Inside the Creative Process; Conversations with Artists, Writers, Performers, & Creatives

Jonna Watson loved to write as a child, but personal experiences caused her to push her creative spark so far away that she couldn't summon it back. After living out of alignment with herself for 30 years, she learned to trust her intuition again and now creative insights come to her like magic.  *Check out Alicia's Creative Chrysalis: https://mailchi.mp/c56f8e7440c5/creative-chrysalis *Follow Ali...

You may also enjoy my Interview with Eric Geiger from 2022 (Episode 3): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000550669672 Eric Geiger's writing about the work: "PLEASUREHOOD is a dance directed and performed by Eric Geiger with collaborators and performers Jordan Daley and Nick McGhee. Through PLEASUREHOOD I have been asking myself- how can I create mor...

Last week, I performed a dance piece that I had been researching for three years, but even so my self doubt became a problem for me to overcome. Was I prepared? Should I be doing more? Is what I'm working on worthy of being seen? All questions that creeped into my mind once I decided to share my work in performance. It was worth taking some time with these fears and questions, because in the end,...

You are Invited: On September 26th, 2024 @ 10am PDT, I will be performing an improvised solo dance piece at the Feldenkrais Institute of San Diego. I would be delighted if you would join me either in person or over Zoom. In this episode, I speak about the logistics that help me create a container for this performance.  Feldenkrais Institute: 3680 Sixth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103 ZOOM LINK: https://u...

"Creativity is being who you are no matter who that is" - Danna Yahav. Danna's insatiable curiosity has taken her down every spiritual, healing, and self growth rabbit hole for the last 15 years. Her specialization is Human Design, shadow work, radical self acceptance and liberation from a highly syndicated world. The work she has done to marry Human Design & psychology has brought over 5,000...

How do you feel about confusion in your artistic process? In this solo episode, Alicia argues that confusion is not something that we have to fix but rather an indicator that we are onto something new and different and uniquely our own.  Follow Alicia on Instagram  

I recorded this episode on Tuesday, August 27th - the 6th anniversary of my mother's passing. In this solo episode, I speak about how I'm no longer trying to avoid feeling my grief and instead am finding ways to process this emotion into expression...into Art. What is your medium for expressing your emotions artistically? If you don't know, maybe now is the time to consider honoring your creativit...

Kelli Perrault, known professionally as The Pleasant Creative, works in a variety of mediums from digital illustration to screenprinting, linocut printing, mural painting, and (as she reveals in our interview) just about anything that ignites that spark of inspiration in her imagination. Kelli speaks about her journey toward recognizing that her job as an artist is to see/share the magic that alre...

Tara Knight is an animator, filmmaker, media designer for live performance, and associate professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder who works in a multiplicity of ways and with a multiplicity of genres. If a project terrifies her, she knows she's on the right track. In this episode, Tara shares with us a process cycle that can be applied by artists, engineers, astronomers, and really anyone...

This episode is for the multi-passionates out there. In this episode, Alicia looks at how her process in dance making looks alot like the process she is trying to embrace in her life. What if we could witness our lives unfold in the same way we do a Creative Process?  If you're interested in connecting with Alicia, please find her on Instagram: @aliciapetersonbaskel If you want to learn more about...

This is the episode where you find out about everything Alicia has been up to including taking a deep dive down the Human Design rabbit hole and how Breathwork Meditation puts her in the ZONE.  Register for the 15-Day Breathwork Activation at: https://square.link/u/Tf7PZ5i4 Sign up for Alicia's Monthly Group Breathwork Circle: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25643833&appoin...

Tsuyuno Amos is a Hawai‘i-based performer whose background is in acting, dance, and theatre. She studied dance at Bennington College before moving home to O‘ahu, where she was born and raised. She continues to explore various creative practices, dabbling in butoh and clowning while also deeply studying astrology and tarot. She now offers one-on-one dream work sessions to hold space for creativity...

In this raw solo episode, I share my experience of losing my mom almost 5 years ago and a small portion of my journey with grief. My hope in sharing this personal subject, is to open up a conversation around death and the potential for wonder inside of the experience of losing a loved one.  ________ If you are interested in connecting with Alicia and her Breathwork Meditation practice, please find...

Kelly Heaton is a cross-disciplinary artist, engineer, and visionary who works with electricity. She is fascinated by what makes things alive and conscious. Her art is hard to categorize because it vibrates conceptually and often literally, too. Heaton uses oscillating electronics to explore the building blocks of machine intelligence and to create circuits with life-like behaviors. Her artistic c...

"When our artwork can hold our heartwork, that is the place of most transformation for our audiences and primarily for ourselves." Michelle Boulé is a Dancer, Healer, and Transformational Life and Business Coach with a unique methodology that creates profound change for her clients. With over 25 years of practice in somatic therapies, energy medicine, mindset psychology, spirituality, and her awar...

In this last episode of Season 1, Alicia meanders through a story about an impactful teacher she barely remembers, the reflective surfaces of her childhood home, and her love for writing and dancing. This episode is truly an improvisation. Enjoy. // Please consider supporting this Podcast by becoming a Patreon Member and be the first to know ALL about Season 2. http://www.patreon.com/aliciapeterso...

Also known as Animal Cracker Conspiracy, Bridget Rountree and Iain Gunn work at the intersection of fine art, puppetry, performance art, physical theater, and mixed media. Their dedication to sharing joy, curiosity, zaniness, and thoughtfulness through a myriad of art forms has kept this duo consistently creating. They talk about the pieces they are most known for as well as their newest work 'Tra...

Danielle Hering is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Breathwork Healer, and a reluctant creative. In this episode she talks about how her breathwork practice initiated her writing practice and supported her creative flow as she wrote her first novel. Join Danielle's Breathwork offerings by following her website: http://thrutheheart.com  and following Danielle on Instagram @danielle.hering...

Cynthia Stokes is an American stage and opera director committed to reimagining opera for the 21st century. She challenges the relationship between performer and audience by creating thrilling productions that take place outside the walls of the traditional theater setting. Cynthia is the head of the opera program at the University of Arizona and she recently premiered exciting work at SXSW: the f...

In this solo episode, Alicia shares her experience at the Bates Dance Festival seeing Tere O'Connor's choreography for the first time and the profound effect that this dance piece and discussions surrounding it had on her understanding of contemporary dance. **For more information about Tere O'Connor visit his website: http://tereoconnordance.org/media/  ** Then go visit the Bates Dance Festival A...

Violinist, composer, performer, and educator Kristopher Apple works at the intersection of music, dance, text, and digital media. In our conversation, Kristopher speaks about how his compositions have always come from a place of tinkering and experimenting. He shares why it is so important to find a group of artists you can "jam" with and explore the creative process without the need for a product...

In this solo episode, Alicia Peterson Baskel recalls a performance that nourished her during a time when she felt depleted artistically. The William Forsythe piece HUMAN WRITES which he made in collaboration with Professor Kendall Thomas, was presented at the Berlin dance festival: Tanz Im August in 2010. This installation performance blew Alicia's mind and still lingers in her heart. For more inf...

Playwright Jennifer Barclay shares her story about shifting from an actor with laser focus on her craft to becoming a playwright who creates stereotype-busting roles for women. Jennifer talks about how she paved her own way throughout her artistic career by earnestly creating a community of artists/collaborators who trust and support her work. “I believe that a play or a film at its best should be...

Dance artist Eric Geiger shares his incredible journey from studying on scholarship at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center to working with Bill T. Jones, Nancy McCaleb, Deborah Hay, and many, many others. Eric’s reverence for those who paved the way before him adds depth to his work and his teaching. His processes demand responsible citizenship by making a space for Otherness. “I imagine dance a...

Host Alicia Peterson Baskel honors the memory of her late father, Garvin Peterson, as she tells the story of how an engineer resonates deeply with his daughter's improvised dance performance. This episode is dedicated in loving memory to Garvin W. Peterson (February 7, 1942 - January 31, 2022) Please visit me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/aliciapetersonbaskel/