The Bazzness

Damon Runnals
  • 5.0 (4)
  • PERFORMING ARTS

This is The Bazzness where we talk to performance makers about their art and their practice. Our host chats with local Twin Cities performing artists and finds out how they work, why they work, and what keeps them going in the challenging industry of the performing arts. The Bazzness is part Between Two Ferns, part Inside the Actors Studio, and all Minnesota. The Bazzness was conceived and created by Sam Landman with support by Minnesota Playlist.

  1. 03/09/2020

    S2E13: H. Adam Harris

    In our final episode of this season of The Bazzness, Jane interviews the interdisciplinary, and more-than-highly quotable, H. Adam Harris. He discusses his six guidelines for art-making, how he remains hopeful and active in the face of contemporary events, his time as the Lorax, and even gives us a sneak peak at his work directing Redwood (opening 3/11/2020 at the Jungle Theater). Check out our archive of The Bazzness episodes from Seasons 1 and 2. They are available anywhere podcasts can be downloaded, on our site, or directly from our host at  Anchor FM.

    46 min

  2. 03/02/2020

    S2E12: Kaleena Miller

    In our second to last episode of the season, choreographer and tap dancer Kaleena Miller shares insights about the history (and present!) of tap dance, granting structures, and the aural and physical basis of her creative process.

    38 min

  3. 02/24/2020

    S2E11: Utica Queen

    Ethan Mundt (a.k.a Utica Queen) talks about his creative process, sparking joy with performance, and the visual and cultural references that make his drag performances alternatively hilarious and poignant.

    1h 1m

  4. 02/17/2020

    S2E10: Ezra Bartsch

    Writer, puppet-maker, movie-maker, musician, and “hobby tourist” Ezra Bartsch reminds us that “art is not alone,” and speaks on the importance of revisions and vulnerability in art-making.

    39 min

  5. 02/10/2020

    S2E9: Annie Enneking

    Annie Enneking’s interdisciplinary work springs from the body -- be it fight choreography, acting or music, she brings a keen understanding of mass and momentum to every creative room.

    39 min

  6. 02/03/2020

    S2E8: Rana May

    Comedian Rana May and Jane talk about comedy, therapy and even dogs in this episode of The Bazzness. From learning how (and when!) to trust audiences on jokes to how, as a woman, she felt she needed to be “anointed” before calling herself a comedian, May paints a compelling picture of what it is like to work and laugh in the Twin Cities.

    45 min

  7. 01/27/2020

    S2E7: Renata Nijiya

    Jane speaks with Renata Nijiya, who goes by the stage name Queenie von Curves. Renata shares her insights about the subversive, empowering and cheeky world of Minneapolis Burlesque.

    41 min

  8. 01/20/2020

    S2E6: Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra

    Interdisciplinary artist extraordinaire Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra (enrolled Maya-Lenca, El Salvador, b. Tomah, WI) speaks about her artistic practice of channeling, how her work revolves around cultural reclamation and decolonization, as well as steps we can take as an artistic community to forge relationships.

    39 min
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This is The Bazzness where we talk to performance makers about their art and their practice. Our host chats with local Twin Cities performing artists and finds out how they work, why they work, and what keeps them going in the challenging industry of the performing arts. The Bazzness is part Between Two Ferns, part Inside the Actors Studio, and all Minnesota. The Bazzness was conceived and created by Sam Landman with support by Minnesota Playlist.

Information

  • Creator
    Damon Runnals
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Damon Runnals
  • Show Website
    The Bazzness