Hatched

Imani Jacqueline Brown is a New Orleans native, artist, activist, researcher, and writer. Her work attempts to expose the layers of oppression, injustice, resistance, and refusal that make up the aggregate of our society's foundation stones. Imani received her Master of Arts in Research Architecture at the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a co-founder of Blights Out, a collective of artists, activists, and architects working to demystify and democratize development in post-Katrina New Orleans. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. 

Larry Bogad is an author, performance artist/activist, professor at UC Davis, Director of the Center for Tactical Performance, and co-founder of the Clown Army.  His most recent performance, A FAIR FIGHT is a personal piece about his family history of bootlegging and klan-fighting in New York City and upstate New York.  Mondo Bizarro is also collaborating with Larry on a new version of his long-running performance, COINTELSHOW.   Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. 

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 2019/2020 season. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. 

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 Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. 

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 more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

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 about his mentors called Waves.   Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

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 systems of oppression. Her company, Complex Movements recently received the United States Artist Award. Visit Mondo Bizarro for more information and to donate. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

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 Junebug Productions. Our theme music is by Rotary Downs. Our sponsor is Dirty Coast.

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.