Writer, director and designer Jay Scheib has been developing new works for performance for over ten years in the US and throughout Europe, including at the Under the Radar Festival, Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and European Dream Festival among others. He is an associate Professor for Music and Theater Arts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a past recipient of the NEA/TCG Career Development Program for directors.

In this podcast Jay talks about the herculean task of developing new work, the performance piece Addicted to Bad Ideas, which will be playing at Spoleto Festival 2009, and upcoming work still being developed.

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Richard Fusco is co-founder (along with Gary Chetkof) of the Woodstock Broadcasting Network, a producer of Mountain Jam at Hunter Mountain, and a new media consultant focusing on emerging technologies for content creation, distribution, marketing and advertising.

In this interview Richard talks about the genesis of Mountain Jam, the philosophy behind the musical line-up, and Green Initiatives they are phasing in, as well as those magical one-on-one moments with fest goers.

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Born to Iraqi and Yemenite parents, Inbar Bakal combines traditional Yemenite and Jewish songs with modern arrangements and lush singing in her debut album, Song of Songs.

In this interview Inbar talks about how she decided to focus on music and performance, how her background has influenced her work, and why her service in the Israeli military prepared her well for dealing with the music industry in the U.S.

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Jane Hirshberg is the Managing Director and CEO of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. Prior to that she was manager of the Culture in Community fund at the New England Foundation for the Arts, as well as Director of Development and Education at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Dance Exchange has been creating groundbreaking new dance works performed by a cross-generational company since 1976. The projects engage individuals and communities in making and performing work, seeking to make meaningful connections between people and art.

In this interview Jane talks about creative capital, community, and how projects such as Ferocious Beauty: Genome are created and sustained.

Related links: Better Together

Photo Credit: Stan Barouh

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