(Art)versations - Hosted by Bri Clarke

Bri Clarke

(Art)versations is a meditative conversation about the artistic process. A tool that ignites transformative ideas. Each episode, a featured artist will join host Bri Clarke to bridge the gap between the process, the final product, and its infinite transformation. Artists. Conversations. (Art)versations. Cover by Jan Marquez.

  1. 08/12/2024

    104. SOLAR FUSION: Taylor Collis & Tyler Hutchings

    SOLAR FUSION is a choreographic dance showcase, premiering August 17th at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto. This showcase was created by artists Taylor Collis & Tyler Hutchings, with the premise of providing a formal platform for choreographers to share their work.  We talk about the impetus behind their upcoming showcase, why Taylor is feeling ready to share her newest piece, the continuation of Tyler’s previous piece, their efforts to outreach, and what keeps them going. Tickets for SOLAR FUSION Follow the showcase on Instagram: @solarfusionshowcase Contact: solarfusionshow@gmail.com Connect with Taylor on Instagram: @taylorcollis Connect with Tyler on Instagram: @taylorhutchings References to check out: "HYPERDRAMA" album by Justice Brandon Croisetiere's "VALIDATE ME" performed by Vlad's Dance Company "Amusing Ourselves To Death" by Neil Postman “Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity” by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford

    57 min
  2. 103. Taylor Bojanowski (Frog in Hand)

    07/08/2024

    103. Taylor Bojanowski (Frog in Hand)

    Taylor is a multi-faceted movement coordinator and facilitator, based out of Mississauga. We talk about working in non-traditional rehearsal spaces, why her experience with Frog in Hand has been special, how she learned to let go of doubt, returning to her career after childbirth, the process behind the mixed bill “SUMMER DANCES”. Connect with Taylor on Instagram: @taylorboj Tickets for “SUMMER DANCES” running July 11-13 and 18-20 Connect with Frog in Hand Website This episode was made possible by Frog in Hand's Arts Activation Residency. The Art Shelter is a new home for Mississauga-based dance theatre company Frog in Hand, located off-grid in a geo-desic dome.

    48 min
  3. 102. Micha Baltman (Frog in Hand)

    07/01/2024

    102. Micha Baltman (Frog in Hand)

    Micha is a dance artist and designer from Toronto who embraces different practices and ways of learning wherever he may find himself. We talk about remounting “The Fall” on the Summer Company after six years, how his flying dream was weaved into the original piece, why he incorporates acting techniques when physically storytelling, transforming the body to create the weirdness, and what time away from dance has offered him. Connect with Micha on Instagram: @michabaltman Tickets for “SUMMER DANCES” running July 11-13 and 18-20 Connect with Frog in Hand Website This episode was made possible by Frog in Hand's Arts Activation Residency. The Art Shelter is a new home for Mississauga-based dance theatre company Frog in Hand, located off-grid in a geo-desic dome.

    46 min
  4. 101. Jada Wallace (Frog in Hand)

    06/24/2024

    101. Jada Wallace (Frog in Hand)

    Jada is a multimedia creator, film enthusiast, and creative professional, currently enhancing her expertise in all aspects of production and marketing.  We talk about embracing the off-grid conditions of The Art Shelter, how she builds a story from the costumes, crafting the marketing plan for Frog in Hand’s summer season, her work as a youth advocate, and why she intersects her photography practice with her activism.  Connect with Jada on Instagram: @babyyjada27 Tickets for “SUMMER DANCES” running July 11-13 and 18-20 Connect with Frog in Hand Website This episode was made possible by Frog in Hand's Arts Activation Residency. The Art Shelter is a new home for Mississauga-based dance theatre company Frog in Hand, located off-grid in a geo-desic dome.

    56 min

  5. 06/10/2024 · BONUS

    Celebrating 100 (Art)versations

    Host and producer Bri Clarke checks in to express gratitude in this bonus episode. Thank you for tuning in! (Art)versations. A meditative conversation about the artistic process. A tool that ignites transformative ideas. Hosted and produced by Bri Clarke Branding and creative consulting by Jan Marquez Contact Instagram YouTube Other podcast platforms Read the (Art)versation

    6 min
  6. 99. Jan Marquez

    06/03/2024

    99. Jan Marquez

    Jan is an art director and creative consultant, currently based in Toronto. We talk about how branding is actually about problem solving, being a jack-of-all-trades, the essential questions a creator should answer, and how he eradicates boredom by inspiring himself. Connect with Jan: jm@janmarquez.ca References to check out: "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" Genius Joey Diaz

    51 min

  7. 05/06/2024

    98. Meaningful Movement

    Meaningful Movement is an arts organization, founded by Abbey Richens and Zuri Skeete, dedicated to nurturing community and opportunities for artists of all mediums. We talk about how they united as a collective during the pandemic, what they currently find meaningful, facilitating events like “Gathering” and “@profile”, and providing third spaces for artists of all kinds. Connect with Meaningful Movement: Instagram Email: themeaningfullmovement@gmail.com References to check out: Tim Burton Rap Caviar on Disney+

    55 min

  8. 03/25/2024

    97. John Kameel Farah

    John is a Palestinian-Canadian composer, pianist and electronic musician based between Toronto and Berlin, who creates what he calls "Baroque-Middle-Eastern-Cyberpunk". We talk about the process behind his commission for the National Arts Centre orchestra, why he feels more free in his visual arts practice, how he uses his concerts to address what is happening in Palestine, the various complexities of Palestinian identity, and nocturnally creating his album “Time Sketches” in three weeks. Connect with John: Instagram Website YouTube References to check out: Ernst Fuchs "Art & Fear" by David Bayles and Ted Orland

    55 min
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(Art)versations is a meditative conversation about the artistic process. A tool that ignites transformative ideas. Each episode, a featured artist will join host Bri Clarke to bridge the gap between the process, the final product, and its infinite transformation. Artists. Conversations. (Art)versations. Cover by Jan Marquez.

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