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Riley Elise & Gia Vaughna are two of the producers of the New Orleans Fringe Festival.  The festival will be held for the first time in twelve years this November 12th-15th.  You can find more information about the great lineup of shows and a link to purchase tickets below.   For more info about us visit www.mondobizarro.org.  Click here to donate to Mondo Bizarro. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.   Helpful links for this episode: New Orleans Fringe Festival Schedule New Orleans Fringe Festival Program & Tickets

Rachel Falcone & Michael Premo are the executive producer and executive director of Storyline.  We screened their amazing documentary, Homegrown, as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series.  From the Homegrown website, "What begins as activism quickly escalates as three conservatives join a widening conflict over identity, power, and the future of American democracy."  For more info about us visit www.mondobizarro.org.  Click here to donate to Mondo Bizarro. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.   Helpful links for this episode: Storyline Website Homegrown Website Homegrown Trailer  

Shannon Turner "is the Founder & Creative Director of StoryMuse.  She serves as an independent consultant who conducts workshops and provides coaching to individuals and organizations seeking to use true, personal stories for transformative potential."  She was recently in residence with us at Catapult where she performed her latest work entitled Teapot: Existential Angst & the Search for Purpose at the Dawn of the Millennium as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series.    For more info about us visit www.mondobizarro.org.  Click here to donate to Mondo Bizarro. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.   Some links you may find useful: Teapot Project StoryMuse Shannon on Instagram Alternate ROOTS Jo Carson Celeste Miller

Today we spoke with Deke Weaver and Jennifer Allen of The Unreliable Bestiary.  They were two of a group of three artists we recently presented at Catapult as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series.  They shared their latest work Cetacean (The Whale), which is their sixth show of a life-long project to create a performance for every letter of the alphabet - each representing a different animal or habitat that is endangered.  For more info about us visit www.mondobizarro.org.  Click here to donate to Mondo Bizarro. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.  

Today we had the pleasure of talking with two artists, Melanie Greene and Leslie Scott, who are both dancers, choreographers, teachers, and most importantly for our conversation today, two of the lead organizers for the International Dance Festival.  The festival takes place in New Orleans September 4-7 and you can reserve tickets to their various events on their website www.idfnola.com. For more info about us visit www.mondobizarro.org.  Click here to donate to Mondo Bizarro. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.   Here are some related links you may want to check out: Tulane Department of Theatre & Dance New Marigny Theatre Broad Theater Contemporary Dance Wiki Urban Bush Women Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process