Eniplace Podcast

Meet my Dance Ecology teachers, Frieda Kipar Bay and Dana Iova Koga. Frieda is an herbalist, animal tracker, writer, and dancer. Dana is a dancer, writer, and land performance artist who helps people craft their own poetry. Together they are Elemental Vessel. They have influenced much of what I value as is expressed through this podcast. We talk about wayfinding, shapeshifting, and other deeply meaningful and relational human practices that help us locate ourselves in a more than human ecosystem.

For more about Elemental Vessel and these two powerful forces, visit friedakiparbay.net and danaiovakoga.net

For more about the podcast, visit eniplacepodcast.com

Podcast edit and mixing by Finn Forest Green, www.finnforestgreen.persona.co

Original music for the podcast intro and outro by George Karpasitis also known as mystic vessel, www.georgekarpasitis.com

Remix on the outro by Avila Santo, vocals by ONYILOVE

www.avilasanto.com, www.onyilove.com

Podcast cover art by Eileen Itzel Mena, www.eileenitzelmena.com

In this episode I speak with Nick Gillie, actor, writer, and storyteller. He breaks down the myth of “white people,” and talks about the malignancy  of the white army.  He also shares about art, spirituality, and the mythology that has come to him as an offensive force to combat oppression.

To learn more about the work of Nick Gillie, you can visit his website black-university.com or follow Nick on instagram: @the.darkness2020. To learn more about the podcast, visit eniplacepodcast.com 

Podcast edit and mixing by Finn Forest Green, www.finnforestgreen.persona.co

Original music for the podcast intro and outro by George Karpasitis also known as mystic vessel, www.georgekarpasitis.com

Remix on the outro by Avila Santo, vocals by ONYILOVE

www.avilasanto.com, www.onyilove.com

Podcast cover art by Eileen Itzel Mena, www.eileenitzelmena.com

This is the third and final episode accompanying Holey Body, a three-part dance performance series hosted by Jmy James Kidd. In this episode, I speak with Jmy James Kidd  and Devika Wickremesinghe about the particular world of experimental dance: relational and body-to-body practices, working for other choreographers, and questions of agency and authorship. We talk about shapeshifting, wayfinding, and what it is to make a life and a practice inside of dance.

To find out more about the work of Devika Wickremesinghe, visit devikawickremesinghe.com / instagram: @wingedviolet. For more about Jmy James Kidd, visit www.tjojmy.com or instagram @jameskidd_studio.

You can follow the podcast on insta @eniplacepodcast and visit the website eniplacepodcast.com

Podcast edit and mixing by Finn Forest Green, www.finnforestgreen.persona.co

Original music for the podcast intro and outro by George Karpasitis also known as mystic vessel, www.georgekarpasitis.com

Remix on the outro by Avila Santo, vocals by ONYILOVE

www.avilasanto.com, www.onyilove.com

Podcast cover art by Eileen Itzel Mena, www.eileenitzelmena.com

This episode is the second of a three-part series that accompanied Holey Body, a three-part performance series hosted by Jmy James Kidd at her studio, All Purpose, in Ojai, California, in the spring of 2026.

I speak with Roya Carreras and Bri Skellie, the two artists who showed their work in this performance. We talk about identity and belonging, the internal made external, surveillance, eroticism, and exposition.

For information about Roya Carreras, visit her website, royacarreras.com and instagrarm @royacarreras. For more information about the podcast, go to www.eniplacepodcast.com.

Podcast edit and mixing by Finn Forest Green, www.finnforestgreen.persona.co

Original music for the podcast intro and outro by George Karpasitis also known as mystic vessel, www.georgekarpasitis.com

Remix on the outro by Avila Santo, vocals by ONYILOVE

www.avilasanto.com, www.onyilove.com

Podcast cover art by Eileen Itzel Mena, www.eileenitzelmena.com

This episode is the first of a three part series which accompanied three monthly performances this last April, May, and June 2026 hosted by Jmy James Kidd at her art studio, All Purpose in Ojai, California. Jmy is a weaver of cloth, dance, and community. I asked Jmy to interview myself and Alexsa Durrans who is also a dance artist. Alexsa and I were the first to perform in the series, Holey Body. We talk about gathering, body language, lineage, process, what dancers do, and transitions and transformation.

To find out more about the work of Jmy James Kidd visit her website www.tjojmy.com or instagram @jameskidd_studio. For more information about the work of Alexsa Durran’s follow her instagram @alexsadurrans. You can follow the podcast on insta @eniplacepodcast and visit the website eniplacepodcast.com

Podcast edit and mixing by Finn Forest Green, www.finnforestgreen.persona.co

Original music for the podcast intro and outro by George Karpasitis also known as mystic vessel, www.georgekarpasitis.com

Remix on the outro by Avila Santo, vocals by ONYILOVE

www.avilasanto.com, www.onyilove.com

Podcast cover art by Eileen Itzel Mena, www.eileenitzelmena.com

In this episode I speak with artist, d.j., Ojai native, and all around cool lady, Joanne Coldsteel. We talk about psychics, cults, art, music, and the contrast between the Ojai of then and the Ojai of now.

Podcast edit and mixing by Finn Forest Green, www.finnforestgreen.persona.co

Original music for the podcast intro and outro by George Karpasitis also known as mystic vessel, www.georgekarpasitis.com

Remix on the outro by Avila Santo, vocals by ONYILOVE

www.avilasanto.com, www.onyilove.com

Podcast cover art by Eileen Itzel Mena, www.eileenitzelmena.com

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Irasha Talifero is a longtime elder of the Ojai Valley, a council trainer in the Way of Council tradition, and a lifelong practitioner of deep listening. For decades, she has brought the practice of council into schools, prisons, communities, and circles of all kinds, helping people cultivate presence, honest speech, and the capacity to truly hear one another.

Podcast edit and mixing by Finn Forest Green, www.finnforestgreen.persona.co

Original music for the podcast intro and outro by George Karpasitis also known as mystic vessel, www.georgekarpasitis.com

Remix on the outro by Avila Santo, vocals by ONYILOVE

www.avilasanto.com, www.onyilove.com

Podcast cover art by Eileen Itzel Mena, www.eileenitzelmena.com

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Ze'Lee Sparks can do and be many things. She is an a artist, musician, fire spinning dancer, and master of both play and rest. Ze'Lee is the host at the party making sure everyone is having a good time. She is a seeker, a truth teller, and a courageous lover of humanity. 

Podcast edit and mixing by Finn Forest Green, www.finnforestgreen.persona.co

Original music for the podcast intro and outro by George Karpasitis also known as mystic vessel, www.georgekarpasitis.com

Remix on the outro by Avila Santo, vocals by ONYILOVE

www.avilasanto.com, www.onyilove.com

Podcast cover art by Eileen Itzel Mena, www.eileenitzelmena.com

Follow Eniplace Podcast on insta: https://www.instagram.com/eniplacepodcast?utm_source=qr&igsh=OTk0YzhjMDVlZA==

Visit the podcast website: eniplacepodcast.com

In this episode I speak with Willy Souly, dancer, choreographer, professor, and martial artist.

We talk about why it’s important to make art, about understanding traditional West African dance and music through their cultural and historical roots, and Willy’s ongoing inquiry around belonging. 

To learn more about Willy Souly and his work, visit wilfriedsouly.com       

For more about the podcast go to eniplacepodcast.com                              Follow Eniplace Podcast on insta: https://www.instagram.com/eniplacepodcast?utm_source=qr&igsh=OTk0YzhjMDVlZA==

Podcast edit and mixing by Finn Forest Green, www.finnforestgreen.persona.co

Original music for the podcast intro and outro by George Karpasitis also known as mystic vessel, www.georgekarpasitis.com

Remix on the outro by Avila Santo, vocals by ONYILOVE

www.avilasanto.com, www.onyilove.com

Podcast cover art by Eileen Itzel Mena, www.eileenitzelmena.com

In this episode, I speak with Nico Nelson — photographer, creative doula, and someone who belongs deeply to the earth.

We talk about what it means to be seen, The tenderness of wanting, Trusting what feels true, And the small choices that quietly shape the larger arc of our lives.

Podcast edit and mixing by Finn Forest Green, www.finnforestgreen.persona.co

Original music for the podcast intro and outro by George Karpasitis also known as mystic vessel, www.georgekarpasitis.com

Remix on the outro by Avila Santo, vocals by ONYILOVE

www.avilasanto.com, www.onyilove.com

Podcast cover art by Eileen Itzel Mena, www.eileenitzelmena.com

Follow Eniplace Podcast on insta: https://www.instagram.com/eniplacepodcast?utm_source=qr&igsh=OTk0YzhjMDVlZA==

Visit the podcast website: eniplacepodcast.com