Aug 9, 2021
In the final episode of our series focused on creating socially engaged art, Pawlet Brookes talks to Jonzi D–MC, dancer, spoken word artist, and Artistic Director of Breakin’ Convention. Jonzi explores and discusses UK hip hop culture, creating spaces and his interpretation of ownership, terminology, and legacy. He...
Jun 11, 2021
In the second episode of our series focused on creating socially engaged art, Pawlet Brookes speaks with Eduardo Vilaro: dancer, choreographer, educator, and Artistic Director, and CEO of Ballet Hispánico. Eduardo talks about his start in professional dance in the 70s, the people who paved the way for him and Ballet...
Apr 28, 2021
In the first episode of our series focused on creating socially engaged art, Pawlet Brookes talks with Dancer, Choreographer, and Director of Just Us Dance Theatre, Joseph Toonga. Joseph’s work explores themes around Blackness, tenderness, and vulnerability in masculinity. He and Pawlet discuss his latest works...
Aug 7, 2020
Stephen Small is a Professor of African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Stephen was born and raised in Liverpool and is a child of the Windrush generation, and in this conversation with Pawlet Brookes, he discusses growing up with a Black father and white mother in Liverpool, institutional...
Jun 30, 2020
Alice Sheppard was recently disabled and about to get tenure as a professor of medieval studies when she saw a dance performance by a disabled artist that changed her life. The dancer dared her to take a dance class, and she never looked back. In this episode, Alice talks more about her story, her philosophy of...