As part of the 7th Annual Celebrate Mexico Now Festival, visual artist Monica Martinez will show Worms, an installation that serves as a micro habitat for the edible mealworm.
In this podcast Monica talks about the inspirations for her artistic work, what she’s learned from spending a year with mealworms, and how they taste.
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John Dingee is a recent Williams College graduate and has worked at Gathering of the Vibes Festival for two years. He’s also the founder and director of 5Cee Clothing, a resale clothing business that aims to rebuild a school house in Ampento, Ghana.
In this podcast John talks about how his job working at the ice tent at Gathering of the Vibes gave him a window into the utopian community of the festival, why he started a small business to help a town in Ghana, and how it’s all cosmically related.
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Bond Street Theatre serves refugee populations and communities affected by conflict by utilizing the arts as a pathway to peace and prosperity.
In this podcast we talk with Artistic Director Joanna Sherman about the practical and transformative work they do, how they learn new skills from communities around the world, and why all kids seem to laugh at the same things.
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Acting Together On the World Stage grows out of a five-year initiative of Theatre Without Borders and Brandeis University, exploring the relationship between the arts and conflict transformation.
In this podcast we talk with Dr. Cynthia Cohen, executive director of the Slifka Program in Intercommunal Coexistence at Brandeis about the emerging practice of peace-building performance, the resources the Acting Together project has assembled, and recommendations to policy makers. A conference to present findings and continue the dialogue will be held September 23 – 26 in New York City – Acting Together On the World Stage: A Conference on Theatre and Peacebuilding In Conflict Zones.
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Bill Schwartz is Executive Director/Producer of the San Francisco Theater Festival and Chairman/Founder of the Coalition for a Mid-Market Theater District.
In this podcast he talks about how the festival promotes a greater appreciation for live theater, how the revitalization of the Mid-Market district is coming together despite the prevailing economy, and why the Dalai Lama helped him understand how to attract financing.
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