Monique Verdin is a transdisciplinary artist and storyteller who documents the complex relationship between environment, culture, and climate in southeast Louisiana. For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show…

Kelly Bond is a New Orleans based director, choreographer, performer and teacher. Her and her creative partner, Ellery Burton, recently premiered their latest dance experiment, Fuzzy Bulldozer, at Catapult as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series. They'll be doing it again in Philadelphia and New Orleans later this year so follow Kelly on socia…

Steve Bailey is a theater artist, teacher, and arts administrator. He was the co-founder and producing director of Jump-Start Performance Co. in San Antonio, TX and has worked internationally with production companies from Peru to Slovakia. We got to talk to him on one of his last days as the Director of Operations for the National Performance Netw…

ashley sparks is a theater maker, engagement strategist, collaboration coach, and facilitator, as well as a long-time friend and collaborator with Mondo Bizarro. You can learn more about her from the links below as well as find some info related to subjects brought up on the show. spark+dive (facilitation & consulting business) mark-n-sparks (colla…

Hali Dardar is a New Media enthusiast, interaction designer and a member of the United Houma Nation. Her work supports process development, community-based design, language revitalization, indigenous media, and memory documentation. Some links Hali mentions during the podcast are: 10 Words in Uma Houma Language Project Language Keepers For more inf…

Madeleine Grace Kelly is a visual artist and educator living in New Orleans. She is receiving her MFA from UNO this spring and you can witness her master’s thesis exhibition entitled Temple of Familiars at the UNO Gallery (2429 St. Claude St) from March 9th to April 7th. From the official blurb about her show: Her paintings, etchings, and installat…

Katya Chizayeva is a New Orleans-based Ukrainian American artist, community activist, and acupuncturist. She is currently working on a show with Goat in the Road Productions based on her recent experiences in Ukraine called Top 5 Survival Moves, which gives us "a glimpse of Chizayeva’s ongoing work with Ukrainian soldiers coming back from the front…

Nicole Marquez is a dancer, advocate and a survivor of brain and spinal injuries. Approximately 15 years ago she relocated to New York with the aspiration of pursuing a career in dance on Broadway. Her dreams were momentarily deferred following an accident where she fell six stories from the roof of her apartment building. She will be performing he…

LIzz Freeman Kelly is the Executive Director of ricRACK, a creative reuse shop and community sewing studio. ricRACK'S main focus is "keeping textiles out of the landfill and teaching all of New Orleans how to sew." Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro and to donate visit www.mondobizarro.org.…

Becca Chapmans is a Chalmation, a performer, an educator, a lover of community, and curious human being. She, along with Alex Smith, co-founded a healthcare clowning nonprofit, Prescription Joy, that brings imagination and wonder to pediatric and adult hospitals in the Greater New Orleans area. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more informati…

Simone Immanuel is a New Orleans born actor, writer, singer and dancer. We recently presented a work-in-progress showing of her one woman show On My Way: My Ancestors Wildest Dreams at our studio, Catapult, as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series. Simone says that the hope of her work is to show that God is with us all. Her goal is to use her …

Synamin Vixen is a dancer, actor, poet, teacher, sex doula, herbalist, and so much more. She is bringing her latest performance called Daughter of a Nymph Devine to our studio, Catapult, this weekend (September 22, 23, 24). Seating is limited so get your reservations here today. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo B…

Dee Dee Green is the Area Program Director for American Friends Service Committee’s Peace by Piece New Orleans program. She is also a member of the New Orleans coalition Eye on Surveillance. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. COINTELSHOW runs 23-25 March. Click here to reserve your tickets. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondob…

Renard Bridgewater is a New Orleans based musician (performing under the moniker Slangston Hughes), organizer and cultural advocate who works as the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO). He is also a member of the New Orleans coalition Eye on Surveillance. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. C…

This audio is an exploration of some of the waterways you will soon visit as part of A Studio in the Wood's event Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers. Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers is conceived by Monique Verdin, Jeff Becker and Mondo Bizarro. It is a search for the hidden histories of the land and water surround…

Amelia Acosta Powell is the Associate Artistic Director of the Repertory Theater of St. Louis. Previously she has worked as the casting director and artistic associate at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and as line producer at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobi…

This episode our guests are Raymond Bobgan and the Cleveland Core Ensemble. We sat down with Raymond, Faye and Darius when they were in town presenting Red Ash Mosaic at Catapult. The Cleveland CORE Ensemble is currently creating a play - Masks of Flight - that will have its world premiere in the Spring as part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s 2019/20…

Kesha McKey is a New Orleans based choreographer, the artistic director of KM Dance Project and the chair of the Dance Department at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. She recently received NEFA’s National Dance Project award for her latest work Raw Fruit and an invitation to the Urban Bush Women’s Choreographic Center Initiative. Visit Mond…

Bob Martin works primarily as a community theater artist and cultural organizer, producer and educator to support people and communities in transformative change. Bob and his company Clear Creek Creative recently received NEFA’s National Theater Project award for the development and touring of Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man. Visit Mondo Bizarro for mo…

Daniel Alexander Jones is an American performance artist, playwright, director, essayist and educator. His performance alter-ego, Jomama Jones, has been at the center of several of his works, including Black Light, a critically acclaimed performance piece commissioned by Joe's Pub's New York Voices program. Daniel is currently working on a book abo…

Sage is a creative producer and cultural strategist, who recently became the Chief Architect of the Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute. Based in New Orleans but working nationally, Sage’s work amplifies the intentions of her collaborators to create new strategies that intersect art, culture, community organizing and movement building to dismantle…

Hatched Season 2 is here! This is just a couple of brief announcements telling you what's been happening with Mondo Bizarro and what you can expect in season 2. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Tiffany Vega is a Creative Producer, Arts Administrator, and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Facilitator. She is a graduate of Columbia University's MFA program in Theater Management & Producing and was the General Manager of the Hip Hop Theater Festival in New York City. She currently runs La Vega Management and is the Production/Tour Manager for Ju…

Bonnie Gabel & indee mitchell are theater makers, community organizers and cultural historians. They are company members of Last Call. Most recently the co-directed Alleged Lesbian Activities. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Our sponsor is Dirty Coast.

Blaise Pezold is an environmental specialist with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. He designs, implements and studies plant restoration and coastal renewal projects in Louisiana. Our sponsor is Dirty Coast. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Michael Cerveris is a Tony Award winning actor, musician and New Orleans Super Fan. In addition to his many leading roles on Broadway, you may know him from his film and television work on such hits as Fringe or HBO’s Treme. Today’s interview is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. This episode is sponsored by Dirty Coast…

Khari Allen Lee is the band leader for the New Creative Collective and one New Orleans' most sought after saxophone players. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. This episode is sponsored by Dirty Coast.

Zack Smith is a fine art and commercial portrait photographer who has been documenting the social, musical and cultural landscapes of Louisiana for the past 19 years. Learn more about Zack via his website at www.ZackSmith.com. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Learn more about Mondo Bizarro at www.mondobizarro.org.…

A Scribe Called Quess? is a poet, educator, actor, playwright and activist. He's garnered a lot of recent attention for his work with Take 'Em Down NOLA which is an organization whose goal is the removal of all monuments to white supremacy in New Orleans. Today's show is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.…

Jayeesha Dutta is the co-founder of the Radical Arts and Healing Collective in New Orleans, LA. This episode is hosted by Nick Slie. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Jeff Becker is a designer, director and visual mastermind. You can tour through some of Jeff's work at www.setsalive.com. This episode is hosted by Nick Slie. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Maritza Mercado Narcisse is a dancer, choreographer and leader of the Narcisse Movement Project. This episode is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Rami Sharkey, aka Ballzack, is a local rapper, entrepreneur, and West Bank celebrity known for such albums as Knucklehead Memoirs and Chipmunk Dream Machine. You can check out his design work (and buy it!) at www.snowballstand.com. This episode is hosted by Nick Slie. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.…

Tina Antolini is a Peabody-Award-winning storyteller and radio producer. She serves as the host and producer of Gravy, a podcast with the Southern Foodways Alliance, which was named the James Beard Foundation's Publication of the Year for 2015. This episode is hosted by Dan Pruksarnukul. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.…