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Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaThe Alchemy of Art and Advocacy in Cultural Narratives with R.M. Sánchez-CamusAs I sat down with RM Sánchez-Camus (Marcelo), the migrant artist whose palette of activism and creativity colours societal canvases, our conversation turned into an inspiring odyssey through the crossroads of art and advocacy. Marcelo opens up about his journey, blending public, social, and applied art to spark change, and discusses the layered complexities of his work within the UK's cultural landscape as a naturalized citizen. His narrative reveals how art can democratize cultural narratives and become an instrument for societal transformation, emphasizing the need for participation and representation within the arts.Throughout the episode, we t...2024-03-2149 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaExploring the Anthropology of Creativity with Sinead Cullen #44Have you ever considered how your creativity is influenced by your community or perhaps, how it can impact those around you? Well, you're about to find out. This week, we have the pleasure of chatting with the talented Sinead Cullen, an architect, artist, and movement medicine teacher who enlightens us about the anthropology of creativity. We uncover how our innate need to create art is intertwined with our communities and discuss the culture of individualism prevalent in today's art scene.Our conversation opens up fascinating perspectives on creativity as we journey into the unknown and build trust...2023-10-3149 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaProvoking Thought and Sparking Change: A Conversation with Lucy Dear #43After quite a pause… we’re back! This last year was a gestation pause - not of a human being but of my theatre company, Imaginari Theatre. And.. Can I tell you what? I’m so excited to be here with you in the Art Impact Podcast again! Discover the transformative power of theatre through the eyes of distinguished applied theatre practitioner Lucy Dear. Listen in as Lucy, a theatre maker and community producer, takes us on a captivating journey from her early experiences in youth theatre to her academic pursuits at Queen Mary University of Lond...2023-10-1737 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaChildren’s Poetry As An Incredible Tool For Inclusion & Broadening Our Thinking with Kate Wakeling #42In today’s episode, I’m talking with the award-winning writer and musicologist Kate Wakeling about children’s poetry as a tool for inclusion and realizing our unlimited potential. Kate is writer-in-residence with Aurora Orchestra - and that’s how my kids and I got to know her wonderful work - and writes regularly for BBC Music Magazine and the Times Literary Supplement.Her debut collection of children’s poetry, Moon Juice by The Emma Press, won the 2017 CLiPPA and was nominated for the 2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal.Such a beautiful and inspir...2022-11-2234 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaThe Theatre of Attachment & Supporting Children to Overcome Trauma and Realise Their Full Potential with Dr Joan Moore #41In Dr Joan Moore’s vast experience supporting foster and adoptive families, creative arts are the most effective methods of therapy to enable children and young people to accept their pasts, form new secure and healthy relationships and thrive. Dr Joan is a play and dramatherapy expert and the creator of The Theatre of Attachment Model. In this episode, we talk about how play and storytelling can support children to overcome trauma and realise their full potential.Such a powerful and moving conversation. I can’t wait to share it with...2022-11-1546 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaFinding Our Call by Chance and Wonder with Gary Albert #40In today’s episode, I’m having an ultra-exciting and honest conversation with Gary Albert about the power of art in our world today, mental health and finding our call by chance and wonder. Gary Albert, is a multi-award-winning artist who creates music to ignite awe and inspire wonder in the world.He loops and layers his soaring flute, sparkling piano and velvet vocals into a transcendental sonic tonic that critics have as “... a multi-instrumental dream”, "... a poetic and introspective dimension" and "mesmerising".I can’t wait to sha...2022-11-0852 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaDo The Work That Matters with Daniela Hofmann #39In today’s episode, I’m talking to Daniela Hofmann about her top tips on doing the work that matters while working from home. Feeling restless and unfulfilled in her full-time corporate career as a Finance Professional, Daniela embarked on an entrepreneurial and intentional journey back to herself in 2017.As part of this, she noticed her struggles with finding the time and space for work that really mattered to her. She now runs the cabin, a mindful online coworking space, to help conscious changemakers focus on doing meaningful and inspiring work....2022-11-0127 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaFrantic Assembly & Creating Brave Theatre Beyond The Stage with Scott Graham #38Can you be terrified and fearless? In today’s episode, I’m talking to Scott Graham, the Artistic Director of Frantic Assembly, one of the UK's most successful and best-loved theatre companies. Frantic Assembly's mission is to make brave and bold theatre, and its work has always extended beyond the stage.The company has a deep commitment to the ethos of collaboration, empowerment and a constant desire to improve, telling stories in a voice we don't always hear and finding talent in places we don't always look.2022-10-2538 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaPig Iron & Creating Cutting Edge Theatre Works with Quinn Bauriedel #37In today’s episode, I’m talking to Quinn Bauriedel on the Art Impact Podcast. Quinn is a co-founder and Co-Artistic Director of the OBIE Award-winning Pig Iron Theatre Company, which is dedicated to the creation of new and exuberant performance works that defy easy categorization.The mission of Pig Iron Theatre is to expand what is possible in performance by creating rigorous and unusual ensemble-devised works; by training the next generation of daring, innovative theatre artists; and by consistently asking the hardest questions, both in our art and in its relation to the worl...2022-10-1838 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaCertain Blacks & The Power of Diversity in the Arts with Clive Lyttle #36In today’s episode, I’m talking to Clive Lyttle, an accomplished musician and performer specialising in new music and jazz, Clive has almost 25 years of experience involved in programming and arts management. He is the artistic director of Certain Blacks, an art development organisation formed to support the growth of diverse artists. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-10-1131 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaEmbrace Midlife As A Sacred Initiation with Laura Valenti #35In today’s episode, I’m talking to Laura Valenti, a qualified Movement Medicine dance teacher, somatic and trauma-informed coach and holistic voice therapist.In her early thirties, she was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. That set her on a spectacularly creative and healing journey, where she deepened her exploration of movement as medicine. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-10-0450 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaFind Your Why, Expand The Power Of Your Art with Lee Prosenjak #34In today’s episode, I’m talking to Lee Prosenjak. Everything Lee does is to create art, so that everyone can discover their own inspiration, love and greatness. Lee and his wife Stephanie have owned and operated Cherry Creek Dance in Denver, Colorado, for 29 years and are dedicated to creating art every day. He embodies enthusiasm, cultivates cohesive work groups, and facilitates the conversations that truly matter.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-09-2743 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaThe Power of Collaborative Creation with Sinéad Cullen #33In today’s episode, I’m talking to Sinéad Cullen, an architect, artist and Movement Medicine teacher with a fascination for how humans co-create. She supports individuals and organisations to access their creativity for positive change. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-09-2039 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaMastering Art & Impact: Jacques Lecoq’s physical theatre pedagogy #32Today we’re talking about my third master, Jacques Lecoq’s physical theatre and devising pedagogy.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-06-0711 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaMastering Art & Impact: Sotigui Kouyaté #31Today we’re talking about my second master, Sotigui Kouyaté. Sotigui was a griot, an actor and a playwright. He worked with Peter Brook’s company, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris for more than 20 years. He was one of West Africa’s most respected actors, best known for his role in London River for which he earned the Silver Bear for best actor at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-05-3116 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaMastering Art & Impact: Kazuo Ohno #30Today we’re talking about my first master, Kazuo Ohno. Kazuo Ohno was a Japanese dancer and one of the founding creators of a contemporary dance form called Butoh. Butoh incorporated elements of existentialism, surrealism, German expressionism, and kabuki theatre, as a reaction to the horrors of the second world war.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-05-2415 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaDear Fear #29In today’s episode, we’re talking about picking up wedding invitations, fear, resistance and how to welcome them in your practice as a creator.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTES2022-05-1709 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaCelebration-Episode: The Power of Art & Social Change #28In today’s episode, we’re swapping positions and the amazing Petra Bongartz is interviewing… me! We talk all things about the power of art in bringing about change in the world.Art Impact just completed 6 months and there’s loads to celebrate. Thanks for building this beautiful community with us. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-05-1045 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaThe Only 5 Things An Artist Should Worry About #27In today’s episode, we’re talking about the only 5 things you should worry about as you build a sustainable, impactful and deeply fulfilling career as a creator.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-05-0316 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaPhilippa Hambly on Creating A Social Ecology Where Every Creator Can Thrive #26In today’s episode, I’m talking to Philippa Hambly, a theatre & movement practitioner who has toured extensively internationally and in the UK. We talk about the role of artists today and creating a social and economic ecology where the creator inside each one of us can thrive. Philippa takes us on a journey with her, shining a light on so many fascinating questions and insights.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-04-2646 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaPetra Bongartz on Coming Home to Our Bodies & Collective Change #25In today’s episode I’m talking to Petra Bongartz, a facilitator and coach who supports personal and collective change through movement and earth-based practices. For Petra coming home into our bodies is a prerequisite to healing personal and collective wounds and opening the door to change, and we talk about why movement work, community and remembering our interconnection with the more than human world are key when it comes to meaningful transformation. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER...2022-04-1944 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaArt, Empathy & Learning To Care For Others #24Creating collaboratively celebrates the secret power of empathy, our phenomenal ability to move and think together, which is essential for creating a more connected, joyful and peaceful future.And guess what? Creators not only have the tools to help us develop our empathy further - they have this mission in their hands. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-04-1215 min
Art Impact with Raquel Bellastella3 Financial Practices For Theatre-Makers & Cultural Entrepreneurs #23Financial insecurity is a cause of chronic stress and it’s very depleting for your creativity, wellbeing and health. The key to financial freedom as a theatre-makers & cultural entrepreneurs is knowing where your money is coming from and going to. And it’s never too late to start - or get better at it.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-04-0515 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaHow To Plan Your Life As A Creator #22As a creator, you have so much more ideas than time to materialise them. And adding to that you have well... Life. Like everyone else. Bills to pay, children, family, cats and parrots to take care of, chores, grocery shopping, sick days. So… how can you ever make everything fit?EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-03-2914 min
Art Impact with Raquel Bellastella5 Tools to Grow Your Network With Joy & Authenticity - Part 2 #21How can you build and nurture all these great professional relationships while also creating, working on a day job, taking care of a house, kids & parrots? Don’t fret. Help is here.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESCome As You Are: Build A Thriving Creative Network With These 5 Simple Tools2022-03-2212 min
Art Impact with Raquel Bellastella5 Tools to Grow Your Network With Joy & Authenticity - Part 1 #20Introverted Artist? Extrovert? Super Introvert-Extrovert Artist? I got you. In today’s episode we’re talking about networking and 5 simple tools that can help you build your creative network with joy and authenticity - no matter how introverted or extroverted you are. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESCome As You Are: Build A Thriving Creative Network With These 5 Simple Tools2022-03-1508 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaDaniela Hofmann on Mindful Coworking & How To Care For Yourself While Doing Meaningful Work #19In today’s episode I’m talking to Daniela Hofmann, founder of the cabin, a mindful online coworking space, that helps changemakers focus on doing meaningful and inspiring work. Daniela sees work as a form of creative expression and a vital contribution to our communities and society at large. We talk about the relationship between purpose-driven work and self-care, and how movement, mindfulness and community can play a big role in making our working time not only more joyful but much more productive and effective.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTES2022-03-0840 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaHofan Chau on Theatre, Meditation & The Unexpected Gifts Of Saying No #18Today I’m having an amazing conversation with Hofan Chau, the Artistic Director of Burnt Mango Dance Theatre and a teacher of Heart Imagery, a fascinating new meditation method. We talk about the relationship between acting and meditation and how finding a place inside ourselves where we feel secure and connected allows us to be more open to the world around us and so, exponentially more creative. Hofan performed globally and locally for over a decade, took the courage to say no and turned her career around - which brought her some beautiful and unexpected gifts. 2022-03-0130 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaAdam Wilder on Wholeness, Playfulness and Living A Full Life #17Today I’m talking to Adam Wilder, founder of Togetherness, a movement for meaningful human connection, helping people wake up their natural ability to form meaningful relationships with themselves and others. Get ready for a beautiful, wholehearted conversation. I deeply admire Adam’s work and the world is a more connected and vibrant place because of it.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-02-2333 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaTeresa Mock On Theatre Is A Place of Connection #16Today I’m talking with the amazing Teresa Mock. We talk about teaching and directing theatre, The Lecoq Method, movement as a universal language, and theatre as a way of creating a place of shared understanding and connection for everyone. Teresa is a multifaceted Twin Cities-based theatre artist and a qualified teacher of the Lecoq pedagogy. Most recently she was seen at Open Eye Theatre performing her play The Uncertainty Principle.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-02-1533 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaNiklas Möller on Embodied Technology and Creating Moving Conversations #15Today I’m talking with Niklas Möller, the director of “A New Tree Grows”, a beautiful interactive movie available right now on festivals and in its digital form. We talk about embodied technology, the power of ritual in theatre and how art allows us to communicate experiences that can’t be transmitted by words and have conversations that otherwise we wouldn’t be able to. Niklas’s work makes a bridge between art and technology, expanding the power of art, and creating a language that speaks directly to our hearts. A NEW TREE GROWS’ WEBSITE2022-02-0836 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaEp.14 You Have A 100 LanguagesThis is a special episode. Building a career as an entrepreneur and a theatre-maker taught me that I am way more resourceful, creative and connected than I ever imagined I could be. And so, in this episode, I would like to celebrate our creativity, our potential for re-invention and connection with this beautiful poem from Loris Malaguzzi, one of the thought-leaders of the Reggio Emilia Approach.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-02-0106 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaCreativity Is The Future Of Human Work #13It’s no doubt that our world has radically changed in the last 60 years and even more rapidly in the last 20 years with the internet and the spread of digital devices. As a consequence, jobs and careers are also going through a big shift, where creativity, empathy and collaborative skills are becoming more and more valuable. Offering children and adults a balanced education, which focuses not only in knowledge, but also in wellbeing, problem-solving and creativity, in our world today, not only supports their personal flourishment but also their professional one. Art practices offer a unique way for de...2022-01-2513 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaCraft Your Daily Practice #12When we develop our daily practice, we start to approach our creativity and our art in a more honest and open way.And that not only benefits ourselves but it also benefits others. So whether we feel like creating or not - we practice, regardless.We're most ready when we forget our sense of self. When we’re fully in the moment, fully concentrated on the task we have at hand, and not on the result, the impression, on what others will say, if it’ll be good, if it’ll be...2022-01-1818 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaMoney, Money, Money: 6 Tools For a Healthier Relationship With Finances #11It’s time to throw the starving artist's story out of the window. Artists need to cultivate a healthier relationship with money, and it all starts with finding ways to keep your art career organized and profitable. That not only allows you to develop your creative practice further, but it also expands its impact in the world.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2022-01-1121 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaPlan Your Year Effectively as a Creator #10Does planning your year give you the itches? Do you feel anxious, does it feel like a recipe for frustration, does it feel limiting, like wearing tight clothes, when all you want to do (and definitely should be doing) is free dancing? I feel you. You’re not alone.For most creators, having a friendly relationship with time it’s an intentional practice. We have so much more ideas than time to materialise them - and adding to that, beyond all the crazy-beautiful projects we feel called to start, we have well... life, like ever...2022-01-0417 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaFocus + Flow: The Secret to Consistency #9Sometimes things go well and according to plan, many many times they don't. Being Exponentially Creative is not necessarily getting everything you want, but it’s about not carrying the weight of your dreams, of your call, of your heart in your shoulders. We don’t always have an answer, but we always have a process - and fulfilment comes from a feeling of being on the right path - our path - and getting closer and closer to what we want.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTES2021-12-2816 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaRefuel: Self-Care & Recharging Your Creative Energy #8DESCRIPTIONThe end of the year can feel quite overwhelming for many of us. But they also offer a great opportunity to rethink what is most important to us, and create spaces for self-care, connection and fun in our busy agendas. You might find that in this moment of endless to-do lists, prioritising taking great care of yourself and engaging with your purpose is one of the best things you can do for you, your loved ones and the world around you. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTES2021-12-2115 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaConnect With Your Audience: Your Art Statement and Bio #7There’s never been a better time for being creative than today. With so many tools and opportunities at our fingertips, creating an art career that feels fulfilling, impactful and sustainable, it’s more available to artists than ever before. As art professionals in the digital era it is majorly up to us to find a way to develop our practice and find our natural audience. And yet, many of us artists are not taught the day to day practices for keeping up with a joyful and stable creative life, and how to navigate it as entrepreneurs. Writing abou...2021-12-1414 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaHow to Write Your About Page As An Artist #6Your About Page is the meeting place of 3 crucial things: Yourself, Your Purpose and Your Audience. It’s also said to be the second most visited page on a website (after your homepage), so this is really an essential piece of your communication strategy. Use these tools to brainstorm and collect ideas. Then write your authentic + engaging About Page and turn strangers into fans. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESDOWNLOAD OUR FREE GUIDE How to Write Your About Page As An Artist + 3 Templates To Get You Started...2021-12-0712 min
Art Impact with Raquel Bellastella5 Essential Practices For Stable + Joyful Artistic Work #5DESCRIPTIONTime, Energy and Focus are the most precious and finite resources we have. As artists and creators it is our job to actively and consistently forge the conditions for joyful and stable artistic work. The only way to mastery and breakthrough is consistency and a clear sense of intention. I find that to navigate your journey as a professional creator, integrating these 5 essential practices in your routine: Clarity, Time-Management, Energy Awareness, Wonder and Community is key. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE...2021-11-3015 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaDance With The Gremlins: Procrastination & Overwhelm #4DESCRIPTIONThere’s nothing more inviting of flow and inspiration than an artist at work, and yet we rarely talk about the emotional labour required in our creative professions. It’s time to change that - and you can start it today by learning how to dance with procrastination & overwhelm.EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2021-11-2312 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaPerfectionism & Self-Doubt? It’s Dance Time #3Learn how to best dance tango with your creative resistance. Encountering roadblocks in your way is a sign that you're moving. And creative blocks are no different, apart from the fact that they’re mostly creations of the mind. They are mental constructions created by our ancient brain trying to protect us from any kind of risk and if you want to create anything new or bold... you have to step into the dancefloor with them. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESOUR FREE GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE + IMPACTFUL ART CAREER. 2021-11-1613 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaDiscover Your Why #2Your why it’s your deepest drive, and ultimately, it’s not affected by external circumstances. In a way, it’s what is important for you, what you’re going to do or pursue, no matter what’s going around you - if you found yourself on a desert island, if the economy is shaking like a mad old washing machine or if you won the lottery or the Oscars. It’s that deep desire inside you that knows very clearly what it wants, but that doesn't know how to speak very well. And, as you probably already know, in ord...2021-11-0912 min
Art Impact with Raquel BellastellaStop Knocking On Closed Doors #1We all know what we do - we perform, we direct, we paint, we teach, we compose etc. Many of us know how we do what we do - or in other words, our aesthetic, our intrinsic, genuine qualities, our way of doing whatever we’re doing. But very few of us can communicate clearly why we do what they do. Discover why expressing your personal purpose clearly through words is vital for artistic careers today. EPISODE’S SHOW NOTESSIMON SINEK on THE INTERNETOUR FREE...2021-11-0213 minArt Impact with Raquel BellastellaIntroducing: Art Impact Podcast2021-10-2601 min