Nathan Leigh

Creative Fiasco

Arts EN ↓ 2 episodes

Creative Fiasco is a new podcast where we attempt to make sense of the 21st century art world with wide ranging conversations around creativity, sustainability, funding and the impacts of AI. Hosted by Circus Artist/Creator Danie Kohn and artistic director Nathan Leigh, the debut episode, entitled ”The Life and Death of the NEA” looks at the recent defunding of the arts, and the history of arts funding in America. Creative Fiasco is available where ever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nathan Leigh

Episodes

The Life and Death of the NEA (part 2) 23.10.2025 43:53

In this episode, hosts Danie Kohn and Nathan Leigh look at the still in-limbo situation of arts funding for the upcoming year, the history and unfortunate//unsustainable legacy of the League of Resident Theatres, and the immediate impacts of cuts to arts funding for our beloved hosts. They chat about why authoritarians seek to control the arts, how we’ve gotten comfortable with mediocre and i...

The Life and Death of the NEA (part 1) 22.07.2025 43:25

Arts funding in America has been nonexistent or woefully inadequate for most of our nation’s history. The administration’s 2025 cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts take a bad situation and makes it nearly impossible. In their debut episode, hosts Nathan Leigh and Danie Kohn analyze and discuss the available data on what projects had grants terminated or cancelled. They dive into the histor...