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The Columbia Basin is a place where vast nature, unbound creativity and rich cultural history intersect. Join us for the Vibrant Basin podcast—where we’ll dive deep into the stories of artists and cultural workers across the diverse communities of the Basin. In this pilot season, host, performer and storyteller Shayna Jones will be asking guests how their artistic practices have shifted their understanding of themselves, their heritage and their neighbours.
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“Life has been a roller coaster of moving from one art form to another.” Cranbrook artist, performer and puppeteer Marcel Dou Roig speaks with Vibrant Basin host Shayna Jones about his artistic trajectory from Barcelona to Chile to New York to Florida (where he met his Canadian wife) and finally to Cranbrook. Marcel talks about the importance of pu…
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Tegan Whitesel brings traditional Métis material arts to her jewellery making practice. Working from her Kimberley home studio, Tegan fuses beading, hide and metal work into her designs, creating wearable art that integrates the old with the new. Tegan speaks to Vibrant Basin host Shayna Jones about learning and maintaining traditional Métis beadin…
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Zaynab Mohammed is an award-winning performance poet based in Nelson. Her current project is a one-woman show called Are You Listening? which melds poetry, movement and storytelling. Zaynab and Vibrant Basin host Shayna Jones discuss the evolution of the piece, which began as a series of 47 interviews with individuals on the art and act of listenin…
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On this episode of Vibrant Basin, host Shayna Jones talks to singer-songwriter Tenise Marie. Tenise is a multi-instrumentalist who grew up in Argenta, a small, remote community at the north end of Kootenay Lake. “That physical and mental space allowed me to access creativity. I was inspired to fill the silence.” Tenise describes her deep respect fo…
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Vibrant Basin host Shayna Jones speaks with Nelson documentary filmmaker and sound designer Carlo Alcos about his upcoming film Outsiderness, a personal view of identity and belonging. A second-generation Filipino Canadian, exploring his roots has become an important focus for Carlo. He is passionate about telling others’ stories as well. “I love t…
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“Filmmaking is brutal. It’s a terrible industry.” Creston-based filmmaker Sarah Kapoor worked at CBC for a decade before co-founding her production company, Pollinator Films. Her first feature film, The Bad Mother, was released in 2016. Sarah talks to Vibrant Basin host Shayna Jones about the joys and challenges of cocooning in a rural and remote c…
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Nelson-based electro-funk duo Dinosaur Fight scored the Vibrant Basin podcast soundtrack! They join host Shayna Jones to talk about their music and the story behind their name. Craig Beauchamp and Rahj Levinson, the members of Dinosaur Fight, have spun off from local bands The Hilties and Wassabi Collective. They use electronic elements like drum m…
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In this bonus episode of Vibrant Basin, host Shayna Jones speaks with Nelson-area graphic designer and illustrator Keiko Lee-Hem. Supported by the work of painter Abby Wilson, Keiko created the gorgeous Vibrant Basin logo. Keiko is a self-taught designer with a fine arts background. She discusses her holistic approach to design work by drawing para…
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Welcome to Vibrant Basin! Shayna Jones introduces the conversations she'll be having with artists and creatives across the Kootenay region of British Columbia.By WKRAC
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