(Art)versations - Hosted by Bri Clarke

(Art)versations Podcast is a meditative conversation about the artistic process.

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Guest Artists featured in this episode:

STEVEN (郝邦宇) HAO @steven_haoby

HANNAH SOMERS @hansom_ers

KRISTEN-INNES STAMBOLIC @kristenstambolic

RENEE SMITH @reneejsmith_

HALF LIGHT DANCE PROJECT @halflightdance

JULIA D’ANGELO @juliadangelo

ANKITA ALEMONA @ankita.alemona

KEVIN HOWE @kevinhowe_

JAVAUN RYAL BUTLER Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/txst.bobcat.75

SARAH GERVAIS @sarah_shoshana

LUKE KIMBALL @lukekimballacting

IZZI NAGEL @izzinagel

FOLLOW THE POD: @artversationspod

FOLLOW HOST BRI: @brianna_clarkee

Sarah is an actor, playwright and director, who recently produced Theatre44’s “Pandemic Play”. Luke is an actor and director, with a recent credit of playing Bennett on “Workin’ Moms”. Izzi is an actor, writer and director, with an upcoming role in the film “The Swearing Jar”.

We talk about what tools they each use to stay creatively inspired, Sarah’s writing process for “Pandemic Play”, what Izzi has discovered about working on sets, what we are observing about the return to live theatre in other cities, the fateful day Luke was cast in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, dealing with rejection after an audition, the process of A Front Company’s “Zoo Story”, and what’s coming up next for these artists.

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The Meisner class that Luke and Izzi mentioned:

JaVaun is an actor and writer, currently in his last year at Texas State University’s acting program. We talk about moving on from an audition that tainted his interest in musical theatre, why he connects with breath before a performance, digging deeper into the contextual dirt while working on “Hair”, his perspective on the racism and bigotry that shows up in older works of art, and the scary process of beginning his thesis project.

Follow him on Instagram: @javaunrbutler

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/txst.bobcat.75

Kevin is a stage & screen dancer, choreographer and dance teacher, currently based in London, England. We talk about his move to London after twelve years in Toronto, working in a Disney-built village for the filming of “Disenchanted”, the importance of dancers to complete a scene, and sipping fake champagne as a background actor on the “The Crown”.

Follow Kevin’s Instagram: @kevinhowe_

Take Kevin’s drop-in class: https://www.thehubstudioslondon.com/timetable.html

Ankita is a Kalaripayattu, dance and theatre artist, and the founder of Nautanki Creations. We talk about discovering her passion for Kalaripayattu during a painful period in her life, how her relationship with nature has shifted while in rehearsals with Frog in Hand, responding to the space as a performer in “Stories in the Woods”, why she refrains from describing artists as talented, and choreographing for the Bollywood Monster Mashup.

Follow Ankita on Instagram: @ankita.alemona

Follow Nautanki Creations: @nautanki.creations

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nautanki.creations

Website: www.nautankicreations.com

Follow Frog in Hand on Instagram: @froginhand

Check out the company’s website: https://www.froginhand.com/

Listen to “War of the Worlds Reimagined”: https://ko-fi.com/s/3598b448e8

Ankita’s blog about her time as a company member: https://www.froginhand.com/post/staying-in-process-slowing-down-acknowledging-the-land

Julia is a dancer, actor, and singer/songwriter, currently based in New York. We talk about why she chose to focus on film during her last year at The New School, working through doubt for The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues, her debut EP “Night Before”, and going under the name “Giulia.” for her music.

Follow her Instagram: @juliadangelo

Check out “Giulia.” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7k0HpVFheAj2rimeWyiD11?si=0I5IJMBvQT2llL0Z6MwmMg&dl_branch=1

Check out Julia’s performance in “Maya’s Nostrils”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjeBCv-O1ys&ab_channel=The24HourPlays

Lilly Giroux and Emily Rapley are the co-founders of Half Light Dance Project. We talk about why their film “September” almost had a different title, teaching at KRISP Collective’s Summer Series, relearning how to partner with each other, Lilly’s upcoming project with TOES FOR DANCE, and Emily’s mission as a certified Thai Massage Therapist.

Follow their Instagram: @halflightdance

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvd_yVFoCOb2gRQ7rL0sZpA

Contact: [email protected]

Follow Lilly: @girouxlil

Follow Emily: @emrapley.moves

Renee is a dancer, teacher and choreographer, currently based in Toronto & the GTA. We talk about her memorable first year of teaching at Take 5 Dance Studio, being up in the clouds while working with Alysa Pires & Echo Chamber Toronto, why she leaves space for open communication when collaborating, and creating “Bitter” for the Young Creator’s Challenge after heading about her friend’s hospitalization.

Follow Renee on Instagram: @reneejsmith_

Contact: [email protected]

Check out Renee’s performance at the Toronto Summer Music Festival: https://vimeo.com/578482644/a22f05432b

Kristen is a multi-media artist, who works with film, animation and dance. We talk about the intersection of dance and animation, working with Rua Carlota and Susannah Haight, selling her first NFT, and collaborating with musicians on upcoming projects.

Follow her on Instagram: @kristenstambolic and check out her filters

Follow her on Tiktok: @tinylines

Purple Glow Mag article Bri mentioned: https://purpleglowmag.com/all-posts/2021/4/11/kristen-innes-stambolic

Hannah is a multi-media artist, currently showing her exhibition “I Found A Place” until September 16, 2021. We talk about why stepping away from photography helped her stay artistic, how she depicts her evolving identity in her works, producing a raw quality with her family for “Side by Side” [REDACTED], and we have an honest discussion about the changing name of X University.

Follow Hannah on Instagram: @hansom_ers

Her website: hannah-somers.format.com

Visit “I Found A Place” through the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival: https://scotiabankcontactphoto.com/2021/exhibition/hannah-somers-i-found-a-place/

Buy Filling Station Issue 76: https://fillingstation.myshopify.com/products/filling-station-issue-76