Roots and Responsibilities – ARTS. WORK. LIFE. by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals Ep.2.
Arts workers are essential, and more than ever, it’s important that the world understand what it’s like to work in the performing arts. Hear the bold, untold personal stories on workplace and work culture from arts workers themselves. The ARTS. WORK. LIFE. podcast series is produced by APAP and made possible with support from the Wallace Foundation.
Our personal experiences, family history and cultural roots define who we are. But translating our roots into our work can be just as trying as it is fulfilling. In Episode 2, we explore what it means to find your unique voice, to feel the burden of representation and to follow the call of legacy.
Act One: “The Roots Remix” with Malou Beauvoir, a singer, songwriter and actress who lives in Brussels and New York.
Act Two: Seasons of Change” with Heena Patel, the CEO of MELA Arts Connect in Asheville, North Carolina.
Act Three: “Movement Forward” with Dominic Moore-Dunson, a choreographer in Akron, Ohio.
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The Storytellers in this episode:
Malou Beauvoir (Brussels, Belgium and New York, NY), a singer, songwriter and actress who, in an effort to preserve her family’s culture, found her unique voice.
Heena Patel (Asheville, NC), the CEO of MELA Arts Connect, who, after carrying the burden of responsibility for her culture, gave herself permission to renew and grow.
Dominic Moore-Dunson (Akron, OH), a choreographer who grappled with the violence in his community and the legacy he would leave his children through dance.
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