The Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Art Restart

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Host Pier Carlo Talenti interviews artists who – whatever they make, wherever they work – are shaking up the status quo in their fields and their communities. Art Restart is produced by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The views and opinions expressed by speakers and presenters in connection with Art Restart are their own, and not an endorsement by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts and the UNC School of the Arts. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Evan Weissman 01.12.2021 24:55

In 2012, theater-maker Evan Weissman founded Warm Cookies of the Revolution, a civic health club in Denver, CO. What exactly is a civic health club? Warm Cookies’ own description can’t be beat: “ Well, you go to a gym to exercise your physical health, a religious institution to exercise your spiritual health, and a therapist to exercise your mental health. Warm Cookies of the Revolution is where y...

Danielle Villasana 15.11.2021 26:48

Danielle Villasana is an independent photojournalist whose documentary work focuses on human rights, gender, displacement, and health with a focus on Latin America. Her work has earned her widespread recognition. She is a National Geographic Explorer, Magnum Foundation awardee, Women Photograph grantee, and an International Women's Media Foundation fellow, and her photographs have been included...

Noelle Scaggs 01.11.2021 24:03

As the co-lead vocalist of the alt-pop band Fitz and the Tantrums since 2008, Noelle Scaggs was used to seeing huge crowds through her years of live performance and touring. Their songs “Out of My League” and “The Walker,” both of which Noelle co-wrote, were certified Platinum and hit the number one spot on the Alternative Airplay chart, and in 2016 their song “HandClap” became a bona fide sensati...

christopher oscar peña 19.10.2021 28:25

christopher oscar peña is an accomplished playwright with a resume that includes productions, commissions and residencies at some of the country’s most forward-thinking theatrical institutions. Among his most recent productions are the world premieres of his plays “a cautionary tail” at the Flea Theater in New York and “The Strangers” at the Clarence Brown Theatre in Knoxville, TN. chris is also a...

Frank Horvat 04.10.2021 25:47

Frank Horvat is a celebrated Toronto-based composer and pianist who for decades has written and performed music across genres, from contemporary classical to musical theater and electronica. In 2017 he was the inaugural recipient of the Kathleen McMorrow Music Award which recognizes outstanding work by Ontario composers. Frank is devoted to using his creative platform to support and bring awarenes...

Martine Kei Green-Rogers 20.09.2021 26:10

Martine Kei Green-Rogers is an author, educator and dramaturg with decades of experience, having worked as production and new-play dramaturg at theaters all over the country, from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to Houston’s Classical Theatre Company and Chicago’s Court Theatre. This past summer she took a leave from her position as associate professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at the Stat...