Artist Soapbox * Audio fiction + Creative Process

By Tamara Kissane

Artist Soapbox creates original audio fiction and chats with artists about their practical tools for the creative process.... more

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September 17, 2018 046: What are the benefits of a residency? Dasan Ahanu speaks on Black Poetry Theatre’s decade of connection.
“So much is possible.” Dasan Ahanu is a Poet, Emcee, Writer, Playwright, Performance Artist, Lecturer, and Educator in Durham, North Carolina. He is managing director and co-founder of Black Poetry Theatre (BPT), an African American theatre company started in 2008 that creates original productions featuring artists from the community. Dasan performs two of his original poems in this episode, THE ARTIST and TODAY! He describes his creative process, building the capacity to make art in our community, Black Poetry Theatre’s upcoming residency at the Hayti Heritage Center, and the past/present/future of the company’s original theatre.
“Black Poetry Theatre seeks to expand the understanding of spoken word and foster great appreciation for the power of contemporary poetry by presenting it in traditional theatrical settings, raising cultural awareness through the use of the performing arts and telling necessary stories from within our communities. Black Poetry Theatre was founded in 2018 by Church Da Poet and Dasan Ahanu.”
UPCOMING PRODUCTION:
St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation/Hayti Heritage Center presents Confessions of a Lounge Singer by Black Poetry Theatre
Confessions of a Lounge Singer is an exploration of the joy and pain of artistry. At the height of the ‘60s popular lounge singer Earl “Treetops” Johnson is struggling to hold onto his dreams, find love, and meet expectations set by those around him. This is a story full of vivid characters, musical performances, and brilliantly delivered spoken word.
Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 at the Hayti Heritage Center $15 in advance for tickets | $20 day of show
Tickets can be purchased online at www.blackpoetrytheatre.com or in cash at the Hayti Heritage Center box office
This episode is brought to you by the Soapboxers, the official patrons of the Artist Soapbox. If you like these episodes and want more, get on the Soapbox! This episode was recorded at the ASBX home studio. Artist Soapbox theme music by Bart Matthews.
Time break-down:
[0:00] Episode intro, BPT info and Dasan’s bio.
[3:04] Dasan Ahanu reads THE ARTIST
THE WRITING PROCESS
[6:14] Dasan’s creative process from inspiration to poem. The transition between the written word and the word performed. Hearing other people speak his work.
BLACK POETRY THEATRE
[11:54] BPT is celebrating 10 years! What’s the history of Black Poetry Theatre? Why did Church and Dasan found the company and how has it changed over time?
[16:15] The catalog of works
THE RESIDENCY
[19:22] BPT will be in residency at the Hayti Heritage Center and the Arts Center in Carrboro. How did this residency come about and how will it work? What are the benefits of this residency for the company? Tell us about the four productions planned for this year (two new and two familiar)!
[26:24] Cultivating and incubating new writers in an active workshop as BPT develops a new work. Including three readings and a staging of the new piece.
NEW WORK
[27:28] At the readings, community members have the opportunity to give feedback and the artists to receive it. “We don’t have enough opportunity to test works.” What questions will Dasan have for the audience? What is he looking to hear from the community?
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September 12, 2018 045: Old work in a new way. both hands theatre company performs a scene from 2001.
How does artistic work hold up over time? What’s it like to revisit old work in a new medium? A quick dive into work in process. Cheryl Chamblee… Read more
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September 12, 2018 045: Old work in a new way. both hands theatre company performs a scene from 2001.
How does artistic work hold up over time? What’s it like to revisit old work in a new medium? A quick dive into work in process. Cheryl Chamblee and Tamara Kissane perform an original theatre piece they performed onstage as both hands theatre company almost 20 years ago. What?!. We’re mixing it up here on ASBX! Cheryl and Tamara are revisiting this piece and our other work as Tamara becomes increasingly interested in audio performance. Who knows where that will lead?
NOTE: This performance contains adult words and situations.
And…. what did you think of that?
Mentioned: 025: Artist and nonprofit leader Cheryl Chamblee coaches creatives in times of transition
Artist Soapbox Theme by Bart Matthews. This episode was recorded at the ASBX home studio.
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September 10, 2018 044: What I learned from 40 years of not being famous: PART TWO. Respect the Work.
The second installment of a multi-part series in which Tamara considers how we might love the artists we are and support the artists we love. A solo… Read more
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September 10, 2018 044: What I learned from 40 years of not being famous: PART TWO. Respect the Work.
The second installment of a multi-part series in which Tamara considers how we might love the artists we are and support the artists we love. A solo episode!
What habits and practices can we cultivate to promote a culture of respect in the arts community?
On July 8th, earlier this year, Tamara invited a group of artists to dig into the concept of RESPECT(ing) THE WORK. The goals for that gathering were to get a sense of what people experience and then consider what could be. You’ll hear from some of those participants throughout this episode. Special thanks to that group and to Shadowbox Studio for hosting us. This episode is a result of that gathering.
So…what do YOU think?
What do we need to do as artists and audience members to create a culture and practice of RESPECTING THE WORK of artists in our community? What are you going to do?
Mentioned: Episode 029: What I learned from 40 years of not being famous: PART ONE. Define and redefine success.
This episode is brought to you by the Soapboxers, the official patrons of the Artist Soapbox. If you like these episodes and want more, get on the Soapbox! This episode was recorded at the ASBX home studio.
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26min
September 03, 2018 043: What good is a bad first draft? Playwright and arts educator Ian Finley extols the power of revision.
“The first draft really ought to be quite horrible.” A passionate masterclass in playwriting with Ian Finley, playwright and arts educator. Dramatic structure, writer’s block, revision, adapting… Read more
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September 03, 2018 043: What good is a bad first draft? Playwright and arts educator Ian Finley extols the power of revision.
“The first draft really ought to be quite horrible.” A passionate masterclass in playwriting with Ian Finley, playwright and arts educator. Dramatic structure, writer’s block, revision, adapting historical events, the value of arts education, working with what you have, and the importance of “Just Finish it!”
Ian Finley holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from the Tisch School at New York University. He served as Resident Playwright for Raleigh’s Burning Coal Theatre Company from 2004 through 2012, when he was named the Piedmont Laureate in the field of Playwriting and Screenwriting by the arts councils of central North Carolina. He is the author of plays, including The Nature of the Nautilus (winner of the Kennedy Center’s 2002 Jean Kennedy Smith Award), And There Was War in Heaven (Finalist, O’Neil National Playwrights Conference), Native, The Greeks, 1960, Jude the Obscure, Suspense, 11:50 and the Our Histories cycle of site-specific plays for Burning Coal.
Finley is also a theatre educator, regularly teaching classes for Burning Coal, the Cary Playwright’s Forum, the NC Writer’s Network and the OLLI program at NC State and Duke. He serves as Head of Drama at Research Triangle High School, where he oversees a theatre program that involves over a quarter of the student body and produces four full productions and a season of improv each year.
Mentioned: Episode 040: How do we build audiences for our work? Playwright Allan Maule considers marketing theatre in the Triangle
This episode is brought to you by the Soapboxers, the official patrons of the Artist Soapbox. If you like these episodes and want more, get on the Soapbox! Podcast recorded at Shadowbox Studio in Durham, NC.
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Time break-down:
[0:00] Episode intro and bio for Ian Finley
DRAMATIC STRUCTURE
[2:04] “A play is a machine and every gear has a purpose.” Ian has a tattoo of the dramatic structure on his shoulder for real.
[5:42] The six parts of dramatic structure.
REVISION
[10:00] Revision is 75% of the work (which is generally not what we are taught!). Ian despise the romantic myth of divine inspiration. Greatness is next door to awful. You learn about your work by writing it and piling up the pages. The 1st draft is the outline.
[14:44] There’s no such thing as writer’s block. It’s fear and/or not having an outline. The “unwashed baby draft” — you have to listen to understand this!
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50min
August 27, 2018 042: What does the dance community need? DIDA (Durham Independent Dance Artists) considers challenges and what the future holds
Three great minds in one room: Alyssa Noble, Justin Tornow, and Lightsey Darst, the 3 organizers of Durham Independent Dance Artists (DIDA) discuss how to serve the… Read more
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53min
August 27, 2018 042: What does the dance community need? DIDA (Durham Independent Dance Artists) considers challenges and what the future holds
The 3 organizers of Durham Independent Dance Artists (DIDA) discuss how to serve the dance community, the unconventional DIDA model, challenges with funding and critical conversation, their decision to do a partial season, and what the future holds.
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53min
August 20, 2018 041: How do we evolve as artists? Director, performer, writer Naima Yetunde Ince-Griffiths extends her voice into multiple genres
Amazing original poetry pieces performed by Naima Ince-Griffiths open and close this episode! Naima Yetunde Ince-Griffiths is a performance poet, writer, and playwright; she produces and directs theatrical works… Read more
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59min

FAQs about Artist Soapbox * Audio fiction + Creative Process:

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The podcast currently has 275 episodes available.