks Geek and Raks Inferno, about shifting live performance to an online platform and the difficulties surrounding that transition. We… The post Scapi Radio 05.08.20 Dawn Xiana Moon appeared first on Scapi Magazine.

The head of Chicago’s very own Raks Geek joins us and we talk about Star Wars and belly dancing wookies!

We sit down with Dawn Xiana Moon from Raks Geek to talk about what it means to be an artist in 2019, bellydance history, and how social justice conversations have… The post Scapi Radio 02.11.19 Dawn Xiana Moon appeared first on Scapi Magazine.

Dawn Xiana Moon is back for another episode! Fresh from her tour of France, she's just completed a music video with her fellow performers at Raks Geek which will debut soon! We discuss cosplay, performing for a good cause, and much more. Check here for more information about Raks Geek: Starspace Fighter. For a sample of Dawn's unique and beautiful music, check here. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Music for this episode is by Vela Seff. Once again, this year’s primary logo is by Chicago’s very own, Brandon Chase, while the slapdash photoshop homages are by me with a little help from some friends as noted. Got an idea for a topic? Heck, wanna Skype in to be featured on an episode of the show? Tweet #CastADay to Matt here: @SpokeCast Subscribe to the podcast directly in iTunes, or listen in iTunes. You can also submit a review (which would be quite boss of you).

... in which a milestone is reached and the secret origin of the podcast is revealed. Also, our fearless podcaster chats with special guest Dawn Xiana Moon of Raks Geek about the geek bellydancing scene and the growing resistance movement against the current American administration.

Dawn Xiana Moon’s many talents have taken her all over the world. Thankfully, she’s decided to call Chicago her home. Matt caught up with Dawn to discuss Raks Geek, cosplay, her music, and much more! Raks Geek @ GenCon Raks … Continue reading →

Michi Trota is the Senior Features Editor for consumer content at the Encyclopedia Brittanica, on the board of the Chicago Nerd Social Club, a fire performer at Raks Geek and the managing editor of Uncanny Magazine, a science fiction and fantasy publication. In other words, she’s a very busy and impressive woman. Michi’s career aspirations started with Marine Biology, but she quickly fell in love with writing and has made her career as an editor in and out of traditional publication industries. With the position of Managing Editor at Uncanny Magazine, she’s had the opportunity to read and edit some of science fiction’s up and coming authors, and is an avid fan of the genre. As a board member of the Chicago Nerd Social Club, Michi is a leader in the Chicago geek community. In episode 3, she took time to discuss with hosts Blaire Knight-Graves and Mark Beers the importance of making the geek community overall more inclusive, and how other community leaders can responsibly aim for higher standards within their own local groups. We also discuss Michi’s current favorite science fiction and fantasy authors (see links on our website), the trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and the importance of compensation for creative works. Visit www.professionalgeekpodcast.com for more information. 

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dawn Xiana Moon and Michi Trota, speaking about women, art, gatekeeping, and geek culture. Moon is a lifelong geek who has worked professionally in almost every area of the arts. She the producer and director of Raks Geek, geek bellydance and fire company, which achieved viral internet fame with a video of a Wookiee bellydancing to a Klingon band playing an original song in Shyriiwook. Raks Geek has been written up by CNN, MSN, Timeout Chicago (Critics' Pick), The Daily Mail (UK), and more. As a singer-songwriter, Dawn has performed in 10 states and has released two solo albums; her latest CD, Spaces Between, fuses elements from traditional Chinese music with jazz and alt folk pop. She has served as a section editor for RELEVANT Magazine, performs as a soloist with Read My Hips tribal bellydance, and, as a web designer/developer, works with clients like Anheuser-Busch, Chicago Booth, and Georgia Tech. Trota is an organizer for both the Chicago Full Moon Jams and the Chicago Nerd Social Club; she also performs as a fire-spinner with Raks Geek. Discussions about geek culture, feminism and intersectionality are guaranteed to get her talking for hours - she's organized panels at C2E2, Chicago Comic Con, and the University of Chicago on topics relating to sexism in geek culture. Wednesday Lunch is a Divinity School tradition started many decades ago. At noon on Wednesdays when the quarter is in session a delicious vegetarian meal is made in the Swift Hall kitchen by our student chefs and lunch crew. Once the three-course meal has reached dessert each week there is a talk by a faculty member or student from throughout the University, a community member from the greater Chicago area, or a guest from a wider distance. Recorded in Swift Hall on April 9, 2014.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dawn Xiana Moon and Michi Trota, speaking about women, art, gatekeeping, and geek culture. Moon is a lifelong geek who has worked professionally in almost every area of the arts. She the producer and director of Raks Geek, geek bellydance and fire company, which achieved viral internet fame with a video of a Wookiee bellydancing to a Klingon band playing an original song in Shyriiwook. Raks Geek has been written up by CNN, MSN, Timeout Chicago (Critics' Pick), The Daily Mail (UK), and more. As a singer-songwriter, Dawn has performed in 10 states and has released two solo albums; her latest CD, Spaces Between, fuses elements from traditional Chinese music with jazz and alt folk pop. She has served as a section editor for RELEVANT Magazine, performs as a soloist with Read My Hips tribal bellydance, and, as a web designer/developer, works with clients like Anheuser-Busch, Chicago Booth, and Georgia Tech. Trota is an organizer for both the Chicago Full Moon Jams and the Chicago Nerd Social Club; she also performs as a fire-spinner with Raks Geek. Discussions about geek culture, feminism and intersectionality are guaranteed to get her talking for hours - she's organized panels at C2E2, Chicago Comic Con, and the University of Chicago on topics relating to sexism in geek culture. Wednesday Lunch is a Divinity School tradition started many decades ago. At noon on Wednesdays when the quarter is in session a delicious vegetarian meal is made in the Swift Hall kitchen by our student chefs and lunch crew. Once the three-course meal has reached dessert each week there is a talk by a faculty member or student from throughout the University, a community member from the greater Chicago area, or a guest from a wider distance. Recorded in Swift Hall on April 9, 2014.