The Artist Inclusive Podcast

In this concluding episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Anna Rosa and Shanga Parker, as well as Daniel Lamb, reflect on another diverse and successful season. Not only does the trio share lessons learned, but they also discuss their inspirations taken from the guests - all three have taken up a more active art-making practice. The three then discuss recent media consumption, and plans for the future. Take a listen to this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast for some well-informe...

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, host Anna Rosa and Shanga Parker are joined by Dominic Taylor. Dominic is a Professor in the UCLA Department of African American Studies, as well as the Vice Chair of Graduate Studies and Professor at the UCLA Department of Theater. Dominic is a scholar of African-American theater and a writer-director whose work has been seen across the country. He is the former associate artistic director of Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minn., one of...

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Shanga Parker and Daniel Lamb are joined by Lora-Ellen McKinney. Lora-Ellen is a poet, dancer and writer who began her professional life as a pediatric psychologist, hospital administrator, medical school professor and federal policy analyst. In this episode of the Artist Inclusive Podcast, Lora-Ellen discusses how art reaches where conversation can’t and how truth both hurts and heals but must be sensitively told. She discusses how, as i...

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Shanga Parker and Daniel Lamb are joined by actor Cameron Knight. Cameron is the Director of the BFA Acting Program and an Associate Professor of Acting in Theatre Program at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He previously was Associate Professor of Acting and Directing at UNCSA, Assistant Professor, Head of BFA Acting The Theatre School at DePaul University, and Assistant Professor Carnegie Mellon University. His nota...

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Anna Rosa and Shanga Parker are joined by Genevieve Leavold. Genevieve is an abstract painter from the UK. The daughter of a religion and philosophy teacher, she was exposed to the texts of world religions from a young age and this informs her approach to painting and life. She uses abstraction to ask questions about who we are and our relationship to the natural world. There is a vital element of movement to her painting process: each br...

Hosts Shanga and Anna Rosa Parker are Joined by Gin Fedotov. Born in Ukraine, raised in Mexico, redesigned in Canada, Gin is an actor and storyteller, in front of and behind the camera, passionate about acting, the philosophy of perseverance, and how this affects beginning and growing actors. He and the Parkers discuss not only that, but also the importance of continuous discovery and training (acting as an athlete). They touch on the power of community and the responsibility within entertain...

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Daniel Lamb and Anna Rosa Parker are joined by John Yun. John is a pianist and music director and the associate conductor at Tina: the Tina Turner Musical. In this episode, John, Daniel, and Anna Rosa discuss the expectations that come with being a professional musician and the inevitable sacrifices one will make when they choose that path. They discuss the balance of working on a craft and having the craft pay some bills while also maint...

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Shanga and Anna Rosa Parker are joined by lighting designer Cha See. Cha is from Manila, Philippines and based in Brooklyn, New York. Cha’s Off Broadway shows include soft (MCC Theater), Exception to the Rule (Roundabout), The Fever (Audible Theater), one in two (Signature Theatre), What To Send Up When It Goes Down (The Movement), Dom Juan (Bard Center),The Alchemist (Red Bull Theater). Cha’s upcoming projects include: On That Day i...

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Shanga Parker and Daniel Lamb are joined by John Franklin. John is a comedian and television personality that works to “preach positivity everyday!” He’s performed all over the country and continues to make content all across social media. Here, he talks about drawing inspiration from friends, the bittersweet tension of the hometown sojourn, and the creative strategies he uses to bring everyone into his fold. Listen to this episode of the...

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Daniel Lamb and Anna Rosa Parker are joined by Sara Erenthal, a polymath with a wide-ranging and impressive art practice. Sara explains her departure from the ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, to the prismatic variety that is her body of work. Sara recounts how a fateful trip to India helped instill in her an unshakeable artistic spirit as a permanent aspect of her life. She also explains the details of her upcoming August 24 s...