Hatched

Shannon Turner "is the Founder & Creative Director of StoryMuse.  She serves as an independent consultant who conducts workshops and provides coaching to individuals and organizations seeking to use true, personal stories for transformative potential."  She was recently in residence with us at Catapult where she performed her latest work entitled Teapot: Existential Angst & the Search for Purpose...

Today we spoke with Deke Weaver and Jennifer Allen of The Unreliable Bestiary .  They were two of a group of three artists we recently presented at Catapult as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series .  They shared their latest work Cetacean (The Whale) , which is their sixth show of a life-long project to create a performance for every letter of the alphabet - each representing a different anim...

Today we had the pleasure of talking with two artists, Melanie Greene and Leslie Scott , who are both dancers, choreographers, teachers, and most importantly for our conversation today, two of the lead organizers for the International Dance Festival .   The festival takes place in New Orleans September 4-7 and you can reserve tickets to their various events on their website www.idfnola.com . For m...

Katrina Stories  is a documentary podcast built from first-person accounts recorded after Hurricane Katrina as part  Mondo Bizarro 's I-10 Witness Project. Each episode weaves together voices that reveal the human impact of the storm—stories of loss, resilience, anger and hope. The series preserves these testimonies as living history, offering listeners an intimate connection to the people and pla...

Millicent Johnnie is an award winning dancer, choreographer, director, teacher and filmmaker.   She's currently in post-production on her most recent film Ma Negresse . For more info about us visit www.mondobizarro.org .  Click here to donate to Mondo Bizarro . Our theme music is by Rotary Downs .   Here are some related links you may want to check out: More Millicent on AI in the Arts Urban Bush...

James Bartelle & Zarah Spalding recently shared their latest theatrical production Flying Dreams: The Ambitious Ascent of Icarus & Daedalus as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series in April.  James is a multi-disciplinary artist living and working in New Orleans. Through the mediums of visual art, live performance, and theatrical writing, he "specializes in blurring those pesky lines that try...

On Hatched #37 we talk with Michelle Joan Papillion .  She is a a grower, creator and builder who works conceptually.  Her current work is centered around shared economics and cultural heritage preservation.  She's a steward of her ancestors' native land and created Royal Queen Farms .   For more info about us and to donate to the show visit  www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by  Rotary Dow...

In this episode we talk with Tannis Kowalchuk & Jess Beveridge from Farm Arts Collective .  This past weekend we hosted them as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series during which they shared their latest work Decompositions .  Farm Arts Collective is an Agri-Cultural organization located on Willow Wisp Organic Farm in Damascus, Pennsylvania whose mission is to build a healthy and creative comm...

Monique Verdin is a transdisciplinary artist and storyteller who documents the complex relationship between environment, culture, and climate in southeast Louisiana.   For more info about us and to donate to the show visit  www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by  Rotary Downs . Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show: Monique's Portfolio Land Memory Bank and Se...

Kelly Bond is a New Orleans based director, choreographer, performer and teacher.  Her and her creative partner, Ellery Burton, recently premiered their latest dance experiment, Fuzzy Bulldozer , at Catapult as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series .  They'll be doing it again in Philadelphia and New Orleans later this year so follow Kelly on social media to get your tickets as soon as they ar...

Steve Bailey is a theater artist, teacher, and arts administrator.  He was the co-founder and producing director of Jump-Start Performance Co. in San Antonio, TX and has worked internationally with production companies from Peru to Slovakia.  We got to talk to him on one of his last days as the Director of Operations for the National Performance Network .   Here are some additional links you may f...

ashley sparks is a theater maker, engagement strategist, collaboration coach, and facilitator, as well as a long-time friend and collaborator with Mondo Bizarro.  You can learn more about her from the links below as well as find some info related to subjects brought up on the show. spark+dive (facilitation & consulting business) mark-n-sparks (collaboration with Mark Valdez ) Eco Tarot for Sale Hi...

Hali Dardar is a New Media enthusiast, interaction designer and a member of the United Houma Nation. Her work supports process development, community-based design, language revitalization, indigenous media, and memory documentation.   Some links Hali mentions during the podcast are:   10 Words in Uma Houma Language Project Language Keepers For more info about us and to donate to the show visit  ww...

Madeleine Grace Kelly is a visual artist and educator living in New Orleans.  She is receiving her MFA from UNO this spring and you can witness her master's thesis exhibition entitled Temple of Familiars at the UNO Gallery (2429 St. Claude St) from March 9th to April 7th.  From the official blurb about her show: Her paintings, etchings, and installation explore encounters with mystery in the natur...

Katya Chizayeva is a New Orleans-based Ukrainian American artist, community activist, and acupuncturist.  She is currently working on a show with Goat in the Road Productions based on her recent experiences in Ukraine called Top 5 Survival Moves, which gives us "a glimpse of Chizayeva's ongoing work with Ukrainian soldiers coming back from the front lines, and examine(s) the complex identities tha...

Nicole Marquez is a dancer, advocate and a survivor of brain and spinal injuries. Approximately 15 years ago she relocated to New York with the aspiration of pursuing a career in dance on Broadway. Her dreams were momentarily deferred following an accident where she fell six stories from the roof of her apartment building.  She will be performing her latest work about this incident called The Mask...

LIzz Freeman Kelly is the Executive Director of ricRACK , a creative reuse shop and community sewing studio.  ricRACK'S main focus is "keeping textiles out of the landfill and teaching all of New Orleans how to sew."     Our theme music is by Rotary Downs . For more information about Mondo Bizarro and to donate visit  www.mondobizarro.org .

Becca Chapmans is a Chalmation, a performer, an educator, a lover of community, and curious human being. She, along with Alex Smith, co-founded a healthcare clowning nonprofit, Prescription Joy , that brings imagination and wonder to pediatric and adult hospitals in the Greater New Orleans area. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs . For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.or...

Simone Immanuel is a New Orleans born actor, writer, singer and dancer.  We recently presented a work-in-progress showing of her one woman show On My Way: My Ancestors Wildest Dream s at our studio, Catapult , as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series.   Simone says that the hope of her work is to show that God is with us all.  Her goal is to use her unique experiences to show why represntation...

Synamin Vixen is a dancer, actor, poet, teacher, sex doula, herbalist, and so much more.  She is bringing her latest performance called Daughter of a Nymph Devine to our studio, Catapult , this weekend (September 22, 23, 24).  Seating is limited so get your reservations here today . Our theme music is by Rotary Downs . For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org .

Dee Dee Green is the Area Program Director for American Friends Service Committee's Peace by Piece New Orleans program.  She is also a member of the New Orleans coalition Eye on Surveillance . Our theme music is by  Rotary Downs . COINTELSHOW runs 23-25 March.   Click here to reserve your tickets. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit  www.mondobizarro.org .  If you would like to support...

Renard Bridgewater is a New Orleans based musician (performing under the moniker Slangston Hughes), organizer and cultural advocate who works as the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO) .  He is also a member of the New Orleans coalition Eye on Surveillance . Our theme music is by Rotary Downs . Click here for tickets to COINTELSHOW. For more...

This audio is an exploration of some of the waterways you will soon visit as part of A Studio in the Wood's event  Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers .     Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers  is conceived by Monique Verdin, Jeff Becker and Mondo Bizarro.  It is a search for the hidden histories of the land and water surrounding the 40 Arpent Wetlands Observatory, as...

Amelia Acosta Powell is the Associate Artistic Director of the Repertory Theater of St. Louis .   Previously she has worked as the casting director and artistic associate at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and as line producer at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs . For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org .

Jamil Jude is a director, producer, playwright, and dramaturg. He is currently the Artistic Director at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia as well as the Co-Founder of The New Griots Festival.   Self-identifying as an "Artist Plus", Jamil feels most at home bringing socially relevant art to the community. Visit  Mondo Bizarro  for more information and to donate. Our theme music i...