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conscient podcastclimate amnesiaThis posting was written and recorded while on a trip to northern India. It explores the inter-relations of culture and climate. The audio version is fun because of the soundscapes of Delhi in the background (car horns, bird song, sweeping of leaves, music, etc)It features excerpts from my comments to the Create Canada project which is important given its potential to deepen conversations about the role of culture as Canada faces existential threats from the regime of our southern neighbour.I did not agree with all their postings but I saw merit in their...2025-05-0819 min
conscient podcasta calm presence - this moment in canadian culturethis moment in canadian culturereflections on conscient e214 roundtable – this moment in canadian culture Note: you can read the original posting on my a calm presence Substack here.Also see the Transcript of this episode for the complete posting. Big thanks to all roundtable participants, Robin Sokoloski, Annette Hegel, Jai Djwa, Owais Lightwala, SGS, also known as Sarah Garton Stanley, Max Wyman and Chris Creighton-Kelly for taking the time to share their thoughts and to you for listening and considering what ‘this moment in canadian culture’ means to you.
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conscient podcaste214 roundtable – this moment in canadian cultureI think, as has already been mentioned by a number of you, that we need to slow down, not speed up. This is a moment for really slow thinking and to be listening and to be doing deep listening. I like this concept that we use, again in Primary Colours. Instead of thinking of outreach and trying to convince people and tell them about how great the arts are, we need to do in-reach, we need to go into communities and listen to people, go where people are and understand what it is they understand about their cultures, plural. And...2025-04-131h 16
conscient podcasta calm presence - letter to the arts communityBelow is my reading of an executive summary of my ‘letter to the arts community about the ecological crisis - let’s put the climate emergency back onto our agendas’. I invite you to read the complete letter, when you get a chance, in English or in French, however this summary will give you the basics. I also invite you to submit comments on my Substack, on any of my social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linked in) or directly to claude@conscient.ca. *Dear Canadian arts and cultural sector,I hope these words find yo...2024-10-2706 min
Everyday Talent PodcastS2EP9 Rethinking Finances for Creatives with Owais LightwalaEver felt overwhelmed by the 'M' word (money!)? 🙋♀️ As creatives, we often navigate a tricky relationship with finances. It's not just about the numbers; it's about the emotional baggage, the lack of formal training, and the unpredictable nature of our work. But what if we could change the narrative?Today, I'm thrilled to have Owais Lightwala on the show. He's not just a tech startup founder, but also a professor, theater producer, and the director of a multidisciplinary performance hub. Owais shares his fascinating career journey and the inspiration behind his startup, SAI, a platform designed to empower c...2024-10-1845 min
PuSh PlayImpulse and Iteration (2019)Gabrielle Martin chats with Miriam Fernandes, co-artistic director of Toronto’s why not theatre. Show Notes Gabrielle and Miriam discuss: What was the process of creating Prince Hamlet and bringing it to Vancouver? What does it mean to create work with and for those hard of hearing? How do you take a huge show that isn’t built to tour on tour? How did your relationship with PuSh start? What was it like to collaborate with David Suzuki? How do you work with perfo...2024-10-1527 min
conscient podcaste194 owais lightwala and sgs - manifesting for nowThe majority of individuals who work in this sector are deeply concerned about climate change and deeply motivated and often doing a lot about it in their personal lives but as a sector, we don't really have a vision of what our relationship is to it. So the kinds of responses range from a kind of silence on it and trying not to look at it directly in the eye to a superficial level of conversation, saying things like touring requires flying : flying bad, therefore, we should stop touring. (Owais Lightwala)When we're living in moments of deep confusion and c...2024-09-011h 01
Thought ResidenciesOwais Lightwala and SGS | If you're a dancer, dance!Marcel Stewart is joined by SGS and Owais Lightwala to discuss why being an artist matters, the Massey Commission, capitalism and neo-liberalism, artists as activists, innovation vs conservation, and their Manifesto for NOW. They both raise thought-provoking questions like: are money markets really at fault for artists not being able to make art? What does it mean to produce art today and how are we thinking about that as a sector? We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as Marcel did. For a transcript of the episode, visit spiderwebshow.ca/if-youre-a-dancer-dance2023-11-211h 24Thought ResidenciesIntroducing the Thought Residencies Class of 2023New releases every Tuesday from November 14 to December 5, 2023. Join b current Artistic Director and FOLDA Co-Curator, Marcel Stewart, as he talks theatre, creation, and community with some of Canada's top theatre artists and thinkers. The 2023 cohort of Thought Residents includes Sébastien Heins (creator/performer of No Save Points); Shayna Jones (Black + Rural Project); Lisa Karen Cox (director and educator); Tianna Edwards (Keeping Up With Kingston); Dr. Pratim Sengupta (FOLDA 2023 Thinker-In-Residence); Owais Lightwala (Assistant Professor in the Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University, co-creator of Manifesto for Now); and Thought Residency founder Sarah Garton Stanley (VP of Pr...2023-10-3100 min