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Tits and Teeth PodcastStafford Arima - Being an Artistic DirectorStafford Arima is the artistic director of Theatre Calgary in Alberta Canada, a title he wasn't necessarily seeking, but, when the opportunity came his way, Stafford took his own words to heart; 'if a door opens, one should at least peek inside' and thus began his journey towards artistic directorship. This season, T+T Productions has collaborated with the Canadian Guild of Stage Directors and Choreographers (CGDC) to bring you a series of episodes centred around assistants and associates directors and choreographers. In today's episode Stafford cracks open what it means to be an artistic director. He s...2023-11-2045 min
Turned On#458: Live At True Romance | Lovelee, Amsterdam - 10.03.23Next dates: Apr 14 - Dom Servini & Friends @ Brilliant Corners, London / Apr 22 - Musical Medicine @ The Bullingdon, Oxford
Turned On is supported by my Patreon followers. If you want to show your love for my podcast and what I do, you can subscribe to my Patreon for less than 50p per episode to support me and in return you can enjoy perks like guestlist benefits for my gigs, free downloads, exclusive mixes, exclusive previews of my tracks and extended versions of my club sets.
If you want to support me in another way, please give this...2023-04-101h 26
Meet Me For CoffeeBrinda DixitBrinda Dixit is an exciting multi-ethnic young actress whose work spans mediums, continents, and languages. Best known for her roles as Sarah Jane Patel in Hallmark's Redemption in Cherry Springs, Brinda has played key roles in the Amazon Prime India pilot Breakfast in Bangalore, James Franco's Sleepaway Slasher, and can be seen in the upcoming Magic Hour starring the dashing Miriam Shor.Her stage work includes the world premieres of Manhattan Theatre Club's India Pale Ale and Mike Lew/Rehana Mirza's Bhangin' It in New York City.Born in California and a graduate of...2023-03-2424 min
101 Stage Adaptations4 - TEENAGE DICK by Mike Lew (Ep. 10)TEENAGE DICK by Mike Lew has been a favorite play of Melissa's ever since she swiped it from her roommate's Dramatist Play Service subscription box. Luckily, it's also an adaptation, so that enabled her to invite Mike to come on the show and discuss this excellent and provocatively-titled play and also to indulge in a moderate amount of fangirling. In this episode, we discuss:How this play fell into Mike's lap and then he sat on it for a year before writingHow Mike collaborated with actors with disabilities during the writing process Mike's philosophy on...2022-11-1058 min
Token Theatre FriendsSecurity, Stability, and South Asians in TheaterIn this episode, Isabel speaks to Ramita Ravi, actor and dance captain in Bhangin' It. The La Jolla Playhouse musical, written by Mike Lew and Rehana Lew Mirza, with music and lyrics by Sam Willmott and Deep Singh, made its world premiere in San Diego from March 20th - April 17th, 2022. Ramita speaks on how the show's process makes space for South Asians and consultancy in theater, and how she challenges the "starving artist" trope by creating ARTSWRK, the professional network for artists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-06-2455 min
Artistic Finance92: Stafford Arima - Broadway DirectorBroadway director Stafford Arima joins us to discuss how he has managed his finances as a freelance director in New York City.
We discuss:
⭐️ Moving from Canada to be resident director of Broadway’s Ragtime
⭐️ How much he socked away for retirement during his 20 years freelancing
⭐️ His newest job as an artistic director of Theatre Calgary which was his first full time job, which he took when he was in his late forties
⭐️ Stafford talks about his parent’s relationship with gambling and the death of his uncle that shaped his...2022-03-2158 min
KPBS Midday EditionAll signs point to $5 per gallon gas prices for San DiegoThe rising gas prices have state leaders and others searching for ways to limit their impacts on the economy. But it also brings up questions about San Diego’s reliance on gas-driven cars and climate change. Plus, a new study shows San Diego’s existing climate action measure won’t put the city on track to achieve the goal of net-zero emissions by 2035. And, the state requirement that cars be zero-emission by 2035 forces questions of what to do with hazardous waste created by batteries. Next, climate disasters are creating anxiety and fear for the future. In response, some mental health profes...2022-03-0445 min
Hey PlaywrightThe Life Behind the Life of Rehana Lew Mirza and Mike LewTori and Mabelle talk with married playwrights Rehana Lew Mirza and Mike Lew about the playwright-parent balance; the importance of asking for what you need (and what your productions need); and the evolution of “Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical.”2022-02-281h 13
I'm with RJBhangin on Every Door: A conversation with Wes Eder, Global VP of Revenue, Bhang Inc. (S4-EP8)The 8th installment of I'm with RJ's 4th season may be one of our realest episodes yet.RJ and Claire are joined by Wes Eder, a successful cannabis entrepreneur and now Global VP of Revenue for publicly traded Bhang Inc.Wes was extremely honest and heartfelt in every moment of this episode, whether discussing the opportunities and challenges around the domestic cannabis market or whether looking at the trials and tribulations he endured while walking his path to success. For those who haven't yet met him, drawing on his family's rich history in...2021-12-0754 min
The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACKBhangra meets La Jolla: Collaborating on Culturally Specific Shows Rehana Lew Mirza and Rohi Mirza PandyaIn our first episode of our third season we’ll talk about the journey of bringing a culturally specific show to a predominantly white institution.Our guests are Rehana Lew Mirza, Rohi Mirza Pandya of SRC Partners and Natasha Sinha, who are working to bring the new musical Bhangin’ It (book by Rehana Lew Mirza and Mike Lew, music and lyrics by Sam Willmott) to their world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2022. Christine and our guests discuss the intricacies of telling a specific cultural story,the pitfalls of representation, and how building relationships with theaters can...2021-10-2436 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedMike Lew on Teenage DickIn Mike Lew's play "Teenage Dick," Richard, a high-school senior with cerebral palsy, is determined to become class president by any means necessary. Commissioned by theater artist Gregg Mozgala and The Apothetae, the company Mogzala started to explore the disabled experience, Lew's comedy drops Shakespeare's "Richard III" in a modern American high school. Barbara Bogaev interview Lew about about the play’s origins, tropes around disability, and how his story reframes Richard's motivations.
Teenage Dick will be onstage three times this fall and winter, in a production directed by Moritz Von Stuelpnagel: at Washington, DC's Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company September 22 – Octo...2021-09-1427 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedMike Lew on Teenage DickIn Mike Lew's play Teenage Dick, Richard, a high-school senior with cerebral palsy, is determined to become class president by any means necessary. Commissioned by theater artist Gregg Mozgala and Apothetae, the company Mozgala started to talk about the disabled experience, Lew's comedy drops Shakespeare's Richard III in a modern Amercian high school. Barbara Bogaev interview Lew about about the play’s origins, tropes around disability, and how his story reframes Richard's motivations. Teenage Dick will be onstage three times this fall and winter, in a production directed by Moritz Von Stuelpnagel: at Washington, DC's Woolly Mammoth Theatre...2021-09-1427 min
La Jolla Playhouse PresentsCOFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE Ft. The BHANGIN' IT Creative TeamWatch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/aD1SuRe5E2QFor this week's coffee date, Christopher will be joined by not one... not two... but FIVE very special guests: the extraordinary creative team behind next season's world-premiere musical and winner of the 2019 Richard Rodgers Award, Bhangin' It. The team includes co-librettists Mike Lew (playwright of Season 2016/2017's Tiger Style!) and Rehana Lew Mirza (both Rehana and Mike were 2018/2019 Resident Artists and collaborated on the Playhouse-commissioned The Colonialism Project); composer/lyricist Sam Willmott, director Amy Anders Corcoran and choreographer Rujuta Vaidya. They'll be discussing their...2020-08-2949 min
La MezclaE3 - Kimberly ChatterjeeKimberly Chatterjee is a mixed race South Asian actor born to an Indian-American father and Anglo-American mother. Born and raised in Fremont, California, she grew up surrounded by people and cultures with roots from around the world, particularly Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. She came to NYC to go to NYU Tisch's New Studio on Broadway, where she got her BFA in Drama with a focus on Musical Theatre, a BA in English & American Literature, as well as a certificate in Shakespeare Performance from a semester at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She most recently performed in both...2018-05-221h 06
Attention Deficit OrderS15E3 Giant Zen Rampage HereThis week Chris and Skip get into a lot of gaming discussion this episode. Chris creates a new app on the fly. Are we getting a new Bioshock soon? We have some notes for the creators… Thanks for listening! Enjoy.
Deficit Picks of the Week: King of Kong
We rate and review:
Rampage
Andre the Giant
You Were Never Really Here
Bosch
Lost in Space
We consume:
Gorilla Glue
Blue Dream
Bhangin’ Brownies
Jack Herrer Wax
Gorilla Glue Crumble
We open with Go by Tones on Tail, have an interlude with Tall Cans in the Air by The Transplants and clos...2018-04-201h 57
PODCASTS – Bassment Beats + New World ShowNew World Show on WESU Episode 101
The 101st episode of New World Show is set to air on the 14th of March, 2015
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Patio 4 – Wiky wiky
Kali Mutsa – Cancion de Amor Colla
Bob Marley – Soul Rebel (Deejay Theory 70th bday edit)
Quantic – Magnetica
Housing Corp – Boy U Know [Master]
Fantasma – Sefty Belt
Old Money – Mothership (Lamin Fofana Remix)
Red Baraat – Bhangale feat Delicate Steve (Nick Catchdubs Bhangin’ Mix)
A Trak and Milo and Otis feat Rich Kidz – Out The Speakers (Caked Up Remix...2015-03-1400 min