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Art That Engages

Aug 26, 2011 1 Comment by Tali

Host/Producer Dmae Roberts presents a collage story on Laura Moulton’s Street Books produced by Tali Singer. Later, she revisits socially engaging art with Jen Delos Reyes & Harrell Fletcher of the Art and Social Practice program at Portland State University. Producer Macon Reed gives us a  tour of Portland’s social practice art scene.
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Pushing Beyond Boundaries

Jul 22, 2011 1 Comment by Tali

On this Stage & Studio, we hear two artists pushing boundaries of traditions and limitations. Dmae Roberts profiles musician/dancer Michelle Fujii and her new solo performance, Choking. And Producer Tali Singer presents a NEW story on Catherine J.H. Miller, who created “A Somewhat Secret Place: Disability and Art.” This is a Pushing Boundaries special funded [...]

 
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S. Renee Mitchell & Remembering Carolyn

Aug 13, 2011 No Comments by Tali

On this week’s Stage & Studio, writer/artist S. Renee Mitchell talks about the Natural and Proud People Inspiration project, a celebration of natural African-American hair. Mitchell also runs Twysted Healing Systahs, an organization that empowers women of color. And Dmae remembers Carolyn Holzman, a beloved Portland theatre artist and teacher.
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Author Lisa See on ‘Dreams of Joy’

Jun 24, 2011 No Comments by Tali

Dmae Roberts talks with acclaimed author Lisa See. Her latest novel, Dreams of Joy debuted  at No. 1 on the NY Times best seller list. See tells us about her extensive research on Mao’s Great Leap Forward that caused the death of up 45 million people  in China from 1958-1961. We also hear about the movie version [...]

 
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Author Dale E. Basye of the “Heck” books

Jun 10, 2011 5 Comments

Dmae Roberts talks with author Dale E. Basye about his book series for young readers, Heck. The fourth book in the series, Fibble, was released last month. Basye also sings songs that he wrote for the series and reads passages from the books. Hear the entire “Heck” of a fun interview and singing by Dale E. [...]

 
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Big Animation with Rose Bond & DripDrop

Jul 08, 2011 No Comments

Dmae Roberts talks with veteran media artist Rose Bond about her work on large-scale animations and her teaching of Boundary Crossings’ an institute on animated. Also featured is Daniela Repas of DripDrop Productions. They’re debuting Pre-Nostalgic, DripDrop’s new animated installation of sound, sculpture, and drawing. DripDrop tells us about the installation, which has been two [...]

 
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Filmmaker Lawrence Johnson and Poet Leanne Grabel

Jun 03, 2011 No Comments

Host/Producer Dmae Roberts talks with Portland filmmaker Lawrence Johnson about his new film Stuff. Johnson tells about Stuff and his experiences covering Native American and Oregon history projects through the years. He shares some clips as well. Later in the show, Poet, author and musician Leanne Grabel in Portland is featured in the eighth segment [...]

 
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Peter Macon at OSF & Filmmaker Brian Lindstrom

Mar 11, 2011 1 Comment

In this edition of Stage & Studio, host/producer Dmae Roberts talks with Actor Peter Macon, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. And producer Macon Reed presents a feature story about Filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, for the “Pushing Boundaries” series.
This is an encore edition, originally aired March 15th, 2011.
(Photo Left: Peter Macon & Mark Murphey – OSF’s “To [...]

 
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WR8 Leanne Grabel

Jun 07, 2011 No Comments

Leanne Grabel has been a vital part of the Portand poetry scene for 30 years and ran Cafe Lena in the nineties with her husband–home to the longest continually running poetry open mic. She’s the author of several books of poetry and graphic prose poems, including Short Poems by a Short Person, Lonesome and Very [...]

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BaseRoots Theatre and WR7

May 20, 2011 No Comments

Host/Producer Dmae Roberts features director Bobby Bermea and actors Brenda Phillips, James Dixon and Anya Pearson of BaseRoots Theatre Company and their new show My Soul Grown Deep –a collaboration with Eric Hull of VOX.  We’ll also have Writers Read #7 with Michelle Rae Anderson who reads an excerpt from her forthcoming book, The Miracle in [...]

 
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