Welcome to this second edition of NOWNOW. We are recording this on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. My name is Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Artistic Director of NOW-ID and the host of this podcast.

I am excited to welcome Jesper Egelund as our guest today. Jesper is a Danish musician and composer. He co-founded the music ensemble FIGURA in Copenhagen in 1993 and is currently also the Head of programming at the renowned Royal Library, the Black Diamond, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

 Jesper has worked with NOW-ID on four projects since 2014. We are excited to invite him back to collaborate with us on a project premiering in Vancouver in September 2025, titled Neuroceros.

Welcome to this first edition of NOW NOW. We are recording this on Friday, June 13, 2025. My name is Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Artistic Director of NOW-ID and the host of this podcast.

I am excited to welcome Mark Hofeling as our first guest. Mark is a production designer and an art director, and has designed and art-directed over 70 productions for film and television. Designing his first feature “Windrunner”  in 1995, amongst his credits are The High School Musicals, Disney’s Zombies, and The Descendants. He has worked on locations all over the world, from Barcelona to Toronto and Atlanta. Mark is also incredibly prolific in his creativity, having written books, designed furniture, created figurines, and produced podcast content. 

 Mark is a perceptive and brilliant observer of political events, placing current events within a broader historical context. He is also just wickedly funny and smart, and may be able to help us navigate this current political moment.