Episode 38 - alt alt (Bethani Jade, Elise Pallagi, Linda Cunningham)

Bethani Jade is a writer and performer who
spearheaded the first alt alt Performance Fest back in January, a
two-day festival of "weirdo art" (her words). I sat down with her
to chat about it, along with two of the other performers
involved: Elise Pallagi, a spoken word poet
/ roller derby girl, and Linda Cunningham, a
Calgary-based spinning artist. We talk about catharsis through
art, licorice socks, Colorado gun shops, slow-moving cogs, the
wild world of arts grants, Elise's relationship with poetry and
roller derby, the poetry of professional wrestling, accessibility
in the NHL, the power of intimate collaboration, and a whole lot
more. These are 3 guests that really inspire me to believe in my
own artistic practice, so it's fitting that they all sing the
karaoke "classic" from Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'".


 


http://www.bethanijade.ca/alt-alt-diy-performance-fest/


https://www.facebook.com/elisepallagispokenword/


http://lasquetipress.blogspot.ca/