Dmae Lo Roberts talks with perhaps the most influential benefactor of Oregon arts. Most artists and arts organizations in Oregon know the name of Ronni S. Lacroute. Anyone who attends performing arts events, art exhibits, films and music festivals knows … Read the rest The post Ronni S. Lacroute – Friend to the Arts appeared first on Stage&Studio.

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Ronni S. Lacroute – Friend to the Arts

Join Dmae Lo Roberts for a conversation with Sankar Raman, founder of The Immigrant Story, a website, traveling art exhibit and podcast documenting the journeys and stories of immigrants in the Portland and across the country. A volunteer-run nonprofit, … Read the rest The post The Immigrant Story + 20th Anniversary of 9/11 appeared first on Stage&Studio.

The Immigrant Story + 20th Anniversary of 9/11

Dmae looks at the Black contributions to fashion design throughout American history with writer, publisher and fashion expert Rhonda P. Hill. She recently published a series of eight articles called A Study of Eight, The Untold American Story,  … Read the rest The post Rhonda P. Hill and the EDGE of Design appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Rhonda P. Hill and the EDGE of Design

Dmae Lo Roberts features the first annual Pasifika Unity Festival a free outdoor event that celebrates Pacific Islander culture and health. With live music, crafts vendors and local food trucks, the celebration is also a health fair and COVID-19 vaccination … Read the rest The post Pasifika Unity Festival + Kalani Pe’a appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Pasifika Unity Festival + Kalani Pe’a

Dmae talks with award-winning author Heidi Durrow who is a keynote speaker at this year’s virtual Willamette Writers Conference (July 29-Aug.1). The daughter of a Danish immigrant mother and an a Black serviceman, Durrow grew up overseas before settling in … Read the rest The post Heidi Durrow-Mixed and Remixed appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Heidi Durrow-Mixed and Remixed

For the last 23 years, Dmae Roberts has featured both Northwest Children’s Theater and Oregon Children’s Theatre and their various productions. This time, the artistic directors of both companies are sharing the podcast stage. It’s rare to have two successful … Read the rest The post 2 Youth Theaters Talk appeared first on Stage&Studio.

2 Youth Theaters Talk

In this week’s Stage & Studio podcast, Dmae Roberts talks with James R. Dixon and Tyler Andrew Jones about producing the first-ever BlaQ Out.For Pride Month,  Fuse Theatre Ensemble and The OUTwright Theatre Festival is celebrating its decade of producing … Read the rest The post BlaQ Out appeared first on Stage&Studio.

BlaQ Out

Dmae talks with Laura Lo Forti and Damaris Webb, co-directors of Vanport Mosaic, a multidisciplinary organization that devotes itself to memory activism through visual and performing arts, history and community dialogue. First formed to honor the history of the devastating … Read the rest The post Vanport Mosaic 2021 appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Vanport Mosaic 2021

For her second episode during Asian American/Pacific Islander month, Dmae Roberts delves into the layers of filmmaking and identity with filmmaker Devin Fei-Fan Tau. He’s reached a milestone in his career with his first feature documentary Who’s On Top?  The … Read the rest The post Devin Fei-Fan Tau-Who’s On Top? appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Devin Fei-Fan Tau-Who’s On Top?

For Asian Pacific American Heritage month in May, Dmae Roberts features theater director Desdemona Chiang. Like many theater artists, this noted director has been perfecting the virtual reading which has evolved as its own art form during the pandemic. Hear … Read the rest The post Desdemona Chiang -A Great Leap appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Desdemona Chiang -A Great Leap

What is the current state of Portland’s creative community? One person who has had their finger on the pulse of the needs and challenges for Portland’s artists is Subashini Ganesan and she’s checking in with Dmae Roberts. (Photos: Intisar Abioto)… Read the rest The post Subashini Ganesan-Creative Laureate Checks In appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Subashini Ganesan-Creative Laureate Checks In

Dmae Roberts first met Lillian Pitt when noted writer Cheryl Strayed curated an artists  section of a TEDx talk in 2013 that included Roberts and Pitt. Though she was familiar with Pitt’s work, it was a pleasure for Roberts to … Read the rest The post Lillian Pitt-10,000 Years Through Art appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Lillian Pitt-10,000 Years Through Art

(Photo: Julie Keefe) Note: Dmae interviewed conceptual artist Roberta Wong the day the killings of six Asian women in Atlanta, Ga. that night on March 15, 2021 in an apparent (though not yet charged) hate crime. In the conversation between … Read the rest The post Roberta Wong, Conceptual Artist & Tireless Advocate appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Roberta Wong, Conceptual Artist & Tireless Advocate

Debuted Tues 3/09/21 for the inaugural podcast on ArtsWatch! Dmae talks with veteran costume designer Wanda Walden, the Portland- and Oakland, California-based actor, visual artist, writer, and in-demand costume designer, who had an astonishing fourteen shows lined up in Portland … Read the rest The post Wanda Walden -Costume Designer Extraordinaire appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Wanda Walden -Costume Designer Extraordinaire

Dmae welcomes longtime friend and theatre collaborator Samson Syharath, Laotian-American theatre artist, for her final new show on KBOO radio.  They met when Samson came on the show as a guest for Shaking The Tree Theatre in 2013. Since … Read the rest The post Samson Syharath + New SNS Beginnings appeared first on Stage&Studio.

Samson Syharath + New SNS Beginnings

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