Everwood Farmstead Foundation

Conversations from the Barn

Arts EN ↓ 53 episodes

Everwood Farmstead Foundation is an arts non-profit located on a century-old farm in the bucolic Driftless Zone of Western Wisconsin. We host inspiring spaces for artists to perform (Artist Series), teach (Artist Workshops) and work (Artist Retreat) in a natural environment. We focus on the artists' experience because we know when they are happy, healthy and nurtured, it is good for everyone. Every day, their job is to find fresh language for the human experience. As a result, healing and restoration is possible for our communities. In this podcast, we host brief and informal conversations wit...

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A conversation with Kate Sutton Johnson 07.08.2020 12:56

Kate is a Creative Director and Designer specializing in environmental, exhibit, and stage design for both live events and permanent installations. At the time of this conversation, she is finishing a week in the Artist Retreat with long-time collaborator and director Peter Rothstein. We talk about what it feels like to create in the barn, as well as her connection to nature and beauty.

A conversation with Peter Rothstein 04.08.2020 14:18

Peter works extensively as a director of theater, musical theater, opera and new work development. He is the Founding Artistic Director of Theater Latté Da, a Twin Cities-based company dedicated to adventurous music-theater. We've had the good fortune of producing two Latté Da shows at Everwood, "All Is Calm - The Christmas Truce of 1914" and "Underneath the Lintel" with the amazing Sally Wingert....

A conversation with Christopher Thomson 25.07.2020 16:39

In 2019, we met Christopher Thomson when he performed with S. Carey during Everwood's summer Artist Series. We were delighted that he applied for an Artist Retreat in 2020. For seven days, all of us on the farm have enjoyed the beautiful saxophones floating from the barn. He's been combining digital music with his acoustic instruments to beautiful effect. S. Carey even popped in from Eau Claire to...