Bringing you voices on theatre. Connected to place, time and the other realities we face. From Nakai Theatre in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
2023 Episodes supported by the Government of Canada through Canadian Heritage and the City of Whitehorse.
Beth Dart – Edmonton, Fringe Festivals, and space.
Beth Dart is a theatre artist who primarily makes theatre not in a theatre
space. Beth takes us on a journey through Edmonton as Festival City,
meditating on the importance of community, and the innovative exchanges
that happen between small to large productions. Take a theatre tour from
fests, to cafes, pubs, and parks, from Edmonton to Whitehorse, and back
again.
16 Oct 2023
Lulu Keating - Film making, community size and co-ops
Where do artists produce, thrive, and build community? Filmmaker Lulu
Keating takes us on a journey from Nova Scotia, Toronto, Vancouver, to
Dawson City, exploring the threads of filmmaker co-operatives, through to
big city production. Lulu revisits the places and relationships that shaped
her path, and reflects on how we can support each other fiercely today.
9 Oct 2023
Travis Knights – Tap dance, jamming and history.
Tap dancer and podcaster Travis Knights takes you on a rich listening journey through the tradition of tap dancing, revealing an expansive world culture, music, and rhythm through many cities and ages. Travis gives gratitude to many ancestors and teachers that have guided his lifelong passion for the form, while giving voice to tension between aesthetic and cultural origins of tap dance. A beautiful conversation about reverence for dance, culture, and the necessity for community.
References & links
Ethel Bruneau (https://www.dancingblackcanada.ca/ethel-bruneau)
Mary Bruce (https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/15/nyregion/mary-bruce-95-tap-dance-teacher.html)
“Tap” (http://www.tapdancingresources.com/movies/by-title/tap-1989/) (film feat. Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., Savion Glover, Suzzane Douglas, Joe Morton)
Sandman Sims (https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/howard-sandman-sims)
“Tap Dogs (https://www.tapdogs.com/)”
“Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (https://playbill.com/production/bring-in-da-noise-bring-in-da-funk-ambassador-theatre-vault-0000000977)”
Jimmy Slyde (https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/jimmy-slyde-godbolt)
Dianne “Lady Di” Walker (https://tapology.org/dianne-lady-di-walker/)
“Black and Blue (http://www.tapdancingresources.com/musicals/by-name/black-and-blue/)” (Broadway show feat. Dr. Henry LeTang, Frankie Manning, Dianne Walker, Dr. Jimmy Slyde, Lon Cheney, Dr. Bunny Briggs)
“Sophisticated Ladies” (https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/Sophisticated-Ladies-7262/cast)
Mis-education of the Negro, (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242936.The_Mis_Education_of_the_Negro) by Carter G. Woodson
The Jazz United Jam (https://www.facebook.com/jazzunitedjam)
Datri Bean (https://www.datribean.com/sample-page/)
Bill Bojangles Robinson (https://www.biography.com/performer/bill-bojangles-robinson)
Coles and Atkins (https://bdclife.com/2021/02/15/coles-atkins-bdc-celebrates-black-history-month/)
“Ephemeral Artifacts (https://www.passemuraille.ca/20-21-season/ephemeralartifacts/)”
Outliers, (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3228917-outliers) by Malcolm Gladwell
Explore more conversations at nakaitheater.com/podcast. Thanks to the Government of Canada through the Department of Heritage for funding this cycle of the podcast.
2 Oct 2023
Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware - Art, activism and solidarity.
In this episode, Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware asks, “how do we come together and
learn how to be in community together, and support each other?” Syrus’
commitment to organizing with Black Lives Matter, abolition, trans justice,
and disability justice, illuminates the challenges and beautiful
opportunities offered by our differences, and by our scenes and movements.
Syrus explores how arts and activism can learn from each other, and the
importance to “trace our genealogies of resistance back to some of the
origins” when creating movements today.
2 Oct 2023
Força – Burlesque, academy and scenes.
Burlesque performer and academic, Força, shares how “[burlesque] in itself
is a popular form, a low brow form, so it's really about, and has always
been about citing culture in an accessible way.” Força reflects on the
nuanced burlesque scenes in Toronto, and how diverse performers navigate
from small, to corporate scenes, and in between. Força raises questions
about how COVID has impacted burlesque performance, venues; how traditions
are evolving; and how we can uplift communities.
28 Aug 2023
Introducing Only Here
Episode zero of Only Here, an occasional podcast from Nakai Theatre in the Yukon.
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